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1985 UCLA Bruins football team
American college football season
The 1985 UCLA Bruins football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their tenth year under head coach Terry Donahue, the Bruins compiled a 9–2–1 record (6–2 Pac-10), finished in first place in the Pacific-10 Conference, and were ranked #7 in the final AP Poll. The Bruins went on to defeat #4 Iowa in the 1986 Rose Bowl.[1] Running back Eric Ball was selected as the most valuable player in the 1986 Rose Bowl.
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Pac-10 champion Rose Bowl champion | |
| Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 7 |
| AP | No. 7 |
| Record | 9–2–1 (6–2 Pac-10) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Homer Smith (8th season) |
| Co-defensive coordinator | Bob Field (4th season) |
| Co-defensive coordinator | Tom Hayes (4th season) |
| Home stadium | Rose Bowl |
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| No. 7 UCLA $ | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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UCLA's offensive leaders in 1985 were quarterback David Norrie with 1,819 passing yards, running back Gaston Green with 712 rushing yards, and wide receiver Karl Dorrell with 565 receiving yards.[2]
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| September 7 | at No. 8 BYU* | No. 20 | ESPN | W 27–24 | 65,455 | ||
| September 14 | at Tennessee* | No. 10 | ABC | T 26–26 | 94,370 | [3] | |
| September 21 | San Diego State* | No. 12 | W 34–16 | 54,625 | |||
| September 28 | at Washington | No. 13 | CBS | L 14–21 | 60,801 | ||
| October 5 | Arizona State |
| CBS | W 40–17 | 50,494 | ||
| October 12 | at Stanford | W 34–9 | 63,000 | ||||
| October 19 | at Washington State | No. 18 | KNBC | W 31–30 | 32,302 | ||
| October 26 | California | No. 17 |
| TBS | W 34–7 | 61,530 | |
| November 9 | at Arizona | No. 14 | W 24–19 | 57,779 | |||
| November 16 | Oregon State | No. 13 |
| W 41–0 | 45,102 | ||
| November 23 | at USC | No. 8 | L 13–17 | 90,064 | |||
| January 1, 1986 | vs. No. 4 Iowa* | No. 13 |
| NBC | W 45–28 | 103,292 | |
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At BYU
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At Tennessee
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San Diego State
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At Washington
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See also: 1985 Washington Huskies football team
Arizona State
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At Stanford
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At Washington State
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California
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| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| California | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| UCLA | 3 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 34 |
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California Golden Bears (3–4) at #17 UCLA Bruins (5–1–1)
at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, California
- Date: October 26
- Game attendance: 61,530
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UCLA moved into first place in the Pac-10 with the win.
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At Arizona
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Oregon State
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At USC
See also: 1985 USC Trojans football team and Victory Bell (UCLA–USC)
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| UCLA | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| USC | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
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#8 UCLA Bruins (8–1–1) at USC Trojans (4–5)
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
- Date: November 23
- Game attendance: 90,064
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Vs. No. 4 Iowa (Rose Bowl)
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Main article: 1986 Rose Bowl
See also: 1985 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | Franchise |
| Mike Sherrard | Wide receiver | 1 | 18 | Dallas Cowboys |
| John Lee | Kicker | 2 | 32 | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Mark Walen | Defensive tackle | 3 | 74 | Dallas Cowboys |
| Tommy Taylor | Linebacker | 4 | 97 | San Diego Chargers |
| Robert Jenkins | Tackle | 6 | 144 | Los Angeles Rams |
| Steve Jarecki | Linebacker | 8 | 195 | Los Angeles Rams |
- "1985 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
- "1985 UCLA Bruins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
- "UCLA's comeback kids are at it again, 26–26". The Los Angeles Times. September 15, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Huskies jolt Bruins, 21-17". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. September 29, 1985. p. 9B.
- "UCLA spins Cal to hold the top." Eugene Register-Guard. 1985 Oct 27. Retrieved 2019-Jan-08.
- UCLA-Southern Cal Box Score. Gainesville Sun. 1985 Nov 24. Pg. 4F. Retrieved 2020-Dec-12.
- "ROSE BOWL; U.C.L.A. WALLOPS IOWA". New York Times. January 2, 1986. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
- "1986 NFL Draft". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved November 22, 2019.