Bowl History |
1985 |
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Bowl Record |
| | - | | Atlantic Coast | 2-2 | | Big 10 | 3-3 | | Big Eight | 1-3 | | 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 | 2-2 | | Mid-American | 0-1 | | Missouri Valley | 0-0 | | Ohio Valley | 0-0 | | Pac 10 | 2-2-1 | | Southeastern | 2-2-1 | | Southern | 0-0 | | Southland | 0-0 | | Southwest | 3-1 | | Western Athletic | 1-1 |
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Bowl History |
1985 |
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Bowl |
Bowl Matchup |
| 1/1/1986 | Cotton | Texas A&M 36-16 Auburn | | 1/1/1986 | Fiesta | Michigan 27-23 Nebraska | | 1/1/1986 | Orange | Oklahoma 25-10 Penn State | | 1/1/1986 | Rose | UCLA 45-28 Iowa | | 1/1/1986 | Sugar | Tennessee 35-7 Miami (Florida) | | 12/14/1985 | California | Fresno State 51-7 Bowling Green State | | 12/21/1985 | Cherry | Maryland 35-18 Syracuse | | 12/21/1985 | Independence | Minnesota 20-13 Clemson | | 12/22/1985 | Holiday | Arkansas 18-17 Arizona State | | 12/27/1985 | Liberty | Baylor 21-7 Louisiana State | | 12/28/1985 | Sun | Georgia 13-13 Arizona | | 12/28/1985 | Capital One | Ohio State 10-7 Brigham Young | | 12/28/1985 | Aloha Classic | Alabama 24-3 Southern California | | 12/30/1985 | Freedom | Washington 20-17 Colorado | | 12/30/1985 | Gator | Florida State 34-23 Oklahoma State | | 12/31/1985 | Bluebonnet | Air Force 24-16 Texas | | 12/31/1985 | Peach | Army 31-29 Illinois | | 12/31/1985 | All-American | Georgia Tech 17-14 Michigan State |
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Great Moments in College Football History
The first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.