1986 UCLA Bruins football team

1986 UCLA Bruins football
Freedom Bowl, W 31–10 vs. BYU
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 14
Record8–3–1 (5–2–1 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorHomer Smith (9th season)
Co-defensive coordinators
Home stadiumRose Bowl
1986 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Arizona State $ 5 – 1 – 1 10 – 1 – 1
No. 14 5 – 2 – 1 8 – 3 – 1
No. 18 Washington 5 – 2 – 1 8 – 3 – 1
No. 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 No. 14 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

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 6at No. 1 Oklahoma*No. 4
ABCL 3–3875,684[4]
September 20at San Diego State*No. 19
W 45–1450,338[5]
September 27Long Beach State*No. 16
PrimeW 41–2348,140[6]
October 4No. 16 Arizona StateNo. 15
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
CBSL 9–1651,533[7]
October 11No. 11 Arizona
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
CBSW 32–2551,279[8]
October 18at CaliforniaNo. 19
W 36–1059,000[9]
October 25Washington StateNo. 17
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
W 54–1646,189[10]
November 1at Oregon StateNo. 15
W 49–023,703[11]
November 8StanfordNo. 12
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
CBSL 23–2868,857[12]
November 15at No. 10 WashingtonNo. 19
CBST 17–1759,916[13]
November 22No. 10 USCNo. 18
PrimeW 45–2598,370[14]
December 30vs. BYU*No. 15
MizlouW 31–1055,422[15]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

Further information: 1986 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213Final
AP4 (3)16191615—191715121918151514
Coaches4 (2)19—1517—1917 т151219—161514

Game summaries

At Oklahoma

UCLA at Oklahoma
Team 1 234Total
Bruins 0 300 3
• Sooners 3 14147 38
See also: 1986 Oklahoma Sooners football team

USC

See also: 1986 USC Trojans football team

Vs. BYU (Freedom Bowl)

BYU vs. UCLA
Team 1 234Total
Cougars 3 007 10
• Bruins 7 0177 31
Main article: 1986 Freedom Bowl
See also: 1986 BYU Cougars football team

Personnel

1986 UCLA Bruins football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 83 Willie Anderson Jr
TE 81 Charles Arbuckle Fr
RB 21 Eric Ball So
WR 8 Karl Dorrell Sr
FB 22 Mel Farr Jr
WR 9 Mike Farr Fr
RB 44 Gaston Green Jr
RB 45 Marcus Greenwood Sr
QB 11 Matt Stevens Sr
TE 81 Derek Tennell Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 2 Darryl Henley So
DB 31 Carnell Lake So
DB 37 Chuckie Miller Sr
LB 41 Ken Norton Jr. Jr
NG 40 Terry Tumey Jr
DB 23 Marcus Turner So
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

    References

    1. ^ "1986 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
    2. ^ Chris Foster, For UCLA's Ishmael Adams, a lost helmet equals lost punt return TD, Los Angeles Times, August 31, 2014.
    3. ^ "1986 UCLA Bruins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
    4. ^ "Oklahoma bashes UCLA". Tallahassee Democrat. September 7, 1986. Retrieved April 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    5. ^ 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.
    6. ^ "Bruins snack on Long Beach, 41–23, in Rose Bowl opener". The San Bernardino County Sun. September 28, 1986. Retrieved April 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    7. ^ "Sun Devils trip UCLA". The Billings Gazette. October 5, 1986. Retrieved April 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    8. ^ "UCLA rally topples Arizona". The Billings Gazette. October 12, 1986. Retrieved April 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    9. ^ "Cal's woes continue against UCLA, 36–10". The Press Democrat. October 19, 1986. Retrieved April 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    10. ^ "UCLA unmasks Cougars, 54–16". The San Bernardino County Sun. October 26, 1986. Retrieved April 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    11. ^ "OSU hangs itself in 49–0 UCLA romp". The Sunday Oregonian. November 2, 1986. Retrieved April 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    12. ^ "Paye passes Stanford past 12th-rated UCLA". San Angelo Standard-Times. November 9, 1986. Retrieved April 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    13. ^ "Huskies disappointed with last-second tie". The Bellingham Herald. November 16, 1986. Retrieved April 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    14. ^ "UCLA's Green burns Southern Cal". Reno Gazette-Journal. November 23, 1986. Retrieved April 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    15. ^ "UCLA paints Freedom Bowl green, 31–10". The Los Angeles Times. December 31, 1986. Retrieved April 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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