1986–87 NCAA football bowl games

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.

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

Schedule
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		     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)		 NR
#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
#16		 NR
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 Champion),
LSU 15 (9–2) (SEC)		 #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 Champion)		 #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
  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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