UCLA Remembers 2005 Game Against USC

UCLA football coach Karl Dorrell celebrates as his defense stops Rice from scoring a touchdown at the goal line during the second quarter Sept. 9, 2006, at a college football game at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. USC has beaten UCLA seven straight times, not just the last couple of years. When the teams meet Saturday at the Rose Bowl, the Bruins will be shooting for their first win over their crosstown rivals since 1998. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, File) (Kevork Djansezian - AP)

"The history of all sports says yes. The history of this football team says no," Carroll said regarding that possibility. "We haven't had problems with that. That is not a factor I'm concerned about at all."

Win or lose, UCLA (6-5, 4-4) will oppose Florida State in the Emerald Bowl on Dec. 27 in San Francisco.

The Trojans have a 41-27-7 record in the series that dates back to 1929, when they beat the Bruins 76-0. UCLA won eight straight before USC began its current seven-game winning streak.

Some of the wildest games have been played at the Rose Bowl, where UCLA has played its home games since 1982. Before that, the teams shared the Coliseum.

UCLA won a 20-19 decision in the first game the teams played at the Rose Bowl when the Trojans failed on a 2-point conversion in the final seconds. USC's Todd Marinovich threw a touchdown pass in the final minute to give his team a 45-42 victory in 1990.

UCLA won a 38-37 decision in 1992, and four years later, the Bruins rallied from 17 points down in the fourth quarter to win 48-41 in double overtime.

Two years ago, the Trojans earned their berth opposite Oklahoma in the BCS title game by beating the Bruins 29-24 in a much closer game than most anticipated. USC was 11-0 going in and UCLA was 6-4.

The rivalry is unique because it involves two teams in the same city with plenty of players who know each other.

For example, USC center Ryan Kalil will be lining up against a familiar face in Bruins defensive tackle Kevin Brown.

"Kevin Brown _ I love that guy to death," Kalil said. "We played in the Cali-Florida Bowl together and I'm going to have to go hit heads with him now. So I'm going to have to think about that."