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UCLA Football Team History


UCLA Bruins
University of California at Los Angeles
 Los Angeles, CA
Founded: 1919
Stadium: Rose Bowl
Capacity: 91,136
Colors: Blue & Gold
Coach: Terry Donahue
Conference: Pac 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1919  <-- 1986 <- 1987 -> 1988 --> 2024
1987 Season Highlights
 Terry Donahue enters his 12th season as Head Coach at UCLA.
 The Bruins won the Pac 10 Conference Championship.
 
1987 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 5  vs. San Diego State  47   14   W       
 Sat., Sep. 12  @ Nebraska  33   42   L       
 Sat., Sep. 19  vs. Fresno State  17   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 26  vs. Arizona  34   24   W       
 Sat., Oct. 3  @ Stanford  49   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 17  vs. Oregon  41   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 24  vs. California  42   18   W       
 Sat., Oct. 31  @ Arizona State  31   23   W       
 Sat., Nov. 7  @ Oregon State  52   17   W       
 Sat., Nov. 14  vs. Washington  47   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 21  @ Southern California  13   17   L       
 Fri., Dec. 25   Florida  20   16   W    @ Honolulu, HI   Aloha Classic Bowl
 
1987 Season Totals
  Record10-2
  Points Scored426
  Scoring Average35.5
  Points Allowed195
  Defense Average16.3
  Opponents Record69-62
  Conference Record7-1
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record3-2
1987 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
9 10-2-0 AP
11 10-2-0 Coaches
11 10-2-0 UPI
10 10-2-0 USA Today/CNN
  
1987 Pac 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
UCLA 10-2426195Won  20-167-1309123  Terry Donahue
Southern California 8-4321229Lost  17-207-1253139  Larry Smith
Washington 7-4-1295254Won  24-124-3-1200200  Don James
Oregon 6-5230228 4-4181177  Rich Brooks
Stanford 5-6262268 4-4184173  Jack Elway
Arizona State 7-4-1334263Won  33-283-3-1186165  John Cooper
Arizona 4-4-3263220 2-3-3184189  Dick Tomey
California 3-6-2239267 2-3-2137170  Bruce Snyder
Washington State 3-7-1238356 1-5-1119234  Dennis Erickson
Oregon State 2-9189433 0-788271  Dave Kragthorpe

1987 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1987 All Pac 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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