List of UCLA Bruins bowl games

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 Bowl game record attendance Former bowl game record attendance * Denotes national championship game

Results W Win L Loss T Tie

Bowl games

List of bowl games showing bowl played in, date, winning team, score, losing team, stadium, location, attendance, head coach, and MVP

#	Bowl	Date	Winning team	Score	Losing team	Stadium	Location	Attendance	Head coach	MVP
1	Rose Bowl	000000001943-01-01-0000January 1, 1943	Georgia	L 09 !L 0–9	UCLA	Rose Bowl	Pasadena, CA	93,000	Horrell, EdwinEdwin Horrell	Trippi, CharleyCharley Trippi (Georgia)
2	Rose Bowl	000000001947-01-01-0000January 1, 1947	Illinois	L 31 !L 14–45	UCLA	Rose Bowl	Pasadena, CA	93,000	LaBrucherie, BertBert LaBrucherie	Young, BuddyBuddy Young (Illinois) Julius Rykovich (Illinois)
3	Rose Bowl	000000001954-01-01-0000January 1, 1954	Michigan State	L 08 !L 20–28	UCLA	Rose Bowl	Pasadena, CA	100,500	Sanders, "Red""Red" Sanders	Wells, BillyBilly Wells (MSU)
4	Rose Bowl	000000001956-01-01-0000January 1, 1956	Michigan State	L 03 !L 14–17	UCLA	Rose Bowl	Pasadena, CA	100,809	Sanders, "Red""Red" Sanders	Kowalczyk, WaltWalt Kowalczyk (MSU)
5	Rose Bowl	000000001962-01-01-0000January 1, 1962	Minnesota	L 18 !L 3–21	UCLA	Rose Bowl	Pasadena, CA	98,214	Barnes, BillBill Barnes	Stephens, SandySandy Stephens (Minnesota)
6	Rose Bowl	000000001966-01-01-0000January 1, 1966	UCLA	W 02 !W 14–12	Michigan State	Rose Bowl	Pasadena, CA	100,087	Prothro, TommyTommy Prothro	Stiles, BobBob Stiles (UCLA)
7	Rose Bowl	000000001976-01-01-0000January 1, 1976	UCLA	W 13 !W 23–10	Ohio State	Rose Bowl	Pasadena, CA	105,464	Vermeil, DickDick Vermeil	Sciarra, JohnJohn Sciarra (UCLA)
8	Liberty Bowl	000000001976-12-20-0000December 20, 1976	Alabama	L 30 !L 6–36	UCLA	Memphis Memorial Stadium	Memphis, TN	52,736	Donahue, TerryTerry Donahue	Krauss, BarryBarry Krauss (Alabama)
9	Fiesta Bowl	000000001978-12-25-0000December 25, 1978	UCLA	T 01 !T 10–10	Arkansas	Sun Devil Stadium	Tempe, AZ	55,227	Donahue, TerryTerry Donahue	Owens, JamesJames Owens (UCLA) Jimmy Walker (Arkansas)
10	Bluebonnet Bowl	000000001981-12-31-0000December 31, 1981	Michigan	L 19 !L 14–33	UCLA	Houston Astrodome	Houston, TX	50,107	Donahue, TerryTerry Donahue	Woolfolk, ButchButch Woolfolk (Michigan)
11	Rose Bowl	000000001983-01-01-0000January 1, 1983	UCLA	W 10 !W 24–14	Michigan	Rose Bowl	Pasadena, CA	104,991	Donahue, TerryTerry Donahue	Ramsey, TomTom Ramsey (UCLA) Don Rogers (UCLA)
12	Rose Bowl	000000001984-01-02-0000January 2, 1984	UCLA	W 36 !W 45–9	Illinois	Rose Bowl	Pasadena, CA	103,217	Donahue, TerryTerry Donahue	Neuheisel, RickRick Neuheisel (UCLA)
13	Fiesta Bowl	000000001985-01-01-0000January 1, 1985	UCLA	W 02 !W 39–37	Miami	Sun Devil Stadium	Tempe, AZ	60,310	Donahue, TerryTerry Donahue	Green, GastonGaston Green (UCLA) James Washington (UCLA)
14	Rose Bowl	000000001986-01-01-0000January 1, 1986	UCLA	W 17 !W 45–28	Iowa	Rose Bowl	Pasadena, CA	103,292	Donahue, TerryTerry Donahue	Ball, EricEric Ball (UCLA)
15	Freedom Bowl	000000001986-12-30-0000December 30, 1986	UCLA	W 21 !W 31–10	Brigham Young	Anaheim Stadium	Anaheim, CA	55,422	Donahue, TerryTerry Donahue	Green, GastonGaston Green (UCLA)
16	Aloha Bowl	000000001987-12-25-0000December 25, 1987	UCLA	W 04 !W 20–16	Florida	Aloha Stadium	Honolulu, HI	24,839	Donahue, TerryTerry Donahue	Aikman, TroyTroy Aikman (UCLA) Emmit Smith (Florida)
17	Cotton Bowl	000000001989-01-02-0000January 2, 1989	UCLA	W 14 !W 17–3	Arkansas	Cotton Bowl	Dallas, TX	74,304	Donahue, TerryTerry Donahue	Aikman, TroyTroy Aikman (UCLA) LaSalle Harber (Arkansas)
