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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Oct 11, 2014; Pasadena, CA, USA; UCLA Bruins helmets Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /

1976 Liberty Bowl: No roses for Terry Donahue… yet

With Dick Vermeil’s departure, Terry Donahue took over as head coach of the Bruins and would eventually become something of an institution in LA. However, in Year 1 he was just trying to live up to Vermeil’s Rose Bowl win, but without Sciarra at quarterback.

UCLA climbed to as high as No. 2 in the AP Poll in 1976, but ultimately finished at No. 15 with a record of 9-2-1 after falling to Alabama 36-6 in the Liberty Bowl. This was the first bowl that UCLA went to that was not the Rose Bowl.

Barry Krauss of Alabama was named the MVP of the game.

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