1984 UCLA Bruins football team
1984 UCLA Bruins football | |
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Fiesta Bowl champion | |
Fiesta Bowl, W 39–37 vs. Miami (FL) | |
Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 10 |
AP | No. 9 |
1984 record | 9–3 (5–2 Pac-10) |
Head coach | Terry Donahue (9th season) |
Offensive coordinator | Homer Smith (7th season) |
Home stadium |
Rose Bowl (Capacity 104,091) |
1984 Pacific-10 football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 USC $ | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Washington | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 UCLA | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1984 UCLA Bruins football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their ninth year under head coach Terry Donahue, the Bruins compiled a 9–3 record (5–2 Pac-10), finished in a tie for third place in the Pacific-10 Conference, and were ranked #9 in the final AP Poll. The Bruins went on to defeat Miami in the 1985 Fiesta Bowl.[1] Gaston Green and James Washington were named the offensive and defensive most valuable players in the 1985 Fiesta Bowl.
UCLA's offensive leaders in 1984 were quarterback Steve Bono with 1,333 passing yards, running back Danny Andrews with 605 rushing yards, and wide receiver Mike Sherrard with 635 receiving yards.[2]
Schedule
Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |||
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September 8 | at San Diego State* | No. 4 | Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego, CA | W 18-15 | 49,220 | ||||
September 15 | Long Beach State* | No. 7 | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA | W 23-17 | 40,132 | ||||
September 22 | No. 1 Nebraska* | No. 8 | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA | CBS | L 3-42 | 71,355 | |||
September 29 | at Colorado* | No. 17 | Folsom Field • Boulder, CO | W 33-16 | 38,925 | ||||
October 6 | Stanford | No. 17 | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA | Metro | L 21-23 | 53,806 | |||
October 13 | Washington State | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA | W 27-24 | 40,122 | |||||
October 20 | at California | California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA | CBS | W 17-14 | 55,200 | ||||
October 27 | at Arizona State | Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ | CBS | W 21-13 | 67,221 | ||||
November 3 | Oregon |
Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA | Metro | L 18-20 | 44,420 | ||||
November 10 | Oregon State | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA | W 26-17 | 34,116 | |||||
November 17 | No. 7 USC | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Battle for the Victory Bell) | CBS | W 29-10 | 90,096 | ||||
January 1 | vs. No. 13 Miami (FL)* | No. 14 | Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl) | NBC | W 39-37 | 60,310 | |||
*Non-conference game. |
Game summaries
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1985 NFL Draft
The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.
Player | Position | Round | Pick | Franchise |
Steve Bono | Quarterback | 6 | 142 | Minnesota Vikings |
Mike Young | Wide Receiver | 6 | 161 | Los Angeles Rams |
Ron Pitts | Defensive Back | 7 | 169 | Buffalo Bills |
Duval Love | Guard | 10 | 274 | Los Angeles Rams |
References
- ↑ "1984 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
- ↑ "1984 UCLA Bruins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
- ↑ Gainesville Sun. 1984 Oct 1.
- ↑ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1985.htm