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16. Beban won the Heisman Trophy in 1967.
| Although the school colors are officially navy blue and gold, the legendary Red Sanders switched the football jerseys to powder blue when he took over the head coaching reins in 1949. Why? | UCLA Bruins Football
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He thought they showed up better on the game films. He also switched the numbers from block style to clarendon style for the same reason.
Terry Donahue. Donahue was a defensive tackle on the squad that beat Michigan State in the 1966 Rose Bowl, and he was the head coach when the Bruins won the Rose Bowl in 1983, 1984, and 1986. Maybe someday Karl Dorrell can become the 2nd. I guess Lincoln would have been a good coach, but his stove pipe hat would have never fit under a helmet.
Gutty Little Bruins. UCLA often overcame its lack of physical size with speed, determination, teamwork, and the trickery of coach Tommy Prothro.
| The Bruins increased in size and had a massive offensive line during the Pepper Rodgers wishbone years of the early 1970s. What was that line's nickname? | UCLA Bruins Football
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The Huge Company. Basketball legend Bill Walton's older brother Bruce, was a member of that line.
| UCLA retired uniform #5 in honor of what player, who was a 3 time All-American, and 4 time All-Conference honoree? | UCLA Bruins Football
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Kenny Easley. Easley was a star safety, who later made the Pro Bowl numerous times during his career with the NFL's Seattle Seahawks. Through 2003, Jerry Robinson was UCLA's only other 3 time All-American.
| What unusual item did coach Tommy Prothro have with him on the sideline of every game? | UCLA Bruins Football
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A briefcase. Nobody (except Tommy himself) knew what was in it. Some said game plans, some said scouting reports, and some said it had nothing at all.
| Who caught a tipped pass and ran 50 yards for the winning touchdown, in a 20-17 win over USC in the 1980 game? | UCLA Bruins Football
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Freeman McNeil. Jay Schroeder's pass was tipped by Jeff Fisher (later the head coach of the NFL's Tennessee Titans), and landed in McNeil's hands. He then rambled down the sideline for the winning score. Jojo Starbuck was an ice skater who was later married to Terry Bradshaw.
| In the 1982 USC game, the Trojans scored a touchdown on the game's final play to cut the Bruins' lead to 20-19. Who sacked USC QB Scott Tinsley on the subsequent 2 point conversion attempt, to preserve the win? | UCLA Bruins Football
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Karl Morgan. The win eventually put the Bruins in the Rose Bowl (after losses by Washington and Arizona State), where they beat Michigan 24-14. About the same time Tinsley was sacking Morgan, Cal was scoring on the famous multiple lateral kickoff return to beat Stanford.
| What Bruin player wore a black waist towel with a skull and crossbones, and went by the nickname "Doctor Death"? | UCLA Bruins Football
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Oscar Edwards. Edwards was an all-conference defensive back in the mid 1970s.
| In the 1972 season opener, the Bruins faced top ranked and two-time defending national champion Nebraska. Who kicked the winning field goal with 20 seconds left, to give UCLA a 20-17 upset victory? | UCLA Bruins Football
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Efren Herrera. Herrera later enjoyed a productive NFL career, mostly with the Seattle Seahawks. This game also marked the debut of quarterback Mark Harmon.
Tennessee. After a controversial loss to Tennessee in 1965 that was marred by questionable officiating and an extra down for the Volunteers, Prothro said he was embarrassed to be a Tennesseean.
| Just moments before the 1986 Rose Bowl, this backup found out that starting quarterback David Norrie could not play. He responded by leading the Bruins to a big win over Iowa. Who was it? | UCLA Bruins Football
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Matt Stevens. Stevens and Norrie actually shared the 1st string QB duties for the first few games of the season until Norrie won the job.
| What player recovered a crucial onside kick in the 1965 USC game, and subsequent Rose Bowl victory over #1 Michigan State? | UCLA Bruins Football
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Dallas Grider. Grider recovered an onside kick late in the game against USC, after the Bruins had cut the Trojans' lead to 16-14. UCLA scored again to win 20-16. In the Rose Bowl, UCLA stunned the top ranked Spartans by taking an early 7-0 lead, and Grider recovered a surprise onside kick that led to another UCLA TD and a 14-0 lead. The Bruins held on to win, 14-12.
| In 1993, with the Rose Bowl on the line for both teams, what player intercepted USC QB Rob Johnson's pass in the end zone, in the last minute to preserve UCLA's 27-21 victory? | UCLA Bruins Football
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Marvin Goodwin. UCLA took a 17-0 lead only to see USC come back to within 27-21. With under a minute to play, USC was on the UCLA 3 yard line. After 2 runs netted 1 yard, Goodwin made his clutch play. Arnold Ale (pronounced Ah-lay), was a UCLA linebacker while Arnold Pilsner didn't exist.
| In a crucial 1983 game vs. Washington that eventually decided the Rose Bowl berth, what quarterback had an amazing 25 for 28 passing day for over 300 yards, to lead UCLA to victory? | UCLA Bruins Football
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Rick Neuheisel. At one point, Neuheisel completed 18 straight passes. Ironically, he later coached the Huskies.
| Where did Troy Aikman finish in the Heisman Trophy balloting after his senior season in 1988? | UCLA Bruins Football
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3rd. Barry Sanders (RB, Oklahoma State) won it, and Rodney Peete (QC, USC) was 2nd.
| What year did UCLA move from the Coliseum, and begin playing its home games in the Rose Bowl? | UCLA Bruins Football
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1982. The first year there, they won the Pac 10 title and the Rose Bowl.
Both were backup QBs who beat USC in their only career start. In 1966, Dow subbed for the injured Gary Beban and led UCLA to a 14-7 win over USC. In 1992, Barnes rose from 4th string due to injuries, and led UCLA to a 38-37 win over the Trojans.
Bill Kilmer. Kilmer played for UCLA in the early 1960s, and for the Redskins in the 1973 Super Bowl vs. Miami. Aikman did it much later, and Schroeder only got as far as the AFC title game. Jay Silverheels played Tonto on the TV show "The Lone Ranger".
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