UCLA Bruins ©	Brigham Young Cougars
Played September 7, 1985 at Cougar Stadium

  

 

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
UCLA ©	5	16	6	2	.708	7	4	0	.636	7	2	2	.727	2	0	0	1.000
Brigham Young	0

 

                         Previous Belt Meetings:       None

 

Coach Terry Donahue’s 1985 UCLA Bruins were ranked 20^th nationally as they opened the season against the 8^th ranked, 1-0 Brigham Young Cougars of Lavell Edwards who were carrying a 25-game winning streak.  Brigham Young had won the National Championship in 1984 amidst great controversy for the schedule they had played.  This was their chance to take The Belt & quiet some of the critics.  Each team scored a touchdown in the final 3:00 but UCLA RB Gaston Green scored last on a 2-yard run set-up by a 62-yard pass from back-up QB Matt Stevens to WR Mike Sherrard as the Bruins retained The Belt with a 27-24 come from behind upset of the Cougars.  Midway through the 1^st quarter, UCLA CB Chuckie Miller blocked a Brigham Young punt giving the Bruins the ball at the Brigham Young 15-yard line.  UCLA could not get into the end zone but All-American PK John Lee hit a 25-yard field goal that gave the Bruins a 3-0 lead.  The Cougars responded with an 80-yard drive that stalled at the UCLA 7-yard line where Brigham Young PK Gary Webster hit a 24-yard field goal to tie the game at 3-3.  After forcing a UCLA punt that gave the Cougars the ball at the UCLA 35-yard line, Brigham Young set-up for their next drive but UCLA S Craig Rutledge intercepted Brigham Young QB Robbie Bosco & returned it 65 yards for a touchdown giving the Bruins a 10-3 lead heading into the 2^nd quarter.  The Cougars responded with a 7-play, 80-yard drive capped by a 10-yard touchdown pass from Bosco to All-WAC WR Mark Bellini to tie the game at 10-10.  UCLA got 35-yard field goal from Lee midway through the 2^nd quarter before Bosco drove the Cougars 80 yards again hitting WR Gene Kozlowski on a 7-yard touchdown pass giving Brigham Young a 17-13 lead with 3:29 left in the half.  The Bruins had another chance to score in the 1^st half when Brigham Young RB Vai Sikahema fumbled a punt & UCLA recovered at the Brigham Young 28-yard line but Brigham Young CB Rodney Thomas intercepted UCLA QB David Norrie in the end zone, the score stayed 17-13.  Stevens replaced the ineffective Norrie after the first series in the 2^nd half & the Bruins got another field goal from Lee, this one from 20 yards, to close the gap to a point at 17-16 but the real success of the 3^rd quarter seemed the be that the UCLA defense kept the Brigham Young offense off the scoreboard.  Lee hit a 25-yard field goal with 8:01 left to play that put the Bruins ahead 19-17 but the Cougars offense was not done.  Brigham Young took 14 plays to drive 80 yards highlighted by a 22-yard completion to Kozlowski on a 3^rd & 19 play from the Brigham Young 26-yard line.  The touchdown came on a controversial 1-yard touchdown run by Bosco when television replays appeared to show his knee was down before the ball had crossed the plane of the end zone but the call stood & Brigham Young had what appeared to be a 24-19 come from behind win with 2:57 left.  On the next play from scrimmage, Stevens hit Sherrard for the 62-yard gain to the Brigham Young 22-yard line & 5 plays later, Green scored on a 2-yard run with 1:02 left in the game.  The successful 2-point conversion put the Bruins up 27-24 but the Cougars had a last chance.  On the first play after the kick-off, UCLA CB Marcus Turner intercepted Bosco to end the Cougars hopes & winning streak.  Stevens finished with 117 yards passing & Sherrard had 6 catches for 102 yards.  Bosco threw for 340 yards with 2 touchdowns but 2 interceptions while Sikahema had 8 catches for 129 yards in the loss.  UCLA finished the season 9-2-1; Pac-10 Champions & ranked 7^th nationally while the Cougars finished 11-3, WAC Co-Champs & ranked 16^th nationally.  Brigham Young would play for The Belt again in 1995.

