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The 1983 Rose Bowl was a college
football bowl game,
played on January 1, 1983. It was the 69th Rose Bowl game. The UCLA Bruins defeated
the Michigan Wolverines by a score of
24-14. Tom Ramsey,
UCLA quarterback and Don Rogers, UCLA
defensive back, were named the Rose Bowl Players Of The Game.[1]
This was the first season that the UCLA Bruins played in the Rose
Bowl stadium as their home stadium, where they were undefeated.
Teams
The 1983 Rose Bowl would be the 3rd meeting between the UCLA
Bruins and the Michigan Wolverines in a 366 day span. They met on
December 31, 1981 in the Bluebonnet Bowl. Michigan won that game
33-14. The 1981 Bluebonnet Bowl was the first
Big Ten/Pac Ten bowl meeting outside the Rose Bowl. As such, it was
labeled the "mini Rose Bowl"[2].
On September 25, 1982, UCLA and Michigan would have a rematch of
the Bluebonnet Bowl at Michigan Stadium. Quarterback Steve
Smith's six-yard run gave Michigan a 14-0 lead and after the
Wolverines blocked a Bruin punt and took possession on the UCLA
seven, Smith's five-yard pass to Anthony Carter made
the score 21-0 with 12:57 remaining in the second quarter.
The Bruins scored two touchdowns and were behind 21-14 at the
half in the game at Ann Arbor with one second left to play. The
Bruin players headed for the locker room. They had to come back out
because Michigan Coach Bo Schembechler had called a time-out
with one second left. Ali Haji-Sheikh kicked a 47-yard field goal
to increase Michigan's lead to 24-14. When UCLA coach Terry Donahue began
to argue with the referees, Schembechler reportedly ran past and
screamed, "That's three more points, Terry!"[3]
In the second half the Bruins topped off their greatest point
deficit comeback in their history. The Bruins put 17 more points in
the second half, while allowing Michigan just one more field goal.
An interception by Don Rogers on the second play of the second half
gave the Bruins the ball on the Michigan 22-yard line for their
first possession of the half. Quarterback Tom Ramsey connected on a
six-yard touchdown pass to JoJo Townsell to make it 24-21. Another
Michigan field goal pushed the UM advantage up to 27-21 with 4:32
remaining in the third quarter. Dokie Williams returned the ensuing
kickoff 65 yards and the Bruins took it in from there on a two-yard
run by Kevin Nelson. John Lee's extra point put the Bruins in the
lead at 28-27 with 2:50 to play in the third quarter.[4] UCLA
won 31-27, overcoming a 21-0 deficit, in what would stand as one of
the greatest comebacks in Bruin football history until the 2005 Sun Bowl.
Michigan
Wolverines
Michigan started the season 1-2, losing 23-17 at Notre Dame, and
losing at home to UCLA 31-27. The Wolverines would not lose again
until the final regular season game in the Michigan-Ohio State rivalry, falling at
Ohio State 24-14 after having already clinched the Big 10 title and
Rose Bowl berth.
UCLA
Bruins
The UCLA Bruins had moved to the Rose Bowl Stadium
as their home stadium from the Los Angeles Memorial
Coliseum for the 1982 football season. Head coach Terry Donahue
made a promise that UCLA would end their season in the Rose Bowl
game.[5] UCLA
opened with 4 straight wins, was tied by Arizona 24-24, then won
another 3 games before a seemingly crushing loss at Washington
10-7. That game gave the Huskies the Pac 10 lead and inside track
to the Rose Bowl. UCLA recovered to sneak by John Elway and Stanford 38-35, and went into
their game with rival USC needing to beat the Trojans and have
Washington lose to Washington State AND Arizona State lose to
Arizona.
