1980 UCLA Bruins football team

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1980 UCLA Bruins football
Conference Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
AP #13
1980 record 9–2 (5–2 Pac-10)
Head coach Terry Donahue (5th year)
Home stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
(Capacity 92,604)
Seasons
« 1979 1981 »
1980 Pacific-10 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#16 Washington $ 6 – 1 – 0     9 – 3 – 0
#13 UCLA 5 – 2 – 0     9 – 2 – 0
#11 USC 4 – 2 – 1     8 – 2 – 1
Arizona State 5 – 3 – 0     7 – 4 – 0
Oregon 4 – 3 – 1     6 – 3 – 2
Stanford 3 – 4 – 0     6 – 5 – 0
Arizona 3 – 4 – 0     5 – 6 – 0
Washington State 3 – 4 – 0     4 – 7 – 0
California 3 – 5 – 0     3 – 8 – 0
Oregon State 0 – 8 – 0     0 – 11 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 UCLA Bruins football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth year under head coach Terry Donahue, the Bruins compiled a 9–2 record (5–2 Pac-10), finished in second place in the Pacific-10 Conference, and were ranked #13 in the final AP Poll.[1]

UCLA's offensive leaders in 1980 were quarterback Tom Ramsey with 1,116 passing yards, running back Freeman McNeil with 1,105 rushing yards, and wide receiver Cormac Carney with 591 receiving yards.[2]

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 13 Colorado* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 56-14   37,250
September 20 at Purdue* Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN W 23-14   69,333
September 27 Wisconsin* #16 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 35-0   40,018
October 4 at #2 Ohio State* #11 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH ABC W 17-0   88,084
October 11 #16 Stanford #5 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 35-21   64,175
October 25 at California #3 California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA W 32-9   53,000
November 1 at Arizona #2 Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 17-23   42,876
November 8 Oregon #8 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA L 14-20   40,907
November 15 at Arizona State #17 Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 23-14   65,640
November 22 #12 USC #18 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Battle for the Victory Bell) ABC W 20-17   83,491
November 30 vs. Oregon State #14 National Stadium • Tokyo, Japan (Mirage Bowl) KTLA W 34-3   80,000
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Game summaries

Colorado

1 2 3 4 Total
Colorado 0 0 7 7 14
• UCLA 28 28 0 0 56

[3]

Team players in the NFL

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

Player Position Round Pick Franchise
Freeman McNeil Running Back 1 3 New York Jets
Kenny Easley Defensive Back 1 4 Seattle Seahawks

[4]

Awards and honors

  • Kenny Easley, S, All American (consensus), All-Conference Honor
  • Irv Eatman, DT, All-Conference Honor
  • Avon Riley, LB, All-Conference Honor
  • Tim Wrightman, TE, All-Conference Honor
  • Larry Lee, OG, All-Conference Honor
  • Freeman McNeil, TB, All American, All-Conference Honor

References

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  3. ↑ "Bruins go on a Buffalo hunt." Eugene Register-Guard. 1980 Sept 14.
  4. ↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1981.htm
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