 

 

 

UCLA Bruins ©	Tennessee Volunteers
Played September 14, 1985 at Neyland Stadium

  

 

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
UCLA ©	5	17	6	2	.720	7	4	0	.636	8	2	2	.750	2	0	0	1.000
Tennessee	1	6	3	1	.650	4	1	0	.800	0	2	1	.167	2	0	0	1.000

 

The 10^th ranked, 1-0 UCLA Bruins with coach Terry Donahue traveled to Knoxville to renew their rivalry with the Tennessee Volunteers coached by Johnny Majors in their season opener.  UCLA back-up QB David Norrie led 2 touchdown drives, with each ending in a successful 2-point conversion, in the final 5 minutes as the Bruins tied the Volunteers 26-26 but UCLA retained The Belt (“To Be The Man, You Have To Beat The Man”).  The Bruins looked like the dominant team early as RB Gaston Green took the handoff on the third play of the game & raced 72 yards for a touchdown.  UCLA All-American PK John Lee made the score 10-0 when he hit a 39-yard field goal.  Tennessee got on the board in the 2^nd quarter when All-SEC PK Carlos Reveiz kicked a 49-yard field goal & the Volunteers tied the game at 10-10 when QB Tony Robinson hit TE Tim Hendrix for a 4-yard touchdown pass.  Tennessee All-SEC S Chris White intercepted UCLA QB Matt Stevens before the Volunteers got a 33-yard field goal from Reveiz.  White intercepted Stevens a second time as the half ended with Tennessee leading 13-10.  On the third play of the 2^nd half, Robinson connected with WR Joey Clinkscales for a 68-yard touchdown pass and the Volunteers pushed the lead to 20-10.  On the first play of the 4^th quarter, Raveiz made a 31-yard field goal & 3 minutes later kicked a 40-yard field goal making the score 26-10.  Norrie took over for the ineffective Stevens & White made his third interception of the day to end the UCLA drive.  The Bruins got the ball back at their own 3-yard line & faced a 3^rd & 10 when Norrie found WR Mike Sherrard for a 44-yard gain that changed the momentum of the game.  Norrie finished the 8-play, 97-yard drive with an 8-yard touchdown pass to WR Al Wilson with 4:46 left in the game.  The 2-point conversion pass to TE Jeff Nowinski made the score Tennessee 26 UCLA 18.  UCLA got the ball back at their own 27-yard line with 1:43 left & only 1 timeout available.  The Bruins drove the 73 yards in 9 plays with Norrie throwing to WR Willie “Flipper” Anderson for a 25-yard touchdown pass with just 0:37 left to play.  Green carried around right end for the 2-point conversion that tied the game.  Norrie threw for 138 yards with 2 touchdowns, Green added 194 yards rushing to his touchdown, & Sherrard had 7 catches for 170 yards.  Robinson threw for a Tennessee school-record 387 yards with 2 touchdowns, All-American WR Tim McGee had 5 catches for 142 yards, & Clinkscales had 4 catches for 106 yards with his touchdown.  UCLA finished the season 9-2-1; Pac-10 Champions & ranked 7^th nationally while the Volunteers finished 9-1-2, SEC Champions & ranked 4^th nationally.  Tennessee would play for The Belt again in 1986.

 

 

 

San Diego State Aztecs	UCLA Bruins ©
Played September 21, 1985 at the Rose Bowl

  

 

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
San Diego State	0
UCLA ©	5	17	6	3	.712	7	4	0	.636	8	2	3	.731	2	0	0	1.000

 

                          Previous Belt Meetings:       None

 

 

At 1-0-1 & ranked 12^th nationally, the UCLA Bruins with coach Terry Donahue hosted the 1-0 San Diego State Aztecs of coach Doug Scovil.  UCLA RB Eric Ball tied a UCLA school-record as he scored 4 touchdowns & the UCLA defense held San Diego State to just 14 yards rushing as the Bruins rolled to a 34-16 victory of the Aztecs.  The Bruins played without starting RB Gaston Green who had been hurt during practice but Ball filled in nicely.  Midway through the 1^st quarter, Ball finished a 15-play, 80-yard drive with a 4-yard touchdown run as the Bruins took a 7-0 lead.  Ball’s second touchdown came on a 6-yard run with 2:02 left in the 1^st quarter & put UCLA up 14-0.  Two more touchdowns from Ball finished long scoring drives in the 2^nd quarter.  His 1-yard run finished a 12-play, 61-yard drive with 4:50 left in the 2^nd quarter & his 2-yard run capped a 7-play, 53-yard drive with 1:15 left in the half.  San Diego State got on the board when PK Chris O’Brien hit a 47-yard field goal with 0:03 left in the half.  UCLA’s All-American PK John Lee hit a 47-yard field goal midway through the 3^rd quarter & the Bruins took a 31-3 lead to the final period.  Lee’s 28-yard field with 13:05 left in the game finished the scoring for UCLA.  The Aztecs got a 9-yard touchdown pass from QB Todd Santos to All-WAC WR Webster Slaughter early in the 4^th quarter & a 16-yard touchdown pass from back-up QB Jim Plum to RB Kevin Yates with 0:56 left in the game.  UCLA QB David Norrie threw for 148 yards & WR Mike Sherrard had 4 catches for 44 yards to make him the UCLA leader in career receptions with 110.  Santos threw for 164 yards with a touchdown & Slaughter had 13 catches for 116 yards with his touchdown.  UCLA finished the season 9-2-1; Pac-10 Champions & ranked 7^th nationally while the Aztecs finished 5-6-1 in Scovil’s final season.  San Diego State would play for The Belt again in 1993.

