1985–86 NCAA football bowl games

The 1985–86 NCAA football bowl games were a series of post-season games played in December 1985 and January 1986 to end the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. A total of 18 team-competitive games, and two all-star games, were played. The post-season began with the California Bowl on December 14, 1985, and concluded on January 18, 1986, with the season-ending Senior Bowl.

1985–86 NCAA football bowl games
Season1985
Number of bowls18
Bowl gamesDecember 14, 1985 –
January 1, 1986
National Championship1986 Orange Bowl
Location of ChampionshipMiami Orange Bowl,
Miami
ChampionsOklahoma Sooners
Bowl record by conference
Conference Bowls Record Final AP Poll
Big Ten 6 3–3 (0.500) 3
SEC 5 2–2–1 (0.500) 4
Pac-10 5 2–2–1 (0.500) 1
Independents 5 2–3 (0.400) 3
SWC 4 3–1 (0.750) 3
Big Eight 4 1–3 (0.250) 2
ACC 3 2–1 (0.667) 2
WAC 2 1–1 (0.500) 2
PCAA 1 1–0 (1.000) 0
MAC 1 0–1 (0.000) 0
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