Postseason tournament
The 1985–86 NCAA football bowl games were a series of post-season games played in December 1985 and January 1986 to end the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season . A total of 18 team-competitive games,[ 1] California Bowl on December 14, 1985, and concluded on January 18, 1986, with the season-ending Senior Bowl .
Schedule
Date
Game
Site
Time(US EST )
TV
Matchup
AP
UPI (Coaches)
12/14
California Bowl
Bulldog Stadium Fresno, California
Fresno State PCAA Champion),Bowling Green 7 (11–0) (MAC Champion)
NR
#18
12/21
Cherry Bowl
Pontiac Silverdome Pontiac, Michigan
USA Network
Maryland ACC Champion),Syracuse 18 (7–4) (Independent )
#20
NR
12/21
Independence Bowl
Independence Stadium Shreveport, Louisiana
Mizlou
Minnesota Big Ten ),Clemson 13 (6–5) (ACC )
NR
NR
12/22
Holiday Bowl
Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, California
USA Network
Arkansas SWC ),Arizona State 17 (8–4) (Pac-10 )
#14
#12
12/27
Liberty Bowl
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, Tennessee
Raycom
Baylor SWC ),LSU 7 (9–1–1) (SEC )
NR
NR
12/28
Sun Bowl
Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, Texas
CBS
Arizona 13 (8–3) (Pac-10 ),Georgia 13 (7–3–1) (SEC )
NR
#20
12/28
Aloha Bowl
Aloha Stadium Honolulu, Hawaii
Alabama SEC ),USC 3 (6–5) (Pac-10 )
#15
#14
12/28
Florida Citrus Bowl
Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, Florida
NBC
Ohio State Big Ten ),BYU 7 (11–2) (WAC )
#17
#17
12/30
Freedom Bowl
Anaheim Stadium Anaheim, California
Lorimar
Washington Pac-10 ),Colorado 17 (7–4) (Big Eight )
NR
NR
12/30
Gator Bowl
Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, Florida
ABC
Florida State Independent ),Oklahoma State 23 (8–3) (Big Eight )
#18
#16
12/31
Bluebonnet Bowl
Rice Stadium Houston, Texas
Lorimar
Air Force WAC ),Texas 16 (8–3) (SWC )
#10
#7
12/31
Peach Bowl
Fulton County Stadium Atlanta
CBS
Army Independent ),Illinois 29 (6–4–1) (Big Ten )
NR
NR
12/31
Hall of Fame Classic
Legion Field Birmingham, Alabama
WTBS
Georgia Tech ACC ),Michigan State 14 (7–4) (Big Ten )
NR
NR
1/1
Cotton Bowl Classic [ 2] Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas
1:30 PM
CBS
Texas A&M SWC Champion),Auburn 16 (8–3) (SEC )
#11
#11
1/1
Fiesta Bowl [ 3] Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona
1:30 PM
NBC
Michigan Big Ten ),Nebraska 23 (9–2) (Big Eight )
#5
#5
1/1
Rose Bowl [ 4] Rose Bowl Pasadena, California
4:30 PM
NBC
UCLA Pac-10 Champion),Iowa 28 (10–1) (Big Ten Champion)
#13
#13
1/1
Sugar Bowl [ 5] Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana
8:00 PM
ABC
Tennessee SEC Champion),Miami (FL) 7 (10–1) (Independent )
#8
#8
1/1
Orange Bowl [ 6] Orange Bowl Miami , Florida
8:00 PM
NBC
Oklahoma Big Eight Champion),Penn State 10 (11–0) (Independent )
#3
#2
References
^ "1985 College Football Bowl Games" . Sports Reference . Retrieved October 30, 2017 .^ "Cotton Bowl; Bo Gets the Yards, but Aggies Get the Win" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved October 30, 2017 .^ "Fiesta Bowl; Michigan Rallies to Win" . The New York Times . Retrieved October 30, 2017 .^ "Iowa Has No Fun, but UCLA Has a Ball" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved October 30, 2017 .^ "Tennessee's Defense Controls Hurricanes In Sugar Bowl, 35-7" . The Washington Post . Retrieved October 30, 2017 .^ "Orange Bowl; Oklahoma Upends Penn State, Stakes Claim to No. 1" . The New York Times . January 2, 1986. Retrieved October 30, 2017 .
