1986–87 NCAA football bowl games

Season| 1986
Number of bowls| 18
Bowl games| December 13, 1986 –
January 2, 1987
National Championship| 1987 Fiesta Bowl
Location of Championship| Sun Devil Stadium,
Tempe, Arizona
Champions| Penn 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

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* Bowl game
* 1987-88->

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

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Date  | Game  | Site  | Time
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rank  | UPI (Coaches)
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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

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

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

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

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

12/30  | Freedom Bowl | Anaheim Stadium
Anaheim, California |  | Mizlou  | UCLA 31 (7–3–1) (Pac-10),
BYU 10 (8–4) (WAC)  | #15
NR  | #15

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

## References

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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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