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

By Josh 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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LOS ANGELES – NOVEMBER 19: UCLA Bruins running back Mel Farr #22 November 19, 1966 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by James Flores/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES – NOVEMBER 19: UCLA Bruins running back Mel Farr #22 November 19, 1966 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by James Flores/Getty Images) /

1966 Rose Bowl: Finally

Tommy Prothro was the fourth different coach to lead UCLA to a Rose Bowl appearance and in his very first season, he became the first to win the big game in Pasadena. The Bruins defeated Michigan State, the school that had defeated them twice before in the Rose Bowl, 14-12 and defensive back Bob Stiles was named MVP of the game.

Prothro took over for Bill Barnes after Barnes finished the 1964 season at 4-6. Prothro led the team to 8-2-1 with a Rose Bowl win and finished the season at No. 4 in the country after coming into the year unranked. It was a big jump and the start of an otherwise unremarkable six-year tenure as head coach.

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