1982 UCLA Bruins football
Rose Bowl champion
Pac-10 champion
Rose Bowl, W 24–14 vs. Michigan
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 5
Record10–1–1 (5–1–1 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorHomer Smith (5th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorBob Field (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorTom Hayes (1st season)
Home stadiumRose Bowl
Seasons
← 1981
1983 →
1982 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 UCLA $ 5 – 1 – 1 10 – 1 – 1
No. 7 Washington 6 – 2 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 6 Arizona State 5 – 2 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 15 USC 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Arizona 4 – 3 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
California 4 – 4 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Stanford 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Washington State 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
Oregon 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 1
Oregon State 0 – 7 – 1 1 – 9 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982 UCLA Bruins football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their seventh year under head coach Terry Donahue, the Bruins compiled a 10–1–1 record (5–1–1 Pac-10), finished in first place in the Pacific-10 Conference.

In the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day, the Bruins defeated Michigan of the Big Ten Conference by ten points and remained at fifth in the final AP Poll.[1]

UCLA's offensive leaders in 1982 were quarterback Tom Ramsey with 2,986 passing yards, running back Danny Andrews with 482 rushing yards, and wide receiver Cormac Carney with 779 receiving yards.[2]

Prior to this season, UCLA moved its home games to the Rose Bowl in Pasadena; they had played in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum since 1928, sharing with the USC Trojans.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 11Long Beach State*No. 18
W 41–1045,396
September 18at Wisconsin*No. 14
W 51–2677,947
September 25at No. 20 Michigan*No. 12
CBSW 31–27105,413
October 2at Colorado*No. 9
KTLAW 34–638,702
October 9ArizonaNo. 8
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
T 24–2450,133
October 16Washington StateNo. 12
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
W 42–1741,732
October 23at CaliforniaNo. 11
W 47–3151,600
October 30OregonNo. 11
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
W 40–1240,808
November 6at No. 10 WashingtonNo. 9
CBSL 7–1058,558
November 13StanforddaggerNo. 12
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
W 38–3578,452
November 20No. 15 USCNo. 11
ABCW 20–1995,736
January 1, 1983vs. No. 19 Michigan*No. 5
NBCW 24–14104,991  
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1982 UCLA Bruins football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB Danny Andrews
TE Paul Bergmann
QB 12 Steve Bono Jr
RB Frank Bruno
WR 83 Cormac Carney Sr
RB 46 Frank Cephous Jr
WR Karl Dorrell
G 59 Dan Dufour Sr
OT 75 Irv Eatman Sr
OL Steve Gemza
C 69 Joe Goebel Fr
TE Harper Howell
OT 67 Duval Love So
OL Don Mahlstedt
RB Terry Morehead
RB Kevin Nelson
QB 10 Rick Neuheisel Jr
QB 9 David Norrie Fr
QB 14 Tom Ramsey Sr
RB Toa Saipale
RB Burness Scott
WR 82 Mike Sherrard Fr
WR 26 Jo-Jo Townsell Sr
RB Bryan Wiley
WR 8 Dokie Williams Sr
OL Steve Williams
G 68 Blake Wingle Sr
OL Chris Yelich
WR 18 Mike Young So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DL Mike Barbee
LB 39 Neal Dellocono So
DB Mike Durden
DL Mark Ferguson
LB 57 Rex Gray Jr
LB Lee Knowles
DB 2 Walter Lang Sr
LB Eugene Leoni
LB 27 Blanchard Montgomery Sr
NG 40 Karl Morgan Sr
DB 47 Ron Pitts So
DL David Randle
S 7 Don Rogers Jr
DB 21 Lupe Sanchez Sr
DB Tom Sullivan
DB 35 Jimmy Turner Sr
DE 95 Mark Walen Fr
S 2 Herb Welch So
LB 41 Doug West Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P Kevin Buenafe
K 25 John Lee Fr
K Ken Potter
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries

Long Beach State

[3]