 

 

 

UCLA Bruins ©	Washington Huskies
Played September 28, 1985 at Husky Stadium

  

 

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
UCLA ©	5	18	6	3	.722	8	4	0	.667	8	2	3	.731	2	0	0	1.000
Washington	5	14	7	0	.667	8	2	0	.800	6	4	0	.600	0	1	0	.000

 

The 13^th ranked UCLA Bruins & coach Terry Donahue at 2-0-1 traveled Seattle to meet the 1-2 Washington Huskies of coach Don James.  The Huskies took advantage of a fumble late in the 3^rd quarter that set-up the winning touchdown by RB David Toy as Washington claimed The Belt with a 21-14 upset over the Bruins.  It looked like UCLA might roll to an easy victory in the 1^st half as QB David Norrie hit WR Mike Sherrard for a 26-yard touchdown pass on the Bruins’ opening possession.  All-American PK John Lee converted the extra-point attempt to set the Pac-10 record with 76 consecutive conversions as UCLA took a 7-0 lead.  Early in the 2^nd quarter, Washington got a 31-yard field goal from PK Jeff Jaeger after the Huskies’ drive stalled at the UCLA 14-yard line.  The Bruins put together a 10-play, 80-yard drive with Norrie connecting with WR Karl Dorrell on a 26-yard touchdown pass with 1:15 left in the half.  With just over one minute to play in the half, a 14-3 lead, & Washington at their own 40-yard line UCLA seemed to be coasting to a win when the Huskies struck.  QB Hugh Millen drove Washington 60 yards in 6 plays hitting WR Lonzell Hill on a 31-yard touchdown pass as time expired.  The successful 2-point conversion pass to WR David Trimble made the score UCLA 14 Washington 11 but more importantly it seemed to take all of the momentum away from the Bruins.  Washington tied the game at 14-14 on their first possession of the 3^rd quarter when Jaeger hit a 37-yard field goal.  UCLA’s next drive ended when All-Pac 10 LB Joe Kelly recovered a fumble by the Bruins’ RB James Primus at the UCLA 46-yard line.  The Huskies took 10 plays to drive the 46 yards with Toy scoring on a 1-yard run as Washington took a 21-14 lead.  UCLA never threatened again & lost back-up QB Matt Stevens to a knee injury when he was brought in to spark the offense with 7:00 left in the game.  Millen threw for 185 yards with a touchdown while Norrie threw for 152 yards with 2 touchdowns in the loss.  The Bruins finished the season 9-2-1; Pac-10 Champions & ranked 7^th nationally while the Huskies finished 7-5.  UCLA would play for The Belt again in 6 weeks.

 

 

 

Washington Huskies ©	Oregon Ducks
Played October 5, 1985 at Autzen Stadium

  

 

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
Washington ©	6	15	7	0	.682	9	2	0	.818	6	4	0	.600	0	1	0	.000
Oregon	0	0	3	1	.125	0	0	1	.500	0	3	0	.000

 

 

