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font-weight:bold;">(10–1)</td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">(8–1–2)</td> </tr><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:center;"><i><a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_FBS_independent_schools" title="NCAA Division I FBS independent schools">Independent</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;">7</td> <td style="font-size:300%; line-height:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">35</td> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align:center;">Head coach: <br /><b><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Johnson_(American_football_coach)" title="Jimmy Johnson (American football coach)">Jimmy Johnson</a></b></td> <td style="text-align:center;">Head coach: <br /><b><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Majors" title="Johnny Majors">Johnny Majors</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>2</i></td><td style="text-align:center;"><i>4</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>8</i></td><td style="text-align:center;"><i>8</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>Miami</b></td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">7</td><td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">0</td><td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">0</td><td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">0</td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight: bold">7</td> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align:right; white-space: nowrap"><b>Tennessee</b></td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">0</td><td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">14</td><td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">14</td><td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">7</td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight: bold">35</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Date</th><td class="infobox-data">January 1, 1986</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Season</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1985_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1985 NCAA Division I-A football season">1985</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Stadium</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Superdome" class="mw-redirect" title="Louisiana Superdome">Louisiana Superdome</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data location"><a href="/wiki/New_Orleans" title="New Orleans">New Orleans</a>, <a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">Louisiana</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">MVP</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Daryl_Dickey" title="Daryl Dickey">Daryl Dickey</a> (Tennessee QB)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Spread_betting" title="Spread betting">Favorite</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Miami by 8 points<sup id="cite_ref-latlnppg_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-latlnppg-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Official_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Official (American football)">Referee</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Wendell Shelton (<a href="/wiki/Southwest_Conference" title="Southwest Conference">SWC</a>)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#efefef;">United States TV coverage</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Television_network" class="mw-redirect" title="Television network">Network</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/ESPN_College_Football_on_ABC" class="mw-redirect" title="ESPN College Football on ABC">ABC</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_announcers_of_major_college_bowl_games" class="mw-redirect" title="List of announcers of major college bowl games">Announcers</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Keith_Jackson" title="Keith Jackson">Keith Jackson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Frank_Broyles" title="Frank Broyles">Frank Broyles</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below noprint"><table style="background:#efefef; width:100%; border-collapse:collapse"> <tbody><tr> <th style="text-align:center" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Sugar_Bowl" title="Sugar Bowl"> Sugar Bowl </a></th> </tr><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:center; padding-right:1em"><b>  < <a href="/wiki/1985_Sugar_Bowl" title="1985 Sugar Bowl"> 1985</a></b> </td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:center; padding-left:1em"><b><a href="/wiki/1987_Sugar_Bowl" title="1987 Sugar Bowl"> 1987</a> >  </b></td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1986 Sugar Bowl</b> was the 52nd <a href="/wiki/Sugar_Bowl" title="Sugar Bowl">edition</a> of the <a href="/wiki/College_football" title="College football">college football</a> <a href="/wiki/Bowl_game" title="Bowl game">bowl game</a>, played at the <a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Superdome" class="mw-redirect" title="Louisiana Superdome">Louisiana Superdome</a> in <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans" title="New Orleans">New Orleans</a>, <a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">Louisiana</a>, on Wednesday, January 1. Part of the <a href="/wiki/1985%E2%80%9386_NCAA_football_bowl_games" title="1985–86 NCAA football bowl games">1985–86 bowl game</a> season, it matched the <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_FBS_independent_schools" title="NCAA Division I FBS independent schools">independent</a> and <a href="/wiki/1985_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_rankings" title="1985 NCAA Division I-A football rankings">second-ranked</a> <a href="/wiki/1985_Miami_Hurricanes_football_team" title="1985 Miami Hurricanes football team">Miami Hurricanes</a> and the #8 <a href="/wiki/1985_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1985 Tennessee Volunteers football team">Tennessee Volunteers</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Conference" title="Southeastern Conference">Southeastern Conference</a> (SEC).