UCLA (6-5) Has One Game Left With USC

Entering Saturday's game with crosstown rival USC, the Bruins own a 6-5 record that includes impressive November victories over Sun Bowl-bound Oregon State and bowl-eligible Arizona State. UCLA also took Notre Dame to the wire in South Bend before losing 20-17 in the game's final minute. The Bruins became bowl-eligible themselves with a 24-12 win at ASU November 18.

A wide receiver at UCLA in the 1980s, Head Coach Karl Dorrell knows bowl success firsthand.

In five seasons at UCLA [including a medical redshirt year], Dorrell was a member of five bowl-winning teams, including three Rose Bowl [1982, 1983, 1985] squads. Dorrell was the Bruins' leading receiver in '85, his senior season. His head coaching record currently stands at 28-20.

Dorrell has directed the Bruins to a bowl appearance in each of his four seasons. Among Pac-10 teams, only USC and California can make the same claim.

"This matchup will be a great opportunity for our football program. Bobby Bowden has won more football games than anyone in Division I-A history and he has been especially successful in bowl games," Dorrell said.

"Florida State has had great success over the last three decades. It has a tradition of dominating defenses and explosive offenses. I know that the young men in our program will be very excited to play the Seminoles in a great setting in San Francisco."