1993 UCLA Bruins football team
The 1993 UCLA Bruins football team represented UCLA in the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California and were coached by Terry Donahue. It was Donahue's eighteenth season as the UCLA head coach. The Bruins finished 8–4 overall, and were Pac-10 Co-Champions with a 6–2 record. The Bruins were invited to play in the Rose Bowl vs. Wisconsin on January 1, 1994. The team was ranked #18 in the final AP Poll and #17 in the final Coaches' Poll.
Pre-season
Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
September 4 |
7:00 PM |
California |
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Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA |
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L 25–27 |
53,634 |
September 18 |
12:30 PM |
#8 Nebraska* |
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Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA |
ABC |
L 13–14 |
50,299 |
September 25 |
12:30 PM |
at #17 Stanford |
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Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA |
ABC |
W 28–25 |
53,700 |
September 30 |
5:00 PM |
at San Diego State* |
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Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego, CA |
ESPN |
W 52–13 |
44,669 |
October 9 |
7:00 PM |
#19 Brigham Young* |
#25 |
Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA |
CBS |
W 68–14 |
50,713 |
October 16 |
12:30 PM |
#12 Washington |
#22 |
Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA |
ABC |
W 39–25 |
40,830 |
October 23 |
3:30 PM |
at Oregon State |
#19 |
Parker Stadium • Corvallis, OR |
Prime |
W 20–17 |
30,108 |
October 30 |
12:30 PM |
#7 Arizona |
#15 |
Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA |
ABC |
W 37–17 |
65,656 |
November 6 |
12:30 PM |
at Washington State |
#12 |
Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA |
ABC |
W 40–27 |
34,987 |
November 13 |
3:30 PM |
Arizona State |
#10 |
Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA |
Prime |
L 3–9 |
40,346 |
November 20 |
12:30 PM |
at #22 USC |
#16 |
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell) |
ABC |
W 27–21 |
93,458 |
January 1 |
1:30 PM |
vs. #9 Wisconsin* |
#14 |
Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl) |
ABC |
L 16–21 |
101,237 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Pacific Time. |
Game notes
Wisconsin (Rose Bowl)
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#9 Wisconsin |
7 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
21 |
#14 UCLA |
3 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
16 |
The weather was 73 degrees and hazy. UCLA receiver J. J. Stokes set Rose Bowl records for receptions (14) and receiving yards (176). Brent Moss gashed the UCLA defense for 158 rushing yards and 2 TDs.
First quarter scoring: UCLA — Bjorn Merten 27-yard field goal; Wisconsin — Brent Moss three-yard run (Rick Schnetzky kick)
Second quarter scoring: Wisconsin — Moss one-yard run (Schnetzky kick)
Third quarter scoring: No Scoring
Fourth quarter scoring: UCLA — Ricky Davis 12-yard run (Merten kick); Wisconsin — Darrell Bevell 21-yard run (Schnetzky kick); UCLA — Mike Nguyen five-yard pass from Wayne Cook (2-point conversion pass failed)
Statistics
Team Stats | Wisconsin | UCLA |
First Downs | 21 | 31 |
Net Yards Rushing | 250 | 212 |
Net Yards Passing | 96 | 288 |
Total Yards | 346 | 500 |
PC–PA–Int. | 10–20–1 | 28–43–1 |
Punts–Avg. | 6–38.2 | 2–35.0 |
Fumbles–Lost | 2–0 | 5–5 |
Penalties–Yards | 12–89 | 9–95 |
Awards and honors
- All-Americans: Marvin Goodwin (S), Bjorn Merten (PK, consensus), Jamir Miller (OLB, consensus), Craig Novitsky (OG), Vaughn Parker (OT), J.J. Stokes (WR, consensus)[1]
- All-Conference First Team: Marvin Goodwin (SS), Bjorn Merten (PK), Jamir Miller (OLB), Craig Novitsky (OG), Vaughn Parker (OT), Darren Schager (P), J.J. Stokes (WR)
References
- ↑ 2014 UCLA Media Guide, UCLA Athletics, 2014
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