This is a list of UCLA Bruins bowl games. The UCLA Bruins football team has played in 35 bowl games in its history, compiling a record of 16–18–1. From 1946 to 1974, no team could participate in the Rose Bowl two years in a row. This is why the 1954 team, which won the conference, did not participate in the 1955 Rose Bowl.
Key
General
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Bowl game record attendance |
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Former bowl game record attendance |
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Denotes national championship game |
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Results
W |
Win |
L |
Loss |
T |
Tie |
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Bowl games
List of bowl games showing bowl played in, date, winning team, score, losing team, stadium, location, attendance, head coach, and MVP
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Bowl |
Date |
Winning team |
Score |
Losing team |
Stadium |
Location |
Attendance |
Head coach |
MVP |
1 |
Rose Bowl |
January 1, 1943 |
Georgia |
L 0–9 |
UCLA |
Rose Bowl |
Pasadena, CA |
93,000 |
Edwin Horrell |
Charley Trippi (Georgia) |
2 |
Rose Bowl |
January 1, 1947 |
Illinois |
L 14–45 |
UCLA |
Rose Bowl |
Pasadena, CA |
93,000 |
Bert LaBrucherie |
Buddy Young (Illinois)
Julius Rykovich (Illinois) |
3 |
Rose Bowl |
January 1, 1954 |
Michigan State |
L 20–28 |
UCLA |
Rose Bowl |
Pasadena, CA |
100,500 |
"Red" Sanders |
Billy Wells (MSU) |
4 |
Rose Bowl |
January 1, 1956 |
Michigan State |
L 14–17 |
UCLA |
Rose Bowl |
Pasadena, CA |
100,809 |
"Red" Sanders |
Walt Kowalczyk (MSU) |
5 |
Rose Bowl |
January 1, 1962 |
Minnesota |
L 3–21 |
UCLA |
Rose Bowl |
Pasadena, CA |
98,214 |
Bill Barnes |
Sandy Stephens (Minnesota) |
6 |
Rose Bowl |
January 1, 1966 |
UCLA |
W 14–12 |
Michigan State |
Rose Bowl |
Pasadena, CA |
100,087 |
Tommy Prothro |
Bob Stiles (UCLA) |
7 |
Rose Bowl |
January 1, 1976 |
UCLA |
W 23–10 |
Ohio State |
Rose Bowl |
Pasadena, CA |
105,464 |
Dick Vermeil |
John Sciarra (UCLA) |
8 |
Liberty Bowl |
December 20, 1976 |
Alabama |
L 6–36 |
UCLA |
Memphis Memorial Stadium |
Memphis, TN |
52,736 |
Terry Donahue |
Barry Krauss (Alabama) |
9 |
Fiesta Bowl |
December 25, 1978 |
UCLA |
T 10–10 |
Arkansas |
Sun Devil Stadium |
Tempe, AZ |
55,227 |
Terry Donahue |
James Owens (UCLA)
Jimmy Walker (Arkansas) |
10 |
Bluebonnet Bowl |
December 31, 1981 |
Michigan |
L 14–33 |
UCLA |
Houston Astrodome |
Houston, TX |
50,107 |
Terry Donahue |
Butch Woolfolk (Michigan) |
11 |
Rose Bowl |
January 1, 1983 |
UCLA |
W 24–14 |
Michigan |
Rose Bowl |
Pasadena, CA |
104,991 |
Terry Donahue |
Tom Ramsey (UCLA)
Don Rogers (UCLA) |
12 |
Rose Bowl |
January 2, 1984 |
UCLA |
W 45–9 |
Illinois |
Rose Bowl |
Pasadena, CA |
103,217 |
Terry Donahue |
Rick Neuheisel (UCLA) |
13 |
Fiesta Bowl |
January 1, 1985 |
UCLA |
W 39–37 |
Miami |
Sun Devil Stadium |
Tempe, AZ |
60,310 |
Terry Donahue |
Gaston Green (UCLA)
James Washington (UCLA) |
14 |
Rose Bowl |
January 1, 1986 |
UCLA |
W 45–28 |
Iowa |
Rose Bowl |
Pasadena, CA |
103,292 |
Terry Donahue |
Eric Ball (UCLA) |
15 |
Freedom Bowl |
December 30, 1986 |
UCLA |
W 31–10 |
Brigham Young |
Anaheim Stadium |
Anaheim, CA |
55,422 |
Terry Donahue |
Gaston Green (UCLA) |
16 |
Aloha Bowl |
December 25, 1987 |
UCLA |
W 20–16 |
Florida |
Aloha Stadium |
Honolulu, HI |
24,839 |
Terry Donahue |
Troy Aikman (UCLA)
Emmit Smith (Florida) |
17 |
Cotton Bowl |
January 2, 1989 |
UCLA |
W 17–3 |
Arkansas |
Cotton Bowl |
Dallas, TX |
74,304 |
Terry Donahue |
Troy Aikman (UCLA)
LaSalle Harber (Arkansas) |
18 |
Sun Bowl |
December 31, 1991 |
UCLA |
W 6–3 |
Illinois |
Sun Bowl Stadium |
El Paso, TX |
42,281 |
Terry Donahue |
Arnold Ale (UCLA) |
19 |
Rose Bowl |
January 1, 1994 |
Wisconsin |
L 16–21 |
UCLA |
Rose Bowl |
Pasadena, CA |
101,237 |
Terry Donahue |
Brent Moss (Wisconsin) |
20 |
Aloha Bowl |
December 25, 1995 |
Kansas |
L 30–51 |
UCLA |
Aloha Stadium |
Honolulu, HI |
41,112 |
Terry Donahue |
Karim Abdul-Jabbar (UCLA)
Mark Williams (Kansas) |
21 |
Cotton Bowl |
January 1, 1998 |
UCLA |
W 29–23 |
Texas A&M |
Cotton Bowl |
Dallas, TX |
59,215 |
Bob Toledo |
Cade McNown (UCLA)
Dat Nguyen (Texas A&M) |
22 |
Rose Bowl |
January 1, 1999 |
Wisconsin |
L 31–38 |
UCLA |
Rose Bowl |
Pasadena, CA |
93,872 |
