LOS ANGELES – UCLA’s bowl hopes are officially on their last life.
Although the Bruins are guaranteed a losing record after dropping their rivalry game last weekend, they could still back into a bowl game with a win at Cal on Saturday (4 p.m., ESPN2) and the misfortune of other teams.
UCLA (4-7, 2-5 Pac-12) could play in a bowl game at 5-7 if there are not enough six-win bowl-eligible teams to fill the 40 bowl games and the Bruins’ academic progress rate (APR) of 972 is one of the highest among 5-7 teams.
As of Nov.