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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] 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
AP
UPI (Coaches)
12/13
California Bowl
Bulldog Stadium Fresno, California
ESPN
San Jose State PCAA Champion),Miami 7 (8–3) (MAC Champion)
NR
#19
12/20
Independence Bowl
Independence Stadium Shreveport, Louisiana
Mizlou
Ole Miss SEC ),Texas Tech 17 (7–4) (SWC )
NR
NR
12/23
Hall of Fame Bowl
Tampa Stadium Tampa, Florida
Mizlou
Boston College Independent ),Georgia 24 (8–3) (SEC )
NR
NR
12/25
Sun Bowl
Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, Texas
CBS
Alabama SEC ),Washington 6 (8–2–1) (Pac-10 )
#13
#14
12/27
Aloha Bowl
Aloha Stadium Honolulu, Hawaii
ABC
Arizona Pac-10 ),North Carolina 21 (7–3–1) (ACC )
#16
#13
12/27
Gator Bowl
Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, Florida
CBS
Clemson ACC ),Stanford 21 (8–3) (Pac-10 )
NR
#18
12/29
Liberty Bowl
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, Tennessee
Raycom Sports
Tennessee SEC ),Minnesota 14 (6–5) (Big Ten )
NR
NR
12/30
Holiday Bowl [ 2] Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, California
ESPN
Iowa Big Ten ),San Diego State 38 (8–3) (WAC Champion)
#19
RV
12/30
Freedom Bowl
Anaheim Stadium Anaheim, California
Mizlou
UCLA Pac-10 ),BYU 10 (8–4) (WAC )
#15
#15
12/31
Bluebonnet Bowl
Rice Stadium Houston, Texas
Raycom Sports
Baylor SWC ),Colorado 9 (6–5) (Big Eight )
#14
#16
12/31
All-American Bowl
Legion Field Birmingham, Alabama
TBS
Florida State Independent ),Indiana 13 (6–5) (Big Ten )
NR
NR
12/31
Peach Bowl
Fulton County Stadium Atlanta
Mizlou
Virginia Tech Independent ),NC State 24 (8–2–1) (ACC )
NR
NR
1/1
Florida Citrus Bowl [ 3] Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, Florida
12:00 PM
ABC
Auburn SEC ),USC 7 (7–4) (Pac-10 )
#10
#9
1/1
Cotton Bowl Classic [ 4] Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas
1:30 PM
CBS
Ohio State Big Ten co-Champion),Texas A&M 12 (9–2) (SWC Champion)
#11
#12
1/1
Sugar Bowl [ 5] Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana
3:30 PM [ 6] ABC
Nebraska Big Eight ),LSU 15 (9–2) (SEC Champion)
#6
#5
1/1
Rose Bowl [ 7] Rose Bowl Pasadena, California
4:30 PM
NBC
Arizona State Pac-10 Champion),Michigan 15 (10–1) (Big Ten co-Champion)
#7
#8
1/1
Orange Bowl [ 8] Miami Orange Bowl Miami
8:00 PM
NBC
Oklahoma Big Eight Champion),Arkansas 8 (9–2) (SWC )
#3
#3
1/2
Fiesta Bowl [ 9] Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona
8:00 PM
NBC
Penn State Independent ),Miami (FL) 10 (11–0) (Independent )
#2
#2
^ "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 . Retrieved December 22, 2018 .^ "FLORIDA CITRUS BOWL; AUBURN WINS, 16-7; FULLWOOD GAINS 152" . New York Times . Retrieved December 22, 2018 .^ "COTTON BOWL; OHIO ST. INTERCEPTS TEXAS A&M, 28-12" . New York Times . Retrieved December 22, 2018 .^ "SUGAR BOWL : NEBRASKA 30, LSU 15 : Notes : Osborne Says Glaring Failures Can't Ruin Nebraska's Season" . New York Times . 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 . 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 . Retrieved December 22, 2018 .^ "PENN STATE INTERCEPTS MIAMI FOR NATIONAL TITLE" . New York Times . Retrieved December 22, 2018 .
