1982 UCLA Bruins football team

Schedule

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Game summaries

Long Beach State

• JoJo Townsell 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

• Tom Ramsey 345 pass yards

California

• Tom Ramsey 322 pass yards
• Cormac Carney 4 Rec, 132 Yds

Stanford

• Tom Ramsey 314 pass yards
• Danny Andrews 21 rushes, 148 yards
• Cormac Carney 6 receptions, 137 yards

USC

;First quarter

• UCLA – Howell 9-yard pass from Tom Ramsey (John Lee kick). ''UCLA 7–0. '''Drive:'''''
• USC – Steve Jordan 44-yard field goal. ''UCLA 7–3. '''Drive:'''''
• UCLA – Danny Andrews 23-yard run (John Lee kick). ''UCLA 14–3. '''Drive:''''' ;Second quarter
• UCLA – John Lee 45-yard field goal. ''UCLA 17–3. '''Drive:'''''
• USC – Todd Spencer 3-yard run (Steve Jordan kick). ''UCLA 17–10. '''Drive:''''' ;Third quarter
• UCLA – John Lee 42-yard field goal. ''UCLA 20–10. '''Drive:''''' ;Fourth quarter
• USC – Steve Jordan 21-yard field goal. ''UCLA 20–13. '''Drive:'''''
• USC – Mark Boyer 1-yard pass from Scott Tinsley (run failed), 0:00. ''UCLA 20–19. '''Drive:''''' ;Top passers
• USC – Scott Tinsley – 14/23, 137 yards, TD, INT
• UCLA – Tom Ramsey – 11/24, 135 yards ;Top rushers
• USC – Anthony Gibson – 30 rushes, 97 yards
• UCLA – Danny Andrews – 15 rushes, 78 yards, TD ;Top receivers
• USC – Jeff Simmons – 4 receptions, 46 yards
• UCLA – Kevin Nelson – 2 receptions, 33 yards Noseguard Karl Morgan 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)

Main article: 1983 Rose Bowl

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

Personnel

1983 NFL draft

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

References

References

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