Bowl History
1986
Conference
Bowl Record
- Atlantic Coast 1-3 Big 10 2-3 Big Eight 2-1 Big Sky 0-0 Big West 1-0 Colonial Athletic 0-0 Gulf South 0-0 Gulf Star 0-0 Gulf States 0-0 Independent 4-0 Mid-American 0-1 Ohio Valley 0-0 Pac 10 3-3 Southeastern 4-2 Southern 0-0 Southland 0-0 Southwest 1-3 Western Athletic 0-2
Bowl History
1986
Date
Bowl
Bowl Matchup
1/1/1987 Capital One Auburn 16-7 Southern California 1/1/1987 Cotton Ohio State 28-12 Texas A&M 1/1/1987 Orange Oklahoma 42-8 Arkansas 1/1/1987 Rose Arizona State 22-15 Michigan 1/1/1987 Sugar Nebraska 30-15 Louisiana State 1/2/1987 Fiesta Penn State 14-10 Miami (Florida) 12/13/1986 California San Jose State 37-7 Miami (Ohio) 12/20/1986 Independence Mississippi 20-17 Texas Tech 12/23/1986 Outback Boston College 27-24 Georgia 12/25/1986 Sun Alabama 28-6 Washington 12/27/1986 Gator Clemson 27-21 Stanford 12/27/1986 Aloha Classic Arizona 30-21 North Carolina 12/29/1986 Liberty Tennessee 21-14 Minnesota 12/30/1986 Holiday Iowa 39-38 San Diego State 12/30/1986 Freedom UCLA 31-10 Brigham Young 12/31/1986 Bluebonnet Baylor 21-9 Colorado 12/31/1986 All-American Florida State 27-13 Indiana 12/31/1986 Peach Virginia Tech 25-24 North Carolina State
Great Moments in College Football History
The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.