At Wisconsin

1 234Total
• No. 14 UCLA 10 20714 51
Wisconsin 0 6137 26
Scoring summary
Q1UCLARamsey 1 yard run (Potter kick)UCLA 7–0
Q1UCLAPotter 27 yard field goalUCLA 10–0
Q2UCLABergmann 3 yard pass from Ramsey (Potter kick)UCLA 17–0
Q2UCLANelson 5 yard run (Potter kick)UCLA 24–0
Q2WISWright 1 yard run (run failed)UCLA 24–6
Q2UCLARamsey 1 yard run (kick failed)UCLA 30–6
Q3UCLACephaus 12 yard run (Potter kick)UCLA 37–6
Q3WISStracko 19 yard pass from Wright (Doran kick)UCLA 37–13
Q3WISWilliams 1 yard run (run failed)UCLA 37–19
Q4UCLAHowell 1 yard pass from Ramsey (Potter kick)UCLA 44–19
Q4UCLASherrod 20 yard pass from Neuheisel (Potter kick)UCLA 51–19
Q4WISStracko 16 yard pass from Wright (Doran kick)UCLA 51–26

Tom Ramsey completed 17 of 24 passes for 260 yards and rushed 17 times for 56 yards in the game.[4]

At Michigan

1 234Total
• No. 12 UCLA 0 14143 31
No. 20 Michigan 7 1730 27

Down 21–0 in the second quarter, Tom Ramsey mounted a 28-point comeback in the second and third quarters to defeat the 20th ranked Michigan team before a capacity crowd of 105,413 fans in Michigan Stadium.

Colorado

Arizona

California

Stanford

USC

See also: 1982 USC Trojans football team and Victory Bell (UCLA–USC)
#15 USC Trojans at #11 UCLA Bruins
Period 1 2 34Total
USC 3 7 0919
UCLA 14 3 3020

at Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California

  • Date: November 20, 1982
  • Game attendance: 95,736
  • Gainesville Sun, 1982 Nov 21.
Game information

Noseguard Karl Morgan rushed in to tackle down USC quarterback Scott Tinsley, preventing him from scoring a two-pont conversion after Tinsley had thrown a pass to bring the Trojans back within a point. Linebacker Neal Dellocono was the most valuable player of the game.[9]

With the win (and Washington's loss), UCLA clinched a Rose Bowl berth.

Vs. Michigan (Rose Bowl)

Main article: 1983 Rose Bowl
1 2 3 4 Total
#19 Michigan 0 7 0 7 14
#5 UCLA 7 3 7 7 24

UCLA took a 10–0 lead in the second quarter. A hard hit by UCLA defensive back Don Rogers separated Michigan quarterback Steve Smith's shoulder and knocked him out of the game. Backup David Hall got the Wolverines on the board, making the halftime score 10–7. In the third quarter, Tom Ramsey completed seven straight passes and led UCLA on a drive that was capped by Danny Andrews' nine-yard touchdown run to make the score 17–7. In the fourth quarter, UCLA got an interception inside the Michigan 20-yard line and scored again for a 24–7 lead. Michigan scored late to close the score to 24–14.[10][11]

1983 NFL Draft

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

Player Position Round Pick Franchise
Blanchard Montgomery Linebacker 3 59 San Francisco 49ers
Jo-Jo Townsell Wide receiver 3 78 New York Jets

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References

  1. ^ "1982 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  2. ^ "1982 UCLA Bruins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  3. ^ 2015 UCLA Bruins football media guide. Retrieved 2016-May-29.
  4. ^ "UCLA whips Wisconsin." Eugene Register-Guard. 1982 Sept 19. Retrieved 2014-Dec-15
  5. ^ 2015 UCLA Bruins football media guide. Retrieved 2016-May-29.
  6. ^ 2015 UCLA Bruins football media guide. Retrieved 2016-May-29.
  7. ^ 2015 UCLA Bruins football media guide. Retrieved 2016-May-29.
  8. ^ 2015 UCLA Bruins football media guide. Retrieved 2016-May-29.
  9. ^ Gainesville Sun. 1982 Nov 21. Retrieved 2015-Jan-12.
  10. ^ Tracy Dodds - A New Year... but an Old Story. UCLA Repeats Itself Against Michigan, 24-14, With Ramsey Showing the Way. Los Angeles Times, January 2, 1983. Quote: "The Rose Bowl game on New Year's Day, 1983, was Tom Ramsey's Rose Bowl game."
  11. ^ 1983 Rose Bowl - Michigan Bowl history. University of Michigan Athletic Department
  12. ^ "1983 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
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