1981 UCLA Bruins football team

1981 UCLA Bruins football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record7–4–1 (5–2–1 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorHomer Smith (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorJed Hughes (5th season)
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Washington $ 6 2 0 10 2 0
No. 16 Arizona State 5 2 0 9 2 0
No. 14 USC 5 2 0 9 3 0
Washington State 5 2 1 8 3 1
UCLA 5 2 1 7 4 1
Arizona 4 4 0 6 5 0
Stanford 4 4 0 4 7 0
California 2 6 0 2 9 0
Oregon 1 6 0 2 9 0
Oregon State 0 7 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 UCLA Bruins football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth year under head coach Terry Donahue, the Bruins compiled a 7–4–1 record (5–2–1 Pac-10), finished in a tie for fourth place in the Pacific-10 Conference, and lost to Michigan in the 1981 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl.[1]

UCLA's offensive leaders in 1981 were quarterback Tom Ramsey with 1,793 passing yards, running back Kevin Nelson with 883 rushing yards, and wide receiver Cormac Carney with 539 receiving yards.[2]

This was the Bruins' final season at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, their home field since 1928, sharing with the USC Trojans. UCLA moved to the Rose Bowl in Pasadena for the 1982 season.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 12at ArizonaNo. 12W 35–1849,311[3]
September 19at No. 20 Wisconsin*No. 9W 31–1369,212[4]
September 26at Iowa*No. 6KTLAL 7–2060,004[5]
October 3Colorado*No. 16W 27–740,347[6]
October 10at StanfordNo. 17L 23–2670,103[7]
October 17at No. 18 Washington StateABCT 17–1740,000[8]
October 24California
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 34–641,637[9]
October 31at OregonW 28–1124,272[10]
November 7No. 16 Washington
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 31–041,818[11]
November 14No. 9 Arizona StateNo. 18
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 34–2447,361[12]
November 21at No. 10 USCNo. 15
ABCL 21–2289,432[13]
December 31vs. No. 16 Michigan*No. 19L 14–3350,107[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1981 UCLA Bruins football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 24 Danny Andrews Fr
QB 12 Steve Bono So
RB 42 Frank Bruno Jr
WR 83 Cormac Carney Jr
RB 46 Frank Cephous So
WR 36 Ricky Coffman Sr
WR 18 Willie Curran Sr
G 59 Dan Dufour Jr
TE 90 James Forge Sr
TE Harper Howell
OT 67 Duval Love Fr
OL 62 Dan Mahistedt So
RB Terry Morehead
RB 3 Kevin Nelson So
QB 10 Rick Neuheisel So
QB 9 David Norrie Fr
C 51 Dave Otey Sr
QB 14 Tom Ramsey Jr
RB Toa Saipale
RB 37 Burness Scott So
OT 67 Luis Sharpe Sr
WR 26 Jo-Jo Townsell Jr
RB 22 Bryan Wiley Fr
WR 30 Dokie Williams Jr
OL 60 Steve Williams So
G 68 Blake Wingle Jr
TE 91 Tim Wrightman Sr
OL 66 Chris Yelch So
WR 82 Mike Young Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 86 Ron Butler So
LB 39 Neal Dellocono Fr
DT 53 Joe Gary Sr
LB 92 Ike Gordon Sr
DB 2 Walter Lang Jr
LB 27 Blanchard Montgomery Jr
DT 40 Karl Morgan Jr
DL 55 Martin Moss Sr
LB Gene Newborn
LB 99 Brad Plemmons Sr
S 7 Don Rogers So
DB 21 Lupe Sanchez Jr
SS 32 Tom Sullivan Jr
DB 35 Jimmy Turner Jr
LB 41 Doug West So
LB 87 Glenn Windom Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 17 Kevin Buenafe So
K 8 Norm Johnson Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

[15]

1982 NFL draft

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

Player Position Round Pick Franchise
Luis Sharpe Tackle 1 16 St. Louis Cardinals
Tim Wrightman Tight end 3 62 Chicago Bears

[16]

References

  1. ^ "1981 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  2. ^ "1981 UCLA Bruins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  3. ^ "Bruins hold off Arizona". The Daily Breeze. September 13, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Bruins start quick; dump Badgers". Herald-Times-Reporter. September 20, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Hawkeyes stun UCLA". The Sioux City Journal. September 27, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "UCLA coasts to win". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 4, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Stanford outlasts UCLA 26–23 in Pac-10 action". The Idaho Statesman. October 11, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "WSU still unbeaten, but UCLA gains tie". The Columbian. October 18, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "UCLA swamps Cal 34–6". The Palm Beach Post. October 25, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Andrews leads UCLA". The Daily Breeze. November 1, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "UCLA dims Huskies' Rose Bowl ambitions". Tri-City Herald. November 8, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Bruins rally, tip ASU". The Sunday Oregonian. November 15, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Blocked field goal costs UCLA". Statesman Journal. November 22, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "U-M bops Bruins' bonnets". Detroit Free Press. January 1, 1982. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "1981 UCLA Bruins Roster". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
  16. ^ "1982 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.

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