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1983 UCLA Bruins football team

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Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
APNo. 13
1983 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 17 UCLA $ 6 1 1 7 4 1
Washington 5 2 0 8 4 0
Washington State 5 3 0 7 4 0
USC 4 3 0 4 6 1
Arizona 4 3 1 7 3 1
Arizona State 3 3 1 6 4 1
Oregon 3 3 1 4 6 1
California 3 4 1 5 5 1
Oregon State 1 6 1 2 8 1
Stanford 1 7 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 UCLA Bruins football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their eighth year under head coach Terry Donahue, the Bruins compiled a 7–4–1 record (6–1–1 Pac-10), finished in first place in the Pacific-10 Conference, and were ranked #17 in the final AP Poll. The Bruins went on to defeat Illinois in the 1984 Rose Bowl.[1]

UCLA's offensive leaders in 1983 were quarterback Rick Neuheisel with 2,245 passing yards, running back Kevin Nelson with 898 rushing yards, and wide receiver Mike Sherrard with 709 receiving yards.[2] Neuheisel was selected as the 1984 Rose Bowl Most Valuable Player.

Schedule

September 3at No. 15 Georgia*No. 20

ABCL 8-19 82,122 September 17Arizona State

CBST 26-26 47,093 September 24at No. 1 Nebraska*

L 10-42 76,510 October 1BYU*

  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA

L 35-37 50,044 October 8at Stanford

W 39-21 55,804 October 15at Washington State

W 24-14 30,000 October 22California

  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA

W 20-16 58,062 October 29No. 11 Washington

  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA

ABCW 27-24 60,094 November 5at Oregon

W 24-13 24,511 November 12at Arizona

CBSL 24-27 42,640 November 19at USC

W 27-17 83,763 January 2vs. No. 4 Illinois*

NBCW 45-9 103,217

Template:CFB Schedule End

Game notes

USC

1 234Total
• UCLA 3 3714 27
USC 0 1007 17

[3]

1984 NFL Draft

The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.

Player Position Round Pick Franchise
Don Rogers Defensive Back 1 18 Cleveland Browns
Jay Schroeder Quarterback 3 83 Washington Redskins

[4]

References

  1. ^ "1983 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  2. ^ "1983 UCLA Bruins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  3. ^ Gainesville Sun. 1982 Nov 20.
  4. ^ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1984.htm