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1987 UCLA Bruins football
Pac-10 co-champion
Aloha Bowl, W 20–16 vs. Florida
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 9
1987 record10–2 (7–1 Pac-10)
Head coachTerry Donahue (12th season)
Offensive coordinatorSteve Axman (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorBob Field (6th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorTom Hayes (6th season)
Home stadiumRose Bowl
(Capacity 104,091)
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 Pacific-10 football standings
v · d · e Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#18 USC § 7 1 0     8 4 0
#9 UCLA § 7 1 0     10 2 0
Washington 4 3 1     7 4 1
#20 Arizona State 3 3 1     7 4 1
Oregon 4 4 0     6 5 0
Stanford 4 4 0     5 6 0
Arizona 2 3 3     4 4 3
California 2 3 2     3 6 2
Washington State 1 5 1     3 7 1
Oregon State 0 7 0     2 9 0
§ – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987 UCLA Bruins football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their 12th year under head coach Terry Donahue, the Bruins compiled a 10–2 record (7–1 Pac-10), finished in a tie for first place in the Pacific-10 Conference, and were ranked #9 in the final AP Poll. The team's sole losses were against #2-ranked Nebraska (33-42) and USC (13-17). The Bruins went on to defeat Florida in the 1987 Aloha Bowl.[1]

UCLA's offensive leaders in 1987 were quarterback Troy Aikman with 2,527 passing yards, running back Gaston Green with 1,098 rushing yards, and wide receiver Flipper Anderson with 903 receiving yards.[2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 5San Diego State*No. 3PPVW 47-1454,287
September 12at No. 2 Nebraska*No. 3ESPNL 33-4276,313
September 19Fresno State*No. 13
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
W 17-049,264
September 26ArizonaNo. 13
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
ABCW 34-2455,823
October 3at StanfordNo. 11ABCW 49-057,500
October 17No. 16 OregonNo. 9
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
PPVW 41-1053,320
October 24CaliforniaNo. 8
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
W 42-1851,107
October 31at Arizona StateNo. 7ABCW 31-2370,754
November 7at Oregon StateNo. 7W 52-1720,104
November 14WashingtonNo. 5
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
ABCW 47-1470,332
November 21at USCNo. 5ABCL 13-1792,516
December 25vs. Florida*No. 10ABCW 20-1624,839
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster[]

1987 UCLA Bruins football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 8 Aikman, TroyTroy Aikman Jr
WR 83 Anderson, FlipperFlipper Anderson Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB Norton Jr., KenKen Norton Jr.
DB 23 O'Flannagan, JeffJeff O'Flannagan
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries[]

Oregon[]

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total
Oregon 0 7 3 0 10
UCLA 7 10 7 17 41

[3]


Washington[]

1 2 3 4 OT
Washington 0 14 0 0 14
UCLA 13 3 17 14 47



[4]


1988 NFL Draft[]

The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.

Player Position Round Pick Franchise
Gaston Green Running back 1 14 Los Angeles Rams
Ken Norton, Jr. Linebacker 2 41 Dallas Cowboys
Flipper Anderson Wide receiver 2 46 Los Angeles Rams
David Richards Guard 4 98 San Diego Chargers
Dennis Price Defensive back 5 131 Los Angeles Raiders
James Washington Defensive back 5 137 Los Angeles Rams
James Primus Running back 9 222 Atlanta Falcons
Mel Farr Running back 9 248 Denver Broncos
Paco Craig Wide receiver 10 254 Detroit Lions
Ben Hummel Linebacker 12 317 Dallas Cowboys

[5]

References[]

  1. "1987 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/ucla/1987-schedule.html. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  2. "1987 UCLA Bruins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/ucla/1987.html. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  3. Gainesville Sun. 1987 Oct 18.
  4. Gainesville Sun. 1987 Nov 15. Retrieved 2019-Jan-06.
  5. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1988.htm


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