1980 UCLA Bruins football team

1980 UCLA Bruins football
Conference Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 14
AP No. 13
1980 record 9–2 (5–2 Pac-10)
Head coach Terry Donahue (5th season)
Offensive coordinator Homer Smith (3rd season)
Home stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
(Capacity 92,604)
1980 Pacific-10 football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 16 Washington $ 6 –1 –0  9 –3 –0
No. 13 UCLA 5 –2 –0  9 –2 –0
No. 11 USC 4 –2 –1  8 –2 –1
Arizona State 5 –3 –0  7 –4 –0
Oregon 4 –3 –1  6 –3 –2
Stanford 3 –4 –0  6 –5 –0
Arizona 3 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Washington State 3 –4 –0  4 –7 –0
California 3 –5 –0  3 –8 –0
Oregon State 0 –8 –0  0 –11 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 UCLA Bruins football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth year under head coach Terry Donahue, the Bruins compiled a 9–2 record (5–2 Pac-10), finished in second place in the Pacific-10 Conference, and were ranked #13 in the final AP Poll.[1]

UCLA's offensive leaders in 1980 were quarterback Tom Ramsey with 1,116 passing yards, running back Freeman McNeil with 1,105 rushing yards, and wide receiver Cormac Carney with 591 receiving yards.[2]

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 13 Colorado* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 56-14   37,250
September 20 at Purdue* Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN W 23-14   69,333
September 27 Wisconsin* No. 16 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 35-0   40,018
October 4 at No. 2 Ohio State* No. 11 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH ABC W 17-0   88,084
October 11 No. 16 Stanford No. 5 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 35-21   64,175
October 25 at California No. 3 California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA W 32-9   53,000
November 1 at Arizona No. 2 Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 17-23   42,876
November 8 Oregon No. 8 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA L 14-20   40,907
November 15 at Arizona State No. 17 Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 23-14   65,640
November 22 No. 12 USC No. 18 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Battle for the Victory Bell) ABC W 20-17   83,491
November 30 vs. Oregon State No. 14 National Stadium • Tokyo, Japan (Mirage Bowl) KTLA W 34-3   80,000
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Game summaries

Colorado

1 234Total
Colorado 0 077 14
• UCLA 28 2800 56

[3]

Team players in the NFL

The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.

PlayerPositionRoundPickFranchise
Freeman McNeilRunning Back13New York Jets
Kenny EasleyDefensive Back14Seattle Seahawks

[4]

Awards and honors

  • Kenny Easley, S, All American (consensus), All-Conference Honor
  • Irv Eatman, DT, All-Conference Honor
  • Avon Riley, LB, All-Conference Honor
  • Tim Wrightman, TE, All-Conference Honor
  • Larry Lee, OG, All-Conference Honor
  • Freeman McNeil, TB, All American, All-Conference Honor

References

  1. ↑ "1980 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  2. ↑ "1980 UCLA Bruins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Bruins go on a Buffalo hunt." Eugene Register-Guard. 1980 Sept 14.
  4. ↑ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1981.htm
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