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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] Eric Ball was selected as the most valuable player in the 1986 Rose Bowl.
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]
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 7 at No. 8 BYU * No. 20 ESPN W 27–2465,455 September 14 at Tennessee * No. 10 ABC T 26–2694,370 [ 3] September 21 San Diego State * No. 12 W 34–1654,625 September 28 at Washington No. 13 CBS L 14–2160,801 October 5 Arizona State CBS W 40–1750,494 October 12 at Stanford W 34–963,000 October 19 at Washington State No. 18 KNBC W 31–3032,302 October 26 California No. 17 TBS W 34–761,530 November 9 at Arizona No. 14 W 24–1957,779 November 16 Oregon State No. 13 W 41–045,102 November 23 at USC No. 8 L 13–1790,064 , 1986 vs. No. 4 Iowa * No. 13 NBC W 45–28103,292 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
1985 UCLA Bruins football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
P
Ted Henderson
K
25
John Lee Sr
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible
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2 3 4 Total
UCLA
7
7 0 0
14
• Washington
0
11 10 0
21
Date: September 28Location: Husky Stadium , Seattle Game attendance: 60,801Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C) Scoring summary 1 UCLA Sherrard 26-yard pass from Norrie (Lee kick)UCLA 7-0 2 WASH Jaeger 31-yard field goalUCLA 7-3 2 UCLA Dorrell 26-yard pass from Norrie (Lee kick)UCLA 14-3 2 WASH Hill 31-yard pass from Millen (Millen to Trimble pass)UCLA 14-11 3 WASH Jaeger 37-yard field goal Tied 14-14 3 WASH Toy 1-yard run (Jaeger kick) WASH 21-14
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California Golden Bears (3–4) at #17 UCLA Bruins (5–1–1)
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
California
7
0
0 0 7
UCLA
3
17
7 7 34
at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, California
Date : October 26Game attendance : 61,530[ 5]
Game information
California Brown
Barbero
Vince Delgado
UCLA
UCLA moved into first place in the Pac-10 with the win.
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
CAL
UCLA
1
13
76
California
Delgado 17-yard touchdown reception from Bedford, Rix kick good
7
0
1
UCLA
46-yard field goal by Lee
7
3
2
UCLA
Farr 45-yard touchdown reception from Norrie, Lee kick good
7
10
2
2:33
UCLA
Interception returned 21 yards for touchdown by Turner, Lee kick good
7
17
2
0:06
UCLA
29-yard field goal by Lee
7
20
3
12:09
7
80
2:51
UCLA
Norrie 3-yard touchdown run, Lee kick good
7
27
4
UCLA
Wilson 38-yard touchdown reception from Stevens, Lee kick good
7
34
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
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34
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Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
UCLA – John Lee 22-yard field goal. UCLA 10–7. Drive:
UCLA – John Lee 34-yard field goal. UCLA 13–7. Drive: Third quarter
USC – Don Shafer 38-yard field goal. UCLA 13–10. Drive: Fourth quarter
USC – Rodney Peete 1-yard run (Don Shafer kick). USC 17–13. Drive:
Top passers Top rushers Top receivers
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#13 UCLA vs. #4 Iowa
1
2 3 4 Total
• Bruins
10
14 7 14
45
Hawkeyes
7
3 7 11
28
Scoring summary 1 7:02 IOWA David Hudson 1-yard run (Rob Houghtlin kick) IOWA 7-0 1 3:23 UCLA Eric Ball 30-yard run (Lee kick) Tied 7-7 1 1:11 UCLA John Lee 42-yard field goal UCLA 10-7 2 7:43 IOWA Rob Houghtlin 24-yard field goal Tied 10-10 2 6:19 UCLA Eric Ball 40-yard run (Lee kick) UCLA 17-10 2 1:36 UCLA Eric Ball 6-yard run (Lee kick) UCLA 24-10 3 12:19 IOWA Chuck Long 4-yard run (Rob Houghtlin kick)UCLA 24-17 3 6:25 UCLA Mike Sherrard 6-yard pass from Matt Stevens (J. Lee kick) UCLA 31-17 4 13:25 UCLA Eric Ball 32-yard run (Lee kick) UCLA 38-17 4 10:51 IOWA Rob Houghtlin 52-yard field goal UCLA 38-20 4 6:38 UCLA Matt Stevens 1-yard run (Lee kick) UCLA 45-20 4 3:11 IOWA Bill Happel 11-yard pass from Chuck Long (Harmon run) UCLA 45-28
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The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.
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^ "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 .
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