2015 UCLA FOOTBALL Year Oppt. Site Score Decisive Play Time Left 2014 Colorado Boulder, CO 40-37 Brett Hundley 8-yd run 2ndOT California Berkeley, CA 36-34 Ka'imi Fairbairn 26 yd fi eld goal 3:04 Texas Arlington, TX 20-17 Jordan Payton 33-yd pass from Jerry Neuheisel 3:00 Memphis Rose Bowl 42-35 Thomas Duarte 33-yd pass from Brett Hundley 10:52 2012 Arizona State Tempe,AZ 45-43 Ka'imi Fairbairn 33-yd FG 0:00 2011 Arizona State Rose Bowl 29-28 Derrick Coleman 1-yd run 0:49 Washington State Rose Bowl 28-25 Shaq Evans 7-yd pass from Kevin Prince 3:26 2010 Oregon State Rose Bowl 17-14 Kai Forbath 51-yd FG 0:00 2009 Washington Rose Bowl 24-23 Kai Forbath 27-yd FG 14:53 2008 Stanford Rose Bowl 23-20 Cory Harkey 7-yd pass from Kevin Craft 0:10 Tennessee Rose Bowl 27-24 Kai Forbath 42-yd FG 1stOT 2005 Stanford Stanford, CA 30-27 Robert Breazell 23-yd pass from Drew Olson 1stOT Washington State Pullman, WA 44-41 Maurice Jones-Drew 1-yd run 1stOT Washington Rose Bowl 21-17 Maurice Jones-Drew 1-yd run 1:08 2003 California Rose Bowl 23-20 Justin Medlock 41-yd FG 1stOT Arizona Tucson, AZ 24-21 Rodney Leisle 55-yd int. return 13:41 2000 Arizona Tucson, AZ 27-24 Cory Paus 13-yd run 0:48 Michigan Rose Bowl 23-20 Ed Ieremia-Stansbury 2-yd pass from Ryan McCann 6:30 1999 Washington Rose Bowl 23-20 Chris Griffi th 22-yd FG 1stOT 1998 Oregon State Corvallis, OR 41-34 Brad Melsby 61-yd pass from Cade McNown 0:21 Stanford Rose Bowl 28-24 DeShaun Foster 8-yd run 8:05 Oregon Rose Bowl 41-38 Chris Sailer 24-yd FG 1stOT 1997 Texas A&M Cotton Bowl 29-23 Ryan Neufeld 5-yd run. Cade McNown run for 2 pt. 7:05 1996 USC Rose Bowl 48-41 Skip Hicks 25-yd run 2nd OT 1994 Stanford Rose Bowl 31-30 Skip Hicks 7-yd run. J.J. Stokes pass from Wayne Cook for 2 pt. 3:05 SMU Rose Bowl 17-10 Sharmon Shah 9-yd run 12:17 1993 Oregon State Corvallis, OR 20-17 Bjorn Merten 35-yd FG 8:57 1992 Oregon Eugene, OR 9-6 Louis Perez 40-yd FG 0:00 1991 Illinois Sun Bowl 6-3 Louis Perez 19-yd FG 12:55 BYU Rose Bowl 27-23 Kevin Williams 1-yd run 14:14 1990 Washington Seattle, WA 25-22 Brad Daluiso 43-yd FG 0:10 Stanford Rose Bowl 32-31 Brad Daluiso 21-yd FG 0:01 1989 USC LA Coliseum 10-10 Alfredo Velasco 49-yd FG 13:43 San Diego State San Diego, CA 28-25 Bret Johnson 1-yd run 2:39 1988 Washington Seattle, WA 24-17 Reggie Moore 48-yd pass from Troy Aikman 1:22 1986 Arizona Rose Bowl 32-25 Gaston Green 32-yd run. Willie Anderson pass from Matt Stevens for 2 pt. 0:41 1985 Tennessee Knoxville, TN 26-26 Willie Anderson 25-yd pass from David Norrie. Gaston Green run for 2 pt. 0:37 BYU Provo, UT 27-24 Gaston Green 2-yd run 1:02 1984 Miami Fiesta Bowl 39-37 John Lee 22-yd FG 0:51 California Berkeley, CA 17-14 John Lee 18-yd FG 2:58 Washington State Rose Bowl 27-24 John Lee 47-yd FG 0:00 1983 Washington Rose Bowl 27-24 Frank Cephous 5-yd run 1:55 California Rose Bowl 20-16 Frank Cephous 8-yd run 2:12 Arizona State Rose Bowl 26-26 Mike Young 19-yd pass from Rick Neuheisel. Kevin Nelson run for 2 pt. 1:36 1982 Arizona Rose Bowl 24-24 John Lee 36-yd FG 0:02 1980 USC LA Coliseum 20-17 Freeman McNeil 58-yd pass from Jay Schroeder 2:07 Note: Above is a list of games, since 1980, in which UCLA scored the last points of the game in the fourth quarter or OT to erase a defi cit or tie and win or tie a game; games must have been decided by seven points or less to make this list 100 2015 MEDIA GUIDE HISTORY 2015 UCLA FOOTBALL Largest Comeback Win Largest Comeback vs. USC The Bruins narrowed the defi cit to 38-24 on a 47-yard fi eld goal by Bjorn Merten with 6:12 remaining. The Bruins quickly Dec. 30, 2005 • UCLA 50, Northwestern 38 Nov. 23, 1996 • UCLA 48, USC 41 got the ball back after pinning USC against its own goal-line and forcing a short punt. Nine plays and 41 yards later, fresh- 22-point defi cit in the fi rst quarter 17-point defi cit in the fourth quarter man Keith Brown scored from the one-yard line to slice the Northwestern 22 0 3 13 — 