Box Score 
Jan. 1, 1999
PASADENA, Calif. -- The 85th Rose Bowl was billed as a battle between Wisconsin's nationally rated defense and UCLA's vaunted offense. In truth, the Badgers' Ron Dayne rambled his way to four touchdowns and the UW defense got a stop in the final minute to earn a hard-fought 38-31 Rose Bowl triumph over the sixth-ranked Bruins.
UCLA's defense struggled to stop Dayne, whose 246 yards rushing were one yard shy of the game record. The Badgers mixed in some timely running (65 yards) and passing (154) from QB Mike Samuel in building a 31-21 lead in the third period.
The Bruins cut the lead to three on Jermaine Lewis' second TD and were driving again when freshman Jamar Fletcher intercepted All-American Cade McNown and returned the pick for a TD.
Once again, UCLA battled back and pulled within 38-31. The Bruins' last drive started on their 46-yard line with 1:42 left. Three incompletions by McNown set up Wendell Bryant's game-clinching sack on fourth down.
More than 55,000 Badger fans enjoyed the school's second Rose Bowl win. Dayne's record-setting performance earned him bowl MVP honors.
Scoring 1 2 3 4 F
Wisconsin 7 17 7 7 38
UCLA 7 14 7 3 31
Team statistics UW UCLA
First downs 22 25
Rushing yards 48-343 38-120
Passes 9-17-0 21-36-1
Passing yards 154 418
Total offense 497 538
Punts-avg 5-41 3-47
Fumbles-lost 2-1 1-1
Penalties-yards 7-45 9-94
Individual Leaders
Rushing: Dayne (W) 27-246, Samuel (W) 13-65, Lewis (UCLA) 10-50, Foster (UCLA) 10-38. Passing: Samuel (W) 9-17-0-154, McNown (UCLA) 19-34-1-340. Receiving: Davis (W) 3-57, Sigmund (W) 2-38, Farmer (UCLA) 7-142, Price (UCLA) 3-102, Melsby (UCLA) 3-66.
Attendance: 93,872
