List of UCLA Bruins bowl games explained

Through 2023, the UCLA Bruins have played in 38 bowl games, compiling a record of .

After California's third straight Rose Bowl loss in 1951, the Pacific Coast Conference disallowed consecutive appearances. The first PCC program adversely affected was UCLA; the undefeated and second-ranked 1954 team was ineligible for the 1955 Rose Bowl; it would have been the second of three consecutive. The rule was dropped by the succeeding AAWU (Big Five) in 1959 (Washington won in 1960 and 1961), but the Big Ten kept it from the late 1940s until the early 1970s.

The Pac-8 (and Big Ten) did not allow multiple bowl teams until the 1975 season, in which the Bruins won the Rose Bowl. In twelve Rose Bowl appearances, UCLA has won five, with three streaks: five losses, five wins, and currently two losses. The last victory was in January 1986 (third in four years), and the most recent appearance was in 1999.

Key

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Bowl games

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BowlDateWinning teamScoreLosing teamStadiumLocationAttendanceHead coachMVP
1Rose BowlGeorgiaUCLARose BowlPasadena, California93,000 (Georgia)
2Rose BowlIllinoisUCLARose BowlPasadena, California93,000 (Illinois)
Julius Rykovich (Illinois)
3Rose BowlMichigan StateUCLARose BowlPasadena, California100,500 (MSU)
4Rose BowlMichigan StateUCLARose BowlPasadena, California100,809 (MSU)
5Rose BowlMinnesotaUCLARose BowlPasadena, California98,214 (Minnesota)
6Rose BowlUCLAMichigan StateRose BowlPasadena, California100,087 (UCLA)
7Rose BowlUCLAOhio StateRose BowlPasadena, California105,464 (UCLA)
8Liberty BowlAlabamaUCLAMemphis Memorial StadiumMemphis, Tennessee52,736 (Alabama)
9Fiesta BowlUCLAArkansasSun Devil StadiumTempe, Arizona55,227 (UCLA)
Jimmy Walker (Arkansas)
10Bluebonnet BowlMichiganUCLAHouston AstrodomeHouston, Texas50,107 (Michigan)
11Rose BowlUCLAMichiganRose BowlPasadena, California104,991 (UCLA)
Don Rogers (UCLA)
12Rose BowlUCLAIllinoisRose BowlPasadena, California103,217 (UCLA)
13Fiesta BowlUCLAMiamiSun Devil StadiumTempe, Arizona60,310 (UCLA)
James Washington (UCLA)
14Rose BowlUCLAIowaRose BowlPasadena, California103,292 (UCLA)
15Freedom BowlUCLABrigham YoungAnaheim StadiumAnaheim, California55,422 (UCLA)
16Aloha BowlUCLAFloridaAloha StadiumHonolulu, HI24,839 (UCLA)
Emmit Smith (Florida)
17Cotton BowlUCLAArkansasCotton BowlDallas74,304 (UCLA)
LaSalle Harber (Arkansas)
18Sun BowlUCLAIllinoisSun Bowl StadiumEl Paso, Texas42,281 (UCLA)
19Rose BowlWisconsinUCLARose BowlPasadena, California101,237 (Wisconsin)
20Aloha BowlKansasUCLAAloha StadiumHonolulu, HI41,112 (UCLA)
Mark Williams (Kansas)
21Cotton BowlUCLATexas A&MCotton BowlDallas59,215 (UCLA)
Dat Nguyen (Texas A&M)
22Rose BowlWisconsinUCLARose BowlPasadena, California93,872 (Wisconsin)
23Sun Bowl[1] WisconsinUCLASun Bowl StadiumEl Paso, Texas49,093 (UCLA)
24Las Vegas Bowl[2] UCLANew MexicoSam Boyd StadiumWhitney, Nevada30,324 (UCLA)
25Silicon Valley Bowl[3] Fresno StateUCLASpartan StadiumSan Jose, California20,126 (FSU)
Rodney Davis (FSU)
26Las Vegas Bowl[4] WyomingUCLASam Boyd StadiumWhitney, Nevada29,062 (Wyoming)
27Sun Bowl[5] UCLANorthwesternSun Bowl StadiumEl Paso, Texas50,426 (UCLA)
Chris Markey (UCLA)
28Emerald Bowl[6] Florida StateUCLAAT&T ParkSan Francisco40,331 (FSU)
Tony Carter (FSU)
29Las Vegas Bowl[7] Brigham YoungUCLASam Boyd StadiumWhitney, Nevada40,712 (BYU)
30EagleBank Bowl[8] UCLATempleRFK StadiumWashington, D.C.23,072 (UCLA)
31Kraft Fight Hunger BowlIllinoisUCLAAT&T ParkSan Francisco29,878 (Illinois)
Nathan Scheelhaase (Illinois)
32Holiday BowlBaylorNo. 17 UCLAQualcomm StadiumSan Diego55,507 (Baylor)
Chris McAllister (Baylor)
33Sun BowlNo. 17 UCLAVirginia TechSun Bowl StadiumEl Paso, Texas47,912 (UCLA)
Jordan Zumwalt (UCLA)
34Alamo BowlNo. 14 UCLANo. 11 Kansas StateAlamodomeSan Antonio, Texas60,517 (UCLA)
Eric Kendricks (UCLA)
Tyler Lockett (Kansas State)
35Foster Farms BowlNebraskaUCLALevi's StadiumSanta Clara, California33,257Tommy Armstrong, Jr. (Nebraska)
Jaleel Wadood (UCLA)
36Cactus BowlKansas StateUCLAChase FieldPhoenix, Arizona32,859Alex Delton (Kansas State)
Denzel Goolsby (Kansas State)
37Sun BowlPittsburghUCLASun Bowl Stadium41,104Rodney Hammond Jr. (Pittsburgh)
38LA BowlUCLABoise StateSoFi Stadium32,780Ethan Garbers (UCLA)
Darius Muasau (UCLA)

