UCLA Bruins ©	Oregon State Beavers
Played October 23, 1993 at Parker Stadium Corvallis, Oregon

  

 

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	23	11	3	.662	11	6	0	.647	10	5	3	.639	2	0	0	1.000
Oregon State	1	1	9	0	.100	0	6	0	.000	1	3	0	.250

 

Previous Belt Meetings

 

The 19^th ranked, 4-2 UCLA Bruins of coach Terry Donahue traveled to Corvallis to meet the 3-4 Oregon State Beavers of coach Jerry Pettibone.  UCLA had problems stopping the wishbone attack of the Beavers as they allowed 338 yards rushing but 2 field goals in the 4^th quarter by All-American PK Bjorn Merten gave the Bruins a 20-17 come-from-behind win to retain The Belt.  UCLA's RB Derek Ayers blocked the Beavers’ first punt attempt & RB Skip Hicks scored on a 1-yard touchdown run giving the Bruins a 7-0 lead.  In the 2^nd quarter, UCLA appeared to be driving for another score but QB Wayne Cook fumbled at the Oregon State 11-yard line while trying to hand-off to Hicks.  Oregon State's DE Dennis Edwards picked up the fumble & returned it 55 yards to the UCLA 27-yard line.  The Beavers could only manage a 21-yard field goal by PK Brooke Knight so Oregon State trailed 7-3 at the half.  The Beavers took the lead in the 3^rd quarter when RB John Young finished a 78-yard drive with a 1-yard touchdown run.  The Bruins then put together an 80-yard drive with Cook finding All-American WR J.J. Stokes on a 9-yard touchdown pass giving the UCLA a 14-10 advantage.  On the next series, Oregon State went 65 yards in 2 plays, a 22-yard run by RB J.J. Young & a 43-yard burst by RB Cameron Reynolds for the touchdown.  Reynolds got credit for the entire run but it was QB Rahim Muhammad who had carried the first 15 yards before pitching on the option allowing Reynolds to get the touchdown & Oregon State to regain the lead at 17-14.  The Bruins tied the game at 17-17 early in the 4^th quarter when Merten hit from 35 yards after All-American LB Jamir Miller had recovered an Oregon State fumble at the Beavers 22-yard line.  The game winning field goal came from Merten on a 34-yard kick with 6:03 to play.  Oregon State had a chance to tie the game when the Beavers drove to the UCLA 15-yard line with 4:22 to play but Knight’s kick appeared to be no more than a foot wide & the Bruins were able to run out the clock.  Cook finished with 183 yards passing with a touchdown while Muhammad attempted only 2 passes for the Beavers in the entire game neither of which was completed.  UCLA finished the season 8-4; Pac 10 Co-Champs, ranked 18^th nationally while the Beavers finished 4-7.  Oregon State would play for The Belt again in 1994.