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1984 UCLA

9–⁠3 (5–⁠2 Pac-10), coached by Terry Donahue, finished No. 9 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

UCLA in 1984, game by game: won at San Diego State 18–15; won vs. Long Beach State 23–17; lost vs. No. 1 Nebraska 3–42; won at Colorado 33–16; lost vs. Stanford 21–23; won vs. Washington State 27–24; won at California 17–14; won at Arizona State 21–13; lost vs. Oregon 18–20; won vs. Oregon State 26–17; won vs. No. 7 USC 29–10; won vs. No. 13 Miami 39–37+19−39Won 18–15 at San Diego State+3San Diego StateWon 23–17 vs. Long Beach State+6Long Beach StateLost 3–42 vs. No. 1 Nebraska-39No. 1 NebraskaWon 33–16 at Colorado+17ColoradoLost 21–23 vs. Stanford-2StanfordWon 27–24 vs. Washington State+3Washington StateWon 17–14 at California+3CaliforniaWon 21–13 at Arizona State+8Arizona StateLost 18–20 vs. Oregon-2OregonWon 26–17 vs. Oregon State+9Oregon StateWon 29–10 vs. No. 7 USC+19No. 7 USCWon 39–37 vs. No. 13 Miami+2No. 13 Miami
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 8atSan Diego StateW 18–⁠1573%
Sep 15vsLong Beach StateW 23–⁠1779%
Sep 22vs1NebraskaL 3–⁠4246%
Sep 29atColoradoW 33–⁠1674%
Oct 6vsStanfordL 21–⁠2383%
Oct 13vsWashington StateW 27–⁠2471%
Oct 20atCaliforniaW 17–⁠1467%
Oct 27atArizona StateW 21–⁠1353%
Nov 3vsOregonL 18–⁠2082%
Nov 10vsOregon StateW 26–⁠1789%
Nov 17vs7USCW 29–⁠1058%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs13MiamiFiesta BowlW 39–⁠3747%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Miami 39–⁠37 in the Fiesta Bowl; No. 9 in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Pac-10.

In program history: The 20th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 5
  2. Wk 2: 4
  3. Wk 3: 7
  4. Wk 4: 8
  5. Wk 5: 17
  6. Wk 6: 17
  7. Wk 13: 19
  8. Wk 14: 17
  9. Wk 15: 14
  10. Final: 9

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 1984.

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
5–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Pac-10
AP final
No. 9 peak No. 4
Points
275–⁠248
Coach
Terry Donahue
Elo
1671 +31 this season
SP+ rating
7.3 No. 44 of 106; offense No. 40, defense No. 48
SRS
3.6 No. 47 of 110 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Homer Smith
Defensive coordinators
Bob Field and Tom Hayes

Drafted in 1985

The 1985 draft
Rd 6Steve Bono QBMinnesota Vikings
Rd 6Michael Young WRLos Angeles Rams
Rd 7Ron Pitts DBBuffalo Bills

All-Pac-10

4 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

  • Mike YoungWRCoaches-2

From Wikipedia’s 1984 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1984 Pac-10 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
USC7–⁠19–⁠310
Washington6–⁠111–⁠12
UCLA5–⁠29–⁠39
Arizona5–⁠27–⁠4
Washington State4–⁠36–⁠5
Arizona State3–⁠45–⁠6
Oregon3–⁠56–⁠5
Stanford3–⁠55–⁠6
Oregon State1–⁠72–⁠9
California1–⁠82–⁠9

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