<sup id="cite_ref-tdbg_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tdbg-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Underdog Tennessee trailed early, rallied, and won in a rout, 35–7.<sup id="cite_ref-twaltz_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-twaltz-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-shatter_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-shatter-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-buries_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-buries-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-tcnohp_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tcnohp-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<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_Sugar_Bowl&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Teams"><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">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1985_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1985 NCAA Division I-A football season">1985 NCAA Division I-A football season</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Miami">Miami</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986_Sugar_Bowl&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Miami"><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">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1985_Miami_Hurricanes_football_team" title="1985 Miami Hurricanes football team">1985 Miami Hurricanes football team</a></div> <p>The second-ranked Hurricanes were competing for another national championship; they won ten straight after dropping the opener at home to <a href="/wiki/1985_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1985 Florida Gators football team">Florida</a>. Miami's most notable win was at <a href="/wiki/1985_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1985 Oklahoma Sooners football team">Oklahoma</a> in October, which was the Sooners' only loss.<sup id="cite_ref-consid_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-consid-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tennessee">Tennessee</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986_Sugar_Bowl&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Tennessee"><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">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1985_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1985 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1985 Tennessee Volunteers football team</a></div> <p>The #8 Volunteers had two non-conference ties at home (<a href="/wiki/1985_UCLA_Bruins_football_team" title="1985 UCLA Bruins football team">UCLA</a>, <a href="/wiki/1985_Georgia_Tech_Yellow_Jackets_football_team" title="1985 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team">Georgia Tech</a>), and a loss at Florida. </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_Sugar_Bowl&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Game summary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The game kicked off shortly after 7 p.m. <a href="/wiki/Central_Time_Zone" title="Central Time Zone">CST</a>, televised by <a href="/wiki/ESPN_College_Football_on_ABC" class="mw-redirect" title="ESPN College Football on ABC">ABC</a>, at the same time as the <a href="/wiki/1986_Orange_Bowl" title="1986 Orange Bowl">Orange Bowl</a> on <a href="/wiki/NBC_Sports" title="NBC Sports">NBC</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-tdbg_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tdbg-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with top-ranked <a href="/wiki/1985_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football" class="mw-redirect" title="1985 Penn State Nittany Lions football">Penn State</a> and #3 <a href="/wiki/1985_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1985 Oklahoma Sooners football team">Oklahoma</a>. </p><p>Miami appeared dominant on its opening drive, capped with an 18-yard touchdown pass from <a href="/wiki/Vinny_Testaverde" title="Vinny Testaverde">Vinny Testaverde</a> to <a href="/wiki/Michael_Irvin" title="Michael Irvin">Michael Irvin</a>, and took the 7–0 lead into the second quarter. As the game wore on, however, Tennessee's defense began to shut down Miami's vaunted passing attack. Volunteers' quarterback <a href="/wiki/Daryl_Dickey" title="Daryl Dickey">Daryl Dickey</a> threw a six-yard touchdown pass to Jeff Smith to tie the game at seven. </p><p>A drive from midfield took Tennessee to the Miami nine, where running back <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Powell_(American_football)" title="Jeff Powell (American football)">Jeff Powell</a> gained eight yards but fumbled at the one, and <a href="/wiki/1985_College_Football_All-America_Team" title="1985 College Football All-America Team">All-American</a> wide receiver <a href="/wiki/Tim_McGee" title="Tim McGee">Tim McGee</a> recovered it in the end zone; Tennessee took the lead at 14–7, the score at halftime. </p><p>In the third quarter, Sam Henderson scored from a yard out and Tennessee led 21–7, then Powell broke for a sixty-yard run to make it 28–7. In the fourth quarter, Charles Wilson scored on a six-yard run as Tennessee won by a 35–7 margin.