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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1986 NCAA Division I-A football championship canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8417456 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 1986 NCAA Division I-A football championship Context triple: [Joe Paterno, nationalTitle, 1986 NCAA Division I-A football championship]
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1993 NCAA Division I-A football season
The 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season was the major college football campaign in which Florida State, led by stars like Derrick Brooks, captured its first national championship.
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B.
1976 Rose Bowl
The 1976 Rose Bowl was a major college football bowl game in which coach Dick Vermeil led UCLA to a landmark upset victory over top-ranked Ohio State.
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NCAA Division I Football Championship Game
The NCAA Division I Football Championship Game is the annual title contest that determines the national champion of the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS).
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NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs
The NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs are a postseason tournament that determines the national champion of the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) through a multi-round, bracket-style competition.
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E.
1967 NFL Championship Game (Ice Bowl)
The 1967 NFL Championship Game, famously known as the "Ice Bowl," was a brutally cold showdown at Lambeau Field where the Green Bay Packers defeated the Dallas Cowboys in one of the most iconic games in professional football history.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: 1986 NCAA Division I-A football championship Target entity description: 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.
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A.
1993 NCAA Division I-A football season
The 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season was the major college football campaign in which Florida State, led by stars like Derrick Brooks, captured its first national championship.
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B.
1976 Rose Bowl
The 1976 Rose Bowl was a major college football bowl game in which coach Dick Vermeil led UCLA to a landmark upset victory over top-ranked Ohio State.
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C.
NCAA Division I Football Championship Game
The NCAA Division I Football Championship Game is the annual title contest that determines the national champion of the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS).
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D.
NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs
The NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs are a postseason tournament that determines the national champion of the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) through a multi-round, bracket-style competition.
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E.
1967 NFL Championship Game (Ice Bowl)
The 1967 NFL Championship Game, famously known as the "Ice Bowl," was a brutally cold showdown at Lambeau Field where the Green Bay Packers defeated the Dallas Cowboys in one of the most iconic games in professional football history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NCAA Division I-A football season title
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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
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surface form:
United States
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| 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
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featured independent programs Penn State and Miami ⓘ |
| pollSystem |
AP Poll
NERFINISHED
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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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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1986 NCAA Division I-A football championship Description of subject: 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.
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