2015 Foster Farms Bowl, UCLA vs. Nebraska: Date, time, location and more

There were a few names for the Foster Farms Bowl before it settled on a new title sponsor in 2014 and a new home where for 2015.

Founded as the San Francisco Bowl in 2002, the game was originally played at AT&T Park, home of the San Francisco Giants. After a stint as the Emerald Bowl, it became the Kraft Fight Hunger in 2010 and eventually became the Foster Farms Bowl in 2014, its first year at Levi’s Stadium, the new home of the San Francisco 49ers.

Since 2006, the Foster Farms Bowl has featured a Pac-12 team and now has a tie-in with the Big Ten, which began with a 2014 matchup of Stanford and Maryland. The Pac-12 earned its third straight Foster Farms Bowl victory in the game with the Cardinal running away, 45-21.

Here is everything you need to know to get ready for this year’s Foster Farms Bowl:

Date and time: Saturday, Dec. 26, 9:15 p.m. ET

TV channel: ESPN

Location: Santa Clara, Calif.

Stadium: Levi’s Stadium, 68,500

Last year’s score: Stanford 45, Maryland 21

Last year’s attendance: 34,780

Last year’s TV rating: 2.1

Last year’s payout for each school: $2.213 million

Team with the most all-time appearances: Boston College, 3

Team with the most all-time wins: 13 teams, 1

UCLA got off to a hot start when it rose as high as seventh in the AP Top 25, but an uneven season plagued with injuries pushed it to the middle of the pack in the Pac-12. The Bruins can count three wins over ranked teams on their resume, but four losses -- all to bowl-eligible teams -- torpedoed their opportunity to play in a high-profile postseason game in 2015.

The Bruins are led by quarterback Josh Rosen, this season’s Pac-12 Offensive Freshman of the Year. He’s the first-ever true freshman to start a season-opener behind center in school history and while he’s had some growing pains it’s clear that he’ll be the player to lead UCLA into the future. He threw for 3,351 yards this fall and tallied five different 300-yard passing games. Rosen also had multiple interceptions on three separate occasions, including two losses.

One of the reason’s for UCLA’s lackluster finish could be the loss of All-American linebacker (and occasional running back) Myles Jack, who suffered a knee injury back in September. The Bruins went 5-4 down the stretch without their defensive leader, who plans to turn pro next spring and is regarded as a future first-round draft pick. Without Jack, the team finished just 59th in the FBS in terms of total defense.

Last bowl game: 2014 season’s Alamo Bowl (40-35 win over No. 11 Kansas State)

All-time bowl record: 17-17-1

Head coach’s bowl record: Jim L. Mora is 2-1 in college bowl games.

This isn’t exactly the history Nebraska hoped to make this year, but the Huskers are part of the first crop of 5-7 teams to ever reach bowl games. That’s a good thing for a group that could use the extra practices after a dismal first season under new coach Mike Riley, but there certainly won’t be a lot of enthusiasm surrounding this game.

Nebraska’s season looked like it was starting to turn around after a 3-6 start and a loss to Purdue to hit rock bottom. After the Purdue loss, the Huskers came back to beat Michigan State at home for the Spartans’ only regular season loss, then they went on the road to beat Rutgers. However, the season ended with disappointment in a loss to Iowa, which included four interceptions from quarterback Tommy Armstrong.

Armstrong’s inconsistency has been mirrored by his team all year. The pass defense isn’t has struggled and the Huskers have struggled to establish a run game. The good news is that this team shouldn’t be under .500. They’ve lost a lot of close games and have shown they can be competitive. If “good Nebraska” shows up for 60 minutes, the Huskers will be a tough out.

Last bowl game: 2014 Holiday Bowl (45-42 loss to USC)

All-time bowl record: 25-26

Head coach’s bowl record: Mike Riley was 6-2 in bowl games with Oregon State.