1986 Orange Bowl

August 2023 Orange Bowl 52nd Orange BowlNational Championship GameThrough luck and fortuitous scheduling, a "national championship game" was occasionally able to settle the matter on the field, as described in some contemporaneous reports.Barbati Carl Cannizzaro Mark January 3, 1988 Should there be college Super Bowl? https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111956213/should-there-be-college-super-bowl/ The Courier–News Bridgewater, New Jersey October 24, 2022 Only luck ensures one of the many current bowl games gets the No. 1 and No. 2 teams to play each other. October 25, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20221025034152/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111956213/should-there-be-college-super-bowl/ live Despite the promotional billing, in several instances there were plausible scenarios for a third team to be selected as national champion by the major selectors, depending on outcomes of other games.:1985 Oklahoma entered the game No. 2 in the Coaches Poll and No. 3 in the AP Poll. AP No. 2 Miami lost in the Sugar Bowl played at the same time. File:Miami orange bowl stadium cropped.jpg The Miami Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida, hosted the Orange Bowl. January 1 1986 1985 Oklahoma Sooners 10–1 Barry Switzer Big Eight 3 2 0 16 3 6 Sonny Brown (Oklahoma DB)Tim Lashar5(Oklahoma K) Penn State Nittany Lions 11–0 Joe Paterno Independent 1 1 7 3 0 0 NBC Don Criqui (play-by-play)Bob Trumpy (color analyst)Bob Griese and Jimmy Cefalo (sideline) 21.3 Oklahoma by 7 pointshttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EVQNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Qm4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=1977%2C167376 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The latest line January 1, 1986 36 bg Orange Bowl Miami, Florida Robert Aillet (SEC) 74,178 National championship game:1985 1984 1987 The 1986 Orange Bowl was the 52nd edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida, on Wednesday, January 1. Part of the 1985–86 bowl game season, it matched the independent and top-ranked Penn State Nittany Lions and the #3 Oklahoma Sooners of the Big Eight Conference.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xmAVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BeEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6023%2C102564 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon (Los Angeles Times) Harvey Randy Latest line says Lions out of time January 1, 1986 1C Favored Oklahoma trailed early but won 25–10.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=x2AVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BeEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6248%2C243109 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon (Denver Post) Widlic Kevin Call 'em No.1, Sooner or later January 2, 1986 1Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ElQNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Qm4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6487%2C322211 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Finder Chuck Oklahoma rips Penn State, 25-10 January 2, 1986 20https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JXVhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=t_kDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1992%2C274707 Spokane Chronicle Washington wire reports Volunteers lend Sooners a hand for national crown January 2, 1986 C1https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=38osAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0hMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6344%2C312910 Wilmington Morning Star North Carolina Associated Press Oklahoma tops No. 1 Penn St. January 2, 1986 1B Teams 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season Penn State 1985 Penn State Nittany Lions football team The Nittany Lions won all eleven games, were the only undefeated team coming into this matchup and were ranked first in both polls, but were an underdog in this game. This was Penn State's first Orange Bowl appearance in twelve years. Oklahoma 1985 Oklahoma Sooners football team The #3 Sooners' sole loss was at home to Miami in mid-October. This was Oklahoma's second straight Orange Bowl appearance and their second straight Big Eight Conference title. Game summary The final game of a tripleheader on NBC, the game followed the Rose Bowl and kicked off shortly after 8 p.m. EST, at the same time as the Sugar Bowl on ABC, which matched second-ranked Miami and #8 Tennessee. Tim Manoa gave Penn State an early lead on a short touchdown run and they led 7–0 after the first quarter. But Tim Lashar kicked three field goals and Keith Jackson caught a 71-yard touchdown pass from Jamelle Holieway as Oklahoma scored sixteen points in the second quarter while Massimo Manca gave the Nittany Lions their only points of the quarter with a late field goal to make it 16–10 at halftime. Penn State was shut out from there, as Oklahoma's defense took over. Brian Bosworth had twelve tackles and the defense had a total of four interceptions. In the second half, Lashar kicked his third field goal, and Lydell Carr broke for a 61-yard touchdown run to seal the championship for the Sooners.http://game.orangebowl.org/orange-bowl-history/the-history-of-the-orange-bowl/1980s/1986/ The 1980s | Orange Bowl Kicker Lashar and defensive back Sonny Brown were named the game's most valuable players. Orange Bowl black; text-align:center; autocollapse #fff #eee 1986 Orange Bowl Wednesday, January 1, 1986 8:00 p.m. EST No.1 Penn State 7 3 0 0 No. 3 Oklahoma 0 16 3 6 Orange Bowl • Miami, Florida 74,178 NBC Don Criqui (play-by-play), Bob Trumpy (color analyst), Bob Griese and Jimmy Cefalo (sideline) First quarter PSU – Tim Manoa 1-yard run (Massimo Manca kick) Second quarter OKLA – Tim Lashar 26-yard field goal OKLA – Keith Jackson 71-yard pass from Jamelle Holieway (Lashar kick) OKLA – Lashar 31-yard field goal OKLA – Lashar 21-yard field goal PSU – Manca 27-yard field goal Third quarter OKLA – Lashar 22-yard field goal Fourth quarter OKLA – Lydell Carr 61-yard run (kick failed) Statistics Left Penn State Nittany Lions PSU Oklahoma Sooners OKLA 14 36–103 164 18–34–4 31:23 12 52–228 91 3–6–0 28:37 Right Penn State Nittany Lions PSU Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma Source: Aftermath The Sooners' championship became unanimous following #2 Miami's 35–7 loss to Tennessee in the Sugar Bowl, which was played at the same time. If the Hurricanes had won, the split national championship was probable as Miami was outranked by Oklahoma in the coaches poll and had soundly defeated the Sooners in Norman. The Sooners would not win the national championship again until 2000. Penn State was in title contention again the following season, as they finished second in the polls. This time, a matchup between the #1 and #2 teams was able to be made and the Nittany Lions were scheduled to play #1 Miami for the national championship in the Fiesta Bowl, which they won. Notes References Orange Bowl Category:Orange Bowl Category:Oklahoma Sooners football bowl games Category:Penn State Nittany Lions football bowl games Category:January 1986 sports events in the United States Orange Category:American football competitions in Miami