1987 UCLA Bruins football team
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 |
Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA |
PPV |
W 47-14 |
54,287 |
September 12 |
at No. 2 Nebraska* |
No. 3 |
Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE |
ESPN |
L 33-42 |
76,313 |
September 19 |
Fresno State* |
No. 13 |
Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA |
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W 17-0 |
49,264 |
September 26 |
Arizona |
No. 13 |
Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA |
ABC |
W 34-24 |
55,823 |
October 3 |
at Stanford |
No. 11 |
Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA |
ABC |
W 49-0 |
57,500 |
October 17 |
No. 16 Oregon |
No. 9 |
Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA |
PPV |
W 41-10 |
53,320 |
October 24 |
California |
No. 8 |
Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA |
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W 42-18 |
51,107 |
October 31 |
at Arizona State |
No. 7 |
Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ |
ABC |
W 31-23 |
70,754 |
November 7 |
at Oregon State |
No. 7 |
Parker Stadium • Corvallis, OR |
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W 52-17 |
20,104 |
November 14 |
Washington |
No. 5 |
Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA |
ABC |
W 47-14 |
70,332 |
November 21 |
at USC |
No. 5 |
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Battle for the Victory Bell) |
ABC |
L 13-17 |
92,516 |
December 25 |
vs. Florida* |
No. 10 |
Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI (Aloha Bowl) |
ABC |
W 20-16 |
24,839 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. |
Game notes
Oregon
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Oregon |
0 |
7 | 3 | 0 |
10 |
• UCLA |
7 |
10 | 7 | 17 |
41 |
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Scoring summary |
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1 |
| UCLA | Brown 1-yard pass from Aikman (Velasco kick) | UCLA 7-0 |
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2 |
| ORE | Loville 1-yard run (Dennis kick) | Tie 7-7 |
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2 |
| UCLA | Anderson 2-yard pass from Aikman (Velasco kick) | UCLA 14-7 |
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2 |
| UCLA | Velasco 35-yard field goal | UCLA 17-7 |
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3 |
| UCLA | Austin 34-yard run (Velasco kick) | UCLA 24-7 |
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3 |
| ORE | Dennis 32-yard field goal | UCLA 24-10 |
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4 |
| UCLA | Velasco 26-yard field goal | UCLA 27-10 |
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4 |
| UCLA | Green 1-yard run (Velasco kick) | UCLA 34-10 |
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4 |
| UCLA | M. Turner 65-yard interception return (Velasco kick) | UCLA 41-10 |
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[3]
1988 NFL Draft
The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.
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