1986 Freedom Bowl

1986 Freedom Bowl
Freedom Bowl III
BYU Cougars UCLA Bruins
(8–4) (7–3–1)
10 31
Head coach: 
Lavell Edwards		 Head coach: 
Terry Donahue
APCoaches
1515
1234 Total
BYU 3007 10
UCLA 70177 31
DateDecember 30, 1986
Season1986
StadiumAnaheim Stadium
LocationAnaheim, California
MVPGaston Green (UCLA RB)
National anthemBYU Cougar Marching Band
RefereeJ.C. Louderback (Big Eight)[1]
Halftime showBYU Cougar Marching Band
Attendance55,422
United States TV coverage
NetworkMizlou Television Network[1]
AnnouncersHoward David and Jack Snow[1]
Freedom Bowl
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The 1986 Freedom Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 30, 1986. It was the third Freedom Bowl Game. The UCLA Bruins defeated the BYU Cougars 31–10. UCLA tailback Gaston Green was named the Player Of The Game. He ran for a record 266 yards, second only at the time to Curtis Dickey who ran for 276 in the 1978 Hall of Fame Classic. This is still the Pac-10 record for most rushing yards in a bowl game,[2] and fourth highest in NCAA bowl history.[3]

  1. ^ a b c "Freedom Bowl (1986)". Freedom Bowl. Season 3. December 30, 1986. Mizlou.
  2. ^ PACIFIC-10 conference football media guide
  3. ^ NCAA Division 1 football record book