1986 Holiday Bowl
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The 1986 Holiday Bowl was a college football
bowl game
played December 30, 1986 in San Diego, California
. It was part of the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season
. It featured the 19th ranked Iowa Hawkeyes
, and the unranked San Diego State Aztecs
.
Iowa scored first on a 5 yard touchdown run from Rick Bayless
, taking a 7-0 lead. San Diego State answered on a 6 yard touchdown pass from Todd Santos
to running back Chris Hardy
to make it 7-6 Iowa, closing the 1st quarter of scoring. In the second quarter, Santos fired a 44 yard bomb to Matt Jakson, as SDSU took a 14-7 lead. Iowa's Mark Vlasic
scored from 1 yard out, and SDSU led 14-13. Todd Santos threw a 28 yard touchdown pass to Monty Gilbreath, giving San Diego State a 21-13 lead at halftime.
In the third quarter, Gilmore scored on a 1 yard touchdown run to make it 28-13 SDSU. Iowa responded when Hudson scored on a 1 yard touchdown run making it 28-21 SDSU. In the fourth quarter, Chris Hardy scored on a 6 yard run, and SDSU went up 35-21. Iowa responded with a 29 yard touchdown pass from Vlasic to Cook making it 35-29. Iowa then took the lead on a 4 yard score from Vlasic to Flagg.
San Diego State's kicker Kevin Rahill kicked a 21 yard field goal with 47 seconds left to put the Aztecs up 38-36. Iowa's Kevin Harmon returned the ensuing kickoff 48 yards to the SDSU 37 yard line. Iowa kicker Rob Houghtlin
kicked a 41 yard field goal, as Iowa won 39-38.
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played December 30, 1986 in San Diego, California
San Diego, California
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. It was part of the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season
1986 NCAA Division I-A football season
The 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with Penn State winning the national championship. Coached by Joe Paterno, they defeated Miami 14–10 in the Fiesta Bowl. This Fiesta Bowl was the first in the game's history to decide the national championship, launching it into the top tier of...
. It featured the 19th ranked Iowa Hawkeyes
Iowa Hawkeyes
The Iowa Hawkeyes are the athletics teams that represent the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. The Hawkeyes have varsity teams in 24 sports, 11 for men and 13 for women. The teams participate in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association and are members of the...
, and the unranked San Diego State Aztecs
San Diego State University
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.
Iowa scored first on a 5 yard touchdown run from Rick Bayless
Rick Bayless
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, taking a 7-0 lead. San Diego State answered on a 6 yard touchdown pass from Todd Santos
Todd Santos
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to running back Chris Hardy
Chris Hardy
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to make it 7-6 Iowa, closing the 1st quarter of scoring. In the second quarter, Santos fired a 44 yard bomb to Matt Jakson, as SDSU took a 14-7 lead. Iowa's Mark Vlasic
Mark Vlasic
Mark Richard Vlasic is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League for six seasons. During this time, he played for the San Diego Chargers, Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers...
scored from 1 yard out, and SDSU led 14-13. Todd Santos threw a 28 yard touchdown pass to Monty Gilbreath, giving San Diego State a 21-13 lead at halftime.
In the third quarter, Gilmore scored on a 1 yard touchdown run to make it 28-13 SDSU. Iowa responded when Hudson scored on a 1 yard touchdown run making it 28-21 SDSU. In the fourth quarter, Chris Hardy scored on a 6 yard run, and SDSU went up 35-21. Iowa responded with a 29 yard touchdown pass from Vlasic to Cook making it 35-29. Iowa then took the lead on a 4 yard score from Vlasic to Flagg.
San Diego State's kicker Kevin Rahill kicked a 21 yard field goal with 47 seconds left to put the Aztecs up 38-36. Iowa's Kevin Harmon returned the ensuing kickoff 48 yards to the SDSU 37 yard line. Iowa kicker Rob Houghtlin
Rob Houghtlin
Rob Houghtlin was a kicker for the University of Iowa’s football team from 1985-1987. He made four game-winning field goals in his career, the most memorable of which led Iowa to a victory over Michigan in 1985....
kicked a 41 yard field goal, as Iowa won 39-38.