The Cathedrals
DICK FRIEDMAN
August 22, 2012
The stadiums of the Pac-12—the most worshipped spots on campus—blend tradition and scenery, sound and feasts to keep fans making their sweet pilgrimages, time and again
UCLA BRUINS THE ROSE BOWL
CAPACITY 92,542
FIRST GAME Sept. 11, 1982 UCLA 41, Long Beach State 10
FIRST-GAME ATTENDANCE 45,396
MOST RECENT RENOVATION Ongoing
SIGNATURE FEATURE San Gabriel Mountains
PATRON SAINT Coach Terry Donahue (151-74-8)
INDELIBLE MOMENT In 1982, the first year the Bruins called the Rose Bowl home, UCLA went 5-0-1 in Pasadena and won the Pac-10, earning a postseason home field advantage. On Jan. 1, 1983, in their eighth Rose Bowl appearance, the Bruins whipped Michigan 24--14.
COLLEGE KNOWLEDGE UCLA's nickname has been variously bearish. The team was first called Cubs and then Grizzlies before the school settled on Bruins in 1928.