1986 Rose Bowl

1986 Rose Bowl
72nd Rose Bowl Game
UCLA Bruins Iowa Hawkeyes
(8–2–1) (10–1)
45 28
Head coach: 
Terry Donahue		 Head coach: 
Hayden Fry
APCoaches
1313
APCoaches
43
1234 Total
UCLA 1014714 45
Iowa 73711 28
DateJanuary 1, 1986
Season1985
StadiumRose Bowl
MVPEric Ball (UCLA RB)
FavoriteIowa by 4½ points[1]
National anthemUCLA Solid Gold
Sound Band
RefereeTom Quinn (Big Ten;
split crew: Big Ten, Pac-10)
Halftime showUCLA Band and
Hawkeye Marching Band
Attendance103,292
United States TV coverage
NetworkNBC
AnnouncersDick Enberg, Merlin Olsen
Nielsen ratings22.7[2]
Rose Bowl
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The 1986 Rose Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 1986. It was the 72nd edition and was held at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. The UCLA Bruins upset the Iowa Hawkeyes 45–28. UCLA tailback Eric Ball was named the Player Of The Game.[3] He ran for a Rose Bowl record four touchdowns.[4]

  1. ^ "The latest line". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. January 1, 1986. p. 36.
  2. ^ Rose Bowl Game(R) National Championship Scores Championship Rating of 21.7. The 2006 Rose Bowl Game National Championship, presented by Citi was broadcast by ABC Sports and earned the highest-rated Rose Bowl Game ratings in 20 years. PRNewswire, January 6, 2006. The final national HH [household] rating of 21.7 for Wednesday night's game makes it the highest-rated Rose Bowl Game in 20 years -- since the 1986 Rose Bowl (UCLA-Iowa) which reported a HH rating of 22.7.
  3. ^ 2008 Rose Bowl Program Archived 2008-03-06 at the Wayback Machine, 2008 Rose Bowl. Accessed January 26, 2008.
  4. ^ "Iowa Has No Fun, but UCLA Has a Ball". Los Angeles Times. January 2, 1986. Retrieved July 23, 2019.