Jump to content

1987 UCLA Bruins football team

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1987 UCLA Bruins football
Pac-10 co-champion
Aloha Bowl, W 20–16 vs. Florida
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 9
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
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
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

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

Roster

[edit]
1987 UCLA Bruins football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 8 Troy Aikman Jr
WR 83 Flipper Anderson Sr
TE 81 Charles Arbuckle So
RB 21 Eric Ball Jr
QB Ron Caragher So
WR 9 Mike Farr So
RB 44 Gaston Green Sr
WR 4 Reggie Moore Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 2 Darryl Henley Jr
S 3 James Washington Sr
LB Ben Hummel Sr
DB 31 Carnell Lake Jr
LB 41 Ken Norton Jr. Sr
DB 23 Jeff O'Flannagan
DB 23 Marcus Turner Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 25 Alfredo Velasco So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Rankings

[edit]
Further information: 1987 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP3 (1)3 (1)131311119877551110109
Coaches43 (1)15 т13111198775510111011

[4]

Game summaries

[edit]

San Diego State

[edit]
San Diego State at No. 3 UCLA
1 234Total
Aztecs 0 707 14
• No. 3 Bruins 14 17106 47
See also: 1987 San Diego State Aztecs football team

[5]

at No. 2 Nebraska

[edit]
No. 3 UCLA at No. 2 Nebraska
1 234Total
No. 3 Bruins 7 3716 33
• No. 2 Cornhuskers 0 141414 42
See also: 1987 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

[6]

Fresno State

[edit]
San Diego State at No. 13 UCLA
1 234Total
Bulldogs 0 000 0
• No. 13 Bruins 7 370 17
Scoring summary
1UCLAGaston Green 33-yard run (Alfredo Velasco kick)UCLA 7–0
2UCLAAlfredo Velasco 41-yard field goalUCLA 10–0
3UCLAFlipper Anderson 26-yard pass from Troy Aikman (Alfredo Velasco kick)UCLA 17–0
See also: 1987 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

[7]

Arizona

[edit]
See also: 1987 Arizona Wildcats football team

[8]

at Stanford

[edit]
See also: 1987 Stanford Cardinal football team

[9]

No. 16 Oregon

[edit]
No. 16 Oregon at No. 9 UCLA
1 234Total
No. 16 Ducks 0 730 10
• No. 9 Bruins 7 10717 41
     
Scoring summary
1UCLABrown 1-yard pass from Aikman (Velasco kick)UCLA 7–0
2ORELoville 1-yard run (Dennis kick)Tied 7–7
UCLAAnderson 2-yard pass from Aikman (Velasco kick)UCLA 14–7
UCLAVelasco 35-yard field goalUCLA 17–7
3UCLAAustin 34-yard run (Velasco kick)UCLA 24–7
OREDennis 32-yard field goalUCLA 24–10
4UCLAVelasco 26-yard field goalUCLA 27–10
UCLAGreen 1-yard run (Velasco kick)UCLA 34–10
UCLAM. Turner 65-yard interception return (Velasco kick)UCLA 41–10

[10]

California

[edit]
See also: 1987 California Golden Bears football team

[11]

at Arizona State

[edit]
See also: 1987 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

[12]

at Oregon State

[edit]
See also: 1987 Oregon State Beavers football team

UCLA had 618 yards of total offense, evenly split with 315 yards passing and 303 yards rushing. Flipper Anderson caught 7 passes for 154 yards and 2 touchdowns in the blowout win over the Beavers.[13]

Washington

[edit]
Washington at No. 3 UCLA
1 234Total
Huskies 0 1400 14
• No. 5 Bruins 13 31714 47
See also: 1987 Washington Huskies football team

[14]

at USC

[edit]
No. 5 UCLA at USC
1 234Total
No. 5 Bruins 7 330 13
• Trojans 0 0314 17
Scoring summary
1UCLAGaston Green 6-yard run (Alfredo Velasco kick)UCLA 7–0
2UCLAAlfredo Velasco 32-yard field goalUCLA 10–0
2UCLAAlfredo Velasco 38-yard field goalUCLA 13–0
3USCQuin Rodriguez 26-yard field goalUCLA 13–3
414:09USCRandy Tanner 6-yard pass from Rodney Peete (Quin Rodriguez kick)UCLA 13–10
47:59USCErik Affholter 33-yard pass from Rodney Peete (Quin Rodriguez kick)USC 17–13
See also: 1987 USC Trojans football team and Victory Bell (UCLA–USC)

USC clinched a berth in the Rose Bowl with the win.[15]

vs. Florida (Aloha Bowl)

[edit]
No. 10 UCLA vs. Florida
1 234Total
• No. 10 Bruins 3 773 20
Gators 7 306 16
   
Scoring summary
1UCLAAlfredo Velasco 34-yard field goalUCLA 3–0
UFStacey Simmons 7-yard pass from Kerwin Bell (Robert McGinty kick)UF 7–3
2UFRobert McGinty 32-yard field goalUF 10–3
UCLABrian Brown 1-yard run (Alfredo Velasco kick)Tied 10–10
3UCLADanny Thompson 5-yard pass from Troy Aikman (Alfredo Velasco kick)UCLA 17–10
4UCLAAlfredo Velasco 32-yard field goalUCLA 20–10
UFAnthony Williams 14-yard pass from Kerwin Bell (kick blocked)UCLA 20–16
Main article: 1987 Aloha Bowl
See also: 1987 Florida Gators football team

[16]

1988 NFL Draft

[edit]
Main article: 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

[17]

References

[edit]
  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. ^ "UCLA bowls over Florida, 20–16". The Honolulu Advertiser. December 26, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "UCLA 1987 AP Football Rankings". collegepollarchive.com. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
  5. ^ "In Aikman Debut, Bruins Leave Aztecs in Ruins". The Los Angeles Times. September 6, 1987. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
  6. ^ "Nebraska Air Show Taylor-Made to Beat UCLA". The Los Angeles Times. September 13, 1987. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
  7. ^ "Fresno State Makes UCLA Work for a 17-0 Victory". The Los Angeles Times. September 20, 1987. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
  8. ^ "UCLA 34, Arizona 24". Santa Cruz Sentinel. September 27, 1987. Retrieved October 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "USC, UCLA Go Similar Routes in Their Routs". The Los Angeles Times. October 4, 1987. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
  10. ^ "Trojans Stay in Run for Roses as Bruins Sneak Into the Lead". The Los Angeles Times. October 18, 1987. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
  11. ^ "Green Scores Three Touchdowns to Lead UCLA Over Cal, 42-18". The Los Angeles Times. October 25, 1987. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
  12. ^ "UCLA Throws Arizona State for 31-23 Loss". The Los Angeles Times. November 1, 1987. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
  13. ^ "Flipper Puts On Show for Bruins, but He Calls It Another Day at Office". The Los Angeles Times. November 8, 1987. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
  14. ^ "UCLA Rolls Into Showdown With 47-14 Win". The Los Angeles Times. November 15, 1987. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
  15. ^ "Trojans Go for Juggler, Beat UCLA, 17-13". The Los Angeles Times. November 22, 1987. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
  16. ^ "Bruins Give Donahue a Nice Christmas Gift". The Los Angeles Times. December 26, 1987. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
  17. ^ "1988 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1987_UCLA_Bruins_football_team&oldid=1210110597"