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
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 7
AP	No. 7
1985 record	9–2–1 (6–2 Pac-10)
Head coach	Terry Donahue (10th season)
Offensive coordinator	Homer Smith (8th season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Bob Field (4th season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Tom Hayes (4th season)
Home stadium	Rose Bowl (Capacity 104,091)

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

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 7	at No. 8 BYU*	No. 20	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	ESPN	W 27-24	65,455
September 14	at Tennessee*	No. 10	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	ABC	T 26-26	94,370
September 21	San Diego State*	No. 12	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA		W 34-16	54,625
September 28	at Washington	No. 13	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	CBS	L 14-21	60,801
October 5	Arizona State		Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	CBS	W 40-17	50,494
October 12	at Stanford		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA		W 34-9	63,000
October 19	at Washington State	No. 18	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	KNBC	W 31-30	32,302
October 26	California	No. 17	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	TBS	W 34-7	61,530
November 9	at Arizona	No. 14	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ		W 24-19	57,779
November 16	Oregon State	No. 13	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA		W 41-0	45,102
November 23	at USC	No. 8	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (Battle for the Victory Bell)		L 13-17	90,064
January 1	vs. No. 4 Iowa*	No. 13	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl)	NBC	W 45-28	103,292
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1985 UCLA Bruins football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 83 Willie Anderson So RB 21 Eric Ball Fr OT 72 Robert Cox WR 8 Karl Dorrell Jr FB 22 Mel Farr So C 69 Joe Goebel RB 44 Gaston Green So RB 45 Marcus Greenwood Jr OG 63 Mike Hartmeier OT Robert Jenkins Sr OT 70 John Kidder OG 77 Jim McCullough QB 9 David Norrie Sr WR 82 Mike Sherrard Sr QB 11 Matt Stevens Jr TE 81 Derek Tennell Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 2 Darryl Henley Fr LB 59 Melvin Jackson LB 99 Steve Jarecki Sr DB 31 Carnell Lake Fr DB 37 Chuckie Miller Jr LB 41 Ken Norton Jr. So LB 42 Tommy Taylor Sr NG 40 Terry Tumey So DB 23 Marcus Turner  Fr DT 95 Mark Walen Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K John Lee Sr	Head coach Terry Donahue Coordinators/assistant coaches Greg Robinson – Defensive line Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

• Craig (offense)
• Primus (offense)
• WR Al Wilson

Game summaries

at Washington

1 2 3 4 Total UCLA 7 7 0 0 14 • Washington 0 11 10 0 21 Date: September 28 Location: Husky Stadium, Seattle Game attendance: 60,801 Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C)

Scoring summary 1 UCLA Sherrard 26-yard pass from Norrie (Lee kick) UCLA 7-0 2 WASH Jaeger 31-yard field goal UCLA 7-3 2 UCLA Dorrell 26-yard pass from Norrie (Lee kick) UCLA 14-3 2 WASH Hill 31-yard pass from Millen (Millen to Trimble pass) UCLA 14-11 3 WASH Jaeger 37-yard field goal Tied 14-14 3 WASH Toy 1-yard run (Jaeger kick) WASH 21-14

See also: 1985 Washington Huskies football team

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California

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)

	1	2	3	4	Total
California	7	0	0	0	7
UCLA	3	17	7	7	34

at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, California

• Date: October 26
• Game attendance: 61,530
• [4]

Game information
California Brown 7/15, 78 Yds Barbero 5 Rush, 31 Yds Vince Delgado 6 Rec, 47 Yds, TD UCLA David Norrie 12/19, 191 Yds, TD, INT Eric Ball 14 Rush, 101 Yds Karl Dorrell 2 Rec, 56 Yds

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

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP CAL UCLA 1 13 76 California Delgado 17-yard touchdown reception from Bedford, Rix kick good 7 0 1 UCLA 46-yard field goal by Lee 7 3 2 UCLA Farr 45-yard touchdown reception from Norrie, Lee kick good 7 10 2 2:33 UCLA Interception returned 21 yards for touchdown by Turner, Lee kick good 7 17 2 0:06 UCLA 29-yard field goal by Lee 7 20 3 12:09 7 80 2:51 UCLA Norrie 3-yard touchdown run, Lee kick good 7 27 4 UCLA Wilson 38-yard touchdown reception from Stevens, Lee kick good 7 34 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 7 34

at USC

1 2 3 4 Total UCLA 7 6 0 0 13 • USC 7 0 3 7 17 Date: November 23 Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA Game attendance: 90,064

Scoring summary Q1 UCLA Ball 1 yard run (Lee kick) UCLA 7–0 Q1 USC Cormier 34 yard pass from Peete (Shafer kick) Tie 7–7 Q2 UCLA Lee 22 yard field goal UCLA 10–7 Q2 UCLA Lee 34 yard field goal UCLA 13–7 Q3 USC Shafer 38 yard field goal UCLA 13–10 Q4 USC Peete 1 yard run (Shafer kick) USC 17–13

See also: 1985 USC Trojans football team and Victory Bell (UCLA–USC)

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
18–30–6	1984	W 29–10

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vs. Iowa (Rose Bowl)

#13 UCLA vs. #4 Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total • Bruins 10 14 7 14 45 Hawkeyes 7 3 7 11 28 Date: January 1, 1986 Location: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California Game start: 2:12 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 3:18 Game attendance: 103,292 Game weather: 71° F, Overcast, Wind S 5 mph Referee: Tom Quinn TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg, Merlin Olsen

Scoring summary 1 7:02 IOWA David Hudson 1-yard run (Houghtlin kick) IOWA 7-0 1 3:23 UCLA Eric Ball 30-yard run (Lee kick) Tied 7-7 1 1:11 UCLA John Lee 42-yard field goal UCLA 10-7 2 7:43 IOWA Rob Houghtlin 24-yard field goal Tied 10-10 2 6:19 UCLA Eric Ball 40-yard run (Lee kick) UCLA 17-10 2 1:36 UCLA Eric Ball 6-yard run (Lee kick) UCLA 24-10 3 12:19 IOWA Chuck Long 4-yard run (Houghtlin kick) UCLA 24-17 3 6:25 UCLA Mike Sherrard 6-yard pass from Matt Stevens (J. Lee kick) UCLA 31-17 4 13:25 UCLA Eric Ball 32-yard run (Lee kick) UCLA 38-17 4 10:51 IOWA Rob Houghtlin 52-yard field goal UCLA 38-20 4 6:38 UCLA Matt Stevens 1-yard run (Lee kick) UCLA 45-20 4 3:11 IOWA Bill Happel 11-yard pass from Chuck Long (Harmon run) UCLA 45-28

Main article: 1986 Rose Bowl

See also: 1985 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–3	1981	L 7–20

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1986 NFL Draft

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

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. "Huskies jolt Bruins, 21-17". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. September 29, 1985. p. 9B.
4. "UCLA spins Cal to hold the top." Eugene Register-Guard. 1985 Oct 27. Retrieved 2019-Jan-08.
5. Gainesville Sun. 1985 Nov 24.
6. "ROSE BOWL; U.C.L.A. WALLOPS IOWA". New York Times. January 2, 1986. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
7. "1986 NFL Draft". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved November 22, 2019.