1987 Aloha Bowl

American college football game August 2023 December 2025 Aloha Bowl Jeep-Eagle December 25 1987 1987 Aloha Stadium Honolulu, Hawaii UCLA Bruins 9–2 Terry Donahue 10 10 3 7 7 3 Florida Gators 6–5 Galen Hall 7 3 0 6 Troy Aikman (UCLA)Emmitt Smith (Florida) Mike Pereira (PCAA;split crew: PCAA, SWC) 24,839 ABC Keith Jackson and Bob Griese 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.UCLA Football Media Guide 2011, UCLABruins.com, December 2011 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 Statistics UCLA Florida First downs 15 24 Total offense, plays - yards 71–221 76–373Rushes-yards (net) 41–48 38–185 Passing yards (net) 173 188Passes, 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 Aloha Bowl Category:Aloha Bowl Category:Florida Gators football bowl games Category:UCLA Bruins football bowl games Category:December 1987 sports events in the United States Aloha