1986 Sugar Bowl

1986 Sugar Bowl
52nd edition
Miami Hurricanes Tennessee Volunteers
(10–1) (8–1–2)
Independent SEC
7 35
Head coach: 
Jimmy Johnson		 Head coach: 
Johnny Majors
APCoaches
24
APCoaches
88
1234 Total
Miami 7000 7
Tennessee 014147 35
DateJanuary 1, 1986
Season1985
StadiumLouisiana Superdome
LocationNew Orleans, Louisiana
MVPDaryl Dickey (Tennessee QB)
FavoriteMiami by 8 points[1]
RefereeWendell Shelton (SWC)
United States TV coverage
NetworkABC
AnnouncersKeith Jackson, Frank Broyles
Sugar Bowl
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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]

  1. ^ "The latest line". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. January 1, 1986. p. 36.
  2. ^ "Today's bowl games: Sugar". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). January 1, 1986. p. 5C.
  3. ^ Calabria, Pat (January 2, 1986). "This win is a Tennessee waltz". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Newsday. p. 3B.
  4. ^ "Vols shatter Miami's bid". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). Associated Press. January 2, 1986. p. 23.
  5. ^ Halvonik, Steve (January 2, 1986). "Tennessee buries Hurricanes, 35-7". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 20.
  6. ^ Holbreich, Curt (January 2, 1986). "Tennessee crushes Miami's No. 1 hopes". Pittsburgh Press. p. D1.