The 1984 Rose Bowl game, played on Monday, January 2, was the 70th edition. The unranked UCLA Bruins upset the #4 Illinois Fighting Illini by a score of 45–9.

Jul 5, 2025 · Three weeks earlier, UCLA pummeled No. 4 Illinois, 45-9, in the 1984 Rose Bowl. Rick Neuheisel had his big shining moment as a college football player before becoming UCLA head …

Pac-10 representative UCLA met Big Ten champion Illinois in Pasadena on January 2, 1984.

Jan 2, 1984 · Some school's results have been altered by retroactive NCAA penalties. As a matter of policy, Sports Reference only reports the results of games as played on the field. See our list of …

UCLA and Illinois came to the 1984 Rose Bowl with two very different heritages and two paths through the 1983 college football season that were quite different. The Bruins were the defending Rose Bowl …

As the sole Big Ten champions with an undefeated conference record, including a head-to-head win over Ohio State (who finished 6–3 in conference), Illinois earned the automatic Rose Bowl berth.

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The game was played on a Monday due to the Rose Bowl tradition of not holding the Tournament of Roses Parade and Rose Bowl on a Sunday. Quarterback Neuheisel and several other Bruins awoke …

The 1984 Rose Bowl game, played on January 2, was the 70th Rose Bowl game. The UCLA Bruins defeated the Illinois Fighting Illini by a score of 45-9. Rick Neuheisel, UCLA quarterback, was named …

The 1984 Rose Bowl game, played on Monday, January 2, was the 70th edition. The unranked UCLA Bruins upset the #4 Illinois Fighting Illini by a score of 45–9.