18	Sun Bowl	000000001991-12-31-0000December 31, 1991	UCLA	W 03 !W 6–3	Illinois	Sun Bowl Stadium	El Paso, TX	42,281	Donahue, TerryTerry Donahue	Ale, ArnoldArnold Ale (UCLA)
19	Rose Bowl	000000001994-01-01-0000January 1, 1994	Wisconsin	L 05 !L 16–21	UCLA	Rose Bowl	Pasadena, CA	101,237	Donahue, TerryTerry Donahue	Moss, BrentBrent Moss (Wisconsin)
20	Aloha Bowl	000000001995-12-25-0000December 25, 1995	Kansas	L 21 !L 30–51	UCLA	Aloha Stadium	Honolulu, HI	41,112	Donahue, TerryTerry Donahue	Abdul-Jabbar, KarimKarim Abdul-Jabbar (UCLA) Mark Williams (Kansas)
21	Cotton Bowl	000000001998-01-01-0000January 1, 1998	UCLA	W 06 !W 29–23	Texas A&M	Cotton Bowl	Dallas, TX	59,215	Toledo, BobBob Toledo	McNown, CadeCade McNown (UCLA) Dat Nguyen (Texas A&M)
22	Rose Bowl	000000001999-01-01-0000January 1, 1999	Wisconsin	L 07 !L 31–38	UCLA	Rose Bowl	Pasadena, CA	93,872	Toledo, BobBob Toledo	Dayne, RonRon Dayne (Wisconsin)
23	Sun Bowl[1]	000000002000-12-29-0000December 29, 2000	Wisconsin	L 01 !L 20–21	UCLA	Sun Bowl Stadium	El Paso, TX	49,093	Toledo, BobBob Toledo	Mitchell, FreddieFreddie Mitchell (UCLA)
24	Las Vegas Bowl[2]	000000002002-12-25-0000December 25, 2002	UCLA	W 14 !W 27–13	New Mexico	Sam Boyd Stadium	Whitney, NV	30,324	Kezirian, EdEd Kezirian	Bragg, CraigCraig Bragg (UCLA)
25	Silicon Valley Bowl[3]	000000002003-12-30-0000December 30, 2003	Fresno State	L 08 !L 9–17	UCLA	Spartan Stadium	San Jose, CA	20,126	Dorrell, KarlKarl Dorrell	McIntyre, GarrettGarrett McIntyre (FSU) Rodney Davis (FSU)
26	Las Vegas Bowl[4]	000000002004-12-23-0000December 23, 2004	Wyoming	L 03 !L 21–24	UCLA	Sam Boyd Stadium	Whitney, NV	29,062	Dorrell, KarlKarl Dorrell	Bramlet, CoreyCorey Bramlet (Wyoming)
27	Sun Bowl[5]	000000002005-12-30-0000December 30, 2005	UCLA	W 12 !W 50–38	Northwestern	Sun Bowl Stadium	El Paso, TX	50,426	Dorrell, KarlKarl Dorrell	Bell, KahlilKahlil Bell (UCLA) Chris Markey (UCLA)
28	Emerald Bowl[6]	000000002006-12-27-0000December 27, 2006	Florida State	L 17 !L 27–44	UCLA	AT&T Park	San Francisco, CA	40,331	Dorrell, KarlKarl Dorrell	Booker, LorenzoLorenzo Booker (FSU) Tony Carter (FSU)
29	Las Vegas Bowl[7]	000000002007-12-22-0000December 22, 2007	Brigham Young	L 01 !L 16–17	UCLA	Sam Boyd Stadium	Whitney, NV	40,712	Walker, DeWayneDeWayne Walker	Collie, AustinAustin Collie (BYU)
30	EagleBank Bowl[8]	000000002009-12-29-0000December 29, 2009	UCLA	W 09 !W 30–21	Temple	RFK Stadium	Washington, D.C.	23,072	Neuheisel, RickRick Neuheisel	Ayers, AkeemAkeem Ayers (UCLA)
31	Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl	000000002011-12-31-0000December 31, 2011	Illinois	L 06 !L 14–20	UCLA	AT&T Park	San Francisco, CA	29,878	Johnson, MikeMike Johnson	Hawthorne, TerryTerry Hawthorne (Illinois) Nathan Scheelhaase (Illinois)
32	Holiday Bowl	000000002012-12-27-0000December 27, 2012	Baylor	L 06 !L 26–49	#17 UCLA	Qualcomm Stadium	San Diego, California	55,507	Mora, Jim L.Jim L. Mora	Seastrunk, LacheLache Seastrunk (Baylor) Chris McAllister (Baylor)
33	Sun Bowl	000000002013-12-31-0000December 31, 2013	#17 UCLA	W 09 !W 42–12	Virginia Tech	Sun Bowl Stadium	El Paso, Texas	47,912	Mora, Jim L.Jim L. Mora	Hundley, BrettBrett Hundley (UCLA) Jordan Zumwalt (UCLA)
34	Alamo Bowl	000000002015-01-02-0000January 2, 2015	#14 UCLA	W 09 !W 40–35	#11 Kansas State	Alamodome	San Antonio, Texas	60,517	Mora, Jim L.Jim L. Mora	Perkins, PaulPaul Perkins (UCLA) Eric Kendricks (UCLA) Tyler Lockett (Kansas State)
35	Foster Farms Bowl	000000002015-12-26-0000December 26, 2015	Nebraska	L 07 !L 29–37	UCLA	Levi's Stadium	Santa Clara, California	33,257	Mora, Jim L.Jim L. Mora

