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1981 UCLA Bruins football
1981 UCLA Bruins football
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, L 14–33 vs. Michigan
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	7–4–1 (5–2–1 Pac-10)
Head coach	Terry Donahue (6th season);
Offensive coordinator	Homer Smith (4th season)
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1980 1982 →

1981 UCLA Bruins football team

American college football season

The 1981 UCLA Bruins football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth year under head coach Terry Donahue, the Bruins compiled a 7–4–1 record (5–2–1 Pac-10), finished in a tie for fourth place in the Pacific-10 Conference, and lost to Michigan in the 1981 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl.^[1]

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UCLA's offensive leaders in 1981 were quarterback Tom Ramsey with 1,793 passing yards, running back Kevin Nelson with 883 rushing yards, and wide receiver Cormac Carney with 539 receiving yards.^[2]

This was the Bruins' final season at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, their home field since 1928, sharing with the USC Trojans. UCLA moved to the Rose Bowl in Pasadena for the 1982 season.

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"1981 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.

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"1982 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.

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Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 12	at Arizona	No. 12	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ		W 35–18	49,311
September 19	at No. 20 Wisconsin*	No. 9	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI		W 31–13	69,212
September 26	at Iowa*	No. 6	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	KTLA	L 7–20	60,004
October 3	Colorado*	No. 16	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA		W 27–7	40,347
October 10	at Stanford	No. 17	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA		L 23–26	70,103
October 17	at No. 18 Washington State		Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	ABC	T 17–17	40,000
October 24	California		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA		W 34–6	41,637
October 31	at Oregon		Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR		W 28–11	24,272
November 7	No. 16 Washington		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA		W 31–0	41,818
November 14	No. 9 Arizona State	No. 18	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA		W 34–24	47,361
November 21	at No. 10 USC	No. 15	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell)	ABC	L 21–22	89,432
December 31	vs. No. 16 Michigan*	No. 19	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX (Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl)		L 14–33	50,107
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
UCLA	7	11	3	0	21
USC	3	9	0	10	22

Player	Position	Round	Pick	Franchise
Luis Sharpe	Tackle	1	16	St. Louis Cardinals
Tim Wrightman	Tight end	3	62	Chicago Bears

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1981 UCLA Bruins football team

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v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 10 Washington $	6	–	2	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
No. 16 Arizona State	5	–	2	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
No. 14 USC	5	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Washington State	5	–	2	–	1	8	–	3	–	1
UCLA	5	–	2	–	1	7	–	4	–	1
Arizona	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Stanford	4	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
California	2	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Oregon	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Oregon State	0	–	7	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll