1987 UCLA Bruins football Pac-10 co-champion
Conference Pacific-10 Conference Ranking Coaches No. 11 AP No. 9 1987 record 10–2 (7–1 Pac-10) Head coach Terry Donahue (12th season)Offensive coordinator Steve Axman (1st season)Co-defensive coordinator Bob Field (6th season) Co-defensive coordinator Tom Hayes (6th season)Home stadium Rose Bowl (Capacity 104,091)Seasons
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 [ ]
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 5 San Diego State * No. 3 PPV W 47-1454,287
September 12 at No. 2 Nebraska * No. 3 ESPN L 33-4276,313
September 19 Fresno State * No. 13 W 17-049,264
September 26 Arizona No. 13 ABC W 34-2455,823
October 3 at Stanford No. 11 ABC W 49-057,500
October 17 No. 16 Oregon No. 9 PPV W 41-1053,320
October 24 California No. 8 W 42-1851,107
October 31 at Arizona State No. 7 ABC W 31-2370,754
November 7 at Oregon State No. 7 W 52-1720,104
November 14 Washington No. 5 ABC W 47-1470,332
November 21 at USC No. 5 ABC L 13-1792,516
December 25 vs. Florida * No. 10 ABC W 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
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
LB
Norton Jr., Ken Ken Norton Jr.
DB
23
O'Flannagan, Jeff Jeff O'Flannagan
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Game summaries [ ]
Oregon [ ]
by Quarter
1
2
3
4
Total
Oregon
0
7
3
0
10
• UCLA
7
10
7
17
41
Scoring summary
1
UCLA Brown 1-yard pass from Aikman (Velasco kick) UCLA 7-0
2
ORE Loville 1-yard run (Dennis kick) Tie 7-7
2
UCLA Anderson 2-yard pass from Aikman (Velasco kick) UCLA 14-7
2
UCLA Velasco 35-yard field goal UCLA 17-7
3
UCLA Austin 34-yard run (Velasco kick) UCLA 24-7
3
ORE Dennis 32-yard field goal UCLA 24-10
4
UCLA Velasco 26-yard field goal UCLA 27-10
4
UCLA Green 1-yard run (Velasco kick) UCLA 34-10
4
UCLA M. Turner 65-yard interception return (Velasco kick) UCLA 41-10
[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.
[5]
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