1985–86 NCAA football bowl games
Postseason tournament
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Season | 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of bowls | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowl games | December 14, 1985 – January 1, 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National Championship | 1986 Orange Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location of Championship | Miami Orange Bowl, Miami | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Champions | Oklahoma Sooners | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
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. 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.
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1985–86 NCAA football bowl game season
- California (Dec. 14)
- Cherry (Dec. 21)
- Independence (Dec. 21)
- Holiday (Dec. 22)
- Liberty (Dec. 27)
- Sun (Dec. 28)
- Aloha (Dec. 28)
- Florida Citrus (Dec. 28)
- Freedom (Dec. 30)
- Gator (Dec. 30)
- Bluebonnet (Dec. 31)
- Peach (Dec. 31)
- Hall of Fame Classic (Dec. 31)
- Fiesta (Jan. 1)
- Orange (Jan. 1)
- Sugar (Jan. 1)
- Rose (Jan. 1)
- Cotton (Jan. 1)