The Sports Almanac


UCLA Bruins Bowl Records


Through 2023 Season
Overall Bowl Record 18-20-1
YEAR
BOWL
OPPONENT
W/L/T
SCORE
1938
Poi Bowl
Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors
Won
32-7
1942
Rose Bowl
Georgia Bulldogs
Lost
0-9
1946
Rose Bowl
Illinois Fighting Illini
Lost
14-45
1953
Rose Bowl
Michigan State Spartans
Lost
20-28
1955
Rose Bowl
Michigan State Spartans
Lost
14-17
1961
Rose Bowl
Minnesota Golden Gophers
Lost
3-21
1965
Rose Bowl
Michigan State Spartans
Won
14-12
1975
Rose Bowl
Ohio State Buckeyes
Won
23-10
1976
Liberty Bowl
Alabama Crimson Tide
Lost
6-36
1978
Fiesta Bowl
Arkansas Razorbacks
Tie
10-10
1981
Bluebonnet Bowl
Michigan Wolverines
Lost
14-33
1982
Rose Bowl
Michigan Wolverines
Won
24-14
1983
Rose Bowl
Illinois Fighting Illini
Won
45-9
1984
Fiesta Bowl
Miami Hurricanes
Won
39-37
1985
Rose Bowl
Iowa Hawkeyes
Won
45-28
1986
Freedom Bowl
BYU Cougars
Won
31-10
1987
Aloha Bowl
Florida Gators
Won
20-16
1988
Cotton Bowl
Arkansas Razorbacks
Won
17-3
1991
John Hancock Bowl
Illinois Fighting Illini
Won
6-3
1993
Rose Bowl
Wisconsin Badgers
Lost
16-21
1995
Aloha Bowl
Kansas Jayhawks
Lost
30-51
1997
Cotton Bowl
Texas A&M Aggies
Won
29-23
1998
Rose Bowl
Wisconsin Badgers
Lost
31-38
2000
Sun Bowl
Wisconsin Badgers
Lost
20-21
2002
Las Vegas Bowl
New Mexico Lobos
Won
27-13
2003
Silicon Valley Bowl
Fresno State Bulldogs
Lost
9-17
2004
Las Vegas Bowl
Wyoming Cowboys
Lost
21-24
2005
Sun Bowl
Northwestern Wildcats
Won
50-38
2006
Emerald Bowl
Florida State Seminoles
Lost
27-44
2007
Las Vegas Bowl
BYU Cougars
Lost
16-17
2009
EagleBank Bowl
Temple Owls
Won
30-21
2011
Fight Hunger Bowl
Illinois Fighting Illini
Lost
14-20
2012
Holiday Bowl
Baylor Bears
Lost
26-49
2013
Sun Bowl
Virginia Tech Hokies
Won
42-12
2014
Alamo Bowl
Kansas State Wildcats
Won
40-35
2015
Foster Farms Bowl
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Lost
29-37
2017
Cactus Bowl
Kansas State Wildcats
Lost
17-35
2022
Sun Bowl
Pittsburgh Panthers
Lost
35-37
2023
LA Bowl
Boise State Broncos
Won
35-22

OPPONENT
BOWLS
WIN
LOSS
TIE
PCT.
Illinois Fighting Illini
4
2
2
0
.500
Florida Gators
1
1
0
0
1.000
Hawai'i Warriors
1
1
0
0
1.000
Ohio State Buckeyes
1
1
0
0
1.000
Iowa Hawkeyes
1
1
0
0
1.000
Texas A&M Aggies
1
1
0
0
1.000
Miami Hurricanes
1
1
0
0
1.000
New Mexico Lobos
1
1
0
0
1.000
Northwestern Wildcats
1
1
0
0
1.000
Temple Owls
1
1
0
0
1.000
Virginia Tech Hokies
1
1
0
0
1.000
Boise State Broncos
1
1
0
0
1.000
Arkansas Razorbacks
2
1
0
1
.750
Kansas State Wildcats
2
1
1
0
.500
Michigan Wolverines
2
1
1
0
.500
BYU Cougars
2
1
1
0
.500
Michigan State Spartans
3
1
2
0
.333
Kansas Jayhawks
1
0
1
0
.000
Fresno State Bulldogs
1
0
1
0
.000
Georgia Bulldogs
1
0
1
0
.000
Minnesota Golden Gophers
1
0
1
0
.000
Wyoming Cowboys
1
0
1
0
.000
Florida State Seminoles
1
0
1
0
.000
Alabama Crimson Tide
1
0
1
0
.000
Baylor Bears
1
0
1
0
.000
Nebraska Cornhuskers
1
0
1
0
.000
Pittsburgh Panthers 1
0
1
0
.000
Wisconsin Badgers
3
0
3
0
.000