1982 UCLA Bruins football team

1982 UCLA Bruins football
Pac-10 champion
Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 24–14 vs. Michigan
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 5
Record10–1–1 (5–1–1 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorHomer Smith (5th season)
Co-defensive coordinators
Home stadiumRose Bowl
1982 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 UCLA $ 5 1 110 1 1
No. 7 Washington 6 2 010 2 0
No. 6 Arizona State 5 2 010 2 0
No. 15 USC 5 2 08 3 0
Arizona 4 3 16 4 1
California 4 4 07 4 0
Stanford 3 5 05 6 0
Washington State 2 4 13 7 1
Oregon 2 6 02 8 1
Oregon State 0 7 11 9 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982 UCLA Bruins football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their seventh year under head coach Terry Donahue, the Bruins compiled a 10–1–1 record (5–1–1 Pac-10), finished in first place in the Pacific-10 Conference.

In the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day, the Bruins defeated Michigan of the Big Ten Conference by ten points and remained at fifth in the final AP Poll.

UCLA's offensive leaders in 1982 were quarterback Tom Ramsey with 2,986 passing yards, running back Danny Andrews with 482 rushing yards, and wide receiver Cormac Carney with 779 receiving yards.

Prior to this season, UCLA moved its home games to the Rose Bowl in Pasadena; they had played in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum since 1928, sharing with the USC Trojans.