Ucla bowl game 2012

The Wolfpack were 18th in most recent Associated Press poll, which was released Dec. The Bruins were unranked. This was the first time since the Bruins won at least eight games in a season. The last time they won more than eight games was The San Diego Padres announced a partnership with the San Diego Bowl Game Association in July allowing the Holiday Bowl to be played at Petco Park for a minimum of the next five years, beginning this year, dependent on City Council approval, which was granted later in July, overturning a previous ban on football at the downtown baseball stadium.

The game was expected to be the first time an Atlantic Coast Conference team had played in the Holiday Bowl. Under an agreement announced in , the ACC will supply a team for the game at least through The agreement was supposed to begin with the game, which was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Big Ten Conference had supplied a team from The Pac Conference has supplied a team for each game since the game.

The Holiday Bowl gets the third selection among Pac Conference teams, with the Rose Bowl getting the conference champion and the Alamo Bowl getting the second choice. The Bruins lost to Baylor, , in the game. UCLA was heading into the game on a three-game winning streak. This season was the first time since the Bruins have won at least eight games in a season.

North Carolina State has won four of its last five games. UCLA is unranked. It has a bowl record, including losses in its last two bowl games. Microsoft and partners may be compensated if you purchase something through recommended links in this article.

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