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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December 22, 2007; Las Vegas, NV, USA; UCLA Bruins tight end Logan Paulsen (86) Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports /

2007 Las Vegas Bowl: BYU avenges an early season loss

2007 was ultimately Karl Dorrell’s final season at the helm in LA. He was replaced by DeWayne Walker at the end of the regular season and Walker finished his tenure as interim head coach at 0-1 with a loss to BYU in the 2007 Las Vegas Bowl.

BYU won the game 17-16 to finish the season 11-2 and drop UCLA to 6-7. BYU wide receiver and future target of Peyton Manning, Austin Collie was the game’s MVP. Earlier in the season, UCLA beat BYU 27-17, but the Cougars closed the season on a 10-game win streak.

After the season, former UCLA quarterback Rick Neuheisel was named the team’s head coach, coming over from the Baltimore Ravens where he served as offensive coordinator. In 2008 UCLA went 4-8 and missed a bowl.

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