1986–87 NCAA football bowl games

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1986–87 NCAA football bowl games
Season1986
Number of bowls18
Bowl gamesDecember 13, 1986 –
January 2, 1987
National Championship1987 Fiesta Bowl
Location of ChampionshipSun Devil Stadium,
Tempe, Arizona
ChampionsPenn State Nittany Lions
Bowl record by conference
Conference Bowls Record Final AP Poll
SEC 6 4–2 (0.667) 3
Pac-10 6 3–3 (0.500) 4
Independents 5 4–1 (0.800) 4
Big Ten 5 2–3 (0.400) 3
SWC 4 1–3 (0.250) 3
Big Eight 3 2–1 (0.667) 2
ACC 3 1–2 (0.333) 1
WAC 2 0–2 (0.000) 0
PCAA 1 1–0 (1.000) 0
MAC 1 0–1 (0.000) 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,[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[edit]

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 (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) 		#15
NR 		#15
NR
12/31 Bluebonnet Bowl Rice Stadium
Houston, Texas 		  Raycom Sports Baylor 21 (8–3) (SWC),
Colorado 9 (6–5) (Big Eight) 		#14
NR 		#16
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) 		#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[edit]

  1. ^ "1986 College Football Bowl Games". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "FLORIDA CITRUS BOWL; AUBURN WINS, 16-7; FULLWOOD GAINS 152". New York Times. January 2, 1987. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  4. ^ "COTTON BOWL; OHIO ST. INTERCEPTS TEXAS A&M, 28-12". New York Times. January 2, 1987. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Today's bowl games: Sugar". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). January 1, 1987. p. 5B.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "PENN STATE INTERCEPTS MIAMI FOR NATIONAL TITLE". New York Times. January 3, 1987. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
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