1987 UCLA Bruins football team

1987 UCLA Bruins football
Pac-10 co-champion
Aloha Bowl, W 20–16 vs. Florida
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)
Home stadium Rose Bowl
(Capacity 104,091)
1987 Pacific-10 football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 18 USC + 7 –1 –0  8 –4 –0
No. 9 UCLA + 7 –1 –0  10 –2 –0
Washington 4 –3 –1  7 –4 –1
No. 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

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 5 San Diego State* No. 3 Rose Bowl • Pasadena 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 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 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 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. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Game summaries

Oregon

1 234Total
Oregon 0 730 10
• UCLA 7 10717 41

[3]

1988 NFL Draft

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

PlayerPositionRoundPickFranchise
Gaston GreenRunning back114Los Angeles Rams
Ken Norton, Jr.Linebacker241Dallas Cowboys
Flipper AndersonWide receiver246Los Angeles Rams
David RichardsGuard498San Diego Chargers
Dennis PriceDefensive back5131Los Angeles Raiders
James WashingtonDefensive back5137Los Angeles Rams
James PrimusRunning back9222Atlanta Falcons
Mel FarrRunning back9248Denver Broncos
Paco CraigWide receiver10254Detroit Lions
Ben HummelLinebacker12317Dallas Cowboys

[4]

References

  1. ↑ "1987 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  2. ↑ "1987 UCLA Bruins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  3. ↑ Gainesville Sun. 1987 Oct 18.
  4. ↑ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1988.htm


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