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1986 UCLA Bruins football team

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Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 14
1986 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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]

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

September 6at No. 1 Oklahoma*No. 4

ABCL 3-38 75,684 September 20at San Diego State*No. 19

W 45-14 50,338 September 27Long Beach State*No. 16

PrimeW 41-23 48,140 October 4No. 16 Arizona StateNo. 15

  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, California

CBSL 9-16 51,533 October 11No. 11 Arizona

  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, California

CBSW 32-25 51,279 October 18at CaliforniaNo. 19

W 36-10 59,000 October 25Washington StateNo. 17

  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, California

W 54-16 46,189 November 1at Oregon StateNo. 15

W 49-0 23,703 November 8StanforddaggerNo. 12

  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, California

CBSL 23-28 68,857 November 15at No. 10 WashingtonNo. 19

CBST 17-17 59,916 November 22No. 10 USCNo. 18

PrimeW 45-25 98,370 December 30vs. BYU*No. 15

MizlouW 31-10 55,422

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References

  1. ^ "1986 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  2. ^ Chris Foster, For UCLA's Ishmael Adams, a lost helmet equals lost punt return TD, Los Angeles Times, August 31, 2014.
  3. ^ "1986 UCLA Bruins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.