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1987 UCLA

10–⁠2 (7–⁠1 Pac-10), coached by Terry Donahue, finished No. 9 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

UCLA in 1987, game by game: won vs. San Diego State 47–14; lost at No. 2 Nebraska 33–42; won vs. Fresno State 17–0; won vs. Arizona 34–24; won at Stanford 49–0; won vs. No. 16 Oregon 41–10; won vs. California 42–18; won at Arizona State 31–23; won at Oregon State 52–17; won vs. Washington 47–14; lost at USC 13–17; won vs. Florida 20–16+49−9Won 47–14 vs. San Diego State+33San Diego StateLost 33–42 at No. 2 Nebraska-9No. 2 NebraskaWon 17–0 vs. Fresno State+17Fresno StateWon 34–24 vs. Arizona+10ArizonaWon 49–0 at Stanford+49StanfordWon 41–10 vs. No. 16 Oregon+31No. 16 OregonWon 42–18 vs. California+24CaliforniaWon 31–23 at Arizona State+8Arizona StateWon 52–17 at Oregon State+35Oregon StateWon 47–14 vs. Washington+33WashingtonLost 13–17 at USC-4USCWon 20–16 vs. Florida+4Florida
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsSan Diego StateW 47–⁠1471%
Sep 12at2NebraskaL 33–⁠4241%
Sep 19vsFresno StateW 17–⁠070%
Sep 26vsArizonaW 34–⁠2464%
Oct 3atStanfordW 49–⁠069%
Oct 17vs16OregonW 41–⁠1076%
Oct 24vsCaliforniaW 42–⁠1890%
Oct 31atArizona StateW 31–⁠2352%
Nov 7atOregon StateW 52–⁠1787%
Nov 14vsWashingtonW 47–⁠1477%
Nov 21atUSCL 13–⁠1762%
Dec 25Bowls & playoffvsFloridaAloha BowlW 20–⁠1668%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Florida 20–⁠16 in the Aloha Bowl; No. 9 in the final AP poll; Pac-10 champions.

In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 3
  2. Wk 2: 3
  3. Wk 3: 13
  4. Wk 4: 13
  5. Wk 5: 11
  6. Wk 6: 11
  7. Wk 7: 9
  8. Wk 8: 8
  9. Wk 9: 7
  10. Wk 10: 7
  11. Wk 11: 5
  12. Wk 12: 5
  13. Wk 13: 11
  14. Wk 14: 10
  15. Wk 15: 10
  16. Final: 9

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1987.

Pac-10 champions7–⁠1 in the conference, shared with USC

Record
10–⁠2
Conference
7–⁠1 shared first in Pac-10
AP final
No. 9 peak No. 3
Points
426–⁠195
Coach
Terry Donahue
Elo
1752 +111 this season
SP+ rating
28.1 No. 4 of 101; offense No. 3, defense No. 18
SRS
21.6 No. 6 of 104 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Steve Axman
Defensive coordinators
Bob Field and Tom Hayes

Drafted in 1988

The 1988 draft
Rd 1Gaston Green RBLos Angeles Rams
Rd 2Ken Norton LBDallas Cowboys
Rd 2Willie Anderson WRLos Angeles Rams
Rd 4David Richards OGSan Diego Chargers
Rd 5Dennis Price DBLos Angeles Raiders
Rd 5James Washington DBLos Angeles Rams

All-Pac-10

7 first team, 4 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1987 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1987 Pac-10 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
UCLA7–⁠110–⁠29
USC7–⁠18–⁠418
Washington4–⁠3–⁠17–⁠4–⁠1
Oregon4–⁠46–⁠5
Stanford4–⁠45–⁠6
Arizona State3–⁠3–⁠17–⁠4–⁠120
Arizona2–⁠3–⁠34–⁠4–⁠3
California2–⁠3–⁠23–⁠6–⁠2
Washington State1–⁠5–⁠13–⁠7–⁠1
Oregon State0–⁠72–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.