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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] 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 [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
^ "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 . January 2, 1986. Retrieved October 30, 2017 .
^ "Fiesta Bowl; Michigan Rallies to Win" . The New York Times . January 2, 1986. Retrieved October 30, 2017 .
^ "Iowa Has No Fun, but UCLA Has a Ball" . Los Angeles Times . January 2, 1986. Retrieved October 30, 2017 .
^ "Tennessee's Defense Controls Hurricanes In Sugar Bowl, 35-7" . The Washington Post . January 2, 1986. 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 .