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1985–86 NCAA football bowl games
Season1985
Number of bowls18
Bowl gamesDecember 14, 1985 –
January 1, 1986
National Championship1986 Orange Bowl
Location of ChampionshipMiami Orange Bowl,
Miami
ChampionsOklahoma Sooners
Bowl record by conference
Conference Bowls Record Final AP poll
Big Ten 6 3–3 (0.500) 3
SEC 5 2–2–1 (0.500) 4
Pac-10 5 2–2–1 (0.500) 1
Independents 5 2–3 (0.400) 3
SWC 4 3–1 (0.750) 3
Big Eight 4 1–3 (0.250) 2
ACC 3 2–1 (0.667) 2
WAC 2 1–1 (0.500) 2
PCAA 1 1–0 (1.000) 0
MAC 1 0–1 (0.000) 0

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] and two all-star games, were played. The post-season began with the California Bowl on December 14, 1985, and concluded on January 18, 1986, with the season-ending Senior Bowl.

Schedule

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Date Game Site Time
(US EST) 		TV Matchup
(pre-game record) 		AP
pre-game
rank 		UPI (Coaches)
pre-game
rank
12/14 California Bowl Bulldog Stadium
Fresno, California 		    Fresno State 51 (10–0–1) (PCAA Champion),
Bowling Green 7 (11–0) (MAC Champion) 		NR
#20 		#18
NR
12/21 Cherry Bowl Pontiac Silverdome
Pontiac, Michigan 		  USA Network Maryland 35 (8–3) (ACC Champion),
Syracuse 18 (7–4) (Independent) 		#20
NR 		NR
NR
12/21 Independence Bowl Independence Stadium
Shreveport, Louisiana 		  Mizlou Minnesota 20 (6–5) (Big Ten),
Clemson 13 (6–5) (ACC) 		NR
NR 		NR
NR
12/22 Holiday Bowl Jack Murphy Stadium
San Diego, California 		  USA Network Arkansas 18 (10–2) (SWC),
Arizona State 17 (8–4) (Pac-10) 		#14
NR 		#12
NR
12/27 Liberty Bowl Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Memphis, Tennessee 		  Raycom Baylor 21 (8–3) (SWC),
LSU 7 (9–1–1) (SEC) 		NR
#12 		NR
#10
12/28 Sun Bowl Sun Bowl Stadium
El Paso, Texas 		  CBS Arizona 13 (8–3) (Pac-10),
Georgia 13 (7–3–1) (SEC) 		NR
NR 		#20
NR
12/28 Aloha Bowl Aloha Stadium
Honolulu, Hawaii 		    Alabama 24 (8–2–1) (SEC),
USC 3 (6–5) (Pac-10) 		#15
NR 		#14
NR
12/28 Florida Citrus Bowl Florida Citrus Bowl
Orlando, Florida 		  NBC Ohio State 10 (8–3) (Big Ten),
BYU 7 (11–2) (WAC) 		#17
#9 		#17
#9
12/30 Freedom Bowl Anaheim Stadium
Anaheim, California 		  Lorimar Washington 20 (6–5) (Pac-10),
Colorado 17 (7–4) (Big Eight) 		NR
NR 		NR
NR
12/30 Gator Bowl Gator Bowl Stadium
Jacksonville, Florida 		  ABC Florida State 34 (8–3) (Independent),
Oklahoma State 23 (8–3) (Big Eight) 		#18
#19 		#16
#19
12/31 Bluebonnet Bowl Rice Stadium
Houston, Texas 		  Lorimar Air Force 24 (11–1) (WAC),
Texas 16 (8–3) (SWC) 		#10
NR 		#7
NR
12/31 Peach Bowl Fulton County Stadium
Atlanta 		  CBS Army 31 (8–3) (Independent),
Illinois 29 (6–4–1) (Big Ten) 		NR
NR 		NR
NR
12/31 Hall of Fame Classic Legion Field
Birmingham, Alabama 		  WTBS Georgia Tech 17 (8–2–1) (ACC),
Michigan State 14 (7–4) (Big Ten) 		NR
NR 		NR
NR
1/1 Cotton Bowl Classic[2] Cotton Bowl
Dallas, Texas 		1:30 PM CBS Texas A&M 36 (9–2) (SWC Champion),
Auburn 16 (8–3) (SEC) 		#11
#16 		#11
#15
1/1 Fiesta Bowl[3] Sun Devil Stadium
Tempe, Arizona 		1:30 PM NBC Michigan 27 (9–1–1) (Big Ten),
Nebraska 23 (9–2) (Big Eight) 		#5
#7 		#5
#6
1/1 Rose Bowl[4] Rose Bowl
Pasadena, California 		4:30 PM NBC UCLA 45 (8–2–1) (Pac-10 Champion),
Iowa 28 (10–1) (Big Ten Champion) 		#13
#4 		#13
#3
1/1 Sugar Bowl[5] Louisiana Superdome
New Orleans, Louisiana 		8:00 PM ABC Tennessee 35 (8–1–2) (SEC Champion),
Miami (FL) 7 (10–1) (Independent) 		#8
#2 		#8
#4
1/1 Orange Bowl[6] Orange Bowl
Miami, Florida 		8:00 PM NBC Oklahoma 25 (10–1) (Big Eight Champion),
Penn State 10 (11–0) (Independent) 		#3
#1 		#2
#1

References

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  1. ^ "1985 College Football Bowl Games". Sports Reference. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
  2. ^ "Cotton Bowl; Bo Gets the Yards, but Aggies Get the Win". Los Angeles Times. January 2, 1986. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
  3. ^ "Fiesta Bowl; Michigan Rallies to Win". The New York Times. January 2, 1986. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
  4. ^ "Iowa Has No Fun, but UCLA Has a Ball". Los Angeles Times. January 2, 1986. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
  5. ^ "Tennessee's Defense Controls Hurricanes In Sugar Bowl, 35-7". The Washington Post. January 2, 1986. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
  6. ^ "Orange Bowl; Oklahoma Upends Penn State, Stakes Claim to No. 1". The New York Times. January 2, 1986. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
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