The 1987 Jeep-Eagle Aloha Bowl was a college football bowl game, played as part of the 1987-88 bowl game schedule of the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the sixth Aloha Bowl. It was played on December 25, 1987, at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii. The game matched the Florida Gators of the Southeastern Conference against the UCLA Bruins of the Pac-10 Conference. The Bruins were led by quarterback Troy Aikman.[1]
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| Date | December 25, 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Aloha Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Honolulu, Hawaii | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Troy Aikman (UCLA) Emmitt Smith (Florida) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Mike Pereira (PCAA; split crew: PCAA, SWC) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 24,839 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ABC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Keith Jackson and Bob Griese | ||||||||||||||||||
Scoring summary
editFirst quarter
edit- UCLA – Alfredo Velasco 34-yard field goal
- UF – Kerwin Bell to Stacey Simmons 7-yard pass (Robert McGinty kick)
Second quarter
edit- UF – McGinty 32-yard field goal
- UCLA – Brian Brown 1-yard run (Velasco kick)
Third quarter
edit- UCLA – Troy Aikman to Danny Thompson 5-yard pass (Velasco kick)
Fourth quarter
edit- UCLA – Velasco 32-yard field goal
- UF – Bell to Anthony Williams 14 pass (kick blocked)
Statistics
edit| Statistics | UCLA | Florida |
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| First Downs | 15 | 24 |
| Total offense, plays - yards | 71–221 | 76–373 |
| Rushes-yards (net) | 41–48 | 38–185 |
| Passing yards (net) | 173 | 188 |
| Passes, Comp-Att-Int | 30–19–2 | 38–19–0 |
- Individual Leaders
- Rushing: UCLA – Ball 23-49, Brown 10-29; FLA – Smith 17-128, Williams 8-43.
- Passing: UCLA – Aikman 19-30-2-173-1 TD; FLA – Bell 19-38-0-188-2 TD.
- Receiving: UCLA – Anderson 4-52, Pickert 3-37; FLA – Snead 3-62, Odom 3-32, Simmons 3-20
References
edit- ^ UCLA Football Media Guide 2011, UCLABruins.com, December 2011
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