List of UCLA Bruins bowl games

This is a list of UCLA Bruins bowl games. The UCLA Bruins football team has played in 32 bowl games in its history, compiling a record of 15–16–1. 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	Poi Bowl	01939-01-02 January 2, 1939	UCLA	W 25 !W 32–7	Hawaii	Honolulu Stadium	Honolulu, HI		Spaulding, William H.William H. Spaulding
2	Rose Bowl	01943-01-01 January 1, 1943	Georgia	L 09 !L 0–9	UCLA	Rose Bowl	Pasadena, CA	93,000	Horrell, EdwinEdwin Horrell	Trippi, CharleyCharley Trippi (Georgia)
3	Rose Bowl	01947-01-01 January 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)
4	Rose Bowl	01954-01-01 January 1, 1954	Michigan State	L 08 !L 20–28	UCLA	Rose Bowl	Pasadena, CA	100,500	Sanders, "Red""Red" Sanders	Wells, BillyBilly Wells (MSU)
5	Rose Bowl	01956-01-01 January 1, 1956	Michigan State	L 03 !L 14–17	UCLA	Rose Bowl	Pasadena, CA	100,809	Sanders, "Red""Red" Sanders	Kowalczyk, WaltWalt Kowalczyk (MSU)
6	Rose Bowl	01962-01-01 January 1, 1962	Minnesota	L 18 !L 3–21	UCLA	Rose Bowl	Pasadena, CA	98,214	Barnes, BillBill Barnes	Stephens, SandySandy Stephens (Minnesota)
7	Rose Bowl	01966-01-01 January 1, 1966	UCLA	W 02 !W 14–12	Michigan State	Rose Bowl	Pasadena, CA	100,087	Prothro, TommyTommy Prothro	Stiles, BobBob Stiles (UCLA)
8	Rose Bowl	01976-01-01 January 1, 1976	UCLA	W 13 !W 23–10	Ohio State	Rose Bowl	Pasadena, CA	105,464	Vermeil, DickDick Vermeil	Sciarra, JohnJohn Sciarra (UCLA)
9	Liberty Bowl	01976-12-20 December 20, 1976	Alabama	L 30 !L 6–36	UCLA	Memphis Memorial Stadium	Memphis, TN	52,736	Donahue, TerryTerry Donahue	Krauss, BarryBarry Krauss (Alabama)
10	Fiesta Bowl	01978-12-25 December 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)
11	Bluebonnet Bowl	01981-12-31 December 31, 1981	Michigan	L 19 !L 14–33	UCLA	Houston Astrodome	Houston, TX	50,107	Donahue, TerryTerry Donahue	Woolfolk, ButchButch Woolfolk (Michigan)
12	Rose Bowl	01983-01-01 January 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)
13	Rose Bowl	01984-01-02 January 2, 1984	UCLA	W 36 !W 45–9	Illinois	Rose Bowl	Pasadena, CA	103,217	Donahue, TerryTerry Donahue	Neuheisel, RickRick Neuheisel (UCLA)
14	Fiesta Bowl	01985-01-01 January 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)
15	Rose Bowl	01986-01-01 January 1, 1986	UCLA	W 17 !W 45–28	Iowa	Rose Bowl	Pasadena, CA	103,292	Donahue, TerryTerry Donahue	Ball, EricEric Ball (UCLA)
16	Freedom Bowl	01986-12-30 December 30, 1986	UCLA	W 21 !W 31–10	Brigham Young	Anaheim Stadium	Anaheim, CA	55,422	Donahue, TerryTerry Donahue	Green, GastonGaston Green (UCLA)
17	Aloha Bowl	01987-12-25 December 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)
18	Cotton Bowl	01989-01-02 January 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)
19	Sun Bowl	01991-12-31 December 31, 1991	UCLA	W 03 !W 6–3	Illinois	Sun Bowl Stadium	El Paso, TX	42,281	Donahue, TerryTerry Donahue	Ale, ArnoldArnold Ale (UCLA)
20	Rose Bowl	01994-01-01 January 1, 1994	Wisconsin	L 05 !L 16–21	UCLA	Rose Bowl	Pasadena, CA	101,237	Donahue, TerryTerry Donahue	Moss, BrentBrent Moss (Wisconsin)
21	Aloha Bowl	01995-12-25 December 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)
22	Cotton Bowl	01998-01-01 January 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)
23	Rose Bowl	01999-01-01 January 1, 1999	Wisconsin	L 07 !L 31–38	UCLA	Rose Bowl	Pasadena, CA	93,872	Toledo, BobBob Toledo	Dayne, RonRon Dayne (Wisconsin)
24	Sun Bowl	02000-12-29 December 29, 2000	Wisconsin	L 01 !L 20–21	UCLA	Sun Bowl Stadium	El Paso, TX	49,093	Toledo, BobBob Toledo	Mitchell, FreddieFreddie Mitchell (UCLA)
25	Las Vegas Bowl	02002-12-25 December 25, 2002	UCLA	W 14 !W 27–13	New Mexico	Sam Boyd Stadium	Whitney, NV	30,324	Kezirian, EdEd Kezirian	Bragg, CraigCraig Bragg (UCLA)
26	Silicon Valley Bowl	02003-12-30 December 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)
27	Las Vegas Bowl	02004-12-23 December 23, 2004	Wyoming	L 03 !L 21–24	UCLA	Sam Boyd Stadium	Whitney, NV	29,062	Dorrell, KarlKarl Dorrell	Bramlet, CoreyCorey Bramlet (Wyoming)
28	Sun Bowl	02005-12-30 December 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)
29	Emerald Bowl	02006-12-27 December 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)
30	Las Vegas Bowl	02007-12-22 December 22, 2007	Brigham Young	L 01 !L 16–17	UCLA	Sam Boyd Stadium	Whitney, NV	40,712	Walker, DeWayneDeWayne Walker	Collie, AustinAustin Collie (BYU)
31	EagleBank Bowl	02009-12-29 December 29, 2009	UCLA	W 09 !W 30–21	Temple	RFK Stadium	Washington, D.C.	23,072	Neuheisel, RickRick Neuheisel	Ayers, AkeemAkeem Ayers (UCLA)
32	Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl	02011-12-31 December 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)

Game notes

1998 Cotton Bowl Classic

UCLA vs. Texas A&M

by Quarter 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 Sources:

1999 Rose Bowl

Wisconsin vs. UCLA

by Quarter 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 Sources:

2000 Sun Bowl

UCLA vs. Wisconsin

by Quarter 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 Sources:

2002 Las Vegas Bowl

New Mexico vs. UCLA

by Quarter 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:

2003 Silicon Valley Bowl

UCLA vs. Fresno State

by Quarter 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:

2004 Las Vegas Bowl

Wyoming vs. UCLA

by Quarter 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:

2005 Sun Bowl

Northwestern vs. UCLA

by Quarter 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 Sources:

2006 Emerald Bowl

Florida State vs. UCLA

by Quarter 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 Sources:

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.

2007 Las Vegas Bowl

UCLA vs. Brigham Young

by Quarter 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 Sources:

2009 EagleBank Bowl

UCLA vs. Temple

by Quarter 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 Sources:

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2011 Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl

Illinois vs. UCLA

by Quarter 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 Sources:

References

General

• National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). "Bowl/All-Star Game Records" (PDF). 2011 NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA.org. http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2011/Bowls.pdf. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
• "UCLA's bowl tradition" (PDF). 2011 UCLA Football Media Guide. UCLA. http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ucla/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/2011-mg-history.pdf. Retrieved December 10, 2011.

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