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summary" style="font-size:125%;"><span class="dtstart">1986</span> John Hancock Sun Bowl</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><table class="nowraplinks" style="width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/1986_Washington_Huskies_football_team" title="1986 Washington Huskies football team">Washington Huskies</a></td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/1986_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="1986 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama Crimson Tide</a></td> </tr><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">(8–2–1)</td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">(9–3)</td> </tr><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:center;"><i><a href="/wiki/Pacific-10_Conference" class="mw-redirect" title="Pacific-10 Conference">Pac-10</a></i></td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:center;"><i><a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Conference" title="Southeastern Conference">SEC</a></i></td> </tr><tr> <td style="font-size:300%; line-height:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">6</td> <td style="font-size:300%; line-height:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">28</td> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align:center;">Head coach: <br /><b><a href="/wiki/Don_James_(American_football)" title="Don James (American football)">Don James</a></b></td> <td style="text-align:center;">Head coach: <br /><b><a href="/wiki/Ray_Perkins" title="Ray Perkins">Ray Perkins</a></b></td> </tr><tr> <td><table style="margin:0 auto; font-size:110%; border:1px solid #AAA; background:#EFEFEF;"> <tbody><tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/AP_Poll" class="mw-redirect" title="AP Poll">AP</a></i></td><td><i><a href="/wiki/Coaches_Poll" title="Coaches Poll">Coaches</a></i></td> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><i>12</i></td><td style="text-align:center;"><i>11</i> </td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td><table style="margin:0 auto; font-size:110%; border:1px solid #AAA; background:#EFEFEF;"> <tbody><tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/AP_Poll" class="mw-redirect" title="AP Poll">AP</a></i></td><td><i><a href="/wiki/Coaches_Poll" title="Coaches Poll">Coaches</a></i></td> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><i>13</i></td><td style="text-align:center;"><i>14</i> </td></tr></tbody></table></td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><table align="center" style="font-size: 90%"> <tbody><tr> <th></th> <th style="text-align:center; width: 20px; vertical-align: bottom">1</th><th style="text-align:center; width: 20px; vertical-align: bottom">2</th><th style="text-align:center; width: 20px; vertical-align: bottom">3</th><th style="text-align:center; width: 20px; vertical-align: bottom">4</th> <th style="text-align:center; width: 20px; vertical-align: bottom">Total</th> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align:right; white-space: nowrap"><b>Washington</b></td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">0</td><td 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In <a href="/wiki/Ray_Perkins" title="Ray Perkins">Ray Perkins</a>'s final game as Alabama head coach, the Crimson Tide defeated the Huskies <span class="nowrap">28–6.<sup id="cite_ref-tuscaloosa_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tuscaloosa-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-funsun_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-funsun-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-agwisu_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-agwisu-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </span> </p><p>This was the first edition of the <a href="/wiki/Sun_Bowl" title="Sun Bowl">Sun Bowl</a> that carried <a href="/wiki/Corporate_sponsorship" class="mw-redirect" title="Corporate sponsorship">corporate sponsorship</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as <a href="/wiki/John_Hancock_Financial" title="John Hancock Financial">John Hancock Financial</a> entered a three-year, $1.5 million partnership.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Fiesta_Bowl" title="Fiesta Bowl">Fiesta Bowl</a> had done so approximately a year earlier, entering a sponsorship agreement in September 1985 and playing its <a href="/wiki/1986_Fiesta_Bowl" title="1986 Fiesta Bowl">January 1986 edition</a> as the Sunkist Fiesta Bowl.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Teams">Teams</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986_Sun_Bowl&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Teams"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Alabama">Alabama</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986_Sun_Bowl&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Alabama"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/1986_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="1986 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">1986 Alabama Crimson Tide football team</a></div> <p>Alabama opened the season with seven wins, then lost three of its final five regular season games to finish with a 9–3 record. Following their loss to <a href="/wiki/1986_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="1986 Auburn Tigers football team">Auburn</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Iron_Bowl" title="Iron Bowl">Iron Bowl</a>, university officials announced they accepted an invitation to play in the Sun Bowl. The appearance marked the second for Alabama in the Sun Bowl, and their 39th bowl game. The Tide was favored by <span class="nowrap">two points.<sup id="cite_ref-betlin_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-betlin-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Washington">Washington</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986_Sun_Bowl&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Washington"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/1986_Washington_Huskies_football_team" title="1986 Washington Huskies football team">1986 Washington Huskies football team</a></div> <p>Washington finished the regular season with an 8–2–1 record. Tied for second place in the Pac-10, the Huskies lost to <a href="/wiki/1986_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1986 USC Trojans football team">USC</a> and <a href="/wiki/1986_Arizona_State_Sun_Devils_football_team" title="1986 Arizona State Sun Devils football team">Arizona State</a>, and tied <a href="/wiki/1986_UCLA_Bruins_football_team" title="1986 UCLA Bruins football team">UCLA</a>. Following their victory over <a href="/wiki/1986_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="1986 Washington State Cougars football team">Washington State</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Apple_Cup" title="Apple Cup">Apple Cup</a>, university officials announced they accepted an invitation to play in the Sun Bowl.