UCLA football Rose Bowl Stadium setback

Article posted by Coliseum, November 18^th, 2025

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A judge recently denied a request by the Rose Bowl Operating Company and the City of Pasadena (California, US) for a temporary restraining order in their bid to keep UCLA football games at the Rose Bowl Stadium.

‘AP’ stated that the Los Angeles Superior Court Judge James Chalfant said the parties had not demonstrated an emergency that would necessitate such an action. Instead, he suggested the plaintiffs’ attorneys seek discovery information about the Big Ten School’s discussions with the 70,240-capacity SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California (US) and pursue a preliminary injunction.

The Rose Bowl Operating Company (RBOC) is a non-profit, public benefit corporation that manages the historic Rose Bowl Stadium and the Brookside Golf Course for the City of Pasadena. Its mission is to enhance the economic and civic value of the facilities for Pasadena by operating the stadium and golf course to provide top-quality entertainment and generate revenue.

The UCLA Bruins football program represents the University of California, Los Angeles, in college football as members of the Big Ten Conference (US collegiate athletic Conference).

The Rose Bowl is an outdoor athletic stadium located in Pasadena, California, United States. Opened in October 1922, the stadium is recognized as a National Historic Landmark and a California Historic Civil Engineering landmark. With a modern all-seated capacity of 89,702 the Rose Bowl is the 20^th-largest stadium in the world and the 11^th-largest stadium in the United States.

‘AP’ further stated that Attorney Nima Mohebbi, who represents the Rose Bowl Operating Company and the City of Pasadena, said he had filed a public records request looking for information about those discussions.

Maintained Mohebbi, “Even though I found that there was no immediate emergency I have made it very clear in a lot of my statements that there’s irreparable harm, that the UCLA has an obligation to play at the Rose Bowl through 2044 and we’re very confident in our facts of this case. So I think all in, we feel very, very good.”

UCLA spokeswoman Mary Osako said in a statement, “As we have said, while we continue to evaluate the long-term arrangement for the UCLA football home games no decision has been made.”

UCLA has played its home games at the historic Rose Bowl since 1982. Its lease with the stadium runs through the 2043 season.

The school attorneys denied in court that they had made any decisions about potential relocation.

Commented Chalfant, “I don’t know why the UCLA can’t just show up and play football at the Rose Bowl. You don’t need to talk to them at all.”

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