Seasons 1986 Bowls & playoff ← Week 15 1986: Bowls & playoff 18 games. Nine ranked teams lost, three to unranked teams. Six games matched two ranked teams. Winners are listed first; numbers before names are AP ranks going in.
The week in review Ranked against ranked Jan 2, 1987 2 Penn State 14,1 Miami 10upset Fiesta Bowl Box score Jan 1, 1987 7 Arizona State 22,4 Michigan 15upset Rose Bowl Box score Jan 1, 1987 6 Nebraska 30,5 LSU 15upset Sugar Bowl Box score Jan 1, 1987 3 Oklahoma 42,9 Arkansas 8Orange Bowl Box score Jan 1, 1987 11 Ohio State 28,8 Texas A&M 12upset Cotton Bowl Box score Dec 25, 1986 13 Alabama 28,12 Washington 6upset Sun Bowl Box score
Upsets Jan 2, 1987 2 Penn State 14,1 Miami 10upset Fiesta Bowl Box score Jan 1, 1987 7 Arizona State 22,4 Michigan 15upset Rose Bowl Box score Jan 1, 1987 6 Nebraska 30,5 LSU 15upset Sugar Bowl Box score Jan 1, 1987 11 Ohio State 28,8 Texas A&M 12upset Cotton Bowl Box score Dec 25, 1986 13 Alabama 28,12 Washington 6upset Sun Bowl Box score Dec 23, 1986 Boston College 27,17 Georgia 24upset Hall of Fame Bowl Box score
A ranked team beaten as the betting favorite, or, where no line is on file, by an unranked or lower-ranked team.
FBS vs. FBS Dec 13, 1986 San José State 37,Miami (OH) 7California Bowl Box score Dec 20, 1986 Ole Miss 20,Texas Tech 17Independence Bowl Box score Dec 23, 1986 Boston College 27,17 Georgia 24upset Hall of Fame Bowl Box score Dec 25, 1986 13 Alabama 28,12 Washington 6upset Sun Bowl Box score Dec 27, 1986 16 Arizona 30,North Carolina 21Aloha Bowl Box score Dec 27, 1986 Clemson 27,20 Stanford 21upset Gator Bowl Box score Dec 29, 1986 Tennessee 21,Minnesota 14Liberty Bowl Box score Dec 30, 1986 19 Iowa 39,San Diego State 38Holiday Bowl Box score Dec 30, 1986 15 UCLA 31,BYU 10Freedom Bowl Box score Dec 31, 1986 14 Baylor 21,Colorado 9Bluebonnet Bowl Box score Dec 31, 1986 Florida State 27,Indiana 13All-American Bowl Box score Dec 31, 1986 Virginia Tech 25,18 NC State 24upset Peach Bowl Box score Jan 1, 1987 7 Arizona State 22,4 Michigan 15upset Rose Bowl Box score Jan 1, 1987 10 Auburn 16,USC 7Citrus Bowl Box score Jan 1, 1987 6 Nebraska 30,5 LSU 15upset Sugar Bowl Box score Jan 1, 1987 11 Ohio State 28,8 Texas A&M 12upset Cotton Bowl Box score Jan 1, 1987 3 Oklahoma 42,9 Arkansas 8Orange Bowl Box score Jan 2, 1987 2 Penn State 14,1 Miami 10upset Fiesta Bowl Box score