University of California Los Angeles - Bruin Life / Southern Campus Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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Right: Redshift senior wide receiver Junior Taylor and junior running back Chns Markey lead ttie cheers following UCLA ' s victory over use. The victory was especially sweet for Taylor and the other Bruin seniors, who had to endure three years of losing to their crosstown rivals. Photographed by Olga Nezhevenho. W mi ' ■ ' : mmi ; ' r j 5 -5iv •■,« ■ ?»3.fti ?a-5;-?vJ5»«;; waas M; a3SS ' v li

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Above: John Andrawis, a fourth-year biology student, rears back and prepares to take a swing at the red vehicle used in this year ' s car smash. The car smash was a highly anticipated event in which students could channel their anger toward USC into demolishing a donated red vehicle. Photogiaphed l ' Yong Kim. Left: Students look on in suprise as confetti and streamers erupt out of the bonfire instead of the usual blazing inferno. High winds and adverse fire conditions prevented the bonfire from being lit this year. Photographed by Michelle Wong. 5 CD Co -s Co O CD CQ O O o Q 0 CD Q Q 7 IgOl in 10 a fear, piril iiely lioui ruin light ame oj an id and ■red t ;la parade and rally, which were concluded with the symbolic bonfire at the foot of Janss steps. The parade featured grand marshals Sue Enquist and Karch Kiraly. Enquist had been the head coach of the Bruin Softball program for 19 years. Prior to her coaching career, she led her fellow Bruin teammates in 1978 to their first national championship in Softball. Karl Kiraly, on the other hand, led the Bruin olleyball team to three NCAA titles as an All American team player in the 1980s. With such astounding athletes as grand marshals of the parade, the students present became even more excited for the riveting speeches of current Bruin football players. There were stands on the sidewalks around the parade route that offered students and passersby warm goodies such as churros and popcorn to snack on while they awaited the procession. On stage, the Bruin football players spoke to fans of all ages and rallied support for the game two days later. Fans, donned in blue and gold, jumped around with excitement as the air resounded with the thunder of air sticks accompanying the players ' voices. Unfortunately, due to high winds, students were unable to enjoy the warm glow of the bonfire. The rally committee was forced to cancel the bonfire for the safety of the students; instead, the eyes of the students were delighted with falling confetti. As Andrew Liu, a second-year business economics student, described, The rally was exciting, because I didn ' t go the year before, but like everyone else, I was disappointed that there was no bonfire. [Still,] the whole point was to bring the school together. Despite the disappointment. Bruins rallied together and helped bring spirit into the Rose Bowl on game day and into the blue and gold victory. — h y Monica Nguyen o Co Q r:3 CD CD Q CO Co O Q CD O O CQ Co c Q CD 3 5 ID O d. O o o CO CO q CO hliip , ' v ,ur ilH uppk 21 '

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■• ' ' :■ ' ■ ' ■. ' • .-, -■-. ' ■ f r PJ WTMKKt HriBi tt JHr A TfBvB Ir l J- ' - ' Efl H 1 »i T H H I H B3iHBfc .1 — M - ' - ■ Far left: Redshirt sophomore quarterback Patrick Cowan sends sophomore wide receiver Gavin Ketchum in motion on the Bruins ' final drive of the game. Although they did not score. UCLA consumed enough time to leave only four seconds for the Trojans to mount a miracle comeback. Photographed by Michelle Wong. Left: Hundreds of ecstatic Bruin fans are turned away by the Los Angeles police as they try to rush the field after the game. Students that did manage to make it on the field were arrested and escorted out of the Rose Bowl. Photographed by Olga Nezhevenko. Bruins stun No. 2 USC Seven years is a long time without a ictory over an archrival. For seven painstakingly long years, Bruin fans had to sit back and endure the media fawning over how dominant crosstown rival USC was. For seven years, Bruin seniors had to walk off the field in their final regular season game reflecting silently as Trojan players celebrated yet another year in possession of the Victory Bell. For seven years, the UCLA athletic department watched USC produce three Heisman Trophy winners and a BCS National Championship. And on December 2, 2006 one courageous performance by the Bruins made it seem as if the past seven years had never happened. Coming off of three consecutive wins o er ranked opponents, USC was ranked No. 2 in the BCS standings and looked to be a shoo-in for the National Title game. To experts and analysts, the matchup with the Bruins was just an afterthought, with ESPN ' s Kirk Herbstreit proclaiming, They ' ll run right through UCLA. On the day of the game, the atmosphere in the sold-out Rose Bowl was electric. A sea of fans adorned in powder blue screamed their support as the Bruins tried to pull the upset against the Trojans. In the first quarter, it was apparent that the game would be a defensive struggle. Faced with the task of stopping use ' s prolific wide receiving tandem of Dwayne Jarrett and Steve Smith, defensive coordinator Dwayne Walker chose to focus his attack on Trojan quarterback John Da id Booty. Walker sent blitzes at Booty from every conceivable angle, confusing and rattling him into early and inaccurate throws. Offensi ely, redshirt sophomore quarterback Patrick Cowan surprised e eryone with his ability to break down the Trojan defense with his legs. On the Bruins ' lone scoring drive on the first half, Cowan scrambled for 55 yards, including a one-yard dive into the endzone that put the Bruins up early 7- 0. USC responded with a safety and touchdown of its own and went into halftime with a 9-7 lead. In the second half, senior All American kicker Justin Medlock added two field goals to give UCLA a 13-9 lead. With under two minutes remaining in the game, it looked as if the Bruins were going to suffer from another late game collapse, as the Trojans drove all the way down to the Bruins ' 18 yard line. But in almost fairy tale fashion, redshirt senior linebacker Eric McNeal tipped and intercepted Booty ' s pass on third and four, sealing a Bruin victory for the first time in seven years. When the clock hit zero, pandemonium ensued, as UCLA players rushed the middle of the field to celebrate. Drenched in Gatorade, head coach Karl Dorrell triumphantly pumped his fists in the air as he addressed tens of thousands of screaming supporters. Students that attempted to rush the field were met with pepper spray and police dressed in riot gear, so instead, junior tailback Chris Markey and redshirt senior wide receiver Junior Taylor made their way over to the student section. I was really disappointed we could not rush the field to cap off such an amazing win, but the look on Pete Carroll ' s face and the exhilaration of finally beating USC was worth it, commented third-year psychology student Kristy Ito. With the UCLA band blaring Sons of Westwood behind them, Markey and Taylor kicked off a celebration that would last all night long, and would forever stand tribute to one of the greatest performances in Bruin football history. - hy Benjamin Yim ii»;r gamp 23