1986 California Bowl
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| Date | December 13, 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Bulldog Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Fresno, California | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | QB Mike Perez (San Jose State) Andy Marlatt (Miami) |
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| Attendance | 26,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1986 California Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game that featured the Miami Redskins and the San Jose State Spartans.
Miami was champion of the Mid-American Conference for the first time since 1977. San Jose State was champion of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association for the 5th time in 9 years.
Quarterback Mike Perez went 21-of-37 for 291 yards for 3 touchdowns in an MVP effort.
Miami would not play in a bowl game again until 2003 while San Jose State went to two more bowl games in the next three years (1987 and 1990) before going on a 16 year bowl drought.
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