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1980 UCLA Bruins football
1980 UCLA Bruins football
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 14
AP	No. 13
Record	9–2 (5–2 Pac-10)
Head coach	Terry Donahue (5th season);
Offensive coordinator	Homer Smith (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Jed Hughes (4th season)
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1979 1981 →

1980 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 16 Washington $	6	–	1	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
No. 13 UCLA	5	–	2	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
No. 11 USC	4	–	2	–	1	8	–	2	–	1
Arizona State	5	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Oregon	4	–	3	–	1	6	–	3	–	2
Stanford	3	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Arizona	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Washington State	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
California	3	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Oregon State	0	–	8	–	0	0	–	11	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 UCLA Bruins football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth year under head coach Terry Donahue, the Bruins compiled a 9–2 record (5–2 Pac-10), finished in second place in the Pacific-10 Conference, and were ranked No. 13 in the final AP Poll.

UCLA's offensive leaders in 1980 were quarterback Tom Ramsey with 1,116 passing yards, running back Freeman McNeil with 1,105 rushing yards, and wide receiver Cormac Carney with 591 receiving yards.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	Colorado*		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA		W 56–14	37,250	^[2]
September 20	at Purdue*		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN		W 23–14	69,333	^[3]
September 27	Wisconsin*	No. 16	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA		W 35–0	40,018	^[4]
October 4	at No. 2 Ohio State*	No. 11	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ABC	W 17–0	88,084	^[5]
October 11	No. 16 Stanford	No. 5	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA		W 35–21	64,175	^[6]
October 25	at California	No. 3	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA		W 32–9	53,000	^[7]
November 1	at Arizona	No. 2	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ		L 17–23	42,876	^[8]
November 8	Oregon	No. 8	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA		L 14–20	40,907	^[9]
November 15	at Arizona State	No. 17	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ		W 23–14	65,640	^[10]
November 22	No. 12 USC	No. 18	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell)	ABC	W 20–17	83,491	^[11]
November 30	vs. Oregon State	No. 14	National Stadium Tokyo, Japan (Mirage Bowl)	KTLA	W 34–3	80,000	^[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Game summaries

Colorado

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colorado	0	0	7	7	14
• UCLA	28	28	0	0	56

Date: September 13
Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA
Game attendance: 37,250

^[14]

At Ohio State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• UCLA	3	0	14	0	17
Ohio State	0	0	0	0	0

Date: October 4
Location: Ohio Stadium

USC

#12 USC Trojans (7–1–1) at #18 UCLA Bruins (7–2)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
USC	3	0	7	7	17
UCLA	0	7	7	6	20

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California

Date: November 22, 1980
Game attendance: 83,491
Eugene Register-Guard, 1980 Nov 23.

Game information

First quarter

USC – Eric Hipp 32-yard field goal. USC 3–0. Drive:

Second quarter

UCLA – Freeman McNeil 6-yard run (Norm Johnson kick). UCLA 7–3. Drive: 80 yards.

Third quarter

USC – Jeff Simmons 12-yard pass from Scott Tinsley (Eric Hipp kick), 12:05. USC 10–7. Drive:
UCLA – Michael Brant 25-yard pass from Jay Schroeder (Norm Johnson kick). UCLA 14–10. Drive:

Fourth quarter

USC – Marcus Allen 1-yard run (Eric Hipp kick), 12:33. USC 17–14. Drive: 10 plays, 43 yards.
UCLA – Freeman McNeil 58-yard pass from Jay Schroeder (kick failed), 2:07. UCLA 20–17. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards.