38 USC 10 14 7 7 3 0 41 margin to 38-31 at the 2:49 mark. UCLA 7 22 7 14 — 50 UCLA 0 7 14 17 3 7 48 The ensuing onside kick was recovered by USC. Two plays later the Trojans had a fi rst-and-ten at the Bruin 41 with less than two minutes to play. However, on the next play, junior Attn.: 50,426 / Weather: Clear (56º) Attn.: 80,644 Weather: Light Fog (74°) linebacker Danjuan Magee reached in and hit running back LaVale Woods as he was about to break away from the pack, UCLA trailed Northwestern 22-0 with 4:21 remaining in the Do you believe in miracles? Now you do, after the Bruins forcing a fumble. Senior cornerback Kusanti Abdul-Salaam fi rst quarter of the Sun Bowl game in El Paso, TX before ral- rallied from a 17-point, fourth quarter defi cit to secure their recovered and returned the ball to the Bruin 44. UCLA had 1:27 lying for a 50-38 win, completing the largest comeback in sixth straight win in the city-series, 48-41, in overtime, before left on the clock and a single timeout remaining to negotiate school history. 80,644 spectators in the Rose Bowl. 56 yards, trailing 38-31. The Bruins began their comeback with 15 seconds left in the After the teams traded fi eld goals in the fi rst overtime period, Quarterback Cade McNown began the drive by connecting fi rst quarter when running back Kahlil Bell scored on a fi ve-yard Skip Hicks scored the game-winner on a 25-yard run, breaking with Jim McElroy for 17 yards and three plays later lofted a run. UCLA tallied three touchdowns in the second quarter several Trojan tackles, on the fi rst play of the second overtime 23-yarder to Rodney Lee, who made a spectacular diving grab on a 58-yard pass play from Drew Olson to tight end Ryan period. UCLA then clinched the win when Anthony Cobbs at the USC 11. On the next play, Skip Hicks found the end zone Moya with 13:57 to play in the quarter; a six-yard run by Bell intercepted a fourth-down pass in the end zone and the on a burst up the middle. The game was tied when Merten with 8:26 to play and an eight-yard scoring pass from Olson to four-hour, 23-minute battle was over. sent the extra point through the uprights and 39 seconds wide receiver Marcus Everett with 29 seconds left before the USC dominated the game for three quarters, like UCLA had for showed on the clock. half to take a 29-22 lead into the locker room at intermission. the previous fi ve seasons — forcing turnovers and making the USC had one last chance to win the game in regulation, after Michael Pitre grabbed a fi ve-yard scoring pass from Olson big play on off ense. The Trojans marched out to a 17-0 lead in a 39-yard pass play and a pass interference penalty put the as the Bruins extended their lead to 36-22 midway through the fi rst 21 minutes of the game, and led 31-21 entering the ball at the UCLA 23. But Adam Abrams’ 40-yard fi eld goal the third quarter. Northwestern closed to 36-25 after a third fourth quarter and 38-21 after R. Jay Soward streaked down attempt sailed into the Bruin line, and it was on to overtime quarter (4:40) fi eld goal. In the fourth quarter, the Wildcats nar- the right sideline on his way to a 78-yard scoring play with for the fi rst time in the series. rowed the margin to 36-31 after a touchdown pass with 2:29 11:06 to play in the game. left in the game, but misfi red on a two-point conversion pass. Breazell then returned the onside kickoff 42 yards for a touch- down to make it 43-31 Bruins. Northwestern drove down the fi eld and scored with 24 seconds to play and kicked the (Since 1957) extra point to make the score 43-38. Breazell then repeated Largest UCLA Come-From-Behind Victories his earlier feat by fi elding the onside kickoff attempt and Defi cit Year Opponent Trailed / Qtr. Won returning it 45 yards for a touchdown. 22 2005 Northwestern (Sun Bowl) 0-22 / First 50-38 21 2005 at Stanford 3-24 / Fourth 30-27ot 21 2005 at Washington State 7-28 / Second 44-41ot Largest 4th Qtr.