UCLA Bruins ©	Washington State Cougars
Played November 6, 1993 at Martin Stadium Pullman, Washington

  

 

Teams' Belt Records

 

Team	Belt Reigns	Overall Record				Home Record				Away Record				Neutral Record
		W	L	T	PCT	W	L	T	PCT	W	L	T	PCT	W	L	T	PCT
UCLA ©	9	25	11	3	.679	13	6	0	.684	10	5	3	.639	2	0	0	1.000
Washington State	1	2	6	0	.250	2	1	0	.667	0	5	0	.000

 

Previous Belt Meetings

 

 

The 12^th ranked, 6-2 UCLA Bruins of coach Terry Donahue traveled to Pullman to meet the 5-4 Washington State Cougars of coach Mike Price.  UCLA's back-up QB Rob Walker threw 2 touchdowns to All-American WR J.J. Stokes as the Bruins held off the Cougars 40-27 to retain The Belt.  UCLA's starting QB Wayne Cook led the Bruins first drive capped by a 1-yard touchdown from RB Skip Hicks but Cook had to leave the game as he was hospitalized with a bruised kidney.  Walker found Stokes open for a 29-yard touchdown pass midway through the 1^st quarter for a 14-0 UCLA lead.  Bruins' All-American PK Bjorn Merten hit a 38-yard field goal & when CB Tommy Bennett returned a Washington State fumble 17 yards for a touchdown, UCLA had a 24-0 lead.  Washington State got a 21-yard field goal from PK Aaron Price with 0:08 left in the half that was helped by a roughing-the-passer penalty against UCLA.  On the Bruins first play of the 3^rd quarter, Washington State's All-Pac 10 DE DeWayne Patterson stripped the ball from Walker & Cougars' DT Chad Eaton recovered at the UCLA 29-yard line.  Eight plays later, Washington State's RB Delton Johnson scored on a 2-yard touchdown run closing the gap to 24-10.  Patterson forced another Walker fumble & this time recovered it himself at the UCLA 27-yard line.  The Cougars’ drive stalled as they settled for a 30-yard field goal from Price leaving the score UCLA 24 Washington State 13.  The Bruins finally righted themselves offensively as Walker found Stokes open for a 43-yard touchdown pass after Washington State's S John Rushing had slipped on the play giving UCLA a 31-13 lead heading into the 4^th quarter.  Early in the final quarter, UCLA recovered a fumble by Washington State's QB Derek Chapman at the Cougars’ 6-yard line.  When Walker tried to throw a screen pass to RB Daron Washington, Patterson stepped in between for the interception & raced 89 yards for a touchdown.  Washington State still trailed 31-21 but it looked like they would still challenge.  UCLA's All-American LB Jamir Miller pressured Chapman forcing him to fall on the ball in the end zone for a Bruins' safety & Washington scored on a 7-yard touchdown run with 1:54 to play to secure the victory.  The Cougars got a final touchdown on a 41-yard touchdown pass from QB Shawn Deeds to WR Deron Pointer.  Walker finished with 181 yards passing with 2 touchdowns in his fill-in duty for the Bruins.  Washington State's QB Chad DeGrenier threw for 121 yards with an interception in the loss.  UCLA finished the season 8-4; Pac 10 Co-Champs, ranked 18^th nationally while the Cougars finished 5-6.  Washington State would play for The Belt again in 2004.