1983 UCLA Bruins football team

1983 UCLA Bruins football
Pac-10 champion
Rose Bowl, W 45–9 vs. Illinois
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 17
AP	No. 13
1983 record	7–4–1 (6–1–1 Pac-10)
Head coach	Terry Donahue (8th year)
Home stadium	Rose Bowl (Capacity 104,091)

1983 Pacific-10 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#17 UCLA $	6	–	1	–	1			7	–	4	–	1
Washington	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Washington State	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
USC	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	1
Arizona	4	–	3	–	1			7	–	3	–	1
Arizona State	3	–	3	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
Oregon	3	–	3	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
California	3	–	4	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Oregon State	1	–	6	–	1			2	–	8	–	1
Stanford	1	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 UCLA Bruins football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their eighth year under head coach Terry Donahue, the Bruins compiled a 7–4–1 record (6–1–1 Pac-10), finished in first place in the Pacific-10 Conference, and were ranked #17 in the final AP Poll. The Bruins went on to defeat Illinois in the 1984 Rose Bowl.^[1]

UCLA's offensive leaders in 1983 were quarterback Rick Neuheisel with 2,245 passing yards, running back Kevin Nelson with 898 rushing yards, and wide receiver Mike Sherrard with 709 receiving yards.^[2] Neuheisel was selected as the 1984 Rose Bowl Most Valuable Player.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	at No. 15 Georgia*	No. 20	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	ABC	L 8-19	82,122
September 17	Arizona State		Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA	CBS	T 26-26	47,093
September 24	at No. 1 Nebraska*		Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE		L 10-42	76,510
October 1	BYU*		Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA		L 35-37	50,044
October 8	at Stanford		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA		W 39-21	55,804
October 15	at Washington State		Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA		W 24-14	30,000
October 22	California		Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA		W 20-16	58,062
October 29	No. 11 Washington		Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA	ABC	W 27-24	60,094
November 5	at Oregon		Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR		W 24-13	24,511
November 12	at Arizona		Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ	CBS	L 24-27	42,640
November 19	at USC		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Battle for the Victory Bell)		W 27-17	83,763
January 2	vs. No. 4 Illinois*		Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl)	NBC	W 45-9	103,217
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

Game notes

USC

1 2 3 4 Total • UCLA 3 3 7 14 27 USC 0 10 0 7 17 Date: November 19 Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA Game attendance: 83,763

Scoring summary Q1 UCLA Lee 25 yard field goal UCLA 3–0 Q2 UCLA Lee 20 yard field goal UCLA 6–0 Q2 USC Spencer 1 yard run (Jordan kick) USC 7–6 Q2 USC Jordan 30 yard field goal USC 10–6 Q3 UCLA Dorrell 7 yard pass from Neuhiesel (Lee kick) UCLA 13–10 Q4 UCLA Nelson 12 yard run (Lee kick) UCLA 20–10 Q4 UCLA Wiley 17 yard run (Lee kick) UCLA 27–10 Q4 USC Spencer 7 yard run (Jordan kick) UCLA 27–17

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1984 NFL Draft

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

Player	Position	Round	Pick	Franchise
Don Rogers	Defensive Back	1	18	Cleveland Browns
Jay Schroeder	Quarterback	3	83	Washington Redskins

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References

1. "1983 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
2. "1983 UCLA Bruins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
3. Gainesville Sun. 1982 Nov 20.
4. http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1984.htm