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The 1986β87 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
12/13
California Bowl
Bulldog Stadium
Fresno, California
ESPN
San Jose State 37 (9β2) (
PCAA Champion),
Miami 7 (8β3) (
MAC Champion)
NR NR
#19 NR
12/20
Independence Bowl
Independence Stadium
Shreveport, Louisiana
Mizlou
Ole Miss 20 (7β3β1) (
SEC ),
Texas Tech 17 (7β4) (
SWC )
NR NR
NR NR
12/23
Hall of Fame Bowl
Tampa Stadium
Tampa, Florida
Mizlou
Boston College 27 (8β3) (
Independent ),
Georgia 24 (8β3) (
SEC )
NR NR
NR #17
12/25
Sun Bowl
Sun Bowl Stadium
El Paso, Texas
CBS
Alabama 28 (9β3) (
SEC ),
Washington 6 (8β2β1) (
Pac-10 )
#13 #12
#14 #11
12/27
Aloha Bowl
Aloha Stadium
Honolulu, Hawaii
ABC
Arizona 30 (8β3) (
Pac-10 ),
North Carolina 21 (7β3β1) (
ACC )
#16 NR
#13 NR
12/27
Gator Bowl
Gator Bowl Stadium
Jacksonville, Florida
CBS
Clemson 27 (7β2β2) (
ACC ),
Stanford 21 (8β3) (
Pac-10 )
NR #20
#18 #17
12/29
Liberty Bowl
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Memphis, Tennessee
Raycom Sports
Tennessee 21 (6β5) (
SEC ),
Minnesota 14 (6β5) (
Big Ten )
NR NR
NR NR
12/30
Holiday Bowl
[2]
Jack Murphy Stadium
San Diego, California
ESPN
Iowa 39 (8β3) (
Big Ten ),
San Diego State 38 (8β3) (
WAC Champion)
#19 NR
RV NR
12/30
Freedom Bowl
Anaheim Stadium
Anaheim, California
Mizlou
UCLA 31 (7β3β1) (
Pac-10 ),
BYU 10 (8β4) (
WAC )
#15 NR
#15 NR
12/31
Bluebonnet Bowl
Rice Stadium
Houston, Texas
Raycom Sports
Baylor 21 (8β3) (
SWC ),
Colorado 9 (6β5) (
Big Eight )
#14 NR
#16 NR
12/31
All-American Bowl
Legion Field
Birmingham, Alabama
TBS
Florida State 27 (6β4β1) (
Independent ),
Indiana 13 (6β5) (
Big Ten )
NR NR
NR NR
12/31
Peach Bowl
Fulton County Stadium
Atlanta
Mizlou
Virginia Tech 25 (8β2β1) (
Independent ),
NC State 24 (8β2β1) (
ACC )
NR #18
NR NR
1/1
Florida Citrus Bowl
[3]
Florida Citrus Bowl
Orlando, Florida
12:00 PM
ABC
Auburn 16 (9β2) (
SEC ),
USC 7 (7β4) (
Pac-10 )
#10 NR
#9 NR
1/1
Cotton Bowl Classic
[4]
Cotton Bowl
Dallas, Texas
1:30 PM
CBS
Ohio State 28 (9β3) (
Big Ten co-Champion),
Texas A&M 12 (9β2) (
SWC Champion)
#11 #8
#12 #7
1/1
Sugar Bowl
[5]
Louisiana Superdome
New Orleans, Louisiana
3:30 PM
[6]
ABC
Nebraska 30 (9β2) (
Big Eight ),
LSU 15 (9β2) (
SEC Champion)
#6 #5
#5 #6
1/1
Rose Bowl
[7]
Rose Bowl
Pasadena, California
4:30 PM
NBC
Arizona State 22 (9β1β1) (
Pac-10 Champion),
Michigan 15 (10β1) (
Big Ten co-Champion)
#7 #4
#8 #4
1/1
Orange Bowl
[8]
Miami Orange Bowl
Miami
8:00 PM
NBC
Oklahoma 42 (10β1) (
Big Eight Champion),
Arkansas 8 (9β2) (
SWC )
#3 #9
#3 #10
1/2
Fiesta Bowl
[9]
Sun Devil Stadium
Tempe, Arizona
8:00 PM
NBC
Penn State 14 (11β0) (
Independent ),
Miami (FL) 10 (11β0) (
Independent )
#2 #1
#2 #1
References
^
"1986 College Football Bowl Games" .
Sports Reference . Retrieved December 22, 2018 .
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"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 .
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"FLORIDA CITRUS BOWL; AUBURN WINS, 16-7; FULLWOOD GAINS 152" .
New York Times . January 2, 1987. Retrieved December 22, 2018 .
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"COTTON BOWL; OHIO ST. INTERCEPTS TEXAS A&M, 28-12" .
New York Times . January 2, 1987. Retrieved December 22, 2018 .
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"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 .
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"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 .