Southern Cal Trojans ©	UCLA Bruins
Played November 17, 1984 at the Rose Bowl Pasadena, California

  

 

Teams' Belt Records

 

Team	Belt Reigns	Overall Record				Home Record				Away Record				Neutral Record
		W	L	T	PCT	W	L	T	PCT	W	L	T	PCT	W	L	T	PCT
Southern Cal ©	4	39	5	3	.862	17	2	2	.857	18	3	1	.841	4	0	0	1.000
UCLA	4	14	6	2	.682	6	4	0	.600	7	2	2	.727	1	0	0	1.000

 

The 7^th ranked, 8-1 Southern Cal Trojans with coach Ted Tollner met the 7-3 UCLA Bruins of coach Terry Donahue for both The Victory Bell & The Belt.  The Trojans had won all 3 previous meetings when both trophies were contested but the Bruins had claimed the Victory Bell the last two seasons.  UCLA got 5 field goals from All-Pac 10 PK John Lee while the defense forced 5 Trojans' turnovers as the Bruins claimed The Belt with a 29-10 upset of Southern Cal.  The Bruins took advantage of a Southern Cal mistake midway through the 1^st quarter when S Craig Rutledge intercepted Southern Cal's QB Tim Green & returned it to the Southern Cal 44-yard line.  While UCLA could not get into the end zone on this drive, they did get a 46-yard field goal from Lee giving them a 3-0 lead at the end of the quarter.  Early in the 2^nd quarter, Southern Cal lost their All-Pac 10 RB Fred Crutcher to a pulled groin injury.  His back up, RB Ryan Knight, fumbled when he was hit by UCLA's NG Terry Tumey & LB Neal Dellocono recovered at the Southern Cal 12-yard line.  The Trojans' defense again kept UCLA out of the end zone but Lee hit from 29 yards giving the Bruins a 6-0 lead.  Southern Cal got on the board when PK Steve Jordan hit a 45-yard field goal but Lee came back with a 43-yard field goal & UCLA still led by 6 points at 9-3.  Lee’s fourth field goal of the 1^st half came from 43 yards after UCLA's S James Washington recovered a fumble by Southern Cal's TE Joe Cormier at the Southern Cal 20-yard line.  The Bruins took advantage of a short Southern Cal punt for the only touchdown of the 1^st half.  When Southern Cal's P Paul Green’s kick went only 20 yards to the Southern Cal 49-yard line, the Bruins took 6 plays to get into the end zone with RB Gaston Green highlighting the drive with a 27-yard run to the Southern Cal 5-yard line.  Bruins' QB Steve Bono hit WR Mike Sherrard for the 5-yard touchdown pass with 0:20 left in the half & UCLA had a 19-3 lead as the teams went to intermission.  It looked like momentum might swing to the Trojans in the 3^rd quarter when S Tim McDonald recovered a fumble by UCLA's RB Bryan Wiley.  The plan didn’t work as Southern Cal had hoped though when on the ensuing drive UCLA's CB Dennis Price intercepted Green & raced 63 yards down the right sideline for the touchdown giving the Bruins a 26-3 lead with 4:50 left in the 3^rd quarter.  The Trojans did drive 68 yards in 12 plays with Green scoring on a 2-yard run but Southern Cal still trailed 26-10 entering the 4^th quarter.  The only points of the final quarter came from Lee when he hit a 49-yard field goal.  The kick was his 28^th field goal of the season breaking the NCAA record previously held by PK Paul Woodside of West Virginia in 1982 & PK Luis Zendejas of Arizona State in 1983.  Bono finished with 114 yards passing with his touchdown & Green rushed for 134 yards.  For Southern Cal, Green threw for 226 yards but with 3 interceptions as well as being sacked twice & Knight had 100 yards rushing in the loss.  The Trojans finished the season 9-3; Pac-10 Champions & ranked 10^th nationally while the Bruins finished 9-3 & ranked 9^th nationally.  Southern Cal would play for The Belt again in 1985.