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1981 UCLA Bruins football team

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American college football season

1981UCLA Bruins football
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, L 14–33 vs.Michigan
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	7–4–1 (5–2–1 Pac-10)
Head coach	Terry Donahue (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Homer Smith (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Jed Hughes (5th season)
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons ← 1980 1982 →

1981 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
v t e	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 fromAP Poll

The1981 UCLA Bruins football team was anAmerican football team that represented theUniversity of California, Los Angeles during the1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth year under head coachTerry Donahue, the Bruins compiled a 7–4–1 record (5–2–1 Pac-10), finished in a tie for fourth place in thePacific-10 Conference, and lost toMichigan in the1981 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl.^[1]

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

This was the Bruins' final season at theLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum, their home field since1928, sharing with theUSC Trojans. UCLA moved to theRose Bowl inPasadena for the1982 season.

Schedule

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Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	atArizona	No. 12	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ		W 35–18	49,311	^[3]
September 19	at No. 20Wisconsin*	No. 9	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI		W 31–13	69,212	^[4]
September 26	atIowa*	No. 6	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	KTLA	L 7–20	60,004	^[5]
October 3	Colorado*	No. 16	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA		W 27–7	40,347	^[6]
October 10	atStanford	No. 17	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA		L 23–26	70,103	^[7]
October 17	at No. 18Washington State		Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	ABC	T 17–17	40,000	^[8]
October 24	California		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA		W 34–6	41,637	^[9]
October 31	atOregon		Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR		W 28–11	24,272	^[10]
November 7	No. 16Washington		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA		W 31–0	41,818	^[11]
November 14	No. 9Arizona State	No. 18	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA		W 34–24	47,361	^[12]
November 21	at No. 10USC	No. 15	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell)	ABC	L 21–22	89,432	^[13]
December 31	vs. No. 16Michigan*	No. 19	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX (Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl)		L 14–33	50,107	^[14]
*Non-conference game Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

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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

Terry Donahue

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

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1982 NFL draft

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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

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References

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

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Venues	Moore Field (1919–1928) Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (1926–1981) Rose Bowl (1982–present)
Bowls and rivalries	Bowl games California Stanford USC:Victory Bell
Culture and lore	Joe Bruin "Sons of Westwood" "Mighty Bruins" Marching band 1967 "Game of the Century" 1998 Miami game
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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