1993 UCLA Bruins football team

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1993 UCLA Bruins football
Pac-10 co-champion
Rose Bowl, L 16–21 vs. Wisconsin
Conference Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
APNo. 18
Record8–4 (6–2 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Homer Smith (13th season)
Defensive coordinatorBob Field (12th season)
Home stadium Rose Bowl
(Capacity: 102,083)
Seasons
  1992
1994  
1993 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Arizona + 6 2 010 2 0
No. 18 UCLA + 6 2 08 4 0
USC + 6 2 08 5 0
Washington 5 3 07 4 0
No. 25 California 4 4 09 4 0
Arizona State 4 4 06 5 0
Washington State 3 5 05 6 0
Oregon 2 6 05 6 0
Stanford 2 6 04 7 0
Oregon State 2 6 04 7 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1993 UCLA Bruins football team represented the University of California, Los Angeles 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 18th season as the UCLA head coach. The Bruins finished 8–4 overall, and were Pacific-10 Conference co-champions with a 6–2 record. The Bruins were invited to play in the Rose Bowl against Wisconsin on January 1, 1994. The team was ranked #18 in the final AP Poll and #17 in the final Coaches Poll.

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Pre-season

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 47:00 pm California L 25–2753,634
September 1812:30 pmNo. 8 Nebraska *
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
ABC L 13–1450,299
September 2512:30 pmat No. 17 Stanford ABCW 28–2553,700
September 305:00 pmat San Diego State * ESPN W 52–1344,669
October 97:00 pmNo. 19 BYU *No. 25
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
CBS W 68–1450,713
October 1612:30 pmNo. 12 Washington No. 22
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
ABCW 39–2540,830
October 233:30 pmat Oregon State No. 19 Prime W 20–1730,108
October 307:30 pmNo. 7 Arizona No. 15
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
ESPNW 37–1765,656
November 612:30 pmat Washington State No. 12ABCW 40–2734,987
November 133:30 pm Arizona State No. 10
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
PrimeL 3–940,346
November 2012:30 pmat No. 22 USC No. 16ABCW 27–2193,458
January 11:30 pmvs. No. 9 Wisconsin *No. 14
ABCL 16–21101,237
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries

Wisconsin (Rose Bowl)

1234Total
#9 Wisconsin770721
#14 UCLA3001316

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)

Roster

1993 UCLA Bruins football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 14 Brent Brennan Jr
QB 15Wayne CookJr
C 58 Mike Flanagan So
RB 20 Skip Hicks Fr
WR 4 Kevin Jordan So
OT 79 Jonathan Ogden So
G 68 Vaughn Parker Sr
WR 18 J. J. Stokes Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 23 Donnie Edwards So
CB 21 Carl Greenwood Jr
DT 93 Travis Kirschke Fr
LB 95 Jamir Miller Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Statistics

Team StatsWisconsinUCLA
First Downs2131
Net Yards Rushing250212
Net Yards Passing96288
Total Yards346500
PC–PA–Int.10–20–128–43–1
Punts–Avg.6–38.22–35.0
Fumbles–Lost2–05–5
Penalties–Yards12–899–95

Awards and honors

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References

  1. 2014 UCLA Media Guide, UCLA Athletics, 2014