At 2-2, coach Rich Brooks’ Oregon Ducks hosted the 2-2 Washington Huskies & coach Don James for The Belt.  Washington PK Jeff Jaeger hit 4 field goals including 2 in the final 3 minutes of the game to secure a 19-13 win over the Ducks.  Jaeger’s 23-yard field goal accounted for the only points of the 1^st quarter.  Oregon’s PK Matt MacLeod tied the game at 3-3 when he hit a 38-yard field goal in the 2^nd quarter.  When Jaeger hit a 25-yard field goal, Washington led 6-3.  Late in the 2^nd quarter, Washington tried a fake punt the failed & Oregon All-Pac 10 QB Chris Miller hit All-Pac 10 WR Lew Barnes on an 8-yard touchdown pass with 0:05 left in the half with Oregon leading 10-6.  The Huskies got the lead back midway through the 3^rd quarter when QB High Millen hit WR Lonzell Hill on a 25-yard touchdown pass giving Washington a 13-10 lead.  MacLeod’s 39-yard field goal tied the game at 13-13 as the teams entered the 4^th quarter.  Late in the 4^th quarter, Washington CB Ron Milus returned an Oregon punt 52 yards to the Ducks’ 22-yard line.  The Ducks kept the Huskies out of the end zone but Jaeger hit an 18-yard field goal giving Washington a 16-13 lead with 3:07 left in the game.  Oregon failed to move on the next drive & Jaeger hit a 34-yard field goal for the Huskies with 1:11 left to play.  The Ducks drove to the Washington 41-yard line in the waning seconds but could not get any closer.  Millen finished with 136 yards passing with a touchdown & RB Rick Fenney rushed for 127 yards in the win.  Miller threw for 163 yards with a touchdown & All-Pac 10 RB Tony Cherry rushed for 119 yards in the loss.  Washington finished the season 7-5 while the Ducks finished 5-6.  Oregon would play for The Belt again in 8 weeks.

 

 

 

Washington Huskies ©	California Golden Bears
Played October 12, 1985 at Memorial Stadium

  

 

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
Washington ©	6	16	7	0	.696	9	2	0	.818	7	4	0	.636	0	1	0	.000
California	0	0	4	0	.000	0	2	0	.000	0	2	0	.000

 

 

The 3-2 Washington Huskies & coach Don James headed for Berkley to meet the 2-3 California Golden Bears of coach Joe Kapp.  Washington took advantage of 2 turnovers in the 1^st quarter for touchdowns & withstood a California rally with 2 late touchdowns to retain The Belt in a 28-12 victory over the Golden Bears.  California took an early lead when PK Leland Rix hit a 27-yard field goal giving the Golden Bears a 3-0 lead.  On California’s next possession, QB Kevin Brown threw a lateral pass to RB Dwight Garner but the ball hit off Garner & Washington LB Ron Hadley recovered the fumble at the California 13-yard line.  Two plays later, Huskies’ RB Aaron Jenkins scored on a 12-yard run giving Washington a 7-3 lead.  The Golden Bears next series was no more successful as Washington’s All-Pac 10 LB Joe Kelly intercepted Brown at the California 32-yard line.  The Huskies turned that into a 6-yard touchdown pass from QB Hugh Millen to WR Lonzell Hill & a 14-3 lead.  Both defense held firm the rest of the half & the Golden Bears got the only points of the 3^rd quarter when Rix hit a 30-yard field goal but California still trailed 14-6 entering the 4^th quarter.  The Golden Bears put together an 86-yard drive with RB Tyrone Moore scoring on a 3-yard touchdown run but the 2-point conversion attempt was intercepted & Washington still led 14-12 with 9:24 to play.  The Huskies came back with a 79-yard scoring drive with RB Rick Fenney carrying in from 3 yards for the touchdown giving Washington a 21-12 lead.  Washington RB Tony Covington scored on a 10-yard run with 0:29 left in the game to finish the scoring.  Millen finished with 115 yards passing with a touchdown while Hadley recovered 2 Golden Bear fumbles.  Brown threw for 147 yards with a touchdown in the loss. Washington finished the season 7-5 while the Golden Bears finished 4-7.  California would play for The Belt again in 1990.

 

 

 

Oregon State Beavers	Washington Huskies ©
Played October 19, 1985 at Husky Stadium

  

 

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
Oregon State	0	0	7	0	.000	0	5	0	.000	0	2	0	.000
Washington ©	6	17	7	0	.708	9	2	0	.818	8	4	0	.667	0	1	0	.000

 

 

