1984 UCLA Bruins football team

The 1984 UCLA Bruins football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their ninth year under head coach Terry Donahue, the Bruins compiled a 9–3 record (5–2 Pac-10), finished in a tie for third place in the Pacific-10 Conference, and were ranked #9 in the final AP Poll. The Bruins went on to defeat Miami in the 1985 Fiesta Bowl.^[1] Gaston Green and James Washington were named the offensive and defensive most valuable players in the 1985 Fiesta Bowl.

1984 UCLA Bruins football
Fiesta Bowl champion
Fiesta Bowl, W 39–37 vs. Miami (FL)
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 10
AP	No. 9
Record	9–3 (5–2 Pac-10)
Head coach	Terry Donahue (9th season)
Offensive coordinator	Homer Smith (7th season)
Co-defensive coordinators	Bob Field (3rd season) Tom Hayes (3rd season)
Home stadium	Rose Bowl
Seasons ← 1983 1985 →

1984 Pacific-10 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 10 USC $	7	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 2 Washington	6	–	1	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 9 UCLA	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Arizona	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Washington State	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Arizona State	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Oregon	3	–	5	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Stanford	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Oregon State	1	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
California	1	–	8	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

UCLA's offensive leaders in 1984 were quarterback Steve Bono with 1,333 passing yards, running back Danny Andrews with 605 rushing yards, and wide receiver Mike Sherrard with 635 receiving yards.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	at San Diego State*	No. 4	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA		W 18–15	49,220	[3]
September 15	Long Beach State*	No. 7	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA		W 23–17	40,132	[4]
September 22	No. 1 Nebraska*	No. 8	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	CBS	L 3–42	71,355	[5]
September 29	at Colorado*	No. 17	Folsom Field Boulder, CO		W 33–16	38,925	[6]
October 6	Stanford	No. 17	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	Metro	L 21–23	53,806	[7]
October 13	Washington State		Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA		W 27–24	40,122	[8]
October 20	at California		California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	CBS	W 17–14	55,200	[9]
October 27	at Arizona State		Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	CBS	W 21–13	67,221	[10]
November 3	Oregon		Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	Metro	L 18–20	44,420	[11]
November 10	Oregon State		Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA		W 26–17	34,116	[12]
November 17	No. 7 USC		Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (Victory Bell)	CBS	W 29–10	90,096	[13]
January 1, 1985	vs. No. 13 Miami (FL)*	No. 14	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl)	NBC	W 39–37	60,310	[14]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

Further information: 1984 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	5 (5)	4 (6)	7 (2)	8 (2)	17	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	19	17	14	9
Coaches	5 (1)	4	7	10	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	18	15	10

Game summaries

At San Diego State

See also: 1984 San Diego State Aztecs football team

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Nebraska

#1 Nebraska at #8 UCLA

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• No. 1 Cornhuskers	6	15	7	14	42
No. 8 Bruins	0	0	3	0	3

• Date: September 22
• Location: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California
• Game attendance: 71,355

See also: 1984 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

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Colorado

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• No. 17 Bruins	7	6	13	7	33
Buffaloes	0	6	3	7	16

• Date: September 30
• Location: Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado
• Game attendance: 38,925

Scoring summary

1		UCLA	Gaston Green 4-yard run (John Lee kick)	UCLA 7-0
2		UCLA	John Lee 51-yard field goal	UCLA 10-0
2		COL	Dave DeLine 32-yard field goal	UCLA 10-3
2		UCLA	John Lee 49-yard field goal	UCLA 13-3
2		COL	Dave DeLine 18-yard field goal	UCLA 13-6
3		UCLA	John Lee 39-yard field goal	UCLA 16-6
3		COL	Dave DeLine 43-yard field goal	UCLA 16-9
3		UCLA	Gaston Green 5-yard run (John Lee kick)	UCLA 23-9
3		UCLA	John Lee 36-yard field goal	UCLA 26-9
4		UCLA	Greg Bolin 3-yard pass from Matt Stevens (John Lee kick)	UCLA 33-9
4		COL	Jon Embree 29-yard pass from Steve Vogel (Dave DeLine kick)	UCLA 33-16

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USC

See also: 1984 USC Trojans football team

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Vs. Miami (FL) (Fiesta Bowl)

UCLA vs. Miami (FL)

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• No. 14 Bruins	7	15	7	10	39
No. 13 Hurricanes	14	7	3	13	37

• Date: January 1
• Location: Sun Devil Stadium
• Game attendance: 60,310
• TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Bob Griese

Main article: 1985 Fiesta Bowl

See also: 1984 Miami Hurricanes football team

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Roster

1984 UCLA Bruins football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 12 Steve Bono Sr RB 44 Gaston Green Fr QB 11 Matt Stevens So	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 39 Neal Dellocono Sr LB 41 Ken Norton Jr. Fr LB 42 Tommy Taylor Jr NG 40 Terry Tumey Fr DT Mark Walen Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K John Lee Jr	Head coach Terry Donahue Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

1985 NFL draft

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

Player	Position	Round	Pick	Franchise
Steve Bono	Quarterback	6	142	Minnesota Vikings
Michael Young	Wide receiver	6	161	Los Angeles Rams
Ron Pitts	Defensive back	7	169	Buffalo Bills
Duval Love	Guard	10	274	Los Angeles Rams
Neal Dellocono	Linebacker	11	297	Dallas Cowboys
Herb Welch	Defensive back	12	326	New York Giants

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