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]
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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]
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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![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | 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 | | Prime | W 45–25 | 98,370 | |
| 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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More information Players, Coaches ...
1986 UCLA Bruins football team roster |
Players |
Coaches |
Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
Pos. | # | Name | Class |
K |
25 |
Alfredo Velasco |
Fr |
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
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More information Week, Poll ...
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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At Oklahoma
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UCLA at Oklahoma
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bruins |
0 |
3 | 0 | 0 |
3 |
• Sooners |
3 |
14 | 14 | 7 |
38 |
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Vs. BYU (Freedom Bowl)
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BYU vs. UCLA
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Cougars |
3 |
0 | 0 | 7 |
10 |
• Bruins |
7 |
0 | 17 | 7 |
31 |
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