1986 UCLA Bruins football team
The 1986 UCLA Bruins football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their 11th year under head coach Terry Donahue, the Bruins compiled an 8–3–1 record (5–2–1 Pac-10), finished in a tie for second place in the Pacific-10 Conference, and were ranked #12 in the final AP Poll. The Bruins went on to defeat BYU in the 1986 Freedom Bowl.[1] On November 1, 1986, UCLA's defense scored three touchdowns against Oregon State.[2]
1986 UCLA Bruins football | |
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Freedom Bowl, W 31–10 vs. BYU | |
Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 14 |
AP | No. 14 |
1986 record | 8–3–1 (5–2–1 Pac-10) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Homer Smith (9th season) |
Co-defensive coordinator | Bob Field (5th season) |
Co-defensive coordinator | Tom Hayes (5th season) |
Home stadium | Rose Bowl (Capacity 104,091) |
1986 Pacific-10 Conference football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Arizona State $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 UCLA | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Washington | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Arizona | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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UCLA's offensive leaders in 1986 were quarterback Matt Stevens with 1,869 passing yards, running back Gaston Green with 1,405 rushing yards, and wide receiver Flipper Anderson with 675 receiving yards.[3]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 6 | at No. 1 Oklahoma* | No. 4 | ABC | L 3–38 | 75,684 | |
September 20 | at San Diego State* | No. 19 | W 45–14 | 50,338 | ||
September 27 | Long Beach State* | No. 16 | Prime | W 41–23 | 48,140 | |
October 4 | No. 16 Arizona State | No. 15 |
| CBS | L 9–16 | 51,533 |
October 11 | No. 11 Arizona |
| CBS | W 32–25 | 51,279 | |
October 18 | at California | No. 19 | W 36–10 | 59,000 | ||
October 25 | Washington State | No. 17 |
| W 54–16 | 46,189 | |
November 1 | at Oregon State | No. 15 | W 49–0 | 23,703 | ||
November 8 | Stanford | No. 12 |
| CBS | L 23–28 | 68,857 |
November 15 | at No. 10 Washington | No. 19 | CBS | T 17–17 | 59,916 | |
November 22 | No. 10 USC | No. 18 |
| Prime | W 45–25 | 98,370 |
December 30 | vs. BYU* | No. 15 | Mizlou | W 31–10 | 55,422 | |
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Personnel
1986 UCLA Bruins football team roster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final | ||||||
AP | 4 (3) | 16 | 19 | 16 | 15 | NR | 19 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | ||||||
Coaches | 4 (2) | 19 | NR | 15 | 17 | NR | 19 | 17 т | 15 | 12 | 19 | NR | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Game summaries
at Oklahoma
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USC
vs. BYU (Freedom Bowl)
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References
- "1986 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
- Chris Foster, For UCLA's Ishmael Adams, a lost helmet equals lost punt return TD, Los Angeles Times, August 31, 2014.
- "1986 UCLA Bruins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
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