1987 Aloha Bowl Explained

Game Name:Aloha Bowl
Title Sponsor:Jeep-Eagle
Date Game Played:December 25
Year Game Played:1987
Football Season:1987
Stadium:Aloha Stadium
City:Honolulu, Hawaii
Visitor Name Short:UCLA
Visitor Nickname:Bruins
Visitor Record:9–2
Visitor Coach:Terry Donahue
Visitor Rank Ap:10
Visitor Rank Coaches:10
Visitor 1Q:3
Visitor 2Q:7
Visitor 3Q:7
Visitor 4Q:3
Home Name Short:Florida
Home Nickname:Gators
Home Record:6–5
Home Coach:Galen Hall
Home 1Q:7
Home 2Q:3
Home 3Q:0
Home 4Q:6
Mvp:Troy Aikman (UCLA)
Emmitt Smith (Florida)
Referee:Mike Pereira (PCAA;
split crew: PCAA, SWC)
Attendance:24,839
Us Network:ABC

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]

Scoring summary

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Statistics

Statistics UCLA Florida
First Downs 15 24
Total offense, plays - yards 71 - 221 76 - 373
Rushes-yards (net)41 - 48 38 - 185
Passing yards (net) 173188
Passes, Comp-Att-Int 30 - 19 - 2 38 - 19 - 0
Individual Leaders

Notes and References

  1. UCLA Football Media Guide 2011, UCLABruins.com, December 2011