1986 Jeep Eagle Aloha Bowl
1234 Total
Arizona 013170 30
North Carolina 00714 21
DateDecember 27, 1986
Season1986
StadiumAloha Stadium
LocationHonolulu, Hawaii
MVPChuck Cecil (Arizona)
RefereeDoug Toole (WAC)
Attendance26,743
United States TV coverage
NetworkABC
AnnouncersAl Michaels and Mike Adamle

The 1986 Aloha Bowl was a college football bowl game, played as part of the 1985–86 bowl game schedule of the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the 5th Aloha Bowl. It was played on December 27, 1986, at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. The game matched the Arizona Wildcats of the Pac-10 Conference against the North Carolina Tar Heels of the ACC Conference.[1][2]

Scoring summary

First quarter

  • No scoring

Second quarter

  • UA – Coston 31-yard FG
  • UA – Adams 1-yard run (Coston kick)
  • UA – Coston 38-yard FG

Third quarter

  • UA – Valder 52-yard FG
  • UA – Horton 13-yard pass from Jenkins (Coston kick)
  • UA – Greathouse 5-yard run (Coston kick)
  • NC – Dorn 58-yard run (Gliarmis kick)

Fourth quarter

  • NC – Marriott 6-yard pass from Maye (Gliarmis kick)
  • NC – Maye 2-yard run (Gliarmis kick)

This was Arizona's first ever bowl win, after four previous losses and one tie in their previous five bowl appearances.

Statistics

StatisticsNorth CarolinaArizona
First downs1815
Rushes–yards197137
Passing yards178187
Return yards651
Interceptions01
Total offense375324
Punts–average6–36.57–31.4
Fumbles–lost5–53–1
Penalties–yards3–256–45
Possession Time26:4533:15

References

  1. Arizona Media Guide 2011, via CollegePressBox.com, December 2011
  2. North Carolina Media Guide 2011, via CollegePressBox.com, December 2011


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