Michigan State vs. UCLA
Saturday, January 1, 1966, Rose Bowl Share
No. 5 UCLA beat No. 1 Michigan State 14–12. It was their fourth meeting; after it, Michigan State led the series 3–1.
FinalTV: NBCAttendance 100,087Referee: Howard Wirtz (Big Ten; split crew: Big Ten, AAWU)
MVP Bob Stiles (UCLA DB)Wikipedia
On the newsreel
- ROSE BOWL IS ANOTHER UPSETMichigan State was undefeated during the season and two-touchdown favorites to take the measure of UCLA. Well, you know the story when you have Old Man Upset playing "drawback" for the opposition.
Universal Newsreel, National Archives (catalog record). Story titles and words as Universal’s release sheet gives them; the films themselves may still be under copyright, so we link to the record rather than show them.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Michigan State 70% to win. UCLA pulled the upset.
The series
Every Michigan State–UCLA gameUCLA leads 4–3 in seven meetings, counting the three since this game.
| 2025 | UCLA 38, Michigan State 13 | |
| 1974 | UCLA 56, Michigan State 14 | |
| 1973 | UCLA 34, Michigan State 21 | |
| 1965 | UCLA 14, Michigan State 12 | Rose Bowl |
| 1965 | Michigan State 13, UCLA 3 | |
| 1955 | Michigan State 17, UCLA 14 | Rose Bowl |
Around this game
Michigan State
- Next gamevs. NC StateSept. 17, 1966
- SeasonMichigan State in 1965
- ProgramMichigan State history and records
UCLA
- Next gamevs. PittsburghSept. 17, 1966
- SeasonUCLA in 1965
- ProgramUCLA history and records