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1982 UCLA Bruins football team
American college football season
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.
| 1982 UCLA Bruins football | |
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Rose Bowl champion Pac-10 champion | |
| Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 5 |
| AP | No. 5 |
| Record | 10–1–1 (5–1–1 Pac-10) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Homer Smith (5th season) |
| Co-defensive coordinator | Bob Field (1st season) |
| Co-defensive coordinator | Tom Hayes (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Rose Bowl |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 11 | Long Beach State* | No. 18 | W 41–10 | 45,396 | ||
| September 18 | at Wisconsin* | No. 14 | W 51–26 | 77,947 | ||
| September 25 | at No. 20 Michigan* | No. 12 | CBS | W 31–27 | 105,413 | |
| October 2 | at Colorado* | No. 9 | KTLA | W 34–6 | 38,702 | |
| October 9 | Arizona | No. 8 |
| T 24–24 | 50,133 | |
| October 16 | Washington State | No. 12 |
| W 42–17 | 41,732 | |
| October 23 | at California | No. 11 | W 47–31 | 51,600 | ||
| October 30 | Oregon | No. 11 |
| W 40–12 | 40,808 | |
| November 6 | at No. 10 Washington | No. 9 | CBS | L 7–10 | 58,558 | |
| November 13 | Stanford | No. 12 |
| W 38–35 | 78,452 | |
| November 20 | No. 15 USC | No. 11 |
| ABC | W 20–19 | 95,736 |
| January 1, 1983 | vs. No. 19 Michigan* | No. 5 |
| NBC | W 24–14 | 104,991 |
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Long Beach State
- JoJo Townsell 5 Rec, 133 Yds
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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]
At Michigan
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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
- Tom Ramsey 345 pass yards[6]
California
- Tom Ramsey 322 pass yards
- Cormac Carney 4 Rec, 132 Yds [7]
Stanford
- Tom Ramsey 314 pass yards
- Danny Andrews 21 rushes, 148 yards
- Cormac Carney 6 receptions, 137 yards [8]
USC
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at Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California
- Date: November 20, 1982
- Game attendance: 95,736
- Gainesville Sun, 1982 Nov 21.
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)
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| #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]
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 |
- "1982 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
- "1982 UCLA Bruins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
- 2015 UCLA Bruins football media guide. Retrieved 2016-May-29.
- "UCLA whips Wisconsin." Eugene Register-Guard. 1982 Sept 19. Retrieved 2014-Dec-15
- 2015 UCLA Bruins football media guide. Retrieved 2016-May-29.
- 2015 UCLA Bruins football media guide. Retrieved 2016-May-29.
- 2015 UCLA Bruins football media guide. Retrieved 2016-May-29.
- 2015 UCLA Bruins football media guide. Retrieved 2016-May-29.
- Gainesville Sun. 1982 Nov 21. Retrieved 2015-Jan-12.
- 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."
- 1983 Rose Bowl - Michigan Bowl history. University of Michigan Athletic Department
- "1983 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.