College Football Programs with the Most Rose Bowl Wins

Out of the all the BCS Bowl games none have been dominated by any one team more than the Rose Bowl has. The most times a team has won the Sugar Bowl is eight. The most times a team has won the Fiesta Bowl is six and the most times anybody has won the Orange Bowl is 11. But one team has won the fourth and final BCS Bowl game, the Rose Bowl, on 22 occasions. These are the teams that have won the Rose Bowl on more than four occasions including the team that has won 22 times.

UCLA Bruins
From UCLA's first appearance in the Rose Bowl up to 1965 their record in the Rose Bowl was 0 - 5. Finally in 1966 UCLA got their first Rose Bowl win by beating Michigan State 14 - 12. A full ten years later UCLA would return to the Rose Bowl and this time they beat Ohio State. UCLA's next appearance wouldn't take as long as they returned in 1983 to beat Michigan 24 - 14. UCLA would make it back to back Rose Bowl wins when they beat Illinois in 1984. UCLA's final Rose Bowl win was two years later in 1986.

Stanford Cardinals
The Stanford Cardinals played in the very first Rose Bowl in 1902 but lost to Michigan. Stanford would lose again and tie once before finally winning the Rose Bowl in 1928. From 1934 to 1936 Stanford made it to the Rose Bowl three years in a row but only one the last of the three. Five years later Stanford would win the Rose Bowl again, this time against Nebraska. It took 20 years but finally in 1971 the Cardinals won Rose Bowl number four against Ohio State. The following year Stanford won their fifth and final Rose Bowl game.

Ohio State Buckeyes
Ohio State didn't win their first Rose Bowl until 1950 but is still fourth in the most Rose Bowl wins. In 1955 Ohio State won their second Rose Bowl after a 20 - 7 win against USC. In 1958 Rose Bowl won their third Rose Bowl of the decade. Ohio State wouldn't have as much luck in the 60's but they did win one Rose Bowl in 1969. In the 70's Ohio State made five trips to the Rose Bowl but only one once in 1974. Ohio State's next Rose Bowl win wouldn't be until 1997 against Jake Plummer's Arizona State.