Michigan dominated the Big Ten in 1982, rolling through
its conference schedule and winning the title outright
in the second-to-last-game against Purdue. Even a loss
to Ohio
State in the regular season finale could not take the
roses from the Wolverines as they prepared to face the
UCLA Bruins in Pasadena. The game featured a rematch
of the previous season’s Bluebonnet Bowl participants,
and gave the Maize and Blue an opportunity to avenge
the 31-27 loss suffered at the hands of the Bruins earlier
in the season. This contest, however, would be played
in the Rose Bowl, a stadium UCLA had claimed as its
home field for the 1982 regular season.
A one-yard plunge by Tom Ramsey on UCLA’s second
drive
put the Bruins up 7-0 in the first quarter, a lead they
never relinquished. In the second quarter, Wolverine
quarterback Steve Smith ran an eight-yard option for
a first down, but took a vicious hit from Bruin free
safety Don Rogers. Smith
left the game with a separated shoulder and did not
return. Junior Dave Hall, with seven completions in
14 attempts for the season, finished the game in admirable
fashion, but his
inexperience hurt the Wolverines.
Late in the second quarter, kicker John Lee gave UCLA
a 10-0 lead with a 39-yard field goal. However, the
Wolverines stormed back after the intermission and drove
55 yards for a touchdown. Hall passed the final yard
to fullback Eddie Garrett in the third quarter to bring
U-M within three points at 10-7.
On the next drive the Bruins took control with Ramsey
leading the way, passing for 33 yards and running for
20 in an 80-yard TD drive. With UCLA up 17-7 and nine
minutes
left to play, the Wolverines took over deep in their
own territory. Here Hall showed his inexperience by
lobbing a pass into the hands of Bruin Blanchard Montgomery.
The 230-pound linebacker galloped 11 yards into the
end zone to seal the Wolverines’ fate.
After Hall passed to fullback Dan Rice for a one-yard
touchdown in the fourth quarter, the score read 24-14
in UCLA’s favor. Michigan could not muster another
scoring
drive, and UCLA took home the roses.
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SCORING
First Quarter
UCLA Ramsey, 1-yard run (Lee kick)
Second Quarter
UCLA Lee, 39-yard field goal
Third Quarter
M Garrett, 1-yard pass from Hall (Haji-Sheikh kick)
UCLA Andrews, 9-yard run (Lee kick)
Fourth Quarter
UCLA Montgomery, 11-yard pass interception return (Lee kick)
M Rice, 4-yard pass from Hall (Haji-Sheikh kick)
Team Stats UM UCLA
First Downs 19 19
Net Yards Rushing 110 181
Net Yards Passing 209 162
Total Plays 72 72
Total Yards 319 343
PA/PC/Int 34/19/3 25/18/0
Punts/Avg. 6/40.3 6/32.2
Return Yards 63 57
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
Penalties/Yards 3/17 2/10
Rushing— (M):Ricks 23-88; S. Smith 3-15; Rogers 2-12
(UCLA): Nelson 11-48; Cephous 8-46; Andrews 12-42; Ramsey 10-25.
Passing— (M): Hall 13-24-155; S. Smith 6-9-54; Carter 0-1-0
(UCLA): Ramsey 18-25-162.
Receiving— (M): Dunaway 5-110; Carter 5-59; Rice 4-17; Ricks 2-4
(UCLA):Bergmann 6-48; Townsell 4-45; Carney 2-33; Bruno 2-11.
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