<sup id="cite_ref-twaltz_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-twaltz-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-shatter_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-shatter-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-buries_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-buries-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-tcnohp_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tcnohp-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Tennessee quarterback Dickey, a fifth-year senior back-up,<sup id="cite_ref-buries_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-buries-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> was named the <a href="/wiki/Sugar_Bowl#Most_Outstanding_Players_(Miller-Digby_Award)" title="Sugar Bowl">game's most valuable player</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Scoring">Scoring</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986_Sugar_Bowl&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Scoring"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>First quarter</dt> <dd></dd></dl> <ul><li>Miami – <a href="/wiki/Michael_Irvin" title="Michael Irvin">Michael Irvin</a> 18-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Vinny_Testaverde" title="Vinny Testaverde">Vinny Testaverde</a> (Greg Cox kick)</li></ul> <dl><dt>Second quarter</dt> <dd></dd></dl> <ul><li>Tennessee – Jeff Smith 6-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Daryl_Dickey" title="Daryl Dickey">Daryl Dickey</a> (Carlos Reveiz kick)</li> <li>Tennessee – <a href="/wiki/Tim_McGee" title="Tim McGee">Tim McGee</a> recovered fumble in end zone (Reveiz kick)</li></ul> <dl><dt>Third quarter</dt> <dd></dd></dl> <ul><li>Tennessee – Sam Henderson 1-yard run (Reveiz kick)</li> <li>Tennessee – <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Powell_(American_football)" title="Jeff Powell (American football)">Jeff Powell</a> 60-yard run (Reveiz kick)</li></ul> <dl><dt>Fourth quarter</dt> <dd></dd></dl> <ul><li>Tennessee – Charles Wilson 6-yard run (Reveiz kick)</li></ul> <dl><dd><span style="font-size:85%;">Source:</span><sup id="cite_ref-shatter_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-shatter-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Statistics">Statistics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986_Sugar_Bowl&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Statistics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th>Statistics</th> <th><span class="nowrap">    </span>Miami<span class="nowrap">    </span></th> <th>Tennessee </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left">First Downs</td> <td>22</td> <td>16 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">Rushes–yards</td> <td>30–22</td> <td>43–211 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">Passing yards</td> <td>237</td> <td>131 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">Passes (C–A–I)</td> <td>23–44–4</td> <td>15–25–1 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">Total Offense</td> <td>74–259</td> <td>68–342 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">Return yards</td> <td>34</td> <td>105 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">Punts–average</td> <td>6–38</td> <td>6–39 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">Fumbles–lost</td> <td>5–2</td> <td>2–1 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">Turnovers</td> <td>6</td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">Penalties–yards</td> <td>15–120</td> <td>11–125 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">Time of possession</td> <td>28:59</td> <td>31:01 </td></tr></tbody></table></dd></dl> <dl><dd><span style="font-size:85%;">Source:</span><sup id="cite_ref-shatter_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-shatter-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <p>The 245 yards of penalties set a new Sugar Bowl record.<sup id="cite_ref-buries_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-buries-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <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_Sugar_Bowl&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Aftermath"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Tennessee climbed to fourth in the <a href="/wiki/1985_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_rankings" title="1985 NCAA Division I-A football rankings">final AP poll</a>, while Miami fell to ninth. </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_Sugar_Bowl&action=edit&section=8" 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 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.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=EVQNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Qm4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=1977%2C167376">"The latest line"</a>. <i>Pittsburgh Post-Gazette</i>. January 1, 1986. p. 36.