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Nineteen years ago, Darrell Bevell, a redshirt freshman transfer fresh off his Mormon mission, led Wisconsin to its first Rose Bowl win-an ugly 21-16 victory over UCLA that featured seven fumbles. Bevell's clinching touchdown came on a particularly un-balletic play. The video isn't online, but here's how Jon Roe described it in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune:
Another key was a less-than-speedy scramble by Wisconsin quarterback Darrell Bevell. It came after the Badgers had recovered a UCLA fumble at the Bruins 34. At the UCLA 21, Bevell dropped back to pass, the protection collapsed, and the 23-year-old sophomore ambled into the left corner of the end zone. His longest run of the season had covered only 9 yards, but this jaunt put the Badgers ahead 21-10 with 11 minutes to...
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