Bob Toledo |
Ron Dayne (Wisconsin) |
23 |
Sun Bowl[1] |
December 29, 2000 |
Wisconsin |
L 20–21 |
UCLA |
Sun Bowl Stadium |
El Paso, TX |
49,093 |
Bob Toledo |
Freddie Mitchell (UCLA) |
24 |
Las Vegas Bowl[2] |
December 25, 2002 |
UCLA |
W 27–13 |
New Mexico |
Sam Boyd Stadium |
Whitney, NV |
30,324 |
Ed Kezirian |
Craig Bragg (UCLA) |
25 |
Silicon Valley Bowl[3] |
December 30, 2003 |
Fresno State |
L 9–17 |
UCLA |
Spartan Stadium |
San Jose, CA |
20,126 |
Karl Dorrell |
Garrett McIntyre (FSU)
Rodney Davis (FSU) |
26 |
Las Vegas Bowl[4] |
December 23, 2004 |
Wyoming |
L 21–24 |
UCLA |
Sam Boyd Stadium |
Whitney, NV |
29,062 |
Karl Dorrell |
Corey Bramlet (Wyoming) |
27 |
Sun Bowl[5] |
December 30, 2005 |
UCLA |
W 50–38 |
Northwestern |
Sun Bowl Stadium |
El Paso, TX |
50,426 |
Karl Dorrell |
Kahlil Bell (UCLA)
Chris Markey (UCLA) |
28 |
Emerald Bowl[6] |
December 27, 2006 |
Florida State |
L 27–44 |
UCLA |
AT&T Park |
San Francisco, CA |
40,331 |
Karl Dorrell |
Lorenzo Booker (FSU)
Tony Carter (FSU) |
29 |
Las Vegas Bowl[7] |
December 22, 2007 |
Brigham Young |
L 16–17 |
UCLA |
Sam Boyd Stadium |
Whitney, NV |
40,712 |
DeWayne Walker |
Austin Collie (BYU) |
30 |
EagleBank Bowl[8] |
December 29, 2009 |
UCLA |
W 30–21 |
Temple |
RFK Stadium |
Washington, D.C. |
23,072 |
Rick Neuheisel |
Akeem Ayers (UCLA) |
31 |
Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl |
December 31, 2011 |
Illinois |
L 14–20 |
UCLA |
AT&T Park |
San Francisco, CA |
29,878 |
Mike Johnson |
Terry Hawthorne (Illinois)
Nathan Scheelhaase (Illinois) |
32 |
Holiday Bowl |
December 27, 2012 |
Baylor |
L 26–49 |
#17 UCLA |
Qualcomm Stadium |
San Diego, California |
55,507 |
Jim L. Mora |
Lache Seastrunk (Baylor)
Chris McAllister (Baylor) |
33 |
Sun Bowl |
December 31, 2013 |
#17 UCLA |
W 42–12 |
Virginia Tech |
Sun Bowl Stadium |
El Paso, Texas |
47,912 |
Jim L. Mora |
Brett Hundley (UCLA)
Jordan Zumwalt (UCLA) |
34 |
Alamo Bowl |
January 2, 2015 |
#14 UCLA |
W 40–35 |
#11 Kansas State |
Alamodome |
San Antonio, Texas |
60,517 |
Jim L. Mora |
Paul Perkins (UCLA)
Eric Kendricks (UCLA)
Tyler Lockett (Kansas State) |
35 |
Foster Farms Bowl |
December 26, 2015 |
Nebraska |
L 29–37 |
UCLA |
Levi's Stadium |
Santa Clara, California |
33,257 |
Jim L. Mora |
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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
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Georgia |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
9 |
UCLA |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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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
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1954 Rose Bowl
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1956 Rose Bowl
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1962 Rose Bowl
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1966 Rose Bowl
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1976 Rose Bowl
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1983 Rose Bowl
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1984 Rose Bowl
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1985 Fiesta Bowl
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1986 Rose Bowl
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1994 Rose Bowl
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#9 Wisconsin |
7 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
21 |
#14 UCLA |
3 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
16 |
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
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
UCLA |
0 |
0 |
7 |
23 |
30 |
Kansas |
7 |
10 |
20 |
14 |
51 |
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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
UCLA vs. Texas A&M
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
• #5 Bruins |
0 |
7 |
14 |
8 |
29 |
#20 Aggies |
7 |
9 |
7 |
0 |
23 |
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1999 Rose Bowl
Wisconsin vs. UCLA
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
• #9 Badgers |
7 |
17 |
7 |
7 |
38 |
#6 Bruins |
7 |
14 |
7 |
3 |
31 |
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2000 Sun Bowl
UCLA vs. Wisconsin
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Bruins |
10 |