First-year coach Dave Kragthorpe brought his undermanned, 2-4 Oregon State Beavers to meet the 4-2 Washington Huskies & coach Don James.  The Beavers had been shutout in their last 2 games against Southern Cal & Washington State by a combined score of 97-0 as well as losing to Division II Grambling 27-6.  The 38-point underdog Beavers started a freshman at quarterback, Rich Gonzales, after QB Eric Wilhelm had been injured while All-Pac 10 WR Reggie Bynum also missed the game due to injury.  The Oregon State defense intercepted Huskies’ QB Hugh Millen 3 times before the Beavers blocked a Washington punt & recovered it in the end zone for a touchdown with less than two minutes to play to claim The Belt with a stunning 21-20 upset over Washington.  The Huskies took the lead in the 1^st quarter when PK Jeff Jaeger hit a 28-yard field goal but the Beavers responded with a 43-yard touchdown pass from Gonzales to RB Darvin Malone giving Oregon State a 7-3 lead through the 1^st quarter.  Washington took the lead again when RB Vince Weathersby scored on a 2-yard touchdown run but the Beavers again responded with a 20-yard touchdown run by Gonzales giving Oregon State a 14-10 halftime lead.  The Huskies got the lead back in the 3^rd quarter when RB Tony Covington scored on a 14-yard touchdown run & early in the 4^th quarter, Jaeger hit a 43-yard field goal giving Washington a 20-14 lead.  It looked like Oregon State had missed their chance to win the game after they drove from their 19-yard line to the Washington 11-yard line but Gonzales’ 4^th down pass was knocked down by Washington CB Demouy Williams with 3:22 left in the game.  The Huskies moved to their own 30-yard line but had to punt when fate stepped in for the Beavers & LB Andre Todd broke through the Washington line untouched to block the punt from Huskies’ P Thane Cleland.  The ball bounced all the way to the end zone & Oregon State CB Lavance Northington recovered the ball for the touchdown with 1:46 to play.  The extra-point kick by PK Jim Nielsen gave the Beavers the lead at 21-20.  Washington’s final effort ended when Millen was held for no gain on a 4^th & 1 play at midfield with 1:15 to play.  Gonzales finished with 298 yards passing with a touchdown as well as a rushing score.  Millen threw for 191 yards but was intercepted 3 times in the loss.  The Huskies finished the season 7-5 while the Beavers finished 3-8.  Washington would play for The Belt again in 1990.

 

 

 

Arizona Wildcats	Oregon State Beavers ©
Played November 2, 1985 at Parker Stadium

  

 

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
Arizona	0	0	5	0	.000	0	1	0	.000	0	4	0	.000
Oregon State ©	1	1	7	0	.125	0	5	0	.000	1	2	0	.333

 

                          Previous Belt Meetings:       None

 

 

Coach Larry Smith brought his 5-2 Arizona Wildcats to Corvallis to meet the 3-4 Oregon State Beavers & first-year coach Dave Kragthorpe.  Arizona scored 3 defensive touchdowns & held Oregon State to 0 yards rushing as the Wildcats claimed their first Belt championship with a 27-6 victory over the Beavers.  Arizona scored in the 1^st quarter when CB Martin Rudolph pick-up an Oregon State blocked punt & returned it 9 yards for a touchdown.  In the 2^nd quarter, Arizona All-Pac 10 LB Byron Evans recovered an Oregon State fumble in the end zone for a touchdown giving the Wildcats a 14-0 lead.  PK Max Zendejas kicked a 22-yard field goal as Arizona took a 17-0 lead to intermission.  The Beavers got on the board in the 3^rd quarter when QB Rich Gonzales hit RB Carl Lane for a 3-yard touchdown pass but the missed extra-point attempt left Oregon State trailing 17-6.  The 4^th quarter saw Zendejas hit a 25-yard field goal & S Francis “Boomer” Gibson returned an interception 40 yards for the final Wildcats’ touchdown.  Arizona QB Alfred Jenkins threw for just 90 yards with 2 interceptions while RB James DeBow rushed for 105 yards in the win.  Gonzales threw for 87 yards with a touchdown & an interception in the loss.  The Beavers finished the season 3-8 while the Wildcats finished 8-3-1.  Oregon State would play for The Belt again in 2 weeks.

