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1985 UCLA Bruins football team

The 1985 UCLA Bruins football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their tenth year under head coach Terry Donahue, the Bruins compiled a 9–2–1 record (6–2 Pac-10), finished in first place in the Pacific-10 Conference, and were ranked #7 in the final AP Poll. The Bruins went on to defeat #4 Iowa in the 1986 Rose Bowl.[1] Running back Eric Ball was selected as the most valuable player in the 1986 Rose Bowl.

1985 UCLA Bruins football
Pac-10 champion
Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 45–28 vs. Iowa
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 7
Record9–2–1 (6–2 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorHomer Smith (8th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorBob Field (4th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorTom Hayes (4th season)
Home stadiumRose Bowl
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 UCLA $ 6 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 1
Arizona 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 1
Arizona State 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Washington 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
USC 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
Oregon 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Washington State 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Stanford 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Oregon State 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
California 2 – 7 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

UCLA's offensive leaders in 1985 were quarterback David Norrie with 1,819 passing yards, running back Gaston Green with 712 rushing yards, and wide receiver Karl Dorrell with 565 receiving yards.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 7at No. 8 BYU*No. 20
ESPNW 27–2465,455
September 14at Tennessee*No. 10
ABCT 26–2694,370[3]
September 21San Diego State*No. 12
W 34–1654,625
September 28at WashingtonNo. 13
CBSL 14–2160,801
October 5Arizona State
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
CBSW 40–1750,494
October 12at Stanford
W 34–963,000
October 19at Washington StateNo. 18
KNBCW 31–3032,302
October 26CaliforniaNo. 17
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
TBSW 34–761,530
November 9at ArizonaNo. 14
W 24–1957,779
November 16Oregon StateNo. 13
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
W 41–045,102
November 23at USCNo. 8
L 13–1790,064
January 1, 1986vs. No. 4 Iowa*No. 13
NBCW 45–28103,292
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

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1985 UCLA Bruins football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 83 Willie Anderson So
RB 21 Eric Ball Fr
WR Dave Clinton
OT 72 Robert Cox
WR Paco Craig
WR 8 Karl Dorrell Jr
FB 22 Mel Farr So
RB Greg Francois
RB Bob Garabaldi
C 69 Joe Goebel
RB 44 Gaston Green So
RB 45 Marcus Greenwood Jr
G 63 Mike Hartmeier
OT Robert Jenkins Sr
OT 70 John Kidder
QB Brendan McCracken
G 77 Jim McCullough
QB 9 David Norrie Sr
TE Jeff Nowinski
RB James Primus
WR 82 Mike Sherrard Sr
QB 11 Matt Stevens Jr
TE 81 Derek Tennell Jr
RB Danny Thompson
OL Jim Warnick
WR Al Wilson
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DL Frank Batchkoff
DB Joe Gasser
DL Jeff Glasser
CB 2 Darryl Henley Fr
LB 59 Melvin Jackson
LB 99 Steve Jarecki Sr
LB 7 Chance Johnson
DB 31 Carnell Lake Fr
DB 37 Chuckie Miller Jr
LB 41 Ken Norton Jr. So
DB Dennis Price
DB Craig Rutledge
LB Eric Smith
LB 42 Tommy Taylor Sr
NG 40 Terry Tumey So
DB 23 Marcus Turner   Fr
DL Jim Wahler
DT 95 Mark Walen Sr
DB James Washington
DL Doug Wassel
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P Ted Henderson
K 25 John Lee Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Game summaries

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At BYU

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At Tennessee

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San Diego State

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At Washington

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1 234Total
UCLA 7 700 14
• Washington 0 11100 21
  • Date: September 28
  • Location: Husky Stadium, Seattle
  • Game attendance: 60,801
  • Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C)
Scoring summary
1UCLASherrard 26-yard pass from Norrie (Lee kick)UCLA 7-0
2WASHJaeger 31-yard field goalUCLA 7-3
2UCLADorrell 26-yard pass from Norrie (Lee kick)UCLA 14-3
2WASHHill 31-yard pass from Millen (Millen to Trimble pass)UCLA 14-11
3WASHJaeger 37-yard field goalTied 14-14
3WASHToy 1-yard run (Jaeger kick)WASH 21-14
See also: 1985 Washington Huskies football team

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Arizona State

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At Stanford

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At Washington State

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California

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See also: 1985 California Golden Bears football team and California–UCLA football rivalry
California Golden Bears (3–4) at #17 UCLA Bruins (5–1–1)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
California 7 0 007
UCLA 3 17 7734

at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, California

  • Date: October 26
  • Game attendance: 61,530
  • [5]
Game information

UCLA moved into first place in the Pac-10 with the win.

At Arizona

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Oregon State

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At USC

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See also: 1985 USC Trojans football team and Victory Bell (UCLA–USC)
#8 UCLA Bruins (8–1–1) at USC Trojans (4–5)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
UCLA 7 6 0013
USC 7 0 3717

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California

  • Date: November 23
  • Game attendance: 90,064
  • [6]
Game information

Vs. No. 4 Iowa (Rose Bowl)

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#13 UCLA vs. #4 Iowa
1 234Total
• Bruins 10 14714 45
Hawkeyes 7 3711 28
Scoring summary
17:02IOWADavid Hudson 1-yard run (Rob Houghtlin kick)IOWA 7-0
13:23UCLAEric Ball 30-yard run (Lee kick)Tied 7-7
11:11UCLAJohn Lee 42-yard field goalUCLA 10-7
27:43IOWARob Houghtlin 24-yard field goalTied 10-10
26:19UCLAEric Ball 40-yard run (Lee kick)UCLA 17-10
21:36UCLAEric Ball 6-yard run (Lee kick)UCLA 24-10
312:19IOWAChuck Long 4-yard run (Rob Houghtlin kick)UCLA 24-17
36:25UCLAMike Sherrard 6-yard pass from Matt Stevens (J. Lee kick)UCLA 31-17
413:25UCLAEric Ball 32-yard run (Lee kick)UCLA 38-17
410:51IOWARob Houghtlin 52-yard field goalUCLA 38-20
46:38UCLAMatt Stevens 1-yard run (Lee kick)UCLA 45-20
43:11IOWABill Happel 11-yard pass from Chuck Long (Harmon run)UCLA 45-28
Main article: 1986 Rose Bowl
See also: 1985 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

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1986 NFL Draft

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

Player Position Round Pick Franchise
Mike Sherrard Wide receiver 1 18 Dallas Cowboys
John Lee Kicker 2 32 St. Louis Cardinals
Mark Walen Defensive tackle 3 74 Dallas Cowboys
Tommy Taylor Linebacker 4 97 San Diego Chargers
Robert Jenkins Tackle 6 144 Los Angeles Rams
Steve Jarecki Linebacker 8 195 Los Angeles Rams

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References

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  1. ^ "1985 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  2. ^ "1985 UCLA Bruins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  3. ^ "UCLA's comeback kids are at it again, 26–26". The Los Angeles Times. September 15, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Huskies jolt Bruins, 21-17". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. September 29, 1985. p. 9B.
  5. ^ "UCLA spins Cal to hold the top." Eugene Register-Guard. 1985 Oct 27. Retrieved 2019-Jan-08.
  6. ^ UCLA-Southern Cal Box Score. Gainesville Sun. 1985 Nov 24. Pg. 4F. Retrieved 2020-Dec-12.
  7. ^ "ROSE BOWL; U.C.L.A. WALLOPS IOWA". New York Times. January 2, 1986. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  8. ^ "1986 NFL Draft". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
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