1984 UCLA Bruins football team

1984 UCLA Bruins football
Pac-10 champion
Fiesta Bowl, W 39–37 vs. Miami (FL)
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 10
AP	No. 9
1984 record	9–3 (5–2 Pac-10)
Head coach	Terry Donahue (9th year)
Home stadium	Rose Bowl (Capacity 104,091)

1984 Pacific-10 football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#10 USC $	7	–	1	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
#2 Washington	6	–	1	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
#9 UCLA	5	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Arizona	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Washington State	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Arizona State	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Oregon	3	–	5	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Stanford	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Oregon State	1	–	7	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
California	1	–	8	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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	Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego		W 18-15	49,220
September 15	Long Beach State*	No. 7	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, California		W 23-17	40,132
September 22	No. 1 Nebraska*	No. 8	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, California	CBS	L 3-42	71,355
September 29	at Colorado*	No. 17	Folsom Field • Boulder, Colorado		W 33-16	38,925
October 6	Stanford	No. 17	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, California	Metro	L 21-23	53,806
October 13	Washington State		Rose Bowl • Pasadena, California		W 27-24	40,122
October 20	at California		California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, California	CBS	W 17-14	55,200
October 27	at Arizona State		Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, Arizona	CBS	W 21-13	67,221
November 3	Oregon		Rose Bowl • Pasadena, California	Metro	L 18-20	44,420
November 10	Oregon State		Rose Bowl • Pasadena, California		W 26-17	34,116
November 17	No. 7 USC		Rose Bowl • Pasadena, California (Battle for the Victory Bell)	CBS	W 29-10	90,096
January 1	vs. No. 13 Miami (FL)*	No. 14	Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, Arizona (Fiesta Bowl)	NBC	W 39-37	60,310
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

Game notes

Colorado

	1	2	3	4	Total
• UCLA	7	6	13	7	33
Colorado	0	6	3	7	16

Date: September 30
Location: Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado
Game attendance: 38,925

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.

Player	Position	Round	Pick	Franchise
Steve Bono	Quarterback	6	142	Minnesota Vikings
Mike Young	Wide Receiver	6	161	Los Angeles Rams
Ron Pitts	Defensive Back	7	169	Buffalo Bills
Duval Love	Guard	10	274	Los Angeles Rams

^[4]

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.
↑ Gainesville Sun. 1984 Oct 1.
↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1985.htm

UCLA Bruins football

Venues	Moore Field (1919–1927) Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (1928–1981) Rose Bowl (1982–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games California USC (Victory Bell)

Culture & lore	Joe Bruin "Sons of Westwood" "Mighty Bruins" Marching band 1967 "Game of the Century"

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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