1987 UCLA Bruins football team

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Ranking
APNo. 9
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

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]

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

September 5San Diego State*No. 3

PPVW 47-14 54,287 September 12at No. 2 Nebraska*No. 3

ESPNL 33-42 76,313 September 19Fresno State*No. 13

  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA

W 17-0 49,264 September 26ArizonaNo. 13

  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA

ABCW 34-24 55,823 October 3at StanfordNo. 11

ABCW 49-0 57,500 October 17No. 16 OregonNo. 9

  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA

PPVW 41-10 53,320 October 24CaliforniaNo. 8

  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA

W 42-18 51,107 October 31at Arizona StateNo. 7

ABCW 31-23 70,754 November 7at Oregon StateNo. 7

W 52-17 20,104 November 14WashingtonNo. 5

  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA

ABCW 47-14 70,332 November 21at USCNo. 5

ABCL 13-17 92,516 December 25vs. Florida*No. 10

ABCW 20-16 24,839

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Game notes

Oregon

1 234Total
Oregon 0 730 10
• UCLA 7 10717 41
Scoring summary
1UCLABrown 1-yard pass from Aikman (Velasco kick)UCLA 7-0
2ORELoville 1-yard run (Dennis kick)Tie 7-7
2UCLAAnderson 2-yard pass from Aikman (Velasco kick)UCLA 14-7
2UCLAVelasco 35-yard field goalUCLA 17-7
3UCLAAustin 34-yard run (Velasco kick)UCLA 24-7
3OREDennis 32-yard field goalUCLA 24-10
4UCLAVelasco 26-yard field goalUCLA 27-10
4UCLAGreen 1-yard run (Velasco kick)UCLA 34-10
4UCLAM. Turner 65-yard interception return (Velasco kick)UCLA 41-10

[3]

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

[4]


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. ^ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1988.htm
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