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 |
References