| 1983UCLA Bruins football | |
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Pac-10 champion Rose Bowl champion | |
| Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 13 |
| AP | No. 17 |
| Record | 7–4–1 (6–1–1 Pac-10) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Homer Smith (6th season) |
| Co-defensive coordinators |
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| Home stadium | Rose Bowl |
Seasons | |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17UCLA $ | 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 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The1983 UCLA Bruins football team was anAmerican football team that represented theUniversity of California, Los Angeles during the1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their eighth year under head coachTerry Donahue, the Bruins compiled a 7–4–1 record (6–1–1 Pac-10), finished in first place in thePacific-10 Conference, and were ranked #17 in the finalAP Poll. The Bruins went on to defeatIllinois in the1984 Rose Bowl.[1] The Bruins began the season 0–3–1 before winning seven of their final eight games of the season.
UCLA's offensive leaders in 1983 were quarterbackRick Neuheisel with 2,245 passing yards, running back Kevin Nelson with 898 rushing yards, and wide receiverMike Sherrard with 709 receiving yards.[2] Neuheisel was selected as the 1984 Rose Bowl Most Valuable Player.
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 3 | at No. 15Georgia* | No. 20 | ABC | L 8–19 | 82,122 | [3] | |
| September 17 | Arizona State | CBS | T 26–26 | 47,093 | [4] | ||
| September 24 | at No. 1Nebraska* | L 10–42 | 76,510 | [5] | |||
| October 1 | BYU* |
| Metro | L 35–37 | 50,044 | [6] | |
| October 8 | atStanford | W 39–21 | 55,804 | [7] | |||
| October 15 | atWashington State | W 24–14 | 30,000 | [8] | |||
| October 22 | California |
| W 20–16 | 58,062 | [9] | ||
| October 29 | No. 11Washington |
| ABC | W 27–24 | 60,094 | [10] | |
| November 5 | atOregon | W 24–13 | 24,511 | [11] | |||
| November 12 | atArizona | CBS | L 24–27 | 42,640 | [12] | ||
| November 19 | atUSC | W 27–17 | 83,763 | [13] | |||
| January 2, 1984 | vs. No. 4Illinois* |
| NBC | W 45–9 | 103,217 | [14] | |
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • UCLA | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 27 |
| USC | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| 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 | |
The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | Franchise |
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| Don Rogers | Defensive back | 1 | 18 | Cleveland Browns |
| Jay Schroeder | Quarterback | 3 | 83 | Washington Redskins |
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