The 1982 UCLA Bruins football team was an

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team that represented the

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during the

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. In their seventh year under head coach

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, the Bruins compiled a 10–1–1 record (5–1–1 Pac-10), finished in first place in the

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. In the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day, the Bruins defeated

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of the

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by ten points and remained at fifth in the final AP Poll. UCLA's offensive leaders in 1982 were quarterback

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with 2,986 passing yards, running back Danny Andrews with 482 rushing yards, and wide receiver

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with 779 receiving yards. Prior to this season, UCLA moved its home games to the Rose Bowl in

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; they had played in the

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since

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, sharing with the

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Schedule

Personnel

Game summaries

Long Beach State

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5 Rec, 133 Yds

at Wisconsin

Tom Ramsey completed 17 of 24 passes for 260 yards and rushed 17 times for 56 yards in the game.

at Michigan

Down 21–0 in the second quarter, Tom Ramsey mounted a 28-point comeback in the second and third quarters to defeat the 20th ranked Michigan team before a capacity crowd of 105,413 fans in Michigan Stadium.

Colorado

*Cormac Carney 6 Rec, 103 Yds

Arizona

345 pass yards

California

322 pass yards *Cormac Carney 4 Rec, 132 Yds

Stanford

314 pass yards *Danny Andrews 21 rushes, 148 yards *Cormac Carney 6 receptions, 137 yards

USC

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rushed in to tackle down USC quarterback Scott Tinsley, preventing him from scoring a two-pont conversion after Tinsley had thrown a pass to bring the Trojans back within a point. Linebacker Neal Dellocono was the most valuable player of the game. With the win (and Washington's loss), UCLA clinched a Rose Bowl berth.

vs. Michigan (Rose Bowl)

UCLA took a 10–0 lead in the second quarter. A hard hit by UCLA defensive back Don Rogers separated Michigan quarterback

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's shoulder and knocked him out of the game. Backup David Hall got the Wolverines on the board, making the halftime score 10–7. In the third quarter, Tom Ramsey completed seven straight passes and led UCLA on a drive that was capped by Danny Andrews' nine-yard touchdown run to make the score 17–7. In the fourth quarter, UCLA got an interception inside the Michigan 20-yard line and scored again for a 24–7 lead. Michigan scored late to close the score to 24–14.

1983 NFL Draft

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

References

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