1986 Sugar Bowl

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).

1986 Sugar Bowl
52nd edition
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
RefereeWendell Shelton (SWC)
United States TV coverage
NetworkABC
AnnouncersKeith Jackson, Frank Broyles

Underdog Tennessee trailed early, rallied, and won in a rout, 35–7.

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