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