Back in 2004, quarterback Aaron Rodgers made history of his own at the Coliseum playing for Cal. As his seventh-ranked Bears took on No. 1-ranked and defending national champion USC, Rodgers set a school record and tied the NCAA record at the time with 23 straight pass completions.

According to a retrospective published this week in the LA Times, at one point in that game Rodgers was 29-of-31 with the two incompletions both being throwaways on scrambles. The game came down to the Bears, trailing by six points, knocking on the door on their final possession. But Rodgers was sacked and then had a receiver slip on a route that could have produced the game-winning score. The top-ranked Trojans escaped, 23-17.

"I remember the atmosphere being electric," Rodgers said. "It was a fun day until the ending."

Defensive lineman Kenny Clark recalled a big win there for his UCLA Bruins over archrival USC his freshman year in 2013. It was UCLA's first win at the Coliseum in the crosstown rivalry in 16 years, and it was convincing, 35-14.

"I just like the overall setting," Clark said. "You get that medieval look, the clock up there, old-school. It's a pretty cool stadium to play in, and it's one of the legendary stadiums, so it's fun to play there."

Even Head Coach Mike McCarthy has a vivid memory of his last visit there, on Christmas Eve 1994 as an assistant coach for the Kansas City Chiefs. Needing a win over the Raiders to steal the last wild-card playoff spot from their AFC West rivals, the Chiefs prevailed, 19-9.

"I remember we hit 'Two jet flanker drive X shield' for a big play in the game against Cover-1,'" McCarthy said, another example of his incredible memory of specific play calls. "It was a huge play that day.

"I remember the Santa Claus outfits of the Raider fans in black and silver. I thought that was unique. It's a great place, it's historic."

McCarthy plans to pass that message along to his team in their final meetings the day before facing the Rams. With the Rams and Chargers getting a new stadium in a couple of years, this could be the Packers' last game there, ever.