Note: UCLA also played in the 1939 Pineapple Bowl, beating Hawaii W 32–7. However, the NCAA does not consider it a Major Bowl, and therefore does not count it towards a team's bowl record as it was a pre-scheduled game.[9]

Game notes

1943 Rose Bowl

See also: 1943 Rose Bowl. 1st quarter scoring: No score

2nd quarter scoring: No score

3rd quarter scoring: No score

4th quarter scoring: Georgia – Willard "Red" Boyd blocks Bob Waterfield's punt out of bounds for an automatic safety; Georgia – Frank Sinkwich, one-yard run (Leo Costa converts)

1947 Rose Bowl

The 33rd Rose Bowl featured the 10-0 UCLA Bruins, led by head coach Ray Eliot, and the 7-2 Illinois Fighting Illini, led by head coach Bert LaBrucherie. UCLA lost the game, 14-45, they were favored to win by 14 points. Illinois rushed for a combined 320 yards, a then Rose Bowl record (Harrison 2018).[10] UCLA Bruins kick returner, and member of the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame, Al Hoisch, returned a kickoff 103 yards for a touchdown, a current Rose Bowl record (Bowman).[11] First quarter scoring:

Second quarter scoring:

Third quarter scoring:

Fourth quarter scoring:

See also: 1947 Rose Bowl.

1954 Rose Bowl

1956 Rose Bowl

See also: 1956 Rose Bowl.

1962 Rose Bowl

See also: 1962 Rose Bowl.

1986 Rose Bowl

See also: 1986 Rose Bowl. The 72nd Rose Bowl Game played on January 1, 1986. Between The UCLA Bruins upset the Iowa Hawkeyes. The UCLA Bruins upset the Iowa Hawkeyes 45–28. UCLA tailback Eric Ball was named the Player Of The Game. He ran for a Rose Bowl record four touchdowns and was MVP of the game. The game Attendance was 103,292.

Box Score
Team 1st Q 2nd Q 3rd Q 4th Q Total
UCLA 10 14 7 1445
Iowa 7 3 7 11 28

1994 Rose Bowl

See also: 1994 Rose Bowl. The weather was 73 degrees and hazy. UCLA receiver J. J. Stokes set Rose Bowl records for receptions (14) and receiving yards (176). Brent Moss gashed the UCLA defense for 158 rushing yards and 2 TDs.

First quarter scoring: UCLA — Bjorn Merten 27-yard field goal; Wisconsin — Brent Moss three-yard run (Rick Schnetzky kick)

Second quarter scoring: Wisconsin — Moss one-yard run (Schnetzky kick)

Third quarter scoring: No Scoring

Fourth quarter scoring: UCLA — Ricky Davis 12-yard run (Merten kick); Wisconsin — Darrell Bevell 21-yard run (Schnetzky kick); UCLA — Mike Nguyen five-yard pass from Wayne Cook (2-point conversion pass failed)

Statistics

Team Stats Wisconsin UCLA
First Downs 21 31
Net Yards Rushing 250 212
Net Yards Passing 96 288
Total Yards 346 500
PC–PA–Int. 10–20–1 28–43–1
Punts–Avg. 6–38.2 2–35.0
Fumbles–Lost 2–0 5–5
Penalties–Yards 12–89 9–95

1995 Aloha Bowl

See also: 1995 Aloha Bowl. First quarter scoring: KU—Jim Moore, nine-yard pass from Mark Williams. Jeff McCord converts.

Second quarter scoring: KU—June Henley, 49-yard run. McCord converts; KU—McCord, 27-yard field goal.

Third quarter scoring KU—Henley, two-yard run. McCord kick fails; UCLA—Brad Melsby, eight-yard pass from Cade McNown (Bjorn Merten kick); KU—Isaac Byrd, 77-yard pass from Williams (McCord converts); KU—Andre Carter, 27-yard pass from Williams (McCord converts)

Fourth quarter scoring UCLA—Kevin Jordan, eight-yard pass from McNown (Merten kick); UCLA — Karim Abdul-Jabbar five-yard run (Melsby pass from McNown); KU—Williams, six-yard run (McCord converts); UCLA—Melsby, seven-yard pass from McNown (Abdul-Jabbar run); KU—Eric Vann, 67-yard run (McCord converts)

1998 Cotton Bowl Classic

1999 Rose Bowl

2000 Sun Bowl

2002 Las Vegas Bowl

2003 Silicon Valley Bowl

2004 Las Vegas Bowl

2005 Sun Bowl

2006 Emerald Bowl

On February 8, 2010, Florida State University agreed to accept NCAA sanctions against its athletic programs, and agreed to vacate 12 football victories, including the 2006 Emerald Bowl victory over UCLA. Florida State has stated their intention to return the championship trophy.[23]

2007 Las Vegas Bowl

2009 EagleBank Bowl

2011 Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl

2012 Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl

Baylor (8–5) vs No. 17 UCLA (9–5)

2013 80th Hyundai Sun Bowl

Virginia Tech (8–5,5–3) vs. No. 17 UCLA (10–3,6–3)

2015 22nd Valero Alamo Bowl

#11 Kansas State (9–3,7–2) vs. No. 14 UCLA (9–3,6–3)

2017 Cactus Bowl

See also: 2017 Cactus Bowl. Kansas State Wildcats (7–5) vs. UCLA Bruins (6–6)

2021 Holiday Bowl

See also: 2021 Holiday Bowl. No. 18 NC State Wolfpack (9–3) vs. UCLA Bruins (8–4)

References

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Notes and References

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