1993 UCLA Bruins football team
American college football season
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 .
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 4 7:00 pm California L 25–2753,634
September 18 12:30 pm No. 8 Nebraska * ABC L 13–1450,299
September 25 12:30 pm at No. 17 Stanford ABC W 28–2553,700
September 30 5:00 pm at San Diego State * ESPN W 52–1344,669
October 9 7:00 pm No. 19 BYU * No. 25 CBS W 68–1450,713
October 16 12:30 pm No. 12 Washington No. 22 ABC W 39–2540,830
October 23 3:30 pm at Oregon State No. 19 Prime W 20–1730,108
October 30 7:30 pm No. 7 Arizona No. 15 ESPN W 37–1765,656
November 6 12:30 pm at Washington State No. 12 ABC W 40–2734,987
November 13 3:30 pm Arizona State No. 10 Prime L 3–940,346
November 20 12:30 pm at No. 22 USC No. 16 ABC W 27–2193,458
January 1 1:30 pm vs. No. 9 Wisconsin * No. 14 ABC L 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)
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)
Roster
1993 UCLA Bruins football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
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
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold
Pacific Coast AAWU Pacific-8 Pacific-10 Pac-12 National championships in bold