The 1986 Aloha Bowl was a college football bowl game, played as part of the 1985–86 bowl game schedule of the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the 5th Aloha Bowl. It was played on December 27, 1986, at Aloha Stadium in Halawa, Hawaii. The game matched the Arizona Wildcats of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) against the North Carolina Tar Heels of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).Arizona Media Guide 2011, via CollegePressBox.com, December 2011North Carolina Media Guide 2011, via CollegePressBox.com, December 2011
Scoring summary First quarter No scoring
Second quarter UA – Coston 31-yard FG UA – Adams 1-yard run (Coston kick) UA – Coston 38-yard FG
Third quarter UA – Valder 52-yard FG UA – Horton 13-yard pass from Jenkins (Coston kick) UA – Greathouse 5-yard run (Coston kick) NC – Dorn 58-yard run (Gliarmis kick)
Fourth quarter NC – Marriott 6-yard pass from Maye (Gliarmis kick) NC – Maye 2-yard run (Gliarmis kick)
This was Arizona's first ever bowl win, after four previous losses and one tie in their previous five bowl appearances.
Statistics Statistics North Carolina ArizonaFirst downs 18 15Rushes–yards 197 137Passing yards 178 187Return yards 6 51Interceptions 0 1Total offense 375 324Punts–average 6–36.5 7–31.4Fumbles–lost 5–5 3–1Penalties–yards 3–25 6–45Possession time 26:45 33:15
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