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]
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) | 173 | 188 |
Passes, Comp-Att-Int | 30 - 19 - 2 | 38 - 19 - 0 |