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American college football season
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]
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 13 Colorado * W 56–1437,250
September 20 at Purdue * W 23–1469,333
September 27 Wisconsin * No. 16 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA W 35–040,018
October 4 at No. 2 Ohio State * No. 11 ABC W 17–088,084
October 11 No. 16 Stanford No. 5 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA W 35–2164,175
October 25 at California No. 3 W 32–953,000
November 1 at Arizona No. 2 L 17–2342,876
November 8 Oregon No. 8 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA L 14–2040,907
November 15 at Arizona State No. 17 W 23–1465,640
November 22 No. 12 USC No. 18 ABC W 20–1783,491
November 30 vs. Oregon State No. 14 KTLA W 34–380,000 [ 3]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
1980 UCLA Bruins football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
1
2 3 4 Total
Colorado
0
0 7 7
14
• UCLA
28
28 0 0
56
Scoring summary Q1 UCLA Ramsey 6 yard run (Johnson kick) UCLA 7–0
Q1 UCLA Townsell 15 yard pass from Ramsey (Johnson kick) UCLA 14–0
Q1 UCLA Ramsey 1 yard run (Johnson kick) UCLA 21–0
Q1 UCLA Penaranda 19 yard run (Johnson kick) UCLA 28–0
Q2 UCLA Schroeder 12 yard run (Reeves kick) UCLA 35–0
Q2 UCLA Penaranda 1 yard run (Potter kick) UCLA 42–0
Q2 UCLA D. Green 8 yard run (Reeves kick) UCLA 49–0
Q2 UCLA Nelson 2 yard run (Reeves kick) UCLA 56–0
Q3 COL Hawkins 9 yard run (Field kick) UCLA 56–7
Q4 COL Olander 25 yard pass from C. Davis (Field kick) UCLA 56–14
[ 4]
1
2 3 4 Total
• UCLA
3
0 14 0
17
Ohio State
0
0 0 0
0
Date: October 4Location: Ohio Stadium
Game information
First quarter
USC – Eric Hipp 32-yard field goal. USC 3–0. Drive:
Second quarter
Third quarter
USC – Jeff Simmons 12-yard pass from Scott Tinsley (Eric Hipp kick), 12:05. USC 10–7. Drive:
UCLA – Michael Brant 25-yard pass from Jay Schroeder (Norm Johnson kick). UCLA 14–10. Drive:
Fourth quarter
USC – Marcus Allen 1-yard run (Eric Hipp kick), 12:33. USC 17–14. Drive: 10 plays, 43 yards.
UCLA – Freeman McNeil 58-yard pass from Jay Schroeder (kick failed), 2:07. UCLA 20–17. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
USC – Jeff Simmons – 5 receptions, 53 yards, TD
UCLA – Freeman McNeil – 2 receptions, 74 yards, TD
Terry Donahue 's first win versus USC
Team players in the NFL [ edit ]
The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.
[ 5]
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
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