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 |
|
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | PPV | W 47-14 | 54,287 | |
| September 12 | at No. 2 Nebraska* | No. 3 | ESPN | L 33-42 | 76,313 | |
| September 19 | Fresno State* | No. 13 |
| W 17-0 | 49,264 | |
| September 26 | Arizona | No. 13 |
| ABC | W 34-24 | 55,823 |
| October 3 | at Stanford | No. 11 | ABC | W 49-0 | 57,500 | |
| October 17 | No. 16 Oregon | No. 9 |
| PPV | W 41-10 | 53,320 |
| October 24 | California | No. 8 |
| W 42-18 | 51,107 | |
| October 31 | at Arizona State | No. 7 | ABC | W 31-23 | 70,754 | |
| November 7 | at Oregon State | No. 7 | W 52-17 | 20,104 | ||
| November 14 | Washington | No. 5 |
| ABC | W 47-14 | 70,332 |
| November 21 | at USC | No. 5 | ABC | L 13-17 | 92,516 | |
| December 25 | vs. Florida* | No. 10 | ABC | W 20-16 | 24,839 | |
| ||||||
Roster
| 1987 UCLA Bruins football team roster | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players | Coaches | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Offense
|
Defense
|
Special teams
|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game summaries
at Nebraska
|
Oregon
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
at USC
Florida (Aloha Bowl)
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 |
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.
- Gainesville Sun. 1987 Nov 15. Retrieved 2019-Jan-06.
- https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1988.htm
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.