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]

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)
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)

1987 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		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

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 Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1987 UCLA Bruins football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 8 Troy Aikman Jr WR 83 Flipper Anderson Sr TE 81 Charles Arbuckle So RB 21 Eric Ball Jr WR 9 Mike Farr So RB 44 Gaston Green Sr WR 4 Reggie Moore Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 2 Darryl Henley Jr DB 31 Carnell Lake Jr LB 41 Ken Norton Jr. Sr DB 23 Jeff O'Flannagan DB 23 Marcus Turner Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 25 Alfredo Velasco So	Head coach Terry Donahue Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Game summaries

at Nebraska

UCLA at Nebraska

1 2 3 4 Total UCLA 7 3 7 16 33 • Nebraska 0 14 14 14 42 Date: September 12 Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska Game attendance: 76,313

See also: 1984 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–3	1984	L 3–42

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]

Washington

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

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at USC

See also: 1987 USC Trojans football team and Victory Bell (UCLA–USC)

Florida (Aloha Bowl)

Main article: 1987 Aloha Bowl

See also: 1987 Florida Gators football team

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

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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. Gainesville Sun. 1987 Nov 15. Retrieved 2019-Jan-06.
5. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1988.htm