American college football season
1984 UCLA Bruins football |
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Fiesta Bowl champion |
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Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
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Ranking |
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Coaches | No. 10 |
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AP | No. 9 |
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Record | 9–3 (5–2 Pac-10) |
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Head coach | - Terry Donahue (9th season)
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Offensive coordinator | Homer Smith (7th season) |
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Co-defensive coordinator | Bob Field (3rd season) |
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Co-defensive coordinator | Tom Hayes (3rd season) |
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Home stadium | Rose Bowl |
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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 | | | W 18–15 | 49,220 |
September 15 | Long Beach State* | No. 7 | | | W 23–17 | 40,132 |
September 22 | No. 1 Nebraska* | No. 8 | | CBS | L 3–42 | 71,355 |
September 29 | at Colorado* | No. 17 | | | W 33–16 | 38,925 |
October 6 | Stanford | No. 17 | | Metro | L 21–23 | 53,806 |
October 13 | Washington State | | | | W 27–24 | 40,122 |
October 20 | at California | | | CBS | W 17–14 | 55,200 |
October 27 | at Arizona State | | | CBS | W 21–13 | 67,221 |
November 3 | Oregon | | | Metro | L 18–20 | 44,420 |
November 10 | Oregon State | | | | W 26–17 | 34,116 |
November 17 | No. 7 USC | | - Rose Bowl
- Pasadena, CA (Victory Bell)
| CBS | W 29–10 | 90,096 |
January 1, 1985 | vs. No. 13 Miami (FL)* | No. 14 | | NBC | W 39–37 | 60,310 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1984 UCLA Bruins football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense | Special teams Pos. | # | Name | Class | K | | John Lee | Jr | | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
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AP | 5 (5) | 4 (6) | 7 (2) | 8 (2) | 17 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 17 | 14 | 9 |
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Coaches | 5 (1) | 4 | 7 | 10 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 15 | 10 |
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Game summaries
At San Diego State
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Nebraska
#1 Nebraska at #8 UCLA | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • No. 1 Cornhuskers | 6 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 42 | No. 8 Bruins | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
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Colorado
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • No. 17 Bruins | 7 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 33 | Buffaloes | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 | |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | | UCLA | Gaston Green 4-yard run (John Lee kick) | UCLA 7-0 | | 2 | | UCLA | John Lee 51-yard field goal | UCLA 10-0 | | 2 | | COL | Dave DeLine 32-yard field goal | UCLA 10-3 | | 2 | | UCLA | John Lee 49-yard field goal | UCLA 13-3 | | 2 | | COL | Dave DeLine 18-yard field goal | UCLA 13-6 | | 3 | | UCLA | John Lee 39-yard field goal | UCLA 16-6 | | 3 | | COL | Dave DeLine 43-yard field goal | UCLA 16-9 | | 3 | | UCLA | Gaston Green 5-yard run (John Lee kick) | UCLA 23-9 | | 3 | | UCLA | John Lee 36-yard field goal | UCLA 26-9 | | 4 | | UCLA | Greg Bolin 3-yard pass from Matt Stevens (John Lee kick) | UCLA 33-9 | | 4 | | COL | Jon Embree 29-yard pass from Steve Vogel (Dave DeLine kick) | UCLA 33-16 | |
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USC
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Vs. Miami (FL) (Fiesta Bowl)
UCLA vs. Miami (FL) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • No. 14 Bruins | 7 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 39 | No. 13 Hurricanes | 14 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 37 | |
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1985 NFL Draft
The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.
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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.
- ^ "U.C.L.A. Wins, 18-15". The New York Times. September 9, 1984. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ "Nebraska Routs U.C.L.A. by 42-3". The New York Times. September 23, 1984. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ Gainesville Sun. 1984 Oct 1.
- ^ "UCLA Surprises Trojans, 29-10". The Washington Post. November 18, 1984. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ Reilly, Rick (January 2, 1985). "When the Dust Settles, UCLA Is on Top : Bruins Win Fiesta Bowl Shoot-Out Against Kosar and Hurricanes, 39-37". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- ^ "1985 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
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