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Georgia	0	0	0	9	9
UCLA	0	0	0	0	0

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)

1954 Rose Bowl

• In the fourth quarter, the Bruins recovered another Spartan fumble and scored to make the score 21-20. But the extra point kick failed. Billy Wells of Michigan State returned a punt 62 yards for a touchdown with 4:51 left in the game.

1994 Rose Bowl

	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

	1	2	3	4	Total
UCLA	0	0	7	23	30
Kansas	7	10	20	14	51

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

1 2 3 4 Total • #5 Bruins 0 7 14 8 29 #20 Aggies 7 9 7 0 23 Date: January 1, 1998 Location: Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas Game attendance: 59,215 Game weather: Partly Cloudy, 53°F TV announcers (CBS): Gus Johnson, Mike Mayock Sources:[10]

1999 Rose Bowl

Wisconsin vs. UCLA

1 2 3 4 Total • #9 Badgers 7 17 7 7 38 #6 Bruins 7 14 7 3 31 Date: January 1, 1999 Location: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California Game attendance: 93,872 Game weather: Sunny, 74°F TV announcers (ABC): Keith Jackson, Bob Griese Sources:[11][12]

2000 Sun Bowl

UCLA vs. Wisconsin

1 2 3 4 Total Bruins 10 7 3 0 20 • Badgers 7 0 7 7 21 Date: December 29, 2000 Location: Sun Bowl Stadium, El Paso, Texas Game start: 11 AM PST Game attendance: 49,093 TV announcers (CBS): Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge Sources:[13][14]

2002 Las Vegas Bowl

New Mexico vs. UCLA

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 Sources:[15]

2003 Silicon Valley Bowl

UCLA vs. Fresno State

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 Sources:[16]

2004 Las Vegas Bowl

Wyoming vs. UCLA

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 Sources:[17][18]