Top passers

USC – Scott Tinsley – 15/27, 146 yards, TD, INT
UCLA – Jay Schroeder – 9/11, 165 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

USC – Marcus Allen – 37 rushes, 72 yards, TD
UCLA – Freeman McNeil – 24 rushes, 111 yards, TD

Top receivers

USC – Jeff Simmons – 5 receptions, 53 yards, TD
UCLA – Freeman McNeil – 2 receptions, 74 yards, TD

Terry Donahue's first win versus USC

Personnel

1980 UCLA Bruins football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`15`	Michael Brant	Sr
RB	`42`	Frank Bruno	So
WR	`83`	Cormac Carney	So
OL	`70`	Gregg Charitiansen	Sr
WR	`36`	Ricky Coffman	Jr
WR	`18`	Willie Curran	Jr
TE	`85`	Ronnie DeBose	Sr
G	`59`	Dan Dufour	So
TE	`90`	James Forge	Jr
RB		Chester Goynes
RB		Daryl Green
G	`77`	Larry Lee	Sr
RB	`24`	Freeman McNeil	Sr
OT	`79`	Curt Mohl	Sr
RB	`3`	Kevin Nelson
C	`51`	Dave Otey	Jr
RB	`22`	Jairo Penaranda	Sr
QB	`14`	Tom Ramsey	So
QB	`7`	Jay Schroeder	So
OL	`67`	Luis Sharpe	Jr
G	`66`	John Tautolo	Sr
WR	`26`	JoJo Townsell	So
WR	`30`	Dokie Williams	So
TE	`91`	Tim Wrightman	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`39`	Arthur Akers	Sr
DL		Mike Barbee
DB	`29`	Mike Durden	So
CB	`5`	Kenny Easley	Sr
DT	`75`	Irv Eatman	So
LB	`98`	Chris Elias	Sr
DE		Joe Gary	Jr
LB	`41`	Larry Hall	So
DL	`40`	Karl Morgan	So
DL		Martin Moss
LB	`27`	Blanchard Montgomery	So
LB	`99`	Brad Plummerons	Jr
LB	`9`	Avon Riley	Sr
DB	`21`	Lupe Sanchez	So
LB	`44`	Scott Stauch	Sr
SS	`32`	Tom Sullivan	So
DB	`35`	Jimmy Turner	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`8`	Norm Johnson	Jr
P	`37`	Matt McFarland	Sr
K		Doug Reeves

Head coach

Terry Donahue

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Awards and honors

Kenny Easley, S, All American (consensus), All-Conference Honor
Irv Eatman, DT, All-Conference Honor
Avon Riley, LB, All-Conference Honor
Tim Wrightman, TE, All-Conference Honor
Larry Lee, OG, All-Conference Honor

Team players in the NFL

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

Player	Position	Round	Pick	Franchise
Freeman McNeil	Running back	1	3	New York Jets
Kenny Easley	Defensive back	1	4	Seattle Seahawks
Larry Lee	Guard	5	129	Detroit Lions
Avon Riley	Linebacker	9	243	Houston Oilers
Curt Mohl	Tackle	9	248	Oakland Raiders
Rob DeBose	Tight end	11	286	San Francisco 49ers
Jairo Penaranda	Running back	12	328	Los Angeles Rams

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Freeman McNeil, TB, All American, All-Conference Honor

References

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^ "UCLA romps; Bruins sit on Colorado and on 56 points". The Los Angeles Times. September 14, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "UCLA wins 23–14 as mistakes prove costly for Purdue". The Courier-Journal. September 21, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Wisconsin goes hungry". The Journal Times. September 28, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "UCLA brings Buckeyes back to earth". Wisconsin State Journal. October 5, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "UCLA, McNeil rip Cards". The Victoria Advocate. October 12, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "UCLA keeps rolling with 32–9 victory". Wisconsin State Journal. October 26, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Arizona shocks second-ranked UCLA 23–17". The Idaho Statesman. November 2, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Ogburn stars as Oregon stuns UCLA, 20–14". The Tampa Tribune-Times. November 9, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Sophomore QB leads Bruins past Sun Devils". The Sunday Oregonian. November 16, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "A victory worth the world; Bruins rally vs. USC". The Daily Breeze. November 23, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Beavers lose in Japan, finish 0–11 for season". Albany Democrat-Herald. December 1, 1980. Retrieved January 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1980 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
^ "Bruins go on a Buffalo hunt." Eugene Register-Guard. 1980 Sept 14.
^ "1981 NFL Draft". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved December 1, 2019.