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 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.

Scoring summary

First quarter

UCLA – Alfredo Velasco 34-yard field goal
UF – Kerwin Bell to Stacey Simmons 7-yard pass

Second quarter

UF – McGinty 32-yard field goal
UCLA – Brian Brown 1-yard run

Third quarter

UCLA – Troy Aikman to Danny Thompson 5-yard pass

Fourth quarter

UCLA – Velasco 32-yard field goal
UF – Bell to Anthony Williams 14 pass

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