1986 UCLA Bruins football team

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1986 UCLA Bruins football
1986 Freedom Bowl, W 31–10 vs. BYU
Conference Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
AP #14
1986 record 8–3–1 (5–2–1 Pac-10)
Head coach Terry Donahue (11th year)
Home stadium Rose Bowl
(Capacity 104,091)
Seasons
« 1985 1987 »
1986 Pacific-10 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#4 Arizona State $ 5 1 1     10 1 1
#14 UCLA 5 2 1     8 3 1
#18 Washington 5 2 1     8 3 1
#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

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 6 at #1 Oklahoma* #4 Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK ABC L 3-38   75,684
September 20 at San Diego State* #19 Jack Murphy StadiumSan Diego, CA W 45-14   50,338
September 27 Long Beach State* #16 Rose BowlPasadena, CA Prime W 41-23   48,140
October 4 #16 Arizona State #15 Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA CBS L 9-16   51,533
October 11 #11 Arizona Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA CBS W 32-25   51,279
October 18 at California #19 California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA W 36-10   59,000
October 25 Washington State #17 Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA W 54-16   46,189
November 1 at Oregon State #15 Civic StadiumPortland, OR W 49-0   23,703
November 8 Stanforddagger #12 Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA CBS L 23-28   68,857
November 15 at #10 Washington #19 Husky StadiumSeattle, WA CBS T 17-17   59,916
November 22 #10 USC #18 Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Battle for the Victory Bell) Prime W 45-25   98,370
December 30 vs. BYU* #15 Anaheim StadiumAnaheim, CA (Freedom Bowl) Mizlou W 31-10   55,422
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

References

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  2. Chris Foster, For UCLA's Ishmael Adams, a lost helmet equals lost punt return TD, Los Angeles Times, August 31, 2014.
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