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1982 UCLA

10–⁠1–⁠1 (5–⁠1–⁠1 Pac-10), coached by Terry Donahue, finished No. 5 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

UCLA in 1982, game by game: won vs. Long Beach State 41–10; won at Wisconsin 51–26; won at No. 20 Michigan 31–27; won at Colorado 34–6; tied vs. Arizona 24–24; won vs. Washington State 42–17; won at California 47–31; won vs. Oregon 40–12; lost at No. 10 Washington 7–10; won vs. Stanford 38–35; won vs. No. 15 USC 20–19; won vs. No. 19 Michigan 24–14+31−3Won 41–10 vs. Long Beach State+31Long Beach StateWon 51–26 at Wisconsin+25WisconsinWon 31–27 at No. 20 Michigan+4No. 20 MichiganWon 34–6 at Colorado+28ColoradoTied 24–24 vs. Arizona0ArizonaWon 42–17 vs. Washington State+25Washington StateWon 47–31 at California+16CaliforniaWon 40–12 vs. Oregon+28OregonLost 7–10 at No. 10 Washington-3No. 10 WashingtonWon 38–35 vs. Stanford+3StanfordWon 20–19 vs. No. 15 USC+1No. 15 USCWon 24–14 vs. No. 19 Michigan+10No. 19 Michigan
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 11vsLong Beach StateW 41–⁠1079%
Sep 18atWisconsinW 51–⁠2660%
Sep 25at20MichiganW 31–⁠2741%
Oct 2atColoradoW 34–⁠678%
Oct 9vsArizonaT 24–⁠2483%
Oct 16vsWashington StateW 42–⁠1782%
Oct 23atCaliforniaW 47–⁠3168%
Oct 30vsOregonW 40–⁠1291%
Nov 6at10WashingtonL 7–⁠1049%
Nov 13vsStanfordW 38–⁠3577%
Nov 20vs15USCW 20–⁠1957%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs19MichiganRose BowlW 24–⁠1451%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Michigan 24–⁠14 in the Rose Bowl; No. 5 in the final AP poll; Pac-10 champions.

In program history: The 9th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 20
  2. Wk 2: 18
  3. Wk 3: 14
  4. Wk 4: 12
  5. Wk 5: 9
  6. Wk 6: 8
  7. Wk 7: 12
  8. Wk 8: 11
  9. Wk 9: 11
  10. Wk 10: 9
  11. Wk 11: 12
  12. Wk 12: 11
  13. Wk 13: 8
  14. Wk 14: 5
  15. Wk 15: 5
  16. Final: 5

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1982.

Pac-10 champions5–⁠1–⁠1 in the conference

Led the nationTom Ramsey: passer rating (153.5)

Record
10–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
5–⁠1–⁠1 first in Pac-10
AP final
No. 5 peak No. 5
Points
399–⁠231
Coach
Terry Donahue
Elo
1723 +119 this season
SP+ rating
24.2 No. 5 of 109; offense No. 4, defense No. 34
SRS
22.6 No. 4 of 113 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Homer Smith
Defensive coordinators
Bob Field and Tom Hayes

Drafted in 1983

The 1983 draft
Rd 3Blanchard Montgomery LBSan Francisco 49ers
Rd 3JoJo Townsell WRNew York Jets
Rd 3Jim Turner DBCincinnati Bengals
Rd 5Dokie Williams WRLos Angeles Raiders

All-Pac-10

3 first team, 3 second team

First team

  • Tom RamseyQBCoaches-1
  • Cormac CarneyWRCoaches-1
  • Karl MorganDLCoaches-1

Second team

  • Jo-Jo TownsellWRCoaches-2
  • Don RogersDBCoaches-2
  • Lupe SanchezDBCoaches-2

From Wikipedia’s 1982 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1982 Pac-10 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
UCLA5–⁠1–⁠110–⁠1–⁠15
Washington6–⁠210–⁠27
Arizona State5–⁠210–⁠26
USC5–⁠28–⁠315
Arizona4–⁠3–⁠16–⁠4–⁠1
California4–⁠47–⁠4
Stanford3–⁠55–⁠6
Washington State2–⁠4–⁠13–⁠7–⁠1
Oregon2–⁠62–⁠8–⁠1
Oregon State0–⁠7–⁠11–⁠9–⁠1

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.