1986 Rose Bowl #4 Iowa vs #13 UCLA No Huddle

1986 Rose Bowl #4 Iowa Hawkeyes vs #13 UCLA Bruins

[@nathaniellathy6559]

Rose Bowl in 70s and 80s were often USC and UCLA home games.And results usually favored them

[@charlesritter5057]

This is the point. How would they like it if the rose bowl was held in big ten territory. You would have a lot of pac 12 fans complaining about that. If you want to make it fair have it in neutral territory.

[@TheBruins108]

@@charlesritter5057 The Rose Bowl is Bruin territory

[@superbear617]

While the Rose Bowl conferred some home field advantage to the PAC schools, in this era at least, the Big 10 teams were usually big and slow, with limited, predictable offenses, and no ability to play catch-up. PAC teams were faster speedy and more diversified offensively. No surprise a #13 beat a #3 by 17 points (and it could have been by a lot more).

[@Lfg117]

could've played that at kinnick & ucla still would've won. see how ucla was faster 😂. 1986 ucla speed edge was as decisive as iowa's '24 superiority at LOS (both sides) over ucla rn. facts. '86 ucla had 3 guys from michigan, 1 from nj.

[@KB-xp6dq]

Memories... I was at this game. Eighteen years old and Eric Ball was my boyfriend. My parents taped it and he got a kick out of watching his own exploits (as any kid would) when we (finally) got back to my parents' house that night. Still friends with a couple of other guys who played for UCLA that day 🙂.

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

First New Year's I can remember watching the bowl games. I remember Eric Ball going off (he would eventually play with my uncle Ickey Woods in Cincinnati) and how large the TV audience was. Was the last New Year's DAY bowl game have over a 20 TV rating. Only the prime time 1987 Fiesta Bowl and the 2006 Rose Bowl (both #1 vs 2 for the national championship) would eclipse that number since.

[@777zippy777]

4:13... 10:52... 13:00... 20:12... 35:59. Yeah.... it's a pretty safe bet that Ronnie Harmon totally threw this game.

[@19buckeye65]

And not a one time thing... kzbin.info/www/bejne/fmbXc4x4bZ2AhqM

[@thomasb.smithjr.8401]

One thing you could count on throughout the 1970's and '80's : a Big Ten loss in the Rose Bowl. You could set your watch by it. The sun rises in the east and sets in the west. The sky is blue. The grass is green. Cotton candy is pink. And the Big Ten will lose the Rose Bowl. 😊

[@stormboyo1776]

Well boys this rivalry is back now that ucla is moving to the BIG

[@nathaniellathy6559]

Those 8 points must have made Iowa feel better.

[@nathaniellathy6559]

Always thought Merlin Olsen was a good commentator.He was good in Undefeated also

[@nathaniellathy6559]

Falling behind 17-10 in 2nd Quarter, beginning of end for Iowa

[@DonkeyYote]

Best example of announcer jinxing the player at 10:50 -- "and these guys don't drop the ball. FUMBLE!!"

[@nathaniellathy6559]

Ken Norton Jr.broke Iowa's offense like his father broke Muhammad Ali's jaw

[@jonboxleitner7354]

Dick Enberg doing the Rose Bowl on NYD is as good as it gets. Now can you imagine UCLA playing in the Big Ten now? Say it ain't so.

[@nathaniellathy6559]

Charles White for USC sizzled Ohio State in 80 Rose 🌹

[@mauricioochoa4179]

Ronnie Harmon, a successful NFL player of 13 years, had 3 fumbles in the 1st quarter!

[@johnnyb980]

I wouldn’t call Ronnie Harmon a successful NFL player lol

[@johnnyb980]

Ronnie Harmon was a 1st round bust

[@mauricioochoa4179]

@@johnnyb980 NFL stats for Ronnie Harmon: -582 catches for 6076 yds and 24 TDS -615 rushes for 2774 yds and 10 TDS -1992 Pro Bowl He was not a 1st round bust! He was one of the best NFL all-purpose backs in my lifetime. One also has to consider that Harmon played in a far more conservative era. He would have racked up far more yards if he had played in today’s NFL with all the wide open offenses

[@brenthachmann5655]

It's always been speculated whether Ronnie threw that game or not

[@mauricioochoa4179]

@@brenthachmann5655 What I have always found odd is that Harmon has never really addressed this. He’s been pretty quiet about it. If people in Iowa think he threw the game, why hasn’t he explained what happened? He can just say to all: “No, I didn’t throw the game.” Him being an Iowa legend, the people in that state would probably be receptive to such a statement. But he’s been quiet and I think that speaks volumes, no pun intended

[@ivancockburn7535]

Ronnie Harmon was on the take...

[@nathaniellathy6559]

Wonder if Woody Hayes wondered why UCLA didn't go for 52.

[@nathaniellathy6559]

Why doesn't the score show in these No huddles?

[@nathaniellathy6559]

1981 to 86 Big Ten lost 6 straight Rose 🌹

[@nathaniellathy6559]

Never understood barefoot kickers

[@nathaniellathy6559]

Out of reach for Iowa with 13:17 left

[@nathaniellathy6559]

Freedom Bowl against Texas the year before went much better for Iowa

[@matthiasi8292]

Ronnie Harmon got paid to fumble in this game & got paid to drop easy passes in the NFL.

[@nathaniellathy6559]

Both Bo Jackson and Chuck Long lost on New Year's Day

[@edmahl3365]

was Ronnie Harmon was attempting to throw the game? I believe he admitted being in contact with a gambler.

[@nathaniellathy6559]

Japanese announcer?

[@nathaniellathy6559]

Poor Haden Fry.Team of his life and they come out and play terrible.Would have had a good case for the Natty had they 🏆. Would have been a good year for a Playoff.Michigan may have won it

[@nathaniellathy6559]

Shame Keith Byars was injury plagued this year for Ohio State.Buckeyes still probably would have ended up 9-3

[@woody5551]

Enberg hit the nail on the head. Iowa couldn't buy a Rose Bowl win.

[@nathaniellathy6559]

Especially Hayden Fry.Him Earle Bruce and Mike White combined for a goose egg for Big Ten in 🌹

[@nathaniellathy6559]

He said more than that.He said Big 10 couldn't buy a Rose Bowl win.For much of 70s and 80s they couldn't

[@nathaniellathy6559]

Ironic Iowa forced 🙄early turnover.Turnovers doomed Iowa.Just like Turnovers hurt BYU against UCLA early in the season

[@stephenortega1278]

I love when the west coast wins their bowl games

[@nathaniellathy6559]

You've been living on hard times lately

[@nathaniellathy6559]

Dick Enberg sure was corny

[@Lfg117]

Ucla spanked b1g, 1976-mid-80s - 😂.

[@brentroussin6777]

Bruins destroyed Hawkeyes and don't make any excuses about all the Iowa turnovers cause ucla had just as many

[@nathaniellathy6559]

This was an ugly game.First Quarter and early second Quarter seemed harmless for Iowa