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 1987 [Florida Gators football team|Florida Gators] of the Southeastern Conference against the 1987 [UCLA Bruins football team|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