 

 

 

UCLA Bruins	Arizona Wildcats ©
Played November 9, 1985 at Arizona Stadium

  

 

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
UCLA	5	18	7	3	.696	9	4	0	.692	7	3	3	.654	2	0	0	1.000
Arizona ©	1	1	5	0	.167	0	1	0	.000	1	4	0	.200

 

After losing The Belt earlier in the season to Washington, the 14^th ranked, 6-1-1 UCLA Bruins of Terry Donahue traveled to Tucson to try & claim it from the 6-2 Arizona Wildcats of coach Larry Smith.  UCLA RB Gaston Green scored 3 touchdowns & the Bruins withstood a 4^th quarter rally by the Wildcats to take The Belt back to California with a 24-19 win.  UCLA scored midway through the 1^st quarter on a 27-yard drive that was set-up by a mishandled snap on a punt attempt.  Green scored on a 7-yard touchdown run giving the Bruins a 7-0 lead.  Midway through the 2^nd quarter, UCLA drove 53 yards in 9 plays with Green again scoring on a 7-yard touchdown run for a 14-0 Bruin lead.  All-American PK John Lee hit a 39-yard field goal with 2:38 left in the quarter & UCLA took a 17-0 lead to intermission after have held the Arizona offense to just 26 total yards in the 1^st half.  Midway through the 3^rd quarter, Arizona’s special teams set-up the Wildcats’ first score when S Chuck Cecil blocked a punt out of bounds at the UCLA 7-yard line.  The Wildcats scored two plays later when RB James DeBow carried in from 2 yards making the score UCLA 17 Arizona 7 with 7:21 left in the 3^rd quarter.  The Bruins responded with a 9-play, 80-yard drive that was highlighted by a 3^rd & 9 play from the UCLA 44-yard line.  As QB David Norrie scrambled to find an open receiver he saw WR Karl Dorrell open.  After Dorrell made the catch he was hit at the Arizona 20-yard line & fumbled the ball forward.  It appeared Arizona would recover the ball as 4 Wildcats’ defenders closed in but Green got into the pile & covered the ball for the Bruins at the Arizona 4-yard line.  Two plays later, Green’s 1-yard touchdown run put UCLA ahead 24-7 with 3:53 left in the 3^rd quarter.  In the 4^th quarter it appeared the Bruins had thwarted a Wildcat scoring drive when UCLA CB Dennis Price intercepted Arizona QB Alfred Jenkins at the UCLA 10-yard line.  After returning the pick 14 yards, Price fumbled & DeBow recovered for the Wildcats at the UCLA 24-yard line giving Arizona a new set of downs.  Arizona drove for the touchdown in 5 plays with DeBow scoring on a 1-yard touchdown run.  The missed 2-point conversion attempt left the Wildcats trailing 24-13 with 7:05 left to play.  The Bruins recovered the on-side kick & ran almost 4 minutes off the clock before Norrie made a mistake that led to another Arizona score.  On first down from the Arizona 29-yard line with 3:18 left, Norrie decided to try a pass but the Wildcats’ rush was on him quickly & he tried to throw the ball while being tackled.  Arizona DT Dana Wells caught the ball & ran 61 yards for a touchdown but the missed 2-point conversion attempt still had the Bruins in front at 24-19.  UCLA managed to hang on to the ball the rest of the way to secure the win.  Norrie threw for 162 yards with 2 interceptions while Jenkins threw for 102 yards with an interception in the loss.  The Wildcats finished the season 8-3-1 while the Bruins finished 9-2-1, Pac-10 Champions & ranked 7^th nationally.  Arizona would play for The Belt again in 1990.

 

 

 

Oregon State Beavers	UCLA Bruins ©
Played November 16, 1985 at the Rose Bowl

  

 

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
Oregon State	1	1	8	0	.111	0	6	0	.000	1	2	0	.333
UCLA ©	6	19	7	3	.707	9	4	0	.692	8	3	3	.678	2	0	0	1.000

 

 

