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
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 9
1987 record10–2 (7–1 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSteve Axman (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorBob Field (6th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorTom Hayes (6th season)
Home stadiumRose Bowl
(Capacity 104,091)
1987 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 5San Diego State*No. 3PPVW 47-1454,287
September 12at No. 2 Nebraska*No. 3ESPNL 33-4276,313
September 19Fresno State*No. 13
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
W 17-049,264
September 26ArizonaNo. 13
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
ABCW 34-2455,823
October 3at StanfordNo. 11ABCW 49-057,500
October 17No. 16 OregonNo. 9
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
PPVW 41-1053,320
October 24CaliforniaNo. 8
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
W 42-1851,107
October 31at Arizona StateNo. 7ABCW 31-2370,754
November 7at Oregon StateNo. 7W 52-1720,104
November 14WashingtonNo. 5
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
ABCW 47-1470,332
November 21at USCNo. 5ABCL 13-1792,516
December 25vs. Florida*No. 10ABCW 20-1624,839
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1987 UCLA Bruins football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
K 25 Alfredo Velasco So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured
    • Redshirt

    Game summaries

    at Nebraska

    UCLA at Nebraska
    1 234Total
    UCLA 7 3716 33
    Nebraska 0 141414 42

    Oregon

    1 234Total
    Oregon 0 730 10
    UCLA 7 10717 41

    [3]

    Washington

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

    [4]

    at USC

    Florida (Aloha Bowl)

    1988 NFL Draft

    The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.

    PlayerPositionRoundPickFranchise
    Gaston GreenRunning back114Los Angeles Rams
    Ken Norton Jr.Linebacker241Dallas Cowboys
    Flipper AndersonWide receiver246Los Angeles Rams
    David RichardsGuard498San Diego Chargers
    Dennis PriceDefensive back5131Los Angeles Raiders
    James WashingtonDefensive back5137Los Angeles Rams
    James PrimusRunning back9222Atlanta Falcons
    Mel FarrRunning back9248Denver Broncos
    Paco CraigWide receiver10254Detroit Lions
    Ben HummelLinebacker12317Dallas Cowboys

    [5]

    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


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