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Pittsburgh+Post-Gazette&rft.atitle=The+latest+line&rft.pages=36&rft.date=1986-01-01&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.google.com%2Fnewspapers%3Fid%3DEVQNAAAAIBAJ%26sjid%3DQm4DAAAAIBAJ%26pg%3D1977%252C167376&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1986+Sugar+Bowl" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-tdbg-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-tdbg_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-tdbg_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xmAVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BeEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6600%2C119638">"Today's bowl games: Sugar"</a>. <i>Eugene Register-Guard</i>. (Oregon). January 1, 1986. p. 5C.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Eugene+Register-Guard&rft.atitle=Today%27s+bowl+games%3A+Sugar&rft.pages=5C&rft.date=1986-01-01&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.google.com%2Fnewspapers%3Fid%3DxmAVAAAAIBAJ%26sjid%3DBeEDAAAAIBAJ%26pg%3D6600%252C119638&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1986+Sugar+Bowl" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-twaltz-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-twaltz_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-twaltz_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFCalabria1986" class="citation news cs1">Calabria, Pat (January 2, 1986). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=x2AVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BeEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6750%2C251975">"This win is a Tennessee waltz"</a>. <i>Eugene Register-Guard</i>. (Oregon). Newsday. p. 3B.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Eugene+Register-Guard&rft.atitle=This+win+is+a+Tennessee+waltz&rft.pages=3B&rft.date=1986-01-02&rft.aulast=Calabria&rft.aufirst=Pat&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.google.com%2Fnewspapers%3Fid%3Dx2AVAAAAIBAJ%26sjid%3DBeEDAAAAIBAJ%26pg%3D6750%252C251975&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1986+Sugar+Bowl" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-shatter-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-shatter_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-shatter_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-shatter_4-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-shatter_4-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GUZPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GQMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5010%2C4692583">"Vols shatter Miami's bid"</a>. <i>Toledo Blade</i>. (Ohio). Associated Press. January 2, 1986. p. 23.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Toledo+Blade&rft.atitle=Vols+shatter+Miami%27s+bid&rft.pages=23&rft.date=1986-01-02&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.google.com%2Fnewspapers%3Fid%3DGUZPAAAAIBAJ%26sjid%3DGQMEAAAAIBAJ%26pg%3D5010%252C4692583&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1986+Sugar+Bowl" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-buries-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-buries_5-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-buries_5-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-buries_5-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-buries_5-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHalvonik1986" class="citation news cs1">Halvonik, Steve (January 2, 1986). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ElQNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Qm4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4160%2C322547">"Tennessee buries Hurricanes, 35-7"</a>. <i>Pittsburgh Post-Gazette</i>. p. 20.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Pittsburgh+Post-Gazette&rft.atitle=Tennessee+buries+Hurricanes%2C+35-7&rft.pages=20&rft.date=1986-01-02&rft.aulast=Halvonik&rft.aufirst=Steve&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.google.com%2Fnewspapers%3Fid%3DElQNAAAAIBAJ%26sjid%3DQm4DAAAAIBAJ%26pg%3D4160%252C322547&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1986+Sugar+Bowl" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-tcnohp-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-tcnohp_6-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-tcnohp_6-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHolbreich1986" class="citation news 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href="/wiki/2004_Sugar_Bowl" title="2004 Sugar Bowl">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Sugar_Bowl" title="2005 Sugar Bowl">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Sugar_Bowl" title="2006 Sugar Bowl">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Sugar_Bowl" title="2007 Sugar Bowl">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Sugar_Bowl" title="2008 Sugar Bowl">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Sugar_Bowl" title="2009 Sugar Bowl">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Sugar_Bowl" title="2010 Sugar Bowl">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Sugar_Bowl" title="2011 Sugar Bowl">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Sugar_Bowl" title="2012 Sugar Bowl">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Sugar_Bowl" title="2013 Sugar Bowl">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Sugar_Bowl" title="2014 Sugar Bowl">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Sugar_Bowl" title="2015 Sugar Bowl">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Sugar_Bowl" title="2016 Sugar Bowl">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Sugar_Bowl" title="2017 Sugar Bowl">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Sugar_Bowl" title="2018 