UCLA football bowl history: Every bowl game the Bruins have played in

Terry Donahue, Head Coach for the University of California, Los Angeles UCLA Bruins talks to his quarterback #19 John Barnes during the NCAA Pac-10 college football game against the University of California, Berkeley Golden Bears on 31st October 1992 at the California Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, California, United States. The Bears won the game 48 - 12. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr /Allsport/Getty Images) /

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Jan 2, 2023; Pasadena, California, USA; A general overall view of the Rose Bowl Stadium facade Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /

1947 Rose Bowl: Bruins Blown out by Illinois

This time around there was no shortage of points in Pasadena, but the only problem for Bert LaBrucherie’s 10-0 UCLA Bruins was they weren’t the team scoring them. UCLA would finish the season at 10-1 after losing to the Illini 45-14 to fall to 0-2 in Rose Bowl games.

The running game was key for the Illini and the co-MVPs of the game were running backs Buddy Young and Julius Rykovich.

This was LaBrucherie’s best season as the head coach of the Bruins, a tenure that lasted four years. It was his only bowl game appearance and UCLA was the No. 4 team in the country.

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