- 1986 Sugar Bowl
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Name=1986 Sugar Bowl
Date=January 1 ,1986
Year=1985
Visitor School=University of Tennessee
Visitor Name Short=Tennessee
Visitor Nickname=Volunteers
Visitor Record=8-1-2
Visitor
Visitor Coaches=8
Visitor Coach=Johnny Majors
Visitor1=0
Visitor2=14
Visitor3=14
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Visitor Total=35
Home School=University of Miami
Home Name Short=Miami
Home Nickname=Hurricanes
Home Record=10-1
Home
Home Coaches=2
Home Coach=Jimmy Johnson
Home1=7
Home2=0
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Home Total=7
Type=Bowl Game
Stadium=Louisiana Superdome
City=New Orleans, Louisiana The 1986 edition to the Sugar Bowl featured the 2nd ranked
Miami Hurricanes and the 8th rankedTennessee Volunteers .Miami scored first on an 18 yard touchdown pass from
Vinny Testaverde toMichael Irvin , as Miami led 7-0. In the second quarter,Darryl Dickey threw a 6 yard touchdown pass toJeff Smith as Tennessee tied the game at 7. Tennessee's McGee recovered a fumble in the end zone as Tennessee jumped out to a 14-7 halftime lead.In the third quarter, Sam Henderson scored on a 1 yard touchdown run as Tennessee led 21-7. Powell scored on a 60 yard touchdown run to make it 28-7. In the fourth quarter, Wilson scored on a 6 yard run as Tennessee won by a 35-7 margin.
References
*ESPN College Football Encyclopedia
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