| 1986 Sugar Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 52nd edition | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Louisiana Superdome | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Daryl Dickey (Tennessee QB) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Miami by 8 points[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Wendell Shelton (SWC) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ABC | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Keith Jackson, Frank Broyles | ||||||||||||||||||||
The 1986 Sugar Bowl was the 52nd edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Wednesday, January 1. Part of the 1985–86 bowl game season, it matched the independent and second-ranked Miami Hurricanes and the #8 Tennessee Volunteers of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).[2]
Underdog Tennessee trailed early, rallied, and won in a rout, 35–7.[3][4][5][6]
- ^ "The latest line". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. January 1, 1986. p. 36.
- ^ "Today's bowl games: Sugar". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). January 1, 1986. p. 5C.
- ^ Calabria, Pat (January 2, 1986). "This win is a Tennessee waltz". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Newsday. p. 3B.
- ^ "Vols shatter Miami's bid". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). Associated Press. January 2, 1986. p. 23.
- ^ Halvonik, Steve (January 2, 1986). "Tennessee buries Hurricanes, 35-7". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 20.
- ^ Holbreich, Curt (January 2, 1986). "Tennessee crushes Miami's No. 1 hopes". Pittsburgh Press. p. D1.