1987 UCLA Bruins football team
American college football season
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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 No. 9 in the final AP poll. The team's two losses were against No. 2-ranked Nebraska and USC. The Bruins went on to defeat Florida in the 1987 Aloha Bowl.[1]
| 1987 UCLA Bruins football | |
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Pac-10 co-champion Aloha Bowl champion | |
Aloha Bowl, W 20–16 vs. Florida | |
| Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 11 |
| AP | No. 9 |
| Record | 10–2 (7–1 Pac-10) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Steve Axman (1st season) |
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| Home stadium | Rose Bowl |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 UCLA + | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 USC + | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | Source |
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| September 5 | San Diego State* | No. 3 | PPV | W 47–14 | 54,287 | [3] | |
| September 12 | at No. 2 Nebraska* | No. 3 | ESPN | L 33–42 | 76,313 | [4] | |
| September 19 | Fresno State* | No. 13 |
| W 17–0 | 49,264 | [5] | |
| September 26 | Arizona | No. 13 |
| W 34–24 | 55,823 | [6] | |
| October 3 | at Stanford | No. 11 | ABC | W 49–0 | 57,500 | [7] | |
| October 17 | No. 16 Oregon | No. 9 |
| PPV | W 41–10 | 53,320 | [8] |
| October 24 | California | No. 8 |
| ABC | W 42–18 | 51,107 | [9] |
| October 31 | at Arizona State | No. 7 | ABC | W 31–23 | 70,754 | [10] | |
| November 7 | at Oregon State | No. 7 | W 52–17 | 20,104 | [11] | ||
| November 14 | Washington | No. 5 |
| ABC | W 47–14 | 70,332 | [12] |
| November 21 | at USC | No. 5 | ABC | L 13–17 | 92,516 | [13] | |
| December 25 | vs. Florida* | No. 10 | ABC | W 20–16 | 24,839 | [14] | |
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Rankings
Game summaries
San Diego State
San Diego State at No. 3 UCLA
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Aztecs | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| • No. 3 Bruins | 14 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 47 |
- Date: September 5
- Location: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California
- Game attendance: 54,287
at No. 2 Nebraska
No. 3 UCLA at No. 2 Nebraska
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 3 Bruins | 7 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 33 |
| • No. 2 Cornhuskers | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
- Date: September 12
- Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
- Game attendance: 76,313
Fresno State
Fresno State at No. 13 UCLA
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| • No. 13 Bruins | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
- Date: September 19
- Location: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California
- Game attendance: 49,264
| 1 | UCLA | Gaston Green 33-yard run (Alfredo Velasco kick) | UCLA 7–0 | |
| 2 | UCLA | Alfredo Velasco 41-yard field goal | UCLA 10–0 | |
| 3 | UCLA | Flipper Anderson 26-yard pass from Troy Aikman (Alfredo Velasco kick) | UCLA 17–0 | |
Arizona
at Stanford
No. 16 Oregon
No. 16 Oregon at No. 9 UCLA
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 16 Ducks | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| • No. 9 Bruins | 7 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 41 |
- Date: October 17
- Location: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California
- Game attendance: 53,320
| 1 | UCLA | Brown 1-yard pass from Aikman (Velasco kick) | UCLA 7–0 | |
| 2 | ORE | Loville 1-yard run (Dennis kick) | Tied 7–7 | |
| UCLA | Anderson 2-yard pass from Aikman (Velasco kick) | UCLA 14–7 | ||
| UCLA | Velasco 35-yard field goal | UCLA 17–7 | ||
| 3 | UCLA | Austin 34-yard run (Velasco kick) | UCLA 24–7 | |
| ORE | Dennis 32-yard field goal | UCLA 24–10 | ||
| 4 | UCLA | Velasco 26-yard field goal | UCLA 27–10 | |
| UCLA | Green 1-yard run (Velasco kick) | UCLA 34–10 | ||
| UCLA | M. Turner 65-yard interception return (Velasco kick) | UCLA 41–10 | ||
California
at Arizona State
at Oregon State
UCLA had 618 yards of total offense, evenly split with 315 yards passing and 303 yards rushing. Flipper Anderson caught 7 passes for 154 yards and 2 touchdowns in the blowout win over the Beavers.[23]
Washington
Washington at No. 3 UCLA
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Huskies | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| • No. 5 Bruins | 13 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 47 |
- Date: November 14
- Location: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California
- Game attendance: 70,332
- Television network: ABC
at USC
No. 5 UCLA at USC
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 5 Bruins | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| • Trojans | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 17 |
- Date: November 21
- Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA
- Game attendance: 92,516
- Television network: ABC
| 1 | UCLA | Gaston Green 6-yard run (Alfredo Velasco kick) | UCLA 7–0 | |
| 2 | UCLA | Alfredo Velasco 32-yard field goal | UCLA 10–0 | |
| 2 | UCLA | Alfredo Velasco 38-yard field goal | UCLA 13–0 | |
| 3 | USC | Quin Rodriguez 26-yard field goal | UCLA 13–3 | |
| 4 | 14:09 | USC | Randy Tanner 6-yard pass from Rodney Peete (Quin Rodriguez kick) | UCLA 13–10 |
| 4 | 7:59 | USC | Erik Affholter 33-yard pass from Rodney Peete (Quin Rodriguez kick) | USC 17–13 |
vs. Florida (Aloha Bowl)
No. 10 UCLA vs. Florida
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • No. 10 Bruins | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
| Gators | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
- Date: December 25
- Location: Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii
- Game attendance: 24,839
- Referee: Mike Pereira
- TV announcers (ABC): Keith Jackson and Bob Griese
| 1 | UCLA | Alfredo Velasco 34-yard field goal | UCLA 3–0 | |
| UF | Stacey Simmons 7-yard pass from Kerwin Bell (Robert McGinty kick) | UF 7–3 | ||
| 2 | UF | Robert McGinty 32-yard field goal | UF 10–3 | |
| UCLA | Brian Brown 1-yard run (Alfredo Velasco kick) | Tied 10–10 | ||
| 3 | UCLA | Danny Thompson 5-yard pass from Troy Aikman (Alfredo Velasco kick) | UCLA 17–10 | |
| 4 | UCLA | Alfredo Velasco 32-yard field goal | UCLA 20–10 | |
| UF | Anthony Williams 14-yard pass from Kerwin Bell (kick blocked) | UCLA 20–16 | ||
Roster
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1988 NFL draft
The following players were selected in the 1988 NFL draft following the season.
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | Franchise |
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| 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 |