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1985 UCLA Bruins football team

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Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 7
1985 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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 Iowa in the 1986 Rose Bowl.[1] Running back 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]

Schedule

September 7at No. 8 BYU*No. 20

ESPNW 27-24 65,455 September 14at Tennessee*No. 10

ABCT 26-26 94,370 September 21San Diego State*No. 12

W 34-16 54,625 September 28at WashingtonNo. 13

CBSL 14-21 60,801 October 5Arizona State

  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA

CBSW 40-17 50,494 October 12at Stanford

W 34-9 63,000 October 19at Washington StateNo. 18

KNBCW 31-30 32,302 October 26CaliforniaNo. 17

  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA

TBSW 34-7 61,530 November 9at ArizonaNo. 14

W 24-19 57,779 November 16Oregon StateNo. 13

  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA

W 41-0 45,102 November 23at USCNo. 8

L 13-17 90,064 January 1vs. No. 4 Iowa*No. 13

NBCW 45-28 103,292

Template:CFB Schedule End

1986 NFL Draft

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

[3]

References

  1. ^ "1985 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  2. ^ "1985 UCLA Bruins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  3. ^ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1986.htm