1985 UCLA Bruins football team

The 1985 UCLA Bruins football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their tenth year under head coach Terry Donahue, the Bruins compiled a 9–2–1 record (6–2 Pac-10), finished in first place in the Pacific-10 Conference, and were ranked #7 in the final AP Poll. The Bruins went on to defeat #4 Iowa in the 1986 Rose Bowl.[1] Running back Eric Ball was selected as the most valuable player in the 1986 Rose Bowl.

1985 UCLA Bruins football
Pac-10 champion
Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 45–28 vs. Iowa
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 7
1985 record9–2–1 (6–2 Pac-10)
Head coachTerry Donahue (10th season)
Offensive coordinatorHomer Smith (8th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorBob Field (4th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorTom Hayes (4th season)
Home stadiumRose Bowl
(Capacity 104,091)
1985 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 7 UCLA $ 6 –2 –0  9 –2 –1
Arizona 5 –2 –0  8 –3 –1
Arizona State 5 –2 –0  8 –4 –0
Washington 5 –3 –0  7 –5 –0
USC 5 –3 –0  6 –6 –0
Oregon 3 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Washington State 3 –5 –0  4 –7 –0
Stanford 3 –5 –0  4 –7 –0
Oregon State 2 –6 –0  3 –8 –0
California 2 –7 –0  4 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

UCLA's offensive leaders in 1985 were quarterback David Norrie with 1,819 passing yards, running back Gaston Green with 712 rushing yards, and wide receiver Karl Dorrell with 565 receiving yards.[2]

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 7at No. 8 BYU*No. 20
ESPNW 27-2465,455
September 14at Tennessee*No. 10
ABCT 26-2694,370
September 21San Diego State*No. 12
W 34-1654,625
September 28at WashingtonNo. 13
CBSL 14-2160,801
October 5Arizona State
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
CBSW 40-1750,494
October 12at Stanford
W 34-963,000
October 19at Washington StateNo. 18
KNBCW 31-3032,302
October 26CaliforniaNo. 17
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
TBSW 34-761,530
November 9at ArizonaNo. 14
W 24-1957,779
November 16Oregon StateNo. 13
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
W 41-045,102
November 23at USCNo. 8
L 13-1790,064
January 1vs. No. 4 Iowa*No. 13
NBCW 45-28103,292
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel
1985 UCLA Bruins football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 83 Willie Anderson So
RB 21 Eric Ball Fr
OT 72 Robert Cox
WR 8 Karl Dorrell Jr
FB 22 Mel Farr So
C 69 Joe Goebel
RB 44 Gaston Green So
RB 45 Marcus Greenwood Jr
OG 63 Mike Hartmeier
OT Robert Jenkins Sr
OT 70 John Kidder
OG 77 Jim McCullough
QB 9 David Norrie Sr
WR 82 Mike Sherrard Sr
QB 11 Matt Stevens Jr
TE 81 Derek Tennell Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 2 Darryl Henley Fr
LB 59 Melvin Jackson
LB 99 Steve Jarecki Sr
DB 31 Carnell Lake Fr
DB 37 Chuckie Miller Jr
LB 41 Ken Norton Jr. So
LB 42 Tommy Taylor Sr
NG 40 Terry Tumey So
DB 23 Marcus Turner  Fr
DT 95 Mark Walen Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K John Lee Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt
  • Craig (offense)
  • Primus (offense)
  • WR Al Wilson

Game summaries

at Washington
1 234Total
UCLA 7 700 14
• Washington 0 11100 21
  • Date: September 28
  • Location: Husky Stadium, Seattle
  • Game attendance: 60,801
  • Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C)
See also: 1985 Washington Huskies football team

[3]

California
See also: 1985 California Golden Bears football team and California–UCLA football rivalry
California Golden Bears (3–4) at #17 UCLA Bruins (5–1–1)
1 2 34Total
California 7 0 007
UCLA 3 17 7734

at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, California

  • Date: October 26
  • Game attendance: 61,530
  • [4]
Game information

UCLA moved into first place in the Pac-10 with the win.

at USC
1 234Total
UCLA 7 600 13
• USC 7 037 17
See also: 1985 USC Trojans football team and Victory Bell (UCLA–USC)
Overall record Last meeting Result
18–30–6 1984 W 29–10

[5]

vs. Iowa (Rose Bowl)
#13 UCLA vs. #4 Iowa
1 234Total
• Bruins 10 14714 45
Hawkeyes 7 3711 28
Main article: 1986 Rose Bowl
See also: 1985 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–3 1981 L 7–20

[6]

1986 NFL Draft

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

PlayerPositionRoundPickFranchise
Mike SherrardWide receiver118Dallas Cowboys
John LeeKicker232St. Louis Cardinals
Mark WalenDefensive tackle374Dallas Cowboys
Tommy TaylorLinebacker497San Diego Chargers
Robert JenkinsTackle6144Los Angeles Rams
Steve JareckiLinebacker8195Los Angeles Rams

[7]

References
  1. "1985 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  2. "1985 UCLA Bruins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  3. "Huskies jolt Bruins, 21-17". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. September 29, 1985. p. 9B.
  4. "UCLA spins Cal to hold the top." Eugene Register-Guard. 1985 Oct 27. Retrieved 2019-Jan-08.
  5. Gainesville Sun. 1985 Nov 24.
  6. "ROSE BOWL; U.C.L.A. WALLOPS IOWA". New York Times. January 2, 1986. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  7. "1986 NFL Draft". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved November 22, 2019.


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