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 Halawa, Hawaii. The game matched the 1986 [Arizona Wildcats football team|Arizona Wildcats] of the Pacific-10 Conference against the 1986 [North Carolina Tar Heels football team|North Carolina Tar Heels] of the Atlantic [Coast Conference].

Scoring summary

First quarter

  • No scoring

Second quarter

  • UA – Coston 31-yard FG
  • UA – Adams 1-yard run
  • UA – Coston 38-yard FG

Third quarter

  • UA – Valder 52-yard FG
  • UA – Horton 13-yard pass from Jenkins
  • UA – Greathouse 5-yard run
  • NC – Dorn 58-yard run

Fourth quarter

  • NC – Marriott 6-yard pass from Maye
  • NC – Maye 2-yard run
This was Arizona's first ever bowl win, after four previous losses and one tie in their previous five bowl appearances.