2005 Sun Bowl

Northwestern vs. UCLA

1 2 3 4 Total Wildcats 22 0 3 13 38 • #17 Bruins 7 22 7 14 50 Date: December 30, 2005 Location: Sun Bowl Stadium, El Paso, Texas Game start: 12:13 PM PST Elapsed time: 4:15 Game attendance: 50,426 Game weather: Clear, 56°F, 7mph NW Referee: Dan Romeo TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist, Todd Blackledge, Tracy Wolfson Sources:[19]

2006 Emerald Bowl

Florida State vs. UCLA

1 2 3 4 Total • Seminoles 7 6 10 21 44 Bruins 10 10 7 0 27 Date: December 27, 2006 Location: AT&T Park, San Francisco, California Game start: 5:01 PM PST Elapsed time: 3:45 Game attendance: 40,331 Game weather: 55°F, Clear and Windy, 25mph NW Referee: Steve Barth TV announcers (ESPN): Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman Sources:[20]

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

1 2 3 4 Total Bruins 3 10 0 3 16 • #19 Cougars 3 14 0 0 17 Date: December 22, 2007 Location: Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada Game start: 5:12 PM PST Elapsed time: 3:23 Game attendance: 40,712 Game weather: Clear and cold, 42°F, calm Referee: Ed Kierce TV announcers (ESPN): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Bob Griese, Paul Maguire Sources:[22][23][24]

2009 EagleBank Bowl

UCLA vs. Temple

1 2 3 4 Total • Bruins 7 3 7 13 30 Owls 7 14 0 0 21 Date: December 29, 2009 Location: RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. Game start: 1:30 PM PST Elapsed time: 3:14 Game attendance: 23,072 Game weather: Cold and windy, 30°F, Brisk wind Referee: Todd Geerlings TV announcers (ESPN): Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Brian Griese (color commentary), Rob Stone (sideline) Sources:[25][26][27]

2011 Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl

Illinois vs. UCLA

1 2 3 4 Total • Fighting Illini 0 3 7 10 20 Bruins 0 7 0 7 14 Date: December 31, 2011 Location: AT&T Park, San Francisco, California Game start: 12:36 PM PST Elapsed time: 3:20 Game attendance: 29,878 Game weather: Partly cloudy, 6mph NNE, 63°F Referee: Jeff Hilyer TV announcers (ESPN): Carter Blackburn (play-by-play), Brock Huard (analyst), Shelley Smith (sidelines) Sources:[28][29]

2012 Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl

Baylor vs. UCLA

1 2 3 4 Total • Bears 14 21 7 7 49 #17 Bruins 0 10 3 13 26 Date: December 27, 2012 Location: Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California Game start: 7:00 PM PST Elapsed time: 3:30 Game attendance: 55,507 Game weather: Clear, Calm, 53°F Referee: Wayne Winkler TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Brian Griese (analyst), Jenn Brown (sidelines)

Baylor (8-5) vs #17 UCLA (9-5)

2013 80th Hyundai Sun Bowl

Virginia Tech vs. UCLA

1 2 3 4 Total Hokies 7 0 3 2 12 • #17 Bruins 7 7 0 28 42 Date: December 31, 2013 Location: Sun Bowl, El Paso, Texas Game start: 11:15 PM PST Elapsed time: 3:44 Game attendance: 47,912 Game weather: Sunny, Calm, 47°F Referee: Scott Novak TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (color analyst), Tracy Wolfson (sideline)

Virginia Tech (8-5,5-3) vs. #17 UCLA (10-3,6-3)

2015 22nd Valero Alamo Bowl

Kansas State vs. UCLA

1 2 3 4 Total #11 Wildcats 0 6 15 14 35 • #14 Bruins 17 14 3 6 40 Date: January 2, 2015 Location: Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas Game start: 05:45 PM CST Elapsed time: 3:43 Game attendance: 60,517 Game weather: Indoors (dome) Referee: Jerry McGinn TV announcers (ESPN): Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Brock Huard (color analyst), Shannon Spake (sideline)

#11 Kansas State (9-3,7-2) vs. #14 UCLA (9-3,6-3)

References

General

• National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). "Bowl/All-Star Game Records" (PDF). 2011 NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA.org. Retrieved December 10, 2011. 
• "UCLA's bowl tradition" (PDF). 2011 UCLA Football Media Guide. UCLA. Retrieved December 10, 2011. 

Specific

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