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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]
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 8 at San Diego State * No. 4 W 18–1549,220 September 15 Long Beach State * No. 7 W 23–1740,132 September 22 No. 1 Nebraska * No. 8 CBS L 3–4271,355 September 29 at Colorado * No. 17 W 33–1638,925 October 6 Stanford No. 17 Metro L 21–2353,806 October 13 Washington State W 27–2440,122 October 20 at California CBS W 17–1455,200 October 27 at Arizona State CBS W 21–1367,221 November 3 Oregon Metro L 18–2044,420 November 10 Oregon State W 26–1734,116 November 17 No. 7 USC CBS W 29–1090,096 , 1985 vs. No. 13 Miami (FL) * No. 14 NBC W 39–3760,310 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
1984 UCLA Bruins football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking 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
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#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
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1
2 3 4 Total
• No. 17 Bruins
7
6 13 7
33
Buffaloes
0
6 3 7
16
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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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
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The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.
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^ "1984 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015 .^ "1984 UCLA Bruins Stats" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015 .^ "U.C.L.A. Wins, 18-15" . The New York Times . Retrieved August 21, 2022 .^ "Nebraska Routs U.C.L.A. by 42-3" . The New York Times . Retrieved August 21, 2022 .^ Gainesville Sun. 1984 Oct 1.
^ "UCLA Surprises Trojans, 29-10" . The Washington Post . Retrieved August 21, 2022 .^ 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 . ^ "1985 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com" . Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
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