stadium · Pasadena

Rose Bowl

“The Granddaddy of Them All”

UCLA Bruins
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1922Opened
92,542Capacity
Open AirRoof
Natural GrassSurface
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The basics

About Rose Bowl

Historic Pasadena bowl stadium — home of UCLA football and the Rose Bowl Game.

Type
stadium
Sports
Football
League
NCAAF
Nicknames
The Granddaddy of Them All
Location
Pasadena
Time zone
America/Los Angeles
Status
active
FormerlyRose Bowl StadiumThe Rose Bowl
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Don’t miss

Landmarks, traditions & experiences

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Crowd ChantsIconic

8-Clap

UCLA fans perform the famous "8-Clap" chant together throughout every home game.

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PregameIconic

Bruin Walk

The Bruins walk through cheering fans before entering the Rose Bowl.

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PerformersIconic

Cheer Team Performance

UCLA cheer team leading sideline energy and crowd engagement.

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Special EventsIconic

Flyovers

Military or ceremonial flyovers on select big games at the Rose Bowl.

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Songs & MusicIconic

Mighty Bruins

Mighty Bruins — UCLA’s fight song energizing the crowd on big plays.

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Crowd TraditionIconic

Sons of Westwood Student Section

UCLA’s passionate student section bringing energy to the Rose Bowl every home game.

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Postgame TraditionIconic

Stay for the UCLA Alma Mater

Stay and sing the alma mater with players and fans after the final whistle.

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Songs & MusicIconic

True Blue

The UCLA Band leads fans in "True Blue" and traditional fight songs before kickoff.

Architecture

Historic Rose Bowl Façade

The 1922 Myron Hunt bowl — a National Historic Landmark whose horseshoe-turned-bowl façade still defines the Arroyo Seco skyline.

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Architecture

Historic Tunnel

The historic Rose Bowl team tunnel — the same walk UCLA and a century of Rose Bowl Game teams have taken onto the Arroyo Seco field.

Architecture

Rose Bowl Stadium Main Entrance

The main Gate A approach into Rose Plaza — where fans gather at the historic front of America's Stadium.

Statue

1999 Women's World Cup Statue

Brandi Chastain’s celebration statue at the south gate, commemorating the 1999 Women’s World Cup final at the Rose Bowl.

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Historic Marker

America's Stadium Monument

Marker celebrating the Rose Bowl’s “America’s Stadium” nickname — a National Historic Landmark since 1922 and home of the Rose Bowl Game.

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Brookside Golf Course

The Brookside fairways surrounding the bowl — UCLA’s legendary gameday tailgate scene.

Statue

Jackie Robinson Statue

Bronze statue of UCLA’s first four-sport letterman — on the Jackie Robinson Stadium concourse, adjacent to the Westwood campus (not at the Rose Bowl).

Displays

Rose Bowl Court of Champions

South-end honor court with plaques for Rose Bowl Game records, coaches, and MVPs, plus the Hall of Fame statue.

Historic Marker

Rose Bowl Dedication Plaques

Dedication and commemorative plaques around the historic bowl, marking the stadium’s 1922 opening and later renovations.

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Displays

Rose Bowl Hall of Fame

Honors players, coaches, and contributors to the Granddaddy of Them All. Inductee displays sit in the Court of Champions.

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Historic Marker

Rose Bowl Museum

The restored 1922 locker room museum, with exhibits on the Rose Bowl Game, UCLA football, Super Bowls, and the Olympics.

Displays

Rose Bowl Stadium Sign

The iconic ROSE BOWL lettering at Gate A / Rose Plaza — the classic photo stop before entering America's Stadium.

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Signature

Rose Garden

The rose plantings around the bowl and Brookside — Pasadena’s namesake flowers on the walk into America’s Stadium.

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San Gabriel Mountains Backdrop

The San Gabriel Mountains rising behind the bowl — Southern California’s signature Rose Bowl gameday view.

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Rituals

UCLA Band entrance

The Solid Gold Sound high-steps onto the Rose Bowl field for pregame, forming script UCLA and playing Strike Up the Band and Mighty Bruins.

Through the years

History

Home teams

  1. 1922-present
    UCLA BruinsNCAAF
  2. Rose Bowl Game
Getting there

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Address

Pasadena

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