The 1983 UCLA Bruins football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their eighth year under head coach Terry Donahue, the Bruins compiled a 6–4–1 record (6–1–1 Pac-10) in the regular season and were Pacific-10 Conference champions. On January 2nd, unranked UCLA upset #4 Illinois 45–9 in the 1984 Rose Bowl to finish at 7–4–1 and climbed to seventeenth in the final AP poll. The Bruins began the season winless through four games at 0–3–1, then won seven of eight.
UCLA's offensive leaders in 1983 were quarterback Rick Neuheisel with 2,245 passing yards, running back Kevin Nelson with 898 rushing yards, and wide receiver Mike Sherrard with 709 receiving yards. Neuheisel was selected as the 1984 Rose Bowl Most Valuable Player.
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Gainesville Sun. 1982 Nov 20.
1984 NFL draft The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.
Don Rogers Defensive back 1 18 Cleveland Browns Jay Schroeder Quarterback 3 83 Washington Redskins
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