Sugar Bowl">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Sugar_Bowl" title="2019 Sugar Bowl">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Sugar_Bowl" title="2020 Sugar Bowl">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Sugar_Bowl" title="2021 Sugar Bowl">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Sugar_Bowl_(January)" title="2022 Sugar Bowl (January)">2022 (Jan)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Sugar_Bowl_(December)" title="2022 Sugar Bowl (December)">2022 (Dec)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Sugar_Bowl" title="2024 Sugar Bowl">2024</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2025_Sugar_Bowl" title="2025 Sugar Bowl">2025</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#0E1941;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #CE0E2D, inset -2px -2px 0 #CE0E2D;;width:1%">Notes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> 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<li><a href="/wiki/1951_Orange_Bowl" title="1951 Orange Bowl">1951 Orange Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_Gator_Bowl" title="1952 Gator Bowl">1952 Gator Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_Liberty_Bowl" title="1961 Liberty Bowl">1961 Liberty Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_Gotham_Bowl" title="1962 Gotham Bowl">1962 Gotham Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_Liberty_Bowl" title="1966 Liberty Bowl">1966 Liberty Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_Bluebonnet_Bowl" title="1967 Bluebonnet Bowl">1967 Bluebonnet Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_Peach_Bowl_(January)" title="1981 Peach Bowl (January)">1981 Peach Bowl (January)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Orange_Bowl" title="1984 Orange Bowl">1984 Orange Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Fiesta_Bowl" title="1985 Fiesta Bowl">1985 Fiesta Bowl</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1986 Sugar Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_Fiesta_Bowl" title="1987 Fiesta Bowl">1987 Fiesta Bowl</a> <b>#</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Orange_Bowl" title="1988 Orange Bowl">1988 Orange Bowl</a> <b>#</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Orange_Bowl" title="1989 Orange Bowl">1989 Orange Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_Sugar_Bowl" title="1990 Sugar Bowl">1990 Sugar Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1991 Cotton Bowl Classic">1991 Cotton Bowl Classic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Orange_Bowl" title="1992 Orange Bowl">1992 Orange Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Sugar_Bowl" title="1993 Sugar Bowl">1993 Sugar Bowl</a> <b>#</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_Fiesta_Bowl" title="1994 Fiesta Bowl">1994 Fiesta Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Orange_Bowl" title="1995 Orange Bowl">1995 Orange Bowl</a> <b>#</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Carquest_Bowl" title="1996 Carquest Bowl">1996 Carquest Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_MicronPC_Bowl" title="1998 MicronPC Bowl">1998 MicronPC Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_Gator_Bowl" title="2000 Gator Bowl">2000 Gator Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Sugar_Bowl" title="2001 Sugar Bowl">2001 Sugar Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Rose_Bowl" title="2002 Rose Bowl">2002 Rose Bowl</a> <b>#</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Fiesta_Bowl" title="2003 Fiesta Bowl">2003 Fiesta Bowl</a> <b>#</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Orange_Bowl" title="2004 Orange Bowl">2004 Orange Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Peach_Bowl_(December)" title="2004 Peach Bowl (December)">2004 Peach Bowl (December)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Peach_Bowl" title="2005 Peach Bowl">2005 Peach Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_MPC_Computers_Bowl" title="2006 MPC Computers Bowl">2006 MPC Computers Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Emerald_Bowl" title="2008 Emerald Bowl">2008 Emerald Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Champs_Sports_Bowl" title="2009 Champs Sports Bowl">2009 Champs Sports Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Sun_Bowl" title="2010 Sun Bowl">2010 Sun Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Russell_Athletic_Bowl" title="2013 Russell Athletic Bowl">2013 Russell Athletic Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Independence_Bowl" title="2014 Independence Bowl">2014 Independence Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Sun_Bowl" title="2015 Sun Bowl">2015 Sun Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Russell_Athletic_Bowl" title="2016 Russell Athletic Bowl">2016 Russell Athletic Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Orange_Bowl" title="2017 Orange Bowl">2017 Orange Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Pinstripe_Bowl" title="2018 Pinstripe Bowl">2018 Pinstripe Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Independence_Bowl" title="2019 Independence Bowl">2019 Independence Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Cheez-It_Bowl" title="2020 Cheez-It Bowl">2020 Cheez-It Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Pinstripe_Bowl" title="2023 Pinstripe Bowl">2023 Pinstripe Bowl</a></li></ul> <p><i>Pound sign (#) denotes national championship game.</i> </p> 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