1986 Sugar Bowl

January 2019 May 2026 1986 Sugar Bowl Louisiana Superdome - Unbranded - 26 July 2021.jpg The Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, hosted the Sugar Bowl. 52nd Sugar Bowl 1985 Miami Hurricanes University of Miami 10–1 Independent Jimmy Johnson 2 4 7 0 0 0 Tennessee Volunteers University of Tennessee 8–1–2 SEC Johnny Majors 8 8 0 14 14 7 January 1 Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana Daryl Dickey (Tennessee QB) Miami by 8 pointshttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EVQNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Qm4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=1977%2C167376 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The latest line January 1, 1986 36 Wendell Shelton (SWC) ABC List of announcers of major college bowl games Keith Jackson, Frank Broyles The 1986 Sugar Bowl was the 52nd edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Wednesday, January 1. Part of the 1985–86 bowl game season, it matched the independent and second-ranked Miami Hurricanes and the #8 Tennessee Volunteers of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xmAVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BeEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6600%2C119638 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Today's bowl games: Sugar January 1, 1986 5C Underdog Tennessee trailed early, rallied, and won in a rout, 35–7.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=x2AVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BeEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6750%2C251975 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Newsday Calabria Pat This win is a Tennessee waltz January 2, 1986 3Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GUZPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GQMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5010%2C4692583 Toledo Blade Ohio Associated Press Vols shatter Miami's bid January 2, 1986 23https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ElQNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Qm4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4160%2C322547 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Halvonik Steve Tennessee buries Hurricanes, 35-7 January 2, 1986 20https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KhwhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=02IEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3156%2C194209 Pittsburgh Press Holbreich Curt Tennessee crushes Miami's No. 1 hopes January 2, 1986 D1 Teams 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season Miami 1985 Miami Hurricanes football team The second-ranked Hurricanes were competing for another national championship; they won ten straight after dropping the opener at home to Florida. Miami's most notable win was at Oklahoma in October, which was the Sooners' only loss.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HhwhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jWIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2384%2C6725990 Pittsburgh Press Holbreich Curt Miami, howevers says it has earned consideration for top ranking January 1, 1986 C12 Tennessee 1985 Tennessee Volunteers football team The #8 Volunteers had two non-conference ties at home (UCLA, Georgia Tech), and a loss at Florida. Game summary The game kicked off shortly after 7 p.m. CST, televised by ABC, at the same time as the Orange Bowl on NBC, with top-ranked Penn State and #3 Oklahoma. Miami appeared dominant on its opening drive, capped with an 18-yard touchdown pass from Vinny Testaverde to Michael Irvin, and took the 7–0 lead into the second quarter. As the game wore on, however, Tennessee's defense began to shut down Miami's vaunted passing attack. Volunteers' quarterback Daryl Dickey threw a six-yard touchdown pass to Jeff Smith to tie the game at seven. A drive from midfield took Tennessee to the Miami nine, where running back Jeff Powell gained eight yards but fumbled at the one, and All-American wide receiver Tim McGee recovered it in the end zone; Tennessee took the lead at 14–7, the score at halftime. In the third quarter, Sam Henderson scored from a yard out and Tennessee led 21–7, then Powell broke for a sixty-yard run to make it 28–7. In the fourth quarter, Charles Wilson scored on a six-yard run as Tennessee won by a 35–7 margin. Tennessee quarterback Dickey, a fifth-year senior back-up, was named the game's most valuable player. Scoring First quarter Miami – Michael Irvin 18-yard pass from Vinny Testaverde (Greg Cox kick) Second quarter Tennessee – Jeff Smith 6-yard pass from Daryl Dickey (Carlos Reveiz kick) Tennessee – Tim McGee recovered fumble in end zone (Reveiz kick) Third quarter Tennessee – Sam Henderson 1-yard run (Reveiz kick) Tennessee – Jeff Powell 60-yard run (Reveiz kick) Fourth quarter Tennessee – Charles Wilson 6-yard run (Reveiz kick) Source: Statistics {| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" ! Statistics !! 4Miami4 !! Tennessee |- |align=left|First downs || 22|| 16 |- |align=left|Rushes–yards|| 30–22|| 43–211 |- |align=left|Passing yards || 237 || 131 |- |align=left|Passes (C–A–I) || 23–44–4 || 15–25–1 |- |align=left|Total offense || 74–259 || 68–342 |- |align=left|Return yards ||34|| 105 |- |align=left|Punts–average ||6–38||6–39 |- |align=left|Fumbles–lost ||5–2|| 2–1 |- |align=left|Turnovers||6||2 |- |align=left|Penalties–yards ||15–120||11–125 |- |align=left|Time of possession ||28:59||31:01 |} Source: The 245 yards of penalties set a new Sugar Bowl record. Aftermath Tennessee climbed to fourth in the final AP poll, while Miami fell to ninth. References Sugar Bowl Category:Sugar Bowl Category:Miami Hurricanes football bowl games Category:Tennessee Volunteers football bowl games Sugar Bowl Sugar Bowl