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

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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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Bruins head coach Dick Vermeil. Mandatory Credit: Long Photography-USA TODAY Sports

1976 Rose Bowl: Another win a decade apart

It took UCLA from 1943 until 1966 from its first Rose Bowl appearance to its first win, so a ten-year wait for another one couldn’t have felt too long. The Bruins took down No. 1 Ohio State 23-10 and finished the season ranked fifth with a record of 9-2-1.

Quarterback John Sciarra was named the game’s MVP. It was his final season at UCLA and he finished with 1,101 yards passing with six touchdowns to 12 interceptions. He did a lot of his damage on the ground, rushing for 806 yards and 14 touchdowns on 187 attempts.

This season was a springboard for Dick Vermeil’s legendary career as a head coach. It was just his second season at UCLA, but also his last. Vermeil took over the Philadelphia Eagles in 1976 following this Rose Bowl victory.

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