 The extra point was blocked, Despite dominating in the statistics, USC led only 16–6 with less than 4 minutes left in the game (In the first 3 1/2 quarters, USC had penetrated inside the UCLA 25 yard line 7 times; 3 times they fumbled, threw one interception in the end zone, settled for a short field goal, and scored 2 touchdowns, missing the extra point on one).On 3rd and 23, UCLA linebacker Dallas Grider hit USC quarterback Troy Winslow and caused a fumble.UCLA scored on a Beban touchdown pass to Dick Witcher and successfully converted a two-point conversion to make the score 16–14 (A tie would have sent USC to the Rose Bowl, hence the reason UCLA went for two).