Coach Dave Kragthorpe & his 3-6 Oregon State Beavers had another shot at The Belt; this time against the 13^th ranked, 7-1-1 UCLA Bruins & coach Terry Donahue.  Oregon State had upset Washington earlier in the year to claim The Belt only to lose it to Arizona the next game.  It took some time for the UCLA offense to get going but the defense was there from the start holding Oregon State to 2 yards rushing & 133 total yards as the Bruins shutout the Beavers 41-0 to retain The Belt.  The Bruins scored midway through the 1^st quarter when All-American PK John Lee hit a 19-yard field goal but the game stayed closer than expected when UCLA started turning the ball over.  After Pac 10 Defensive MVP Mark Walen forced a fumble by Oregon State QB Rich Gonzales, UCLA QB David Norrie returned the miscue when he was intercepted by the Beavers’ S Jamie Norman in the end zone.  The Bruins next drive ended with a missed 39-yard field goal attempt by Lee, his first miss in 22 attempts dating back to the past season.  Lee missed a 51-yard field goal attempt in the 2^nd quarter before the Bruins got into the end zone on a 3-play, 83-yard drive.  The drive consisted of a 61-yard pass from Norrie to WR Willie “Flipper” Anderson, a 21-yard run by RB Gaston Green, & a 1-yard touchdown run by Green giving the Bruins a 10-0 lead.  Lee missed a 46-yard field goal attempt late in the 2^nd quarter & UCLA took a tenuous 10-0 lead to intermission.  The Bruins opened the 2^nd half with a 9-play, 80-yard drive capped by an 11-yard touchdown pass from Norrie to WR Paco Craig.  On the ensuing drive, UCLA S James Washington intercepted Oregon State back-up QB Don Lema & returned the pick 29 yards for a touchdown giving the Bruins a 24-0 lead.  Lema was playing because Gonzales, who was already playing for injured starter QB Eric Wilhelm, had suffered an injury in the 2^nd quarter.  Lee finally converted another field goal attempt when he hit from 41 yards giving UCLA a 27-0 lead & when S Joe Gasser intercepted Lema at the Oregon State 38-yard line, UCLA back-up QB Matt Stevens took the reins of the Bruins’ offense.  UCLA drove for the touchdown in 5 plays with RB Eric Ball scoring on a 5-yard touchdown run.  The Bruins finished the scoring on the first play of the 4^th quarter when RB Greg Francois finished a 5-play, 61-yard drive with an 8-yard touchdown run.  Norrie finished with 236 yards passing with a touchdown, Green added 108 yards rushing to his score, & Anderson had 5 catches for 120 yards.  Gonzales threw for 64 yards before being injured while Lema threw for 67 yards but had 4 interceptions.  UCLA finished the season 9-2-1; Pac-10 Champions & ranked 7^th nationally while the Beavers finished 3-8.  Oregon State would play for The Belt again in 1993.

 

 

 

UCLA Bruins ©	Southern Cal Trojans
Played November 23, 1985 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

  

 

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
UCLA ©	6	20	7	3	.716	10	4	0	.714	8	3	3	.679	2	0	0	1.000
Southern Cal	4	39	6	3	.844	17	2	2	.857	18	4	1	.804	4	0	0	1.000

 

 

The Victory Bell game decided The Belt champion as well for the 2^nd straight year.  The 8^th ranked, 8-1-1 UCLA Bruins of coach Terry Donahue were 6½-point favorites as they battled the 4-5 Southern Cal Trojans of Ted Tollner.  UCLA missed several opportunities to put Southern Cal away while the Trojans choose to forgo a tying field goal attempt with less than 2 minutes to play & the gamble paid off.  Southern Cal QB Rodney Peete scored on a quarterback sneak as the Trojans upset the Bruins 17-13 to claim The Belt for the 5^th time.  It looked like this game might be the 3^rd straight victory by the Bruins over the Trojans as UCLA took their opening possession to the Southern Cal 20-yard line before RB Mel Farr fumbled & the Trojans took over.  UCLA did score on their next possession as RB Eric Ball finished a 9-play, 63-yard drive with a 1-yard touchdown run giving the Bruins a 7-0 lead.  The Trojans responded with an 11-play, 80-yard drive with Peete throwing to TE Joe Cormier who broke a tackle & tiptoed the sideline for a 34-yard touchdown down to tie the game at 7-7.  Early in the 2^nd quarter, the Bruins drove to the Southern Cal 5-yard line but faced with a 4^th & inches play UCLA chose to have All-American PK John Lee kick a 22-yard field goal giving the Bruins a 10-7 lead.  Midway through the 2^nd quarter, UCLA S James Washington intercepted Peete setting up Lee’s 34-yard field goal making the score UCLA 13 Southern Cal 7.  The kick by Lee was his 79^th career field goal making him the NCAA career leader.  The Bruins missed another chance to score before halftime when RB Gaston Green fumbled at the Southern Cal 12-yard line so while UCLA had dominated the offensive statistics in the 1^st half, out-gaining Southern Cal 253-132, they only led by 6 points at 13-7.  Midway through the 3^rd quarter, Southern Cal drove 67 yards in 9 plays including a key 19-yard run by Peete.  The drive resulted in a 38-yard field goal by PK Don Shafer & the Trojans were within 3 points at 13-10.  The Bruins missed a chance to put the game away in the 4^th quarter when Ball fumbled at the Southern Cal 1-yard line & Trojans’ LB Marcus Cotton recovered the ball.  The winning drive came after a UCLA punt put Southern Cal at their own 44-yard line.  RB Ryan Knight started the drive with a 21-yard run.  Another first down got the ball to the UCLA 24-yard line where the Bruins defense stiffened.  Faced with a 3^rd & 11 to go, Peete scrambled & got the first down by inches.  Three runs by Knight got the ball to the UCLA 6-yard line where the Trojans faced the 4^th & 2 play but instead of going for the tying field goal attempt, Southern Cal tried for the win.  Peete rolled to his right & carried 3 yards for another first down.  Peete’s 1-yard quarterback sneak put the Trojans ahead 17-13 with 1:13 left to play.  Southern Cal All-Pac 10 S Tim McDonald secured the upset when he intercepted UCLA QB David Norrie.  Peete finished with 101 yards passing with a touchdown with all his completed passes going to Cormier who had 8 catches while Knight added 147 yards rushing.  Norrie finished with 178 yards passing but 2 interceptions while Green rushed for 145 yards in the loss.  The Bruins finished the season 9-2-1; Pac-10 Champions & ranked 7^th nationally while the Trojans finished 6-6.  UCLA would play for The Belt again in 1990.

