1986–87 NCAA football bowl games

College football postseason game series August 2023 1986 18 December 13, 1986 January 2, 1987 1987 Fiesta Bowl Sun Devil Stadium,Tempe, Arizona Penn State Nittany Lions SEC 6 4 2 3 Pac-10 6 3 3 4 Independents 5 4 1 4 Big Ten 5 2 3 3 SWC 4 1 3 3 Big Eight 3 2 1 2 ACC 3 1 2 1 WAC 2 0 2 0 PCAA 1 1 0 0 MAC 1 0 1 0 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,https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1986-bowls.html 1986 College Football Bowl Games December 22, 2018 Sports Reference 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 DateGameSiteTime(US EST)TVMatchup(pre-game record)APpre-gamerankUPI (Coaches)pre-gamerank12/13California BowlBulldog Stadium Fresno, California ESPNSan Jose State 37 (9–2) (PCAA Champion),Miami 7 (8–3) (MAC Champion)NRNR#19NR12/20Independence BowlIndependence Stadium Shreveport, Louisiana MizlouOle Miss 20 (7–3–1) (SEC),Texas Tech 17 (7–4) (SWC)NRNRNRNR12/23Hall of Fame BowlTampa Stadium Tampa, Florida MizlouBoston College 27 (8–3) (Independent),Georgia 24 (8–3) (SEC)NRNRNR#1712/25Sun BowlSun Bowl El Paso, Texas CBSAlabama 28 (9–3) (SEC),Washington 6 (8–2–1) (Pac-10)#13#12#14#1112/27Aloha BowlAloha Stadium Honolulu, Hawaii ABCArizona 30 (8–3) (Pac-10),North Carolina 21 (7–3–1) (ACC)#16NR#13NR12/27Gator BowlGator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, Florida CBSClemson 27 (7–2–2) (ACC Champion),Stanford 21 (8–3) (Pac-10)NR#20#18#1712/29Liberty BowlLiberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, Tennessee Raycom SportsTennessee 21 (6–5) (SEC),Minnesota 14 (6–5) (Big Ten)NRNRNRNR12/30Holiday Bowlhttps://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-12-31-sp-1354-story.html 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 December 22, 2018Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, California ESPNIowa 39 (8–3) (Big Ten),San Diego State 38 (8–3) (WAC Champion)#19NRRVNR12/30Freedom BowlAnaheim Stadium Anaheim, California MizlouUCLA 31 (7–3–1) (Pac-10),BYU 10 (8–4) (WAC)#15NR#15NR12/31Bluebonnet BowlRice Stadium Houston, Texas Raycom SportsBaylor 21 (8–3) (SWC),Colorado 9 (6–5) (Big Eight)#14NR#16NR12/31All-American BowlLegion Field Birmingham, Alabama TBSFlorida State 27 (6–4–1) (Independent),Indiana 13 (6–5) (Big Ten)NRNRNRNR12/31Peach BowlFulton County Stadium Atlanta MizlouVirginia Tech 25 (8–2–1) (Independent),NC State 24 (8–2–1) (ACC)NR#18NRNR1/1Florida Citrus BowlFLORIDA CITRUS BOWL; AUBURN WINS, 16-7; FULLWOOD GAINS 152 New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1987/01/02/sports/florida-citrus-bowl-auburn-wins-16-7-fullwood-gains-152.html January 2, 1987 December 22, 2018 Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, Florida12:00 PMABCAuburn 16 (9–2) (SEC),USC 7 (7–4) (Pac-10)#10NR#9NR1/1Cotton Bowl ClassicCOTTON BOWL; OHIO ST. INTERCEPTS TEXAS A&M, 28-12 New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1987/01/02/sports/cotton-bowl-ohio-st-intercepts-texas-a-m-28-12.html January 2, 1987 December 22, 2018 Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas1:30 PMCBSOhio State 28 (9–3) (Big Ten co-Champion),Texas A&M 12 (9–2) (SWC Champion)#11#8#12#71/1Sugar BowlSUGAR BOWL : NEBRASKA 30, LSU 15 : Notes : Osborne Says Glaring Failures Can't Ruin Nebraska's Season New York Times https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-01-02-sp-1586-story.html January 2, 1987 December 22, 2018 Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana3:30 PMhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VygzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=feEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3001%2C78223 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Today's bowl games: Sugar January 1, 1987 5BABCNebraska 30 (9–2) (Big Eight),LSU 15 (9–2) (SEC Champion)#6#5#5#61/1Rose BowlArizona State Rallies to Win Rose Bowl : Van Raaphorst Leads 22-15 Victory Over Michigan Los Angeles Times https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-01-02-sp-1564-story.html January 2, 1987 December 22, 2018 Rose Bowl Pasadena, California4:30 PMNBCArizona State 22 (9–1–1) (Pac-10 Champion),Michigan 15 (10–1) (Big Ten co-Champion)#7#4#8#41/1Orange BowlORANGE BOWL : OKLAHOMA 42, ARKANSAS 8 : Notes : They Can Keep Boz Out of the Game, but He's Still in the News Los Angeles Times https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-01-02-sp-1584-story.html January 2, 1987 December 22, 2018 Miami Orange Bowl Miami8:00 PMNBCOklahoma 42 (10–1) (Big Eight Champion),Arkansas 8 (9–2) (SWC)#3#9#3#101/2Fiesta BowlPENN STATE INTERCEPTS MIAMI FOR NATIONAL TITLE New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1987/01/03/sports/penn-state-intercepts-miami-for-national-title.html January 3, 1987 December 22, 2018 Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona8:00 PMNBCPenn State 14 (11–0) (Independent),Miami (FL) 10 (11–0) (Independent)#2#1#2#1 References