The 1986 UCLA Bruins football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their 11th year under head coach Terry Donahue, the Bruins compiled an 8–3–1 record (5–2–1 Pac-10), finished in a tie for second place in the Pacific-10 Conference, and were ranked #12 in the final AP Poll. The Bruins went on to defeat BYU in the 1986 Freedom Bowl.^[1] On November 1, 1986, UCLA's defense scored three touchdowns against Oregon State.^[2]

UCLA's offensive leaders in 1986 were quarterback Matt Stevens with 1,869 passing yards, running back Gaston Green with 1,405 rushing yards, and wide receiver Flipper Anderson with 675 receiving yards.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	at No. 1 Oklahoma*	No. 4	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	ABC	L 3–38	75,684
September 20	at San Diego State*	No. 19	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA		W 45–14	50,338	[4]
September 27	Long Beach State*	No. 16	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	Prime	W 41–23	48,140
October 4	No. 16 Arizona State	No. 15	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	CBS	L 9–16	51,533
October 11	No. 11 Arizona		Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	CBS	W 32–25	51,279
October 18	at California	No. 19	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA		W 36–10	59,000
October 25	Washington State	No. 17	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA		W 54–16	46,189
November 1	at Oregon State	No. 15	Civic Stadium Portland, OR		W 49–0	23,703
November 8	Stanford	No. 12	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	CBS	L 23–28	68,857
November 15	at No. 10 Washington	No. 19	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	CBS	T 17–17	59,916
November 22	No. 10 USC	No. 18	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (Victory Bell)	Prime	W 45–25	98,370
December 30	vs. BYU*	No. 15	Anaheim Stadium Anaheim, CA (Freedom Bowl)	Mizlou	W 31–10	55,422
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

Rankings

Game summaries

At Oklahoma

USC

Vs. BYU (Freedom Bowl)