7 |
3 |
0 |
20 |
• Badgers |
7 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
21 |
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2002 Las Vegas Bowl
New Mexico vs. UCLA
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Lobos |
6 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
13 |
• Bruins |
3 |
3 |
7 |
14 |
27 |
- Date: December 25, 2002
- Location: Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada
- Game start: 1:30 PM PST
- Elapsed time: 3:30
- Game attendance: 30,324
- Game weather: Clear, 50°F, 2mph S
- Referee: Rogers Redding
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2003 Silicon Valley Bowl
UCLA vs. Fresno State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Bruins |
0 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
9 |
• Bulldogs |
14 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
- Date: December 30, 2003
- Location: Spartan Stadium, San Jose, California
- Game start: 7:34 PM PST
- Elapsed time: 3:17
- Game attendance: 20,126
- Game weather: Cool, 54°F, wind SE
- Referee: David Witvoet
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2004 Las Vegas Bowl
Wyoming vs. UCLA
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
• Cowboys |
10 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
24 |
Bruins |
0 |
14 |
7 |
0 |
21 |
- Date: December 23, 2004
- Location: Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada
- Game start: 7:00 PM PST
- Elapsed time: 3:36
- Game attendance: 29,062
- Game weather: Partly cloudy, 42°F, 9mph N
- Referee: Rocky Goode
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2005 Sun Bowl
Northwestern vs. UCLA
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Wildcats |
22 |
0 |
3 |
13 |
38 |
• #17 Bruins |
7 |
22 |
7 |
14 |
50 |
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2006 Emerald Bowl
Florida State vs. UCLA
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
• Seminoles |
7 |
6 |
10 |
21 |
44 |
Bruins |
10 |
10 |
7 |
0 |
27 |
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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.[21]
2007 Las Vegas Bowl
UCLA vs. Brigham Young
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Bruins |
3 |
10 |
0 |
3 |
16 |
• #19 Cougars |
3 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
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2009 EagleBank Bowl
UCLA vs. Temple
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
• Bruins |
7 |
3 |
7 |
13 |
30 |
Owls |
7 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
21 |
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2011 Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl
Illinois vs. UCLA
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
• Fighting Illini |
0 |
3 |
7 |
10 |
20 |
Bruins |
0 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
14 |
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2012 Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl
Baylor vs. UCLA
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
• Bears |
14 |
21 |
7 |
7 |
49 |
#17 Bruins |
0 |
10 |
3 |
13 |
26 |
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Baylor (8-5) vs #17 UCLA (9-5)
2013 80th Hyundai Sun Bowl
Virginia Tech vs. UCLA
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Hokies |
7 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
12 |
• #17 Bruins |
7 |
7 |
0 |
28 |
42 |
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Virginia Tech (8-5,5-3) vs. #17 UCLA (10-3,6-3)
2015 22nd Valero Alamo Bowl
Kansas State vs. UCLA
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#11 Wildcats |
0 |
6 |
15 |
14 |
35 |
• #14 Bruins |
17 |
14 |
3 |
6 |
40 |
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#11 Kansas State (9-3,7-2) vs. #14 UCLA (9-3,6-3)
References
- General
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- Specific
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Venues |
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Bowls & rivalries |
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Culture & lore |
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People |
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Seasons |
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National championship seasons in bold
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