"Since Terry Donahue retired in 1995, UCLA football coaches have done something really special, what, a few times a decade? That 20-game winning streak under Bob Toledo qualified, the Bruins whirling toward a berth in the first-ever Bowl Championship Series title game at the end of the 1998 season until getting spun away thanks to that dreadful Hurricane Bowl loss to Miami."
"That brings us to the endearing Tim Skipper, who has a chance Saturday to do something that no UCLA coach has pulled off since Dick Vermeil in his final game with the Bruins - beat a No. 1 team. That's right, it's been nearly 50 years since UCLA topped a team atop the polls. Vermeil and the No. 11 Bruins did it in the 1976 Rose Bowl, upsetting No. 1 Ohio State thanks to two touchdown passes by quarterback John Sciarra"
UCLA football has produced intermittent high-quality runs and notable upsets since Terry Donahue's 1995 retirement. Bob Toledo guided a 20-game winning streak and nearly reached the first BCS title game before losing the Hurricane Bowl to Miami. Toledo also opened 2001 with a 6-0 start before a Stanford loss and an SUV-related extra-benefits controversy involving DeShaun Foster. Karl Dorrell coached a 10-win season in 2005 and beat No. 2 USC in 2006. Jim Mora delivered sustained success early in his tenure. The program's last victory over a No. 1 team occurred in the 1976 Rose Bowl under Dick Vermeil. UCLA enters the Ohio State game 3-6 overall (3-3 Big Ten) and a 31.5-point underdog.
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