1986–87 NCAA football bowl games
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Season | 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of bowls | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowl games | December 13, 1986 – January 2, 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National Championship | 1987 Fiesta Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location of Championship | Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Champions | Penn State Nittany Lions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1986–87 NCAA football bowl games were a series of post-season games played in December 1986 and January 1987 to end the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. A total of 18 team-competitive games,[1] and two all-star games, were played. The post-season began with the California Bowl on December 13, 1986, and concluded on January 17, 1987, with the season-ending Senior Bowl.
Schedule[]
Date | Game | Site | Time (US EST) |
TV | Matchup (pre-game record) |
AP pre-game rank |
UPI (Coaches) pre-game rank |
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12/13 | California Bowl | Bulldog Stadium Fresno, California |
San Jose State 37 (9–2) (PCAA Champion), Miami 7 (8–3) (MAC Champion) |
NR NR |
#19 NR | ||
12/20 | Independence Bowl | Independence Stadium Shreveport, Louisiana |
Mizlou | Ole Miss 20 (7–3–1) (SEC), Texas Tech 17 (7–4) (SWC) |
NR NR |
NR NR | |
12/23 | Hall of Fame Bowl | Tampa Stadium Tampa, Florida |
Mizlou | Boston College 27 (8–3) (Independent), Georgia 24 (8–3) (SEC) |
NR NR |
NR #17 | |
12/25 | Sun Bowl | Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, Texas |
CBS | Alabama 28 (9–3) (SEC), Washington 6 (8–2–1) (Pac-10) |
#13 #12 |
#14 #11 | |
12/27 | Aloha Bowl | Aloha Stadium Honolulu, Hawaii |
ABC | Arizona 30 (8–3) (Pac-10), North Carolina 21 (7–3–1) (ACC) |
#16 NR |
#13 NR | |
12/27 | Gator Bowl | Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, Florida |
CBS | Clemson 27 (7–2–2) (ACC), Stanford 21 (8–3) (Pac-10) |
NR #20 |
#18 #17 | |
12/29 | Liberty Bowl | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, Tennessee |
Raycom Sports | Tennessee 21 (6–5) (SEC), Minnesota 14 (6–5) (Big Ten) |
NR NR |
NR NR | |
12/30 | Holiday Bowl[2] | Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, California |
ESPN | Iowa 39 (8–3) (Big Ten), San Diego State 38 (8–3) (WAC Champion) |
#19 NR |
RV NR | |
12/30 | Freedom Bowl | Anaheim Stadium Anaheim, California |
Mizlou | UCLA 31 (7–3–1) (Pac-10), BYU 10 (8–4) (WAC) |
NR #15 |
NR #15 | |
12/31 | Bluebonnet Bowl | Rice Stadium Houston, Texas |
Raycom Sports | Baylor 21 (8–3) (SWC), Colorado 9 (6–5) (Big Eight) |
#14 #16 |
NR NR | |
12/31 | All-American Bowl | Legion Field Birmingham, Alabama |
TBS | Florida State 27 (6–4–1) (Independent), Indiana 13 (6–5) (Big Ten) |
NR NR |
NR NR | |
12/31 | Peach Bowl | Fulton County Stadium Atlanta |
Mizlou | Virginia Tech 25 (8–2–1) (Independent), NC State 24 (8–2–1) (ACC) |
NR #18 |
NR NR | |
1/1 | Florida Citrus Bowl[3] | Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, Florida |
12:00 PM | ABC | Auburn 16 (9–2) (SEC), USC 7 (7–4) (Pac-10) |
#10 NR |
#9 NR |
1/1 | Cotton Bowl Classic[4] | Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas |
1:30 PM | CBS | Ohio State 28 (9–3) (Big Ten co-Champion), Texas A&M 12 (9–2) (SWC Champion) |
#11 #8 |
#12 #7 |
1/1 | Sugar Bowl[5] | Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana |
3:30 PM[6] | ABC | Nebraska 30 (9–2) (Big Eight), LSU 15 (9–2) (SEC Champion) |
#6 #5 |
#5 #6 |
1/1 | Rose Bowl[7] | Rose Bowl Pasadena, California |
4:30 PM | NBC | Arizona State 22 (9–1–1) (Pac-10 Champion), Michigan 15 (10–1) (Big Ten co-Champion) |
#7 #4 |
#8 #4 |
1/1 | Orange Bowl[8] | Miami Orange Bowl Miami |
8:00 PM | NBC | Oklahoma 42 (10–1) (Big Eight Champion), Arkansas 8 (9–2) (SWC Champion) |
#3 #9 |
#3 #10 |
1/2 | Fiesta Bowl[9] | Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona |
8:00 PM | NBC | Penn State 14 (11–0) (Independent), Miami (FL) 10 (11–0) (Independent) |
#2 #1 |
#2 #1 |
References[]
- ^ "1986 College Football Bowl Games". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
- ^ "IOWA 39, SAN DIEGO STATE 38 : The 9th Holiday Bowl : From Cheers to Tears as Aztecs Left the Field : SDSU Players Stunned After Thinking Hard-Fought Victory Was in the Bag". Los Angeles Times. December 31, 1986. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
- ^ "FLORIDA CITRUS BOWL; AUBURN WINS, 16-7; FULLWOOD GAINS 152". New York Times. January 2, 1987. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
- ^ "COTTON BOWL; OHIO ST. INTERCEPTS TEXAS A&M, 28-12". New York Times. January 2, 1987. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
- ^ "SUGAR BOWL : NEBRASKA 30, LSU 15 : Notes : Osborne Says Glaring Failures Can't Ruin Nebraska's Season". New York Times. January 2, 1987. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
- ^ "Today's bowl games: Sugar". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). January 1, 1987. p. 5B.
- ^ "Arizona State Rallies to Win Rose Bowl : Van Raaphorst Leads 22-15 Victory Over Michigan". Los Angeles Times. January 2, 1987. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
- ^ "ORANGE BOWL : OKLAHOMA 42, ARKANSAS 8 : Notes : They Can Keep Boz Out of the Game, but He's Still in the News". Los Angeles Times. January 2, 1987. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
- ^ "PENN STATE INTERCEPTS MIAMI FOR NATIONAL TITLE". New York Times. January 3, 1987. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
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