 

 

 

Southern Cal Trojans ©	Oregon Ducks
The Mirage Bowl Played November 30, 1985 at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan

  

 

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 ©	5	40	6	3	.847	18	2	2	.864	18	4	1	.804	4	0	0	1.000
Oregon	0	0	4	1	.100	0	1	1	.250	0	3	0	.000

 

Previous Belt Meetings

 

 

 

The teams traveled to Tokyo, Japan in a regular season Pac-10 game to contest The Belt.  The Oregon Ducks of coach Rich Brooks were 5-5 while the Southern Cal Trojans of coach Ted Tollner were 5-5 as well.  The Southern Cal defense held Oregon to just 77 yards passing & knocked Oregon’s All-Pac 10 QB Chris Miller out of the game in the 3^rd quarter while the offense put up 2 touchdowns in the 1^st half which was enough for the Trojans to retain The Belt with a 20-6 victory over the Ducks.  Midway through the 1^st quarter, Oregon took a 3-0 lead when PK Matt MacLeod hit a 32-yard field goal.  Late in the quarter, Oregon’s All-Pac 10 WR Lew Barnes fumbled while he was trying to field a punt & Southern Cal CB Martin French recovered the ball at the Oregon 33-yard line.  The Trojans took seven plays to get into the end zone with RB Ryan Knight scoring on a 1-yard touchdown run with 0:51 left in the quarter giving Southern Cal a 7-3 lead.  On the next Oregon drive, Southern Cal LB Garrett Breeland recovered a fumble by Oregon RB Alex Mack at the Oregon 29-yard line.  When the drive stalled at the Oregon 12-yard line, Trojans’ PK Don Shafer hit a 33-yard field goal pushing the lead to 10-3.  Late in the 2^nd quarter, Southern Cal drove 65 yards in 8 plays highlighted by a 43-yard pass from QB Rodney Peete to WR Al Washington to put the ball at the Oregon 11-yard line.  Peete finished the drive with a 4-yard touchdown pass to WR Hank Norman giving the Trojans a 17-3 halftime lead.  The 3^rd quarter saw a 36-yard field goal from MacLeod making the score Southern Cal 17 Oregon 6 but the game seemed to be decided on this drive when Miller absorbed a late hit from Southern Cal LB Rex Moore.  The hit resulted in a 15-yard penalty for the Trojans but the loss of Miller for the Ducks who then had to rely on two inexperienced back-ups the rest of the game.  Southern Cal got a 44-yard field goal early in the 4^th quarter & the defense was never challenged by the Ducks’ back-ups.  Peete finished with 103 yards passing with a touchdown while Miller threw for 57 yards with an interception before being injured.  Southern Cal finished the season 6-6 while the Ducks finished 5-6.  Oregon would play for The Belt again in 1990.

 

 

 

Southern Cal Trojans ©	Alabama Crimson Tide
The Aloha Bowl Played December 28, 1985 at Aloha Stadium

  

 

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 ©	5	41	6	3	.850	18	2	2	.864	18	4	1	.804	5	0	0	1.000
Alabama	1	10	3	0	.769	5	2	0	.714	4	0	0	1.000	1	1	0	.500

 

Previous Belt Meetings