<sup id="cite_ref-November_23,_1986_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-November_23,_1986-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was Washington's second appearance in the Sun Bowl, and their 17th bowl game. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Game_summary">Game summary</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986_Sun_Bowl&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Game summary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After a scoreless first quarter, Alabama scored first on a 64-yard <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Humphrey" title="Bobby Humphrey">Bobby Humphrey</a> touchdown run.<sup id="cite_ref-tuscaloosa_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tuscaloosa-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Washington responded with a pair of <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Jaeger" title="Jeff Jaeger">Jeff Jaeger</a> <a href="/wiki/Field_goal_(American_and_Canadian_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Field goal (American and Canadian football)">field goals</a> to cut the lead to <span class="nowrap">7–6</span> <span class="nowrap">at the half.<sup id="cite_ref-tuscaloosa_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tuscaloosa-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-funsun_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-funsun-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-agwisu_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-agwisu-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </p><p>With a pair of touchdowns in the third quarter, Alabama extended their lead to <span class="nowrap">21–6</span>. <a href="/wiki/Mike_Shula" title="Mike Shula">Mike Shula</a> was responsible for both touchdowns with the first coming on a 32-yard pass to Greg Richardson and the second on a 17-yard pass to Bobby Humphrey.<sup id="cite_ref-tuscaloosa_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tuscaloosa-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Humphrey then scored the final points of the game midway through the fourth on a three-yard run to cap a 16-play, <span class="nowrap">92-yard drive.<sup id="cite_ref-tuscaloosa_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tuscaloosa-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-funsun_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-funsun-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-agwisu_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-agwisu-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </p> <table class="wikitable collapsible expand" style="margin:auto; background:none; width:100%; border:none;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Scoring summary </th></tr> <tr> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; width:100%; margin:auto; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" rowspan="2">Quarter </th> <th scope="col" rowspan="2">Time </th> <th scope="col" colspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Glossary_of_American_football_terms#D" title="Glossary of American football terms">Drive</a> </th> <th scope="col" rowspan="2">Team </th> <th scope="col" rowspan="2">Scoring information </th> <th scope="col" colspan="2">Score </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="col"><a href="/wiki/Play_from_scrimmage" title="Play from scrimmage">Plays</a> </th> <th scope="col">Yards </th> <th scope="col"><a href="/wiki/Time_of_possession" class="mw-redirect" title="Time of possession">TOP</a> </th> <th scope="col">Washington </th> <th scope="col">Alabama </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">2 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">13:45 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">3 plays, 72 yards </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">1:15 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">Alabama </td> <td style="text-align:left;" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Humphrey" title="Bobby Humphrey">Bobby Humphrey</a> 64-yard touchdown run, <a href="/wiki/Van_Tiffin" title="Van Tiffin">Van Tiffin</a> kick good </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">0 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">7 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">2 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">5:55 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">11 plays, 48 yards </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">Washington </td> <td style="text-align:left;" scope="row">31-yard field goal by <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Jaeger" title="Jeff Jaeger">Jeff Jaeger</a> </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">3 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">7 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">2 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">0:38 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">11 plays, 47 yards </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">Washington </td> <td style="text-align:left;" scope="row">34-yard field goal by <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Jaeger" title="Jeff Jaeger">Jeff Jaeger</a> </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">6 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">7 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">3 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">6:24 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">6 plays, 48 yards </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">Alabama </td> <td style="text-align:left;" scope="row">Greg Richardson 32-yard touchdown reception from <a href="/wiki/Mike_Shula" title="Mike Shula">Mike Shula</a>, <a href="/wiki/Van_Tiffin" title="Van Tiffin">Van Tiffin</a> kick good </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">6 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">14 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">3 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">0:13 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">6 plays, 83 yards </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">Alabama </td> <td style="text-align:left;" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Humphrey" title="Bobby Humphrey">Bobby Humphrey</a> 17-yard touchdown reception from <a href="/wiki/Mike_Shula" title="Mike Shula">Mike Shula</a>, <a href="/wiki/Van_Tiffin" title="Van Tiffin">Van Tiffin</a> kick good </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">6 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">21 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">4 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">7:16 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">16 plays, 92 yards </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">Alabama </td> <td style="text-align:left;" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Humphrey" title="Bobby Humphrey">Bobby Humphrey</a> 3-yard touchdown run, <a href="/wiki/Van_Tiffin" title="Van Tiffin">Van Tiffin</a> kick good </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">6 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">28 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7" align="left" scope="row"><small>"TOP" = <a href="/wiki/Glossary_of_American_football#T" class="mw-redirect" title="Glossary of American football">time of possession</a>. For other American football terms, see <a href="/wiki/Glossary_of_American_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Glossary of American football">Glossary of American football</a>.</small> </td> <th scope="row">6 </th> <th scope="row">28 </th></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Aftermath">Aftermath</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986_Sun_Bowl&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Aftermath"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>According to then Washington <a href="/wiki/Defensive_coordinator" title="Defensive coordinator">defensive coordinator</a> <a href="/wiki/Jim_Lambright" title="Jim Lambright">Jim Lambright</a>, this game highlighted the need for Washington to begin to recruit speed more seriously.<sup id="cite_ref-blogs.seattletimes.com_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-blogs.seattletimes.com-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lambright would later be quoted as saying, "[i]t was after our bowl game against Alabama in the Sun Bowl [that we started recruiting speed specifically] .... [W]hen we broke down the film, there was no way that our personnel matched their personnel as far as speed. So we went out after that to specifically recruit faster people .... We weren't selective enough up to that point with speed."<sup id="cite_ref-blogs.seattletimes.com_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-blogs.seattletimes.com-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Five years later in the <a href="/wiki/1991_Washington_Huskies_football_team" title="1991 Washington Huskies football team">1991</a> season, Washington went undefeated and won the <a href="/wiki/College_football_national_championships_in_NCAA_Division_I_FBS" title="College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS">national championship</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986_Sun_Bowl&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width reflist-columns-2"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-betlin-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-betlin_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-betlin_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=fPUhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BqIFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6891%2C2472759">"Betting line"</a>. <i>Reading Eagle</i>. 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Sun Bowl">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_Sun_Bowl" title="1937 Sun Bowl">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_Sun_Bowl" title="1938 Sun Bowl">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_Sun_Bowl" title="1939 Sun Bowl">1939</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_Sun_Bowl" title="1940 Sun Bowl">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_Sun_Bowl" title="1941 Sun Bowl">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_Sun_Bowl" title="1942 Sun Bowl">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_Sun_Bowl" title="1943 Sun Bowl">1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_Sun_Bowl" title="1944 Sun Bowl">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_Sun_Bowl" title="1945 Sun Bowl">1945</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_Sun_Bowl" title="1946 Sun Bowl">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_Sun_Bowl" title="1947 Sun Bowl">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_Sun_Bowl" title="1948 Sun Bowl">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_Sun_Bowl" title="1949 Sun Bowl">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_Sun_Bowl" title="1950 Sun Bowl">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_Sun_Bowl" title="1951 Sun Bowl">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_Sun_Bowl" title="1952 Sun Bowl">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_Sun_Bowl" title="1953 Sun Bowl">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_Sun_Bowl" title="1954 Sun Bowl">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_Sun_Bowl" title="1955 Sun Bowl">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_Sun_Bowl" title="1956 Sun Bowl">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_Sun_Bowl" title="1957 Sun Bowl">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_Sun_Bowl_(January)" title="1958 Sun Bowl (January)">1958 (Jan.)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_Sun_Bowl_(December)" title="1958 Sun Bowl (December)">1958 (Dec.)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_Sun_Bowl" title="1959 Sun Bowl">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_Sun_Bowl" title="1960 Sun Bowl">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_Sun_Bowl" title="1961 Sun Bowl">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_Sun_Bowl" title="1962 Sun Bowl">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_Sun_Bowl" title="1963 Sun Bowl">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_Sun_Bowl" title="1964 Sun Bowl">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_Sun_Bowl" title="1965 Sun Bowl">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_Sun_Bowl" title="1966 Sun Bowl">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_Sun_Bowl" title="1967 Sun Bowl">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Sun_Bowl" title="1968 Sun Bowl">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_Sun_Bowl" title="1969 Sun Bowl">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_Sun_Bowl" title="1970 Sun Bowl">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_Sun_Bowl" title="1971 Sun Bowl">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_Sun_Bowl" title="1972 Sun Bowl">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_Sun_Bowl" title="1973 Sun Bowl">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_Sun_Bowl" title="1974 Sun Bowl">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_Sun_Bowl" title="1975 Sun Bowl">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_Sun_Bowl_(January)" title="1977 Sun Bowl (January)">1977 (Jan.)