1985–86 NCAA football bowl games


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, 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

DateGameSiteTime
TVMatchup
AP
pre-game
rank		UPI
pre-game
rank
12/14California BowlBulldog Stadium
Fresno, California		 Fresno State 51 ,
Bowling Green 7 		NR
  1. 20
#18NR
12/21Cherry BowlPontiac Silverdome
Pontiac, Michigan		 USA NetworkMaryland 35 ,
Syracuse 18 		#20
NR		NR
NR
12/21Independence BowlIndependence Stadium
Shreveport, Louisiana		 MizlouMinnesota 20 ,
Clemson 13 		NR
NR		NR
NR
12/22Holiday BowlJack Murphy Stadium
San Diego, California		 USA NetworkArkansas 18 ,
Arizona State 17 		#14
NR		#12
NR
12/27Liberty BowlLiberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Memphis, Tennessee		 RaycomBaylor 21 ,
LSU 7 		NR
  1. 12
NR
  • 10
    • 12/28Sun BowlSun Bowl Stadium
    El Paso, Texas    		 CBSArizona 13 ,
    Georgia 13     		NRNR#20
    NR
    12/28Aloha BowlAloha Stadium
    Honolulu, Hawaii    		 Alabama 24 ,
    USC 3     		#15
    NR    		#14
    NR
    12/28Florida Citrus BowlFlorida Citrus Bowl
    Orlando, Florida    		 NBCOhio State 10 ,
    BYU 7     		#17
    1. 9
    		#17
  • 9
    • 12/30Freedom BowlAnaheim Stadium
    Anaheim, California    		 LorimarWashington 20 ,
    Colorado 17     		NRNRNR
    NR
    12/30Gator BowlGator Bowl Stadium
    Jacksonville, Florida    		 ABCFlorida State 34 ,
    Oklahoma State 23     		#18
    1. 19
    		#16
  • 19
    • 12/31Bluebonnet BowlRice Stadium
    Houston, Texas    		 LorimarAir Force 24 ,
    Texas 16     		#10NR#7
    NR
    12/31Peach BowlFulton County Stadium
    Atlanta    		 CBSArmy 31 ,
    Illinois 29     		NR
    NR    		NR
    NR
    12/31Hall of Fame ClassicLegion Field
    Birmingham, Alabama    		 WTBSGeorgia Tech 17 ,
    Michigan State 14     		NR
    NR    		NR
    NR
    1/1Cotton Bowl ClassicCotton Bowl
    Dallas, Texas    		1:30 PMCBSTexas A&M 36 ,
    Auburn 16     		#11
    1. 16
    		#11
  • 15
    • 1/1Fiesta BowlSun Devil Stadium
    Tempe, Arizona    		1:30 PMNBCMichigan 27 ,
    Nebraska 23     		#5
  • 7
    		• #5
  • 6
    • 1/1Rose BowlRose Bowl
    Pasadena, California    		4:30 PMNBCUCLA 45 ,
    Iowa 28     		#13
  • 4
    		• #13
  • 3
    • 1/1Sugar BowlLouisiana Superdome
    New Orleans, Louisiana    		8:00 PMABCTennessee 35 ,
    Miami 7     		#8
  • 2
    		• #8
  • 4
    • 1/1Orange BowlOrange Bowl
    Miami, Florida    		8:00 PMNBCOklahoma 25 ,
    Penn State 10     		#3
  • 1
    		• #2
  • 1