1982 UCLA Bruins football team
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, and were ranked #5 in the final AP Poll. The Bruins went on to defeat Michigan in the 1983 Rose Bowl.[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]
Schedule
Date |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
September 11 |
Long Beach State* |
No. 18 |
Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA |
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W 41-10 |
45,396 |
September 18 |
at Wisconsin* |
No. 14 |
Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI |
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W 51-26 |
77,947 |
September 25 |
at No. 20 Michigan* |
No. 12 |
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI |
CBS |
W 31-27 |
105,413 |
October 2 |
at Colorado* |
No. 9 |
Folsom Field • Boulder, CO |
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W 34-6 |
38,702 |
October 9 |
Arizona |
No. 8 |
Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA |
|
T 24-24 |
50,133 |
October 16 |
Washington State |
No. 12 |
Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA |
|
W 42-17 |
41,732 |
October 23 |
at California |
No. 11 |
California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA |
|
W 47-31 |
51,600 |
October 30 |
Oregon |
No. 11 |
Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA |
|
W 40-12 |
40,808 |
November 6 |
at No. 10 Washington |
No. 9 |
Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA |
CBS |
L 7-10 |
58,558 |
November 13 |
Stanford |
No. 12 |
Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA |
|
W 38-35 |
78,452 |
November 20 |
No. 15 USC |
No. 11 |
Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Battle for the Victory Bell) |
ABC |
W 20-19 |
95,736 |
January 1 |
vs. No. 19 Michigan* |
No. 5 |
Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl) |
NBC |
W 24-14 |
104,991 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. |
Game summaries
Long Beach State
[3]
Wisconsin
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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• UCLA |
10 |
20 | 7 | 14 |
51 |
Wisconsin |
0 |
6 | 13 | 7 |
26 |
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Scoring summary |
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Q1 |
| UCLA | Ramsey 1 yard run (Potter kick) | UCLA 7–0 |
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Q1 |
| UCLA | Potter 27 yard field goal | UCLA 10–0 |
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Q2 |
| UCLA | Bergmann 3 yard pass from Ramsey (Potter kick) | UCLA 17–0 |
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Q2 |
| UCLA | Nelson 5 yard run (Potter kick) | UCLA 24–0 |
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Q2 |
| WIS | Wright 1 yard run (run failed) | UCLA 24–6 |
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Q2 |
| UCLA | Ramsey 1 yard run (kick failed) | UCLA 30–6 |
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Q3 |
| UCLA | Cephaus 12 yard run (Potter kick) | UCLA 37–6 |
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Q3 |
| WIS | Stracko 19 yard pass from Wright (Doran kick) | UCLA 37–13 |
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Q3 |
| WIS | Williams 1 yard run (run failed) | UCLA 37–19 |
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Q4 |
| UCLA | Howell 1 yard pass from Ramsey (Potter kick) | UCLA 44–19 |
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Q4 |
| UCLA | Sherrod 20 yard pass from Neuheisel (Potter kick) | UCLA 51–19 |
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Q4 |
| WIS | Stracko 16 yard pass from Wright (Doran kick) | UCLA 51–26 |
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Tom Ramsey completed 17 of 24 passes for 260 yards and rushed 17 times for 56 yards in the game.[4]
Michigan
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#12 UCLA |
0 |
14 |
14 |
3 |
31 |
#20 Michigan |
7 |
17 |
3 |
0 |
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
- Cormac Carney 6 Rec, 103 Yds[5]
Arizona
California
Stanford
- Tom Ramsey 314 pass yards
- Danny Andrews 21 rushes, 148 yards
- Cormac Carney 6 receptions, 137 yards [8]
USC
#15 USC at #11 UCLA
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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USC |
3 |
7 | 0 | 9 |
19 |
• UCLA |
14 |
3 | 3 | 0 |
20 |
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Scoring summary |
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|
Q1 |
| UCLA | Howell 9 yard pass from Ramsey (Lee kick) | UCLA 7–0 |
|
Q1 |
| USC | Jordan 44 yard field goal | UCLA 7–3 |
|
Q1 |
| UCLA | Andrews 23 yard run (Lee kick) | UCLA 14–3 |
|
Q2 |
| UCLA | Lee 45 yard field goal | UCLA 17–3 |
|
Q2 |
| USC | Spencer 3 yard run (Jordan kick) | UCLA 17–10 |
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Q3 |
| UCLA | Lee 42 yard field goal | UCLA 20–10 |
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Q4 |
| USC | Jordan 21 yard field goal | UCLA 20–13 |
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Q4 |
:00 | USC | Bayer 1 yard pass from Tinsley (run failed) | UCLA 20–19 |
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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]
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.
[12]
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