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

ByJosh Yourish|
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)
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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PASADENA, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 01: Rose Bowl Stadium on January 01, 2022 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 01: Rose Bowl Stadium on January 01, 2022 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

1962 Rose Bowl: Minnesota avenges loss to Washington

The Minnesota Golden Gophers were the 1960 National Champions and they clinched that despite a Rose Bowl loss to Washington on New Year’s Day 1961. A year later, UCLA was their opponent and the Golden Gophers got that elusive Rose Bowl victory.

Minnesota beat UCLA 21-3 and its quarterback, Sandy Stephens, was named MVP, another blowout loss for the Bruins in the biggest game of the season. That made it five losses in UCLA’s first five Rose Bowl appearances and four losses for the 1961 season. Bill Barnes was now the UCLA head coach and his team finished at 7-4 and was unranked nationally after climbing as high as No. 9 in the poll during the season.

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