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, 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
DateGameSiteTime(US EST)TVMatchup(pre-game record)APpre-gamerankUPI (Coaches)pre-gamerank12/13California BowlBulldog Stadium Fresno, California ESPNSan Jose State 37 (9–2) (PCAA Champion),Miami 7 (8–3) (MAC Champion)NRNR#19NR12/20Independence BowlIndependence Stadium Shreveport, Louisiana MizlouOle Miss 20 (7–3–1) (SEC),Texas Tech 17 (7–4) (SWC)NRNRNRNR12/23Hall of Fame BowlTampa Stadium Tampa, Florida MizlouBoston College 27 (8–3) (Independent),Georgia 24 (8–3) (SEC)NRNRNR#1712/25Sun BowlSun Bowl El Paso, Texas CBSAlabama 28 (9–3) (SEC),Washington 6 (8–2–1) (Pac-10)#13#12#14#1112/27Aloha BowlAloha Stadium Honolulu, Hawaii ABCArizona 30 (8–3) (Pac-10),North Carolina 21 (7–3–1) (ACC)#16NR#13NR12/27Gator BowlGator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, Florida CBSClemson 27 (7–2–2) (ACC Champion),Stanford 21 (8–3) (Pac-10)NR#20#18#1712/29Liberty BowlLiberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, Tennessee Raycom SportsTennessee 21 (6–5) (SEC),Minnesota 14 (6–5) (Big Ten)NRNRNRNR12/30Holiday BowlJack Murphy Stadium San Diego, California ESPNIowa 39 (8–3) (Big Ten),San Diego State 38 (8–3) (WAC Champion)#19NRRVNR12/30Freedom BowlAnaheim Stadium Anaheim, California MizlouUCLA 31 (7–3–1) (Pac-10),BYU 10 (8–4) (WAC)#15NR#15NR12/31Bluebonnet BowlRice Stadium Houston, Texas Raycom SportsBaylor 21 (8–3) (SWC),Colorado 9 (6–5) (Big Eight)#14NR#16NR12/31All-American BowlLegion Field Birmingham, Alabama TBSFlorida State 27 (6–4–1) (Independent),Indiana 13 (6–5) (Big Ten)NRNRNRNR12/31Peach BowlFulton County Stadium Atlanta MizlouVirginia Tech 25 (8–2–1) (Independent),NC State 24 (8–2–1) (ACC)NR#18NRNR1/1Florida Citrus BowlFlorida Citrus Bowl Orlando, Florida12:00 PMABCAuburn 16 (9–2) (SEC),USC 7 (7–4) (Pac-10)#10NR#9NR1/1Cotton Bowl ClassicCotton Bowl Dallas, Texas1:30 PMCBSOhio State 28 (9–3) (Big Ten co-Champion),Texas A&M 12 (9–2) (SWC Champion)#11#8#12#71/1Sugar BowlLouisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana3:30 PMABCNebraska 30 (9–2) (Big Eight),LSU 15 (9–2) (SEC Champion)#6#5#5#61/1Rose BowlRose Bowl Pasadena, California4:30 PMNBCArizona State 22 (9–1–1) (Pac-10 Champion),Michigan 15 (10–1) (Big Ten co-Champion)#7#4#8#41/1Orange BowlMiami Orange Bowl Miami8:00 PMNBCOklahoma 42 (10–1) (Big Eight Champion),Arkansas 8 (9–2) (SWC)#3#9#3#101/2Fiesta BowlSun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona8:00 PMNBCPenn State 14 (11–0) (Independent),Miami (FL) 10 (11–0) (Independent)#2#1#2#1
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