1985–86 NCAA football bowl games
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| Season | 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of bowls | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowl games | December 14, 1985 – January 1, 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National Championship | 1986 Orange Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location of Championship | Miami Orange Bowl, Miami | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Champions | Oklahoma Sooners | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1985–86 NCAA football bowl games were a series of post-season games played in December 1985 and January 1986 to end the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. A total of 18 team-competitive games, and two all-star games, were played. The post-season began with the California Bowl on December 14, 1985, and concluded on January 18, 1986, with the season-ending Senior Bowl.