# 1984 UCLA Bruins football team

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. 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.

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 8 | at San Diego State* | No. 4 | Jack Murphy StadiumSan Diego, CA | | W 18–15 | 49,220 |
| September 15 | Long Beach State* | No. 7 | Rose BowlPasadena, CA | | W 23–17 | 40,132 |
| September 22 | No. 1 Nebraska* | No. 8 | Rose BowlPasadena, CA | CBS | L 3–42 | 71,355 |
| September 29 | at Colorado* | No. 17 | Folsom FieldBoulder, CO | | W 33–16 | 38,925 |
| October 6 | Stanford | No. 17 | Rose BowlPasadena, CA | Metro | L 21–23 | 53,806 |
| October 13 | Washington State | | Rose BowlPasadena, CA | | W 27–24 | 40,122 |
| October 20 | at California | | California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA | CBS | W 17–14 | 55,200 |
| October 27 | at Arizona State | | Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ | CBS | W 21–13 | 67,221 |
| November 3 | Oregon | | Rose BowlPasadena, CA | Metro | L 18–20 | 44,420 |
| November 10 | Oregon State | | Rose BowlPasadena, CA | | W 26–17 | 34,116 |
| November 17 | No. 7 USC | | Rose BowlPasadena, CA (Victory Bell) | CBS | W 29–10 | 90,096 |
| January 1, 1985 | vs. No. 13 Miami (FL)* | No. 14 | Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl) | NBC | W 39–37 | 60,310 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game |||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | 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 |

## Game summaries
### Nebraska

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • No. 1 Cornhuskers | 6 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
| No. 8 Bruins | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |

### Colorado

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • No. 17 Bruins | 7 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 33 |
| Buffaloes | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 |

### Vs. Miami (FL) (Fiesta Bowl)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • No. 14 Bruins | 7 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 39 |
| No. 13 Hurricanes | 14 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 37 |

## 1985 NFL Draft

The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | Franchise |
| Steve Bono | Quarterback | 6 | 142 | Minnesota Vikings |
| Michael Young | Wide receiver | 6 | 161 | Los Angeles Rams |
| Ron Pitts | Defensive back | 7 | 169 | Buffalo Bills |
| Duval Love | Guard | 10 | 274 | Los Angeles Rams |
| Neal Dellocono | Linebacker | 11 | 297 | Dallas Cowboys |
| Herb Welch | Defensive back | 12 | 326 | New York Giants |