1986 NCAA Division I-A football championship
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The 1986 NCAA Division I-A football championship was the national college football title won by Joe Paterno’s Penn State Nittany Lions, capped by their upset victory over Miami in the Fiesta Bowl.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NCAA Division I-A football season title
ⓘ
college football national championship ⓘ |
| champion | Penn State Nittany Lions football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championConferenceAffiliation | independent ⓘ |
| championFinalAPRank | 1 ⓘ |
| championFinalCoachesRank | 1 ⓘ |
| championFinalRecord | 12–0 ⓘ |
| championNickname | Nittany Lions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championRegularSeasonRecord | 11–0 ⓘ |
| chronologicalPredecessor | 1985 NCAA Division I-A football championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalSuccessor | 1987 NCAA Division I-A football championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decidingGame | 1987 Fiesta Bowl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| decidingGameBowl | Fiesta Bowl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| decidingGameCity | Tempe, Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| decidingGameDate | 1987-01-02 ⓘ |
| decidingGameLoser | Miami Hurricanes football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| decidingGameLoserCoach | Jimmy Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| decidingGameLoserScore | 10 ⓘ |
| decidingGameMVPTeam | Penn State Nittany Lions football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| decidingGameOutcomeType | upset ⓘ |
| decidingGameSite | Sun Devil Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| decidingGameState | Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| decidingGameWinner | Penn State Nittany Lions football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| decidingGameWinnerCoach | Joe Paterno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| decidingGameWinnerScore | 14 ⓘ |
| division | NCAA Division I-A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ |
| headCoachOfChampion | Joe Paterno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
decided by Fiesta Bowl matching #1 vs #2
ⓘ
featured independent programs Penn State and Miami ⓘ |
| pollSystem |
AP Poll
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Coaches Poll NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUp | Miami Hurricanes football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUpConferenceAffiliation | independent ⓘ |
| runnerUpFinalAPRank | 2 ⓘ |
| runnerUpFinalCoachesRank | 2 ⓘ |
| runnerUpFinalRecord | 11–1 ⓘ |
| runnerUpNickname | Hurricanes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUpRegularSeasonRecord | 11–0 ⓘ |
| season | 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
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