1986 Aloha Bowl
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
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
| Statistics | North Carolina | Arizona |
|---|
| First Downs | 18 | 15 |
| Rushes-Yards | 197 | 137 |
| Passing Yards | 178 | 187 |
| Return Yards | 6 | 51 |
| Interceptions | 0 | 1 |
| Total Offense | 375 | 324 |
| Punts-Average | 6-36.5 | 7-31.4 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 5-5 | 3-1 |
| Penalties-Yards | 3-25 | 6-45 |
| Possession Time | 26:45 | 33:15 |
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