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 September 8 at San Diego State * No. 4 W 18-1549,220
September 15 Long Beach State * No. 7 W 23-1740,132
September 22 No. 1 Nebraska * No. 8 CBS L 3-4271,355
September 29 at Colorado * No. 17 W 33-1638,925
October 6 Stanford No. 17 Metro L 21-2353,806
October 13 Washington State W 27-2440,122
October 20 at California CBS W 17-1455,200
October 27 at Arizona State CBS W 21-1367,221
November 3 Oregon Metro L 18-2044,420
November 10 Oregon State W 26-1734,116
November 17 No. 7 USC CBS W 29-1090,096
January 1 vs. No. 13 Miami (FL) * No. 14 NBC W 39-3760,310
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Game summaries [ ]
Colorado [ ]
by Quarter
1
2
3
4
Total
• UCLA
7
6
13
7
33
Colorado
0
6
3
7
16
Scoring summary
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
[3]
1985 NFL Draft [ ]
The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.
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