1987 UCLA Bruins football team

1987 UCLA Bruins football
1987 Aloha Bowl, W 20–16 vs. Florida
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
AP	#9
1987 record	10–2 (7–1 Pac-10)
Head coach	Terry Donahue (12th year)
Home stadium	Rose Bowl (Capacity 104,091)

1987 Pacific-10 football standings
	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

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	San Diego State*	#3	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA	PPV	W 47-14	54,287
September 12	at #2 Nebraska*	#3	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	ESPN	L 33-42	76,313
September 19	Fresno State*	#13	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA		W 17-0	49,264
September 26	Arizona	#13	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA	ABC	W 34-24	55,823
October 3	at Stanford	#11	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	ABC	W 49-0	57,500
October 17	#16 Oregon	#9	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA	PPV	W 41-10	53,320
October 24	California	#8	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA		W 42-18	51,107
October 31	at Arizona State	#7	Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ	ABC	W 31-23	70,754
November 7	at Oregon State	#7	Parker Stadium • Corvallis, OR		W 52-17	20,104
November 14	Washington	#5	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA	ABC	W 47-14	70,332
November 21	at USC	#5	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Battle for the Victory Bell)	ABC	L 13-17	92,516
December 25	vs. Florida*	#10	Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI (Aloha Bowl)	ABC	W 20-16	24,839
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

Game notes

Oregon

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

Date: October 17
Location: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California
Game attendance: 53,320

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]

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

^[4]

References

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

UCLA Bruins football

Venues	Moore Field (1919–1927) Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (1928–1981) Rose Bowl (1982–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games California USC (Victory Bell)

Culture & lore	Joe Bruin "Sons of Westwood" "Mighty Bruins" Marching band 1967 "Game of the Century"

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

Pac-12 Conference football champions

Pacific Coast	Washington (1916) Washington State (1917) California (1918) Oregon & Washington (1919) California (1920) California (1921) California (1922) California (1923) Stanford (1924) Washington (1925) Stanford (1926) Stanford & USC (1927) USC (1928) USC (1929) Washington State (1930) USC (1931) USC (1932) Oregon & Stanford (1933) Stanford (1934) California, Stanford, & UCLA (1935) Washington (1936) California (1937) California & USC (1938) USC (1939) Stanford (1940) Oregon State (1941) UCLA (1942) USC (1943) USC (1944) USC (1945) UCLA (1946) USC (1947) California & Oregon (1948) California (1949) California (1950) Stanford (1951) USC (1952) UCLA (1953) UCLA (1954) UCLA (1955) Oregon State (1956) Oregon & Oregon State (1957) California (1958)

AAWU	UCLA, USC, & Washington (1959) Washington (1960) UCLA (1961) USC (1962) Washington (1963) Oregon State & USC (1964) UCLA (1965) USC (1966) USC (1967)

Pacific-8	USC (1968) USC (1969) Stanford (1970) Stanford (1971) USC (1972) USC (1973) USC (1974) California & UCLA (1975) USC (1976) Washington (1977)

Pacific-10	USC (1978) USC (1979) Washington (1980) Washington (1981) UCLA (1982) UCLA (1983) USC (1984) UCLA (1985) Arizona State (1986) USC & UCLA (1987) USC (1988) USC (1989) Washington (1990) Washington (1991) Washington & Stanford (1992) Arizona, UCLA, & USC (1993) Oregon (1994) USC & Washington (1995) Arizona State (1996) UCLA & Washington State (1997) UCLA (1998) Stanford (1999) Oregon, Oregon State, & Washington (2000) Oregon (2001) USC & Washington State (2002) USC (2003) USC (2004) vacated USC (2005) vacated California & USC (2006) Arizona State & USC (2007) USC (2008) Oregon (2009) Oregon (2010)

Pac-12	Oregon (2011) Stanford (2012) Stanford (2013) Oregon (2014) Stanford (2015)

National championships in bold

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