1983 UCLA Bruins football team

1983 UCLA Bruins football
Pac-10 champion
Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 45–9 vs. Illinois
Conference Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 13
AP No. 17
1983 record 7–4–1 (6–1–1 Pac-10)
Head coach Terry Donahue (8th season)
Offensive coordinator Homer Smith (6th season)
Home stadium Rose Bowl
(Capacity 104,091)
1983 Pacific-10 football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 17 UCLA $ 6 –1 –1  7 –4 –1
Washington 5 –2 –0  8 –4 –0
Washington State 5 –3 –0  7 –4 –0
USC 4 –3 –0  4 –6 –1
Arizona 4 –3 –1  7 –3 –1
Arizona State 3 –3 –1  6 –4 –1
Oregon 3 –3 –1  4 –6 –1
California 3 –4 –1  5 –5 –1
Oregon State 1 –6 –1  2 –8 –1
Stanford 1 –7 –0  1 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 UCLA Bruins football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their eighth year under head coach Terry Donahue, the Bruins compiled a 7–4–1 record (6–1–1 Pac-10), finished in first place in the Pacific-10 Conference, and were ranked #17 in the final AP Poll. The Bruins went on to defeat Illinois in the 1984 Rose Bowl.[1]

UCLA's offensive leaders in 1983 were quarterback Rick Neuheisel with 2,245 passing yards, running back Kevin Nelson with 898 rushing yards, and wide receiver Mike Sherrard with 709 receiving yards.[2] Neuheisel was selected as the 1984 Rose Bowl Most Valuable Player.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 3 at No. 15 Georgia* No. 20 Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA ABC L 8-19   82,122
September 17 Arizona State Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA CBS T 26-26   47,093
September 24 at No. 1 Nebraska* Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE L 10-42   76,510
October 1 BYU* Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA L 35-37   50,044
October 8 at Stanford Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA W 39-21   55,804
October 15 at Washington State Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA W 24-14   30,000
October 22 California Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA W 20-16   58,062
October 29 No. 11 Washington Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA ABC W 27-24   60,094
November 5 at Oregon Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR W 24-13   24,511
November 12 at Arizona Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ CBS L 24-27   42,640
November 19 at USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Battle for the Victory Bell) W 27-17   83,763
January 2 vs. No. 4 Illinois* Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl) NBC W 45-9   103,217
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Game summaries

USC

1 234Total
• UCLA 3 3714 27
USC 0 1007 17

[3]

1984 NFL Draft

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

PlayerPositionRoundPickFranchise
Don RogersDefensive Back118Cleveland Browns
Jay SchroederQuarterback383Washington Redskins

[4]

References

  1. ↑ "1983 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  2. ↑ "1983 UCLA Bruins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  3. ↑ Gainesville Sun. 1982 Nov 20.
  4. ↑ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1984.htm
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