1986–87 NCAA football bowl games
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| Season | 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of bowls | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowl games | December 13, 1986 – January 2, 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National Championship | 1987 Fiesta Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location of Championship | Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Champions | Penn State Nittany Lions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1986–87 NCAA football bowl games were a series of post-season games played in December 1986 and January 1987 to end the 1986 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 13, 1986, and concluded on January 17, 1987, with the season-ending Senior Bowl.