1981 UCLA Bruins football team

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.

1981 UCLA Bruins football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record7–4–1 (5–2–1 Pac-10)
Head coach
  • Terry Donahue (6th season)
Offensive coordinatorHomer Smith (4th season)
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1981 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Washington $ 6 2 010 2 0
No. 16 Arizona State 5 2 09 2 0
No. 14 USC 5 2 09 3 0
Washington State 5 2 18 3 1
UCLA 5 2 17 4 1
Arizona 4 4 06 5 0
Stanford 4 4 04 7 0
California 2 6 02 9 0
Oregon 1 6 02 9 0
Oregon State 0 7 01 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

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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