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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18 Oct 1997: Quarterback Cade McNown of the UCLA Bruins /

1998 Cotton Bowl: McNown’s comeback

After taking over the program, Bob Toledo injected life very quickly. In just his second season, he led the Bruins to a 10-2 record and a 29-23 Cotton Bowl win over Texas A&M.

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The Aggies got out to a 16-0 lead in the second quarter, but UCLA quarterback Cade McNown responded with a 22-yard touchdown pass before the end of the first half to give his team momentum. Then in the third quarter, McNown threw for another touchdown and ran one in. The Bruins put the finishing touches on the comeback and the 10-win season with a Ryan Neufeld 5-yard touchdown run and a two-point conversion in the fourth.

After a 5-6 record in his first season, Toledo had the program back on track after it faded at the end of the Donahue era.

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