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_Sun_Bowl_(December)" title="1977 Sun Bowl (December)">1977 (Dec.)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Sun_Bowl" title="1978 Sun Bowl">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Sun_Bowl" title="1979 Sun Bowl">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_Sun_Bowl" title="1980 Sun Bowl">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_Sun_Bowl" title="1981 Sun Bowl">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Sun_Bowl" title="1982 Sun Bowl">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Sun_Bowl" title="1983 Sun Bowl">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Sun_Bowl" title="1984 Sun Bowl">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Sun_Bowl" title="1985 Sun Bowl">1985</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_Sun_Bowl" title="1987 Sun Bowl">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Sun_Bowl" title="1988 Sun Bowl">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_John_Hancock_Bowl" title="1989 John Hancock Bowl">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_John_Hancock_Bowl" title="1990 John Hancock Bowl">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_John_Hancock_Bowl" title="1991 John Hancock Bowl">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_John_Hancock_Bowl" title="1992 John Hancock Bowl">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_John_Hancock_Bowl" title="1993 John Hancock Bowl">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_Sun_Bowl" title="1994 Sun Bowl">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Sun_Bowl" title="1995 Sun Bowl">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Sun_Bowl" title="1996 Sun Bowl">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Sun_Bowl" title="1997 Sun Bowl">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Sun_Bowl" title="1998 Sun Bowl">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Sun_Bowl" title="1999 Sun Bowl">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_Sun_Bowl" title="2000 Sun Bowl">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Sun_Bowl" title="2001 Sun Bowl">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Sun_Bowl" title="2002 Sun Bowl">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Sun_Bowl" title="2003 Sun Bowl">2003</a></li> <li><a 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class="mw-selflink selflink">1986 Sun Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Hall_of_Fame_Bowl" title="1988 Hall of Fame Bowl">1988 Hall of Fame Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Sun_Bowl" title="1988 Sun Bowl">1988 Sun Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_Sugar_Bowl" title="1990 Sugar Bowl">1990 Sugar Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Fiesta_Bowl" title="1991 Fiesta Bowl">1991 Fiesta Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Blockbuster_Bowl" title="1991 Blockbuster Bowl">1991 Blockbuster Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Sugar_Bowl" title="1993 Sugar Bowl">1993 Sugar Bowl</a> #</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Gator_Bowl" title="1993 Gator Bowl">1993 Gator Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Florida_Citrus_Bowl" title="1995 Florida Citrus Bowl">1995 Florida Citrus Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Outback_Bowl" title="1997 Outback Bowl">1997 Outback Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Music_City_Bowl" title="1998 Music City Bowl">1998 Music City Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_Orange_Bowl" title="2000 Orange Bowl">2000 Orange Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Independence_Bowl" title="2001 Independence Bowl">2001 Independence Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Music_City_Bowl" title="2004 Music City Bowl">2004 Music City Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="2006 Cotton Bowl Classic">2006 Cotton Bowl Classic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Independence_Bowl" title="2006 Independence Bowl">2006 Independence Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Independence_Bowl" title="2007 Independence Bowl">2007 Independence Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Sugar_Bowl" title="2009 Sugar Bowl">2009 Sugar Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_BCS_National_Championship_Game" title="2010 BCS National Championship Game">2010 BCS National Championship Game</a> #</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Capital_One_Bowl" title="2011 Capital One Bowl">2011 Capital One Bowl</a></li> <li><a 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Championship">2017 College Football Playoff National Championship</a> #</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Sugar_Bowl" title="2018 Sugar Bowl">2018 Sugar Bowl</a> †</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_College_Football_Playoff_National_Championship" title="2018 College Football Playoff National Championship">2018 College Football Playoff National Championship</a> #</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Orange_Bowl" title="2018 Orange Bowl">2018 Orange Bowl</a> †</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_College_Football_Playoff_National_Championship" title="2019 College Football Playoff National Championship">2019 College Football Playoff National Championship</a> #</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Citrus_Bowl" title="2020 Citrus Bowl">2020 Citrus Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Rose_Bowl" title="2021 Rose Bowl">2021 Rose Bowl</a> †</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_College_Football_Playoff_National_Championship" title="2021 College Football Playoff National Championship">2021 College Football Playoff National 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