1984 UCLA Bruins football team

1984 UCLA Bruins football
1984 UCLA Bruins football
Fiesta Bowl champion
Fiesta Bowl, W 39–37 vs. Miami (FL)
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 10
AP	No. 9
Record	9–3 (5–2 Pac-10)
Head coach	Terry Donahue (9th season);
Offensive coordinator	Homer Smith (7th season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Bob Field (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Tom Hayes (3rd season)
Home stadium	Rose Bowl
	Seasons ← 1983 1985 →

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.

1984 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 10 USC $	7	–	1	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
No. 2 Washington	6	–	1	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
No. 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

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, CA		W 18–15	49,220
September 15	Long Beach State*	No. 7	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA		W 23–17	40,132
September 22	No. 1 Nebraska*	No. 8	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	CBS	L 3–42	71,355
September 29	at Colorado*	No. 17	Folsom Field Boulder, CO		W 33–16	38,925
October 6	Stanford	No. 17	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	Metro	L 21–23	53,806
October 13	Washington State		Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA		W 27–24	40,122
October 20	at California		California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	CBS	W 17–14	55,200
October 27	at Arizona State		Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	CBS	W 21–13	67,221
November 3	Oregon		Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	Metro	L 18–20	44,420
November 10	Oregon State		Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA		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	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl)	NBC	W 39–37	60,310
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1984 UCLA Bruins football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`12`	Steve Bono	Sr
RB	`44`	Gaston Green	Fr
QB	`11`	Matt Stevens	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`39`	Neal Dellocono	Sr
LB	`41`	Ken Norton Jr.	Fr
LB	`42`	Tommy Taylor	Jr
NG	`40`	Terry Tumey	Fr
DT		Mark Walen	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K		John Lee	Jr

Head coach

Terry Donahue

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	5 (5)	4 (6)	7 (2)	8 (2)	17	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	19	17	14	9
Coaches	5 (1)	4	7	10	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	18	15	10

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

Date: September 22
Location: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California
Game attendance: 71,355

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Colorado

	1	2	3	4	Total
• No. 17 Bruins	7	6	13	7	33
Buffaloes	0	6	3	7	16

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

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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

Date: January 1
Location: Sun Devil Stadium
Game attendance: 60,310
TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Bob Griese

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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
Michael Young	Wide receiver	6	161	Los Angeles Rams
Ron Pitts	Defensive back	7	169	Buffalo Bills
Duval Love	Guard	10	274	Los Angeles Rams
Neal Dellocono	Linebacker	11	297	Dallas Cowboys
Herb Welch	Defensive back	12	326	New York Giants

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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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[1] "1984 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.

[2] "1984 UCLA Bruins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.

[3] "U.C.L.A. Wins, 18-15". The New York Times. September 9, 1984. Retrieved August 21, 2022.

[4] "Nebraska Routs U.C.L.A. by 42-3". The New York Times. September 23, 1984. Retrieved August 21, 2022.

[5] Gainesville Sun. 1984 Oct 1.

[6] "UCLA Surprises Trojans, 29-10". The Washington Post. November 18, 1984. Retrieved August 21, 2022.

[7] 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.

[8] "1985 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.

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