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UCLA Bruins at the Rose Bowl
The UCLA Bruins celebrated 100 years as a college football program in 2019, which is a testament to the team's long and decorated history. A member of the Pac-12 Conference's South Division, the Bruins won the national championship in 1954 and have claimed 17 conference championships and two division wins. UCLA has also played in over 35 bowl games, winning the Rose Bowl five times. Since November 2017, the Bruins have been coached by Chip Kelly, who replaced former coach Jim Mora. The Bruins have played home games at the historic, 90,000-capacity Rose Bowl in Pasadena since 1982.
UCLA Bruins Football History
The UCLA Bruins played their first season in 1919, and joined the Pacific Coast Conference in 1928. A stint in the Athletic Association of Western Universities followed starting in 1959. After several name changes, that conference eventually evolved into the Pac-10 in 1977 and Pac-12 in 2011. The Bruins' stint in the Pac-10 coincides with some of their most successful seasons. Head coach Terry Donahue led the team from 1976 to 1995, and guided the squad to a 151-74-8 record during that time.
UCLA has also fielded multiple College Football Hall of Famers, including future NFL stars such as quarterback Troy AIkman, safety Kenny Easley, receiver Tom Fears and tackle Jonathan Ogden. The Bruins can also boast having one Heisman Trophy winner, as quarterback Gary Beban took home the honor in 1967. Future baseball legend Jackie Robinson even played football for the Bruins, including on the undefeated team in 1939.
UCLA's most famous football rivalry is with crosstown (and intra-conference) opponents the USC Trojans, with whom they once shared a home field, the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Every year, the two teams meet for a game, where the winner earns the right to control a former train bell, dubbed the Victory Bell. Ferocious school spirit runs rampant every year, which often spills out onto the field, including during the legendary 1967 game where the conference championship and a Rose Bowl berth were on the line. Nicknamed the "Game of the Century," the contest found No. 4 USC upset No. 1 UCLA, 21-20, thanks to a 64-yard touchdown run by Trojans star O.J. Simpson.
The fact the stadium doesn't have shade and the game was at 12:30 pm the sun was so extremely excruciating it was about 100 F outside we left during the half time because of the heat being too extreme and didn't allow much visibility to the game, but other than that everything else was fine and for the most part I was looking at the game through the big screen
Seats were great. Game was spectacular. The overall win always makes for an awesome weekend.
Everything was great! And UCLA won! But it shouldn't be games at 12pm when it is that hot, plus the parking was a disaster!!! Really you should consider making a most comfortable parking sistem!
It was too hot that day. Should have made it a night game.
i'm a USC fan but came to watch the game because someone gave me tickets i enjoyed the game and thought ucla might have a good year i have to say though i thought the little bruins were awesome and wished they had more time on the field. Overall game was good I'm still a Trojan fan but to all the bruins out there good luck this year
Everything was awesome - except I requested digital tickets to my mobile and when I got in line to enter the stadium I HAD NO RECEPTION!!!! I had to go to will call and get my ticket printed out and of course, had to get back in line to enter the stadium and missed the kickoff. So, before you select digital tickets make sure you will have decent reception at the Rose Bowl. That is the only reason this review doesn't get five stars. Mighty Bruins!!!
Had such a good time at this event. Meet so many great people from all parts of california.
Not experienced with many live football games, but the first few rows at the Rose Bowl are terrible. Totally not worth the $325 I paid. Can't see passed the players on the sideline. But, what made it suck more than the view were the drunks around me (UCLA grads??). After spending the first half screaming and dancing around the front rows (this I could handle), one 'fan' proceeded to pass out in the seat directly in front of me with his head slumped back in my lap. This amused others (and annoyed a few as he kept banging into my camera). Had to leave at the start of the 4th as I had had enough.
Great way to kick off the season. As always, the Rose Bowl was a picture perfect setting for a family outing. This time around it was made more special because we took our 2year old to her first game, and we couldn't be happier with the overall hospitality of the event.
Great game! Great seats! Great fans all around! Great food! Go Bruins!
AWESOME! Spectaculer venue & an exciting collegiate football game with all the pageantry one would expect from two fine institutions..
Atmosphere was AMAZING! Wish the Bruins would've played better though.
My kids and I enjoyed the UCLA game at the Rose Bowl this past Friday.
Gotta love watching Bruin football! Go Bruins! We got to see Troy Aikman's jersey get retired. This was a highlight for my son who is a huge football fan.
Awesome game. Thought seats would not be that great, but they turned out to be awesome. Obviously not as great as sideline tickets, but we could still see the depth of the field, and when we couldn't, or view had the jumbo-tron! It also helped that ucla won!
Awesome Game!!! Hope to do it again soon.. Go UCLA!
the game was wonderful. The Rose Bowl venue was amazing with the atmosphere of college football.
tickets were great, seats great view, rose bowl redone plenty of restrooms were over 90,000 people at game, food, restrooms, security awesome, I'm over 60 years old and so were a lot of other seniors who also loved the game and the way the youths handled themselves and helped others, sorry USC its UCLA time to shine, three years of domination, senior bear out!
Not a great game to watch but was nice to be there. I thought some UCLA fans got a little "out of hand" at times with no security around but UCLA played well and the fans had a lot to cheer about. Food was terrible. I had the Sliders with fries. Way to much$. AND THEY WERE TERRIBLE! Hot Chocolate sold in the stands...the size of the cup changed during the game! They got smaller. All food and drink prices were way to high in the Rose Bowl.
One of the best games I've been to at the Rose Bowl! UCLA dominated the Trogans! Thank you Brett Hundley and the entire UCLA football team!