On November 20, the improbable happened. The Bruins beat the
Trojans 20-19 in the UCLA-USC rivalry
game, when after USC scored on the final play of the game, Karl
Morgan sacked Scott Tinsley on the 2-point conversion attempt to
preserve the win. That same day, Washington was upset by Washington
State, 24-20. The story of the day that overshadowed these
circumstances however, was The
Play, with Cal defeating Stanford in the Big Game. One week later, Arizona
knocked off Arizona State 28-18 and the Bruins were in the Rose
Bowl.[6]
Game
summary
Rose Bowl records at the Hall of Champions
Using a balanced attack led by QB Tom Ramsey, UCLA took a 10-0 lead in the
second quarter. In addition, a hard hit by UCLA DB Don Rogers separated
Michigan QB Steve Smith's shoulder and knocked him out of the game.
But backup David Hall got the Wolverines on the board, making the
halftime score 10-7. The key drive was early in the 3rd quarter
when Tom Ramsey completed 7 straight passes, converted numerous 3rd
downs, and led UCLA on a brilliant time consuming drive that was
capped by Danny Andrews' 9 yard touchdown run to make the score
17-7. In the 4th quarter, UCLA got an interception inside the
Michigan 20 yard line and scored again for an insurmountable 24-7
lead. Michigan got one last late touchdown for the final score of
24-14. UCLA played a nearly flawless game, with no turnovers and no
penalties until taking an intentional delay of game penalty while
running out the clock in the 4th quarter.[7][8]
Scoring
First
quarter
Second
quarter
- UCLA — Lee kicks 39-yard field goal.
- Michigan — Eddie Garrett, one-yard pass from Dave Hall. Ali Haji-Sheikh
converts.
Third
quarter
- UCLA — Danny Andrews, nine-yard run. Lee converts.
Fourth
quarter
- UCLA — Blanchard Montgomery 11-yard interception return. Lee
converts.
- Michigan — Dan Rice, four-yard pass from Hall. Haji-Sheikh
converts.
Aftermath
Don Rogers would go on to set an interception record the next
year in the 1984
Rose Bowl. The UCLA Bruins would appear again the next year in
their new home stadium. The UCLA Bruins under Terry Donahue and the
Michigan Wolverines under Bo Schembechler would meet one more time,
and in the Rose Bowl Stadium. In a regular season game on September
23, 1989, #5 ranked Michigan defeated #24 ranked UCLA 24-23. This
was the first win in a 10-game winning streak that propelled the
Wolverines to the 1990 Rose Bowl.
References
- ^ 2008 Rose Bowl Program, 2008 Rose Bowl.
Accessed January 26, 2008.
- ^
Michigan Bowl History, 1981
Bluebonnet Bowl. University of Michigan Athletic
Department
- ^ Neff, Craig -
UCLA Rose To The Occasion. Sports Illustrated, January 10,
1983
- ^
UCLA Football Media Guide
- ^
August This month in history:
A gridiron home UCLA History Project Aug. 18, 1982. Quote:Head
Coach Terry Donahue ’67, M.A. ’77 introduced his players to more
than 1,000 cheering fans, who came to inspect both players and
field. "We begin our season here on Sept. 11," Donahue said, "and
there's no doubt in my mind that if everything goes well, we'll end
it here on Jan. 1, 1983."
- ^
Tracy Dodds - Did Morgan Deliver Roses to UCLA in a Sack? It
May Turn Out That Way After His Big Play With:00 Left Thwarts USC
and Saves a 20-19 Victory Before 95,763 Fans at Pasadena. Los
Angeles Times. November 21, 1982. Quote:"With:00 showing on the
clock, USC quarterback Scott Tinsley dropped back, lifted the ball
to pass, saw UCLA nose guard Karl Morgan coming at him and knew it
was all over. He didn't even put it up."
- ^
Tracy Dodds - A New Year... but an Old Story. UCLA Repeats
Itself Against Michigan, 24-14, With Ramsey Showing the Way.
Los Angeles Times, January 2, 1983. Quote: "The Rose Bowl game on
New Year's Day, 1983, was Tom Ramsey's Rose Bowl game."
- ^
1983 Rose Bowl - Michigan Bowl
history. University of Michigan Athletic Department
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