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UCLA
Bruins |
Wisconsin
Badgers
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Played
September 19, 1981
at Camp
Randall Stadium
Madison, Wisconsin |
Teams'
Belt Records
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Team |
Belt
Reigns |
Overall
Record |
Home
Record |
Away
Record |
Neutral
Record |
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W |
L |
T |
PCT |
W |
L |
T |
PCT |
W |
L |
T |
PCT |
W |
L |
T |
PCT |
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UCLA |
3 |
13 |
5 |
2 |
.700 |
6 |
4 |
0 |
.600 |
6 |
1 |
2 |
.778 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
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Wisconsin
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1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
.500 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
.000 |
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Previous Belt Meetings: None
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1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Final |
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UCLA |
14 |
7 |
7 |
3 |
31 |
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Wisconsin |
7 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
Off their upset of top-ranked Michigan, the 20th
ranked, 1-0 Wisconsin Badgers welcomed another top-10 opponent to Madison –
the 9th ranked, 1-0 UCLA Bruins of coach Terry Donahue. Bruins'
All-American TE Tim Wrightman caught 2 touchdown passes as UCLA took The
Belt back to the Pac 10 conference with a 31-13 win over the Badgers. After
stopping the Badgers’ opening drive, the Bruins drove 66 yard in 9 plays
with QB Tom Ramsey finding Wrightman on a 27-yard touchdown pass. Another
short punt by the Badgers gave the Bruins the ball at the Wisconsin 48-yard
line & 9 plays later they were in the end zone again with Ramsey carrying
the final yard for the touchdown. On UCLA’s next drive, Wisconsin's LB Guy Boliaux intercepted Ramsey & returned it to the Bruins’ 19-yard line.
Badgers’ QB Jess Cole hit All-Big Ten RB Dave Mohapp for a 16-yard gain then
WR Marvin Neal got the last 3 yards as Wisconsin trailed 14-7 at the end of
the quarter. Early in the 2nd quarter, the Badgers pinned the
Bruins at their own 4-yard line with a downed punt. UCLA drove the 96 yards
in 10 plays with RB Frank Bruno scoring on a 1-yard touchdown run for the
21-7 lead. The Bruins appeared to be driving for another score when
Wisconsin's CB Von Mansfield intercepted Ramsey at the Badgers’ 2-yard line.
The Badgers drove 98 yards in 7 plays highlighted by a 46-yard pass from
Cole to WR Michael Jones. Cole hit Jones for the final 2 yards but a failed
2-point conversion left the score 21-13 at the half. After UCLA punted to
open the 2nd half, Cole threw a quick pass to WR Thad McFadden
but the ball was overthrown. The officials ruled the pass was a lateral &
UCLA's S Tom Sullivan recovered the ball giving the Bruins great field
position at the Wisconsin 22-yard line. Five plays later Ramsey found Wrightman on a 3-yard touchdown pass giving UCLA a 28-13 advantage. In the
4th quarter, UCLA's PK Norm Johnson hit a 40-yard field goal with
9:39 to play in the game as the Bruins took a 31-13 lead. After Cole got
hurt on the next Wisconsin drive, the Badgers didn’t threaten to score
again. Ramsey finished with 172 yards passing with 2 touchdowns but 3
interceptions while Cole finished with 137 yards passing with a touchdown &
an interception. Wisconsin finished the season 7-5 while the Bruins
finished 7-4-1. Wisconsin would play for The Belt again in 2003.
