1987–88 NCAA football bowl games

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1987–88 NCAA football bowl games

President Ronald Reagan holds up a University of Miami jersey presented to him by Miami Hurricanes head coach Jimmy Johnson and the 1987 Miami Hurricanes football team after winning the 1987 national championship

Season| 1987
Number of bowls| 18
Bowl games| December 13, 1987 –
January 2, 1988
National Championship| Orange Bowl
Location of Championship| Miami, Florida
Champions| Miami Hurricanes
| Bowl record by conference

Conference|  Bowls|  Record|  Final AP Poll
Independent|  9|  2–6–1 (0.278)|  5
SEC|  6|  3–2–1 (0.583)|  4
Big Ten|  4|  3–1 (0.750)|  3
Pac-10|  4|  3–1 (0.750)|  3
Big 8|  3|  1–2 (0.333)|  3
SWC|  3|  2–1 (0.667)|  1
WAC|  3|  0–3 (0.000)|  0
ACC|  2|  2–0 (1.000)|  1
MAC|  1|  1–0 (1.000)|  0
PCAA|  1|  0–1 (0.000)|  0

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The 1987–88 NCAA football bowl games concluded the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season, featuring 18 games. Twenty ranked teams participated, and seven of the eighteen matchups were between two ranked teams.[1] The Miami Hurricanes were declared the national champions, after upsetting #1 Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl.[2][3]

Seventeen of the bowl games ended with a winner, while there was a lone tie (Auburn vs Syracuse in the Sugar Bowl).

Nine independent teams competed, along with six SEC teams, four Big Ten, four Pac-10, three WAC, three Big 8, three SWC, two ACC, one MAC, and one PCAA.

The largest margin of victory occurred twice; Clemson beat Penn State and Texas A&M beat Notre Dame, both 35-10.

The "bowl week" started on December 13 with the California Bowl, and concluded on January 2, 1988 with the Hall of Fame Bowl and the Peach Bowl.

## Bowl schedule

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Date  | Game  | Site  | Television  | Teams  | Affiliations  | Results

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Dec. 13  | California Bowl | Bulldog Stadium
Fresno, California | ESPN | Eastern Michigan Hurons (9–2)
San Jose State Spartans (10–1)  | MAC
PCAA | Eastern Michigan 30
San Jose State 27
Dec. 19  | Independence Bowl | Independence Stadium
Shreveport, Louisiana | Mizlou | Washington Huskies (6–4–1)
Tulane Green Wave (6–5)  | Pac-10
Independent | Washington 24
Tulane 12
Dec. 22  | All-American Bowl | Legion Field
Birmingham, Alabama | Raycom | BYU Cougars (9–3)
Virginia Cavaliers (7–4)  | WAC
ACC | Virginia 22
BYU 16
Dec. 25  | Jeep Eagle Aloha Bowl | Aloha Stadium
Honolulu, HI | ABC | #10 UCLA Bruins (9–2)
Florida Gators (6–5)  | Pac-10
SEC | UCLA 20
Florida 16
John Hancock Sun Bowl | Sun Bowl Stadium
El Paso, Texas | CBS | West Virginia Mountaineers (6–5)
#11 Oklahoma State Cowboys (9–2)  | Independent
Big 8 | Oklahoma State 35
West Virginia 33
Dec. 29  | Liberty Bowl | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Memphis, Tennessee | Raycom  | Arkansas Razorbacks (9–3)
#15 Georgia Bulldogs (8–3)  | SWC
SEC | Georgia 20
Arkansas 17
Dec. 30  | Freedom Bowl | Anaheim Stadium
Anaheim, California | Mizlou | Air Force Falcons (9–3)
Arizona State Sun Devils (6–4–1)  | WAC
Pac-10 | Arizona State 33
Air Force 28
SeaWorld Holiday Bowl | Jack Murphy Stadium
San Diego | ESPN | #18 Iowa Hawkeyes (9–3)
Wyoming Cowboys (10–2)  | Big Ten
WAC | Iowa 20
Wyoming 19
Dec. 31  | Mazda Gator Bowl | Gator Bowl Stadium
Jacksonville, Florida | CBS | #9 South Carolina Gamecocks (8–3)
#7 LSU Tigers (9–1–1)  | Independent
SEC | LSU 30
South Carolina 13
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl | Astrodome
Houston | Mizlou | #19 Pittsburgh Panthers (8–3)
Texas Longhorns (6–5)  | Independent
SWC | Texas 32
Pittsburgh 27
Jan. 1  | Rose Bowl | Rose Bowl
Pasadena, California | NBC | #16 USC Trojans (8–3)
#8 Michigan State Spartans (8–2–1)  | Pac-10
Big Ten | Michigan State 20
USC 17
Orange Bowl
National Championship | Orange Bowl
Miami | NBC | #2 Miami Hurricanes (11–0)
#1 Oklahoma Sooners (11–0)  | Independent
Big 8 | Miami 20
Oklahoma 14
Florida Citrus Bowl | Florida Citrus Bowl
Orlando, Florida | ABC | #14 Clemson Tigers (9–2)
#20 Penn State Nittany Lions (8–3)  | ACC
Independent | Clemson 35
Penn State 10
Sunkist Fiesta Bowl | Sun Devil Stadium
Tempe, Arizona | NBC | #3 Florida State Seminoles (10–1)
#5 Nebraska Cornhuskers (10–1)  | Independent
Big 8 | Florida State 31
Nebraska 28
Cotton Bowl Classic | Cotton Bowl
Dallas | CBS | #12 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8–3)
#13 Texas A&M Aggies (9–2)  | Independent
SWC | Texas A&M 35
Notre Dame 10
USF&G Sugar Bowl | Louisiana Superdome
New Orleans | ABC | #6 Auburn Tigers (9–1–1)
#4 Syracuse Orangemen (11–0)  | SEC
Independent | Auburn 16
Syracuse 16
Jan. 2  | Hall of Fame Bowl | Tampa Stadium
Tampa, Florida | NBC | Michigan Wolverines (7–4)
Alabama Crimson Tide (7–4)  | Big Ten
SEC | Michigan 28
Alabama 24
Peach Bowl | Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium
Atlanta | Mizlou | #17 Tennessee Volunteers (9–2–1)
Indiana Hoosiers (8–3)  | SEC
Big Ten | Tennessee 27
Indiana 22

## References

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1. ^ "AP and Coaches Yearly Final Polls". cfbdatawarehouse.com. Archived from the original on March 19, 2017. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
2. ^ "Recognized National Championships by Year". cfbdatawarehouse.com. Archived from the original on October 15, 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
3. ^ Keith Meador. "1987 Oklahoma at Miami (FL) Game Recap - SoonerStats - Oklahoma Sooners Football, Basketball, Baseball, and Softball Scores, Records, and Stats". soonerstats.com. Retrieved November 19, 2016.

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* California (Dec. 12)
* Independence (Dec. 19)
* All-American (Dec. 22)
* Aloha (Dec. 25)
* Sun (Dec. 25)
* Liberty (Dec. 29)
* Freedom (Dec. 30)
* Holiday (Dec. 30)
* Gator (Dec. 31)
* Astro-Bluebonnet (Dec. 31)
* Rose (Jan. 1)
* Orange (Jan. 1)
* Florida Citrus (Jan. 1)
* Fiesta (Jan. 1)
* Cotton (Jan. 1)
* Sugar (Jan. 1)
* Hall of Fame (Jan. 2)
* Peach (Jan. 2)

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