American college football season
1986 UCLA Bruins football |
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Freedom Bowl, W 31–10 vs. BYU |
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Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
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Ranking |
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Coaches | No. 14 |
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AP | No. 14 |
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Record | 8–3–1 (5–2–1 Pac-10) |
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Head coach | - Terry Donahue (11th season)
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Offensive coordinator | Homer Smith (9th season) |
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Co-defensive coordinator | Bob Field (5th season) |
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Co-defensive coordinator | Tom Hayes (5th season) |
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Home stadium | Rose Bowl |
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Seasons |
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 |
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September 6 | at No. 1 Oklahoma* | No. 4 | | ABC | L 3–38 | 75,684 | |
September 20 | at San Diego State* | No. 19 | | | W 45–14 | 50,338 | [4] |
September 27 | Long Beach State* | No. 16 | | Prime | W 41–23 | 48,140 | |
October 4 | No. 16 Arizona State | No. 15 | | CBS | L 9–16 | 51,533 | |
October 11 | No. 11 Arizona | | | CBS | W 32–25 | 51,279 | |
October 18 | at California | No. 19 | | | W 36–10 | 59,000 | |
October 25 | Washington State | No. 17 | | | W 54–16 | 46,189 | |
November 1 | at Oregon State | No. 15 | | | W 49–0 | 23,703 | |
November 8 | Stanford | No. 12 | | CBS | L 23–28 | 68,857 | |
November 15 | at No. 10 Washington | No. 19 | | CBS | T 17–17 | 59,916 | |
November 22 | No. 10 USC | No. 18 | - Rose Bowl
- Pasadena, CA (Victory Bell)
| Prime | W 45–25 | 98,370 | |
December 30 | vs. BYU* | No. 15 | | Mizlou | W 31–10 | 55,422 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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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
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Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
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AP | 4 (3) | 16 | 19 | 16 | 15 | — | 19 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
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Coaches | 4 (2) | 19 | — | 15 | 17 | — | 19 | 17 т | 15 | 12 | 19 | — | 16 | 15 | 14 |
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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.
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