1984 UCLA Bruins football team

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 coordinator	Bob Field (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Tom Hayes (3rd season)
Home stadium	Rose Bowl

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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)

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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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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References

1. "1984 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
2. "1984 UCLA Bruins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
3. "U.C.L.A. Wins, 18-15". The New York Times. September 9, 1984. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
4. "Nebraska Routs U.C.L.A. by 42-3". The New York Times. September 23, 1984. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
5. Gainesville Sun. 1984 Oct 1.
6. "UCLA Surprises Trojans, 29-10". The Washington Post. November 18, 1984. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
7. Reilly, Rick (January 2, 1985). "When the Dust Settles, UCLA Is on Top : Bruins Win Fiesta Bowl Shoot-Out Against Kosar and Hurricanes, 39-37". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
8. "1985 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.