| 1986 Orange Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 52nd Orange Bowl National Championship Game | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Orange Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Miami, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Sonny Brown (Oklahoma DB) Tim Lashar (Oklahoma K) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Oklahoma by 7 points[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Robert Aillet (SEC) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 74,178 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | NBC | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Don Criqui (play-by-play) Bob Trumpy (color analyst) Bob Griese and Jimmy Cefalo (sideline) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen ratings | 21.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
The 1986 Orange Bowl was the 52nd edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida, on Wednesday, January 1. Part of the 1985–86 bowl game season, it matched the independent and top-ranked Penn State Nittany Lions and the #3 Oklahoma Sooners of the Big Eight Conference.[2] Favored Oklahoma trailed early but won 25–10.[3][4][5][6]
- ^ "The latest line". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. January 1, 1986. p. 36.
- ^ Harvey, Randy (January 1, 1986). "Latest line says Lions out of time". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Los Angeles Times). p. 1C.
- ^ Widlic, Kevin (January 2, 1986). "Call 'em No.1, Sooner or later". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Denver Post). p. 1B.
- ^ Finder, Chuck (January 2, 1986). "Oklahoma rips Penn State, 25-10". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 20.
- ^ "Volunteers lend Sooners a hand for national crown". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). wire reports. January 2, 1986. p. C1.
- ^ "Oklahoma tops No. 1 Penn St". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). Associated Press. January 2, 1986. p. 1B.