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1980 UCLA Bruins football team

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]

1980 UCLA Bruins football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 13
Record9–2 (5–2 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorHomer Smith (3rd season)
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 16 Washington $6–1–09–3–0
No. 13 UCLA5–2–09–2–0
No. 11 USC4–2–18–2–1
Arizona State5–3–07–4–0
Oregon4–3–16–3–2
Stanford3–4–06–5–0
Arizona3–4–05–6–0
Washington State3–4–04–7–0
California3–5–03–8–0
Oregon State0–8–00–11–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 13Colorado*
W 56–1437,250
September 20at Purdue*
W 23–1469,333
September 27Wisconsin*No. 16
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 35–040,018
October 4at No. 2 Ohio State*No. 11
ABCW 17–088,084
October 11No. 16 StanfordNo. 5
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 35–2164,175
October 25at CaliforniaNo. 3
W 32–953,000
November 1at ArizonaNo. 2
L 17–2342,876
November 8OregonNo. 8
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 14–2040,907
November 15at Arizona StateNo. 17
W 23–1465,640
November 22No. 12 USCNo. 18
ABCW 20–1783,491
November 30vs. Oregon StateNo. 14
KTLAW 34–380,000[3]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1980 UCLA Bruins football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR15Michael BrantSr
RB42Frank BrunoSo
WR83Cormac CarneySo
OL70Gregg CharitiansenSr
WR36Ricky CoffmanJr
WR18Willie CurranJr
TE85Ronnie DeBoseSr
G59Dan DufourSo
TE90James ForgeJr
RBChester Goynes
RBDaryl Green
G77Larry LeeSr
RB24Freeman McNeilSr
OT79Curt MohlSr
RB3Kevin Nelson
C51Dave OteyJr
RB22Jairo PenarandaSr
QB14Tom RamseySo
QB7Jay SchroederSo
OL67Luis SharpeJr
G66John TautoloSr
WR26JoJo TownsellSo
WR30Dokie WilliamsSo
TE91Tim WrightmanJr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB39Arthur AkersSr
DLMike Barbee
DB29Mike DurdenSo
CB5Kenny EasleySr
DT75Irv EatmanSo
LB98Chris EliasSr
DEJoe GaryJr
LB41Larry HallSo
DL40Karl MorganSo
DLMartin Moss
LB27Blanchard MontgomerySo
LB99Brad PlummeronsJr
LB9Avon RileySr
DB21Lupe SanchezSo
LB44Scott StauchSr
SS32Tom SullivanSo
DB35Jimmy TurnerSo
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K8Norm JohnsonJr
P37Matt McFarlandSr
KDoug Reeves
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Game summaries

Colorado

1234Total
Colorado007714
• UCLA28280056
Scoring summary
Q1UCLARamsey 6 yard run (Johnson kick)UCLA 7–0
Q1UCLATownsell 15 yard pass from Ramsey (Johnson kick)UCLA 14–0
Q1UCLARamsey 1 yard run (Johnson kick)UCLA 21–0
Q1UCLAPenaranda 19 yard run (Johnson kick)UCLA 28–0
Q2UCLASchroeder 12 yard run (Reeves kick)UCLA 35–0
Q2UCLAPenaranda 1 yard run (Potter kick)UCLA 42–0
Q2UCLAD. Green 8 yard run (Reeves kick)UCLA 49–0
Q2UCLANelson 2 yard run (Reeves kick)UCLA 56–0
Q3COLHawkins 9 yard run (Field kick)UCLA 56–7
Q4COLOlander 25 yard pass from C. Davis (Field kick)UCLA 56–14

[4]

At Ohio State

1234Total
• UCLA3014017
Ohio State00000
  • Date: October 4
  • Location: Ohio Stadium

USC

#12 USC Trojans (7–1–1) at #18 UCLA Bruins (7–2)
Period1234Total
USC307717
UCLA077620

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California

  • Date: November 22, 1980
  • Game attendance: 83,491
  • Eugene Register-Guard, 1980 Nov 23.
Game information

Terry Donahue's first win versus USC

Team players in the NFL

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

PlayerPositionRoundPickFranchise
Freeman McNeilRunning back13New York Jets
Kenny EasleyDefensive back14Seattle Seahawks
Larry LeeGuard5129Detroit Lions
Avon RileyLinebacker9243Houston Oilers
Curt MohlTackle9248Oakland Raiders
Rob DeBoseTight end11286San Francisco 49ers
Jairo PenarandaRunning back12328Los Angeles Rams

[5]

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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