1987 Aloha Bowl

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 sxith 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

• UCLA – Alfredo Velasco 34-yard field goal
• UF – Kerwin Bell to Stacey Simmons 7-yard pass (Robert McGinty kick)

Second quarter

• UF – McGinty 32-yard field goal
• UCLA – Brian Brown 1-yard run (Velasco kick)

Third quarter

• UCLA – Troy Aikman to Danny Thompson 5-yard pass (Velasco kick)

Fourth quarter

• UCLA – Velasco 32-yard field goal
• UF – Bell to Anthony Williams 14 pass (kick blocked)

Statistics

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

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