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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 Source September 6 at No. 1
Oklahoma * No. 4
ABC L 3–3875,684 September 20 at
San Diego State * No. 19 W 45–1450,338
[4] September 27
Long Beach State * No. 16
Prime W 41–2348,140 October 4 No. 16
Arizona State No. 15
CBS L 9–1651,533 October 11 No. 11
Arizona CBS W 32–2551,279 October 18 at
California No. 19 W 36–1059,000 October 25
Washington State No. 17 W 54–1646,189 November 1 at
Oregon State No. 15 W 49–023,703 November 8
Stanford No. 12 CBS L 23–2868,857 November 15 at No. 10
Washington No. 19 CBS T 17–1759,916 November 22 No. 10
USC No. 18 Prime W 45–2598,370 vs.
BYU * No. 15
Mizlou W 31–1055,422 *Non-conference game Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
Personnel
1986 UCLA Bruins football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
K
25
Alfredo Velasco Fr
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Rankings Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final
AP 4 (3) 16 19 16 15 — 19 17 15 12 19 18 15 15 14
Coaches 4 (2) 19 — 15 17 — 19 17 т 15 12 19 — 16 15 14
Game summaries At Oklahoma
UCLA at Oklahoma
1
2 3 4 Total
Bruins
0
3 0 0
3
• Sooners
3
14 14 7
38
USC
Vs. BYU (Freedom Bowl)
BYU vs. UCLA
1
2 3 4 Total
Cougars
3
0 0 7
10
• Bruins
7
0 17 7
31
References
^
"1986 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015 .
^ Chris Foster,
For UCLA's Ishmael Adams, a lost helmet equals lost punt return TD , Los Angeles Times , August 31, 2014.
^
"1986 UCLA Bruins Stats" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015 .
^ Steve Dolan (September 21, 1986).
"SDSU Is Routed by UCLA, 45-14" . The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-1. Retrieved January 18, 2017 – via
Newspapers.com .
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People
Seasons National championship seasons in bold
