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UCLA Football Team History


UCLA Bruins
University of California at Los Angeles
 Los Angeles, CA
Founded: 1919
Stadium: Rose Bowl
Capacity: 91,136
Colors: Blue & Gold
Coach: Terry Donahue
Conference: Pac 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1919  <-- 1982 <- 1983 -> 1984 --> 2024

1983 Season Highlights
 Terry Donahue enters his 8th season as Head Coach at UCLA.
 The Bruins won the Pac 10 Conference Championship.
 
1983 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 3  @ Georgia  8   19   L       
 Sat., Sep. 17  vs. Arizona State  26   26   T       
 Sat., Sep. 24  @ Nebraska  10   42   L       
 Sat., Oct. 1  vs. Brigham Young  35   37   L       
 Sat., Oct. 8  @ Stanford  39   21   W       
 Sat., Oct. 15  @ Washington State  24   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 22  vs. California  20   16   W       
 Sat., Oct. 29  vs. Washington  27   24   W       
 Sat., Nov. 5  @ Oregon  24   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 12  @ Arizona  24   27   L       
 Sat., Nov. 19  @ Southern California  27   17   W       
 Mon., Jan. 2   Illinois  45   9   W    @ Pasadena, CA   Rose Bowl
 
1983 Season Totals
  Record7-4 -1
  Points Scored309
  Scoring Average25.8
  Points Allowed265
  Defense Average22.1
  Opponents Record85-47
  Conference Record6-1
  Home Record2-1 -1
  Away Record4-3
1983 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
17 7-4-1 AP
13 7-4-1 Coaches
13 7-4-1 UPI
18 7-4-1 USA Today/CNN
  
1983 Pac 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
UCLA 7-4-1309265Won  45-96-1-1211158  Terry Donahue
Washington 8-4285178Lost  10-135-217591  Don James
Washington State 7-4237211 5-3152156  Jim Walden
Arizona 7-3-1343188 4-3-1226157  Larry Smith
Southern California 4-6-1210238 4-3151128  Ted Tollner
Arizona State 6-4-1320200 3-3-1187128  Darryl D. Rogers
California 5-5-1242227 3-4-1179173  Joe Kapp
Oregon 4-6-1152224 3-3-182114  Rich Brooks
Oregon State 2-8-1171332 1-6-185245  Joe Avezzano
Stanford 1-10159293 1-7128226  Paul Wiggin

1983 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1983 All Pac 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

Before every home game, flowers are placed at the graves of every former Uga (the English Bulldog mascot of Georgia).