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1986 Gator Bowl

Field	Value
game_name	Gator Bowl
title_sponsor	Mazda
date_game_played	December 27
year_game_played	1986
football_season	1986
stadium	Gator Bowl Stadium
city	Jacksonville, Florida
visitor_school	Stanford University
visitor_name_short	Stanford
visitor_nickname	Cardinal
visitor_record	8–3
visitor_coach	Jack Elway
visitor_conference	Pac-10
visitor_rank_AP	20
visitor_rank_coaches	17
visitor_1q	0
visitor_2q	0
visitor_3q	7
visitor_4q	14
home_school	Clemson University
home_name_short	Clemson
home_nickname	Tigers
home_record	7–2–2
home_coach	Danny Ford
home_conference	ACC
home_rank_AP	NR
home_rank_coaches	18
home_1q	7
home_2q	20
home_3q	0
home_4q	0
MVP	Rodney Williams (QB, Clemson)
Brad Muster (RB, Stanford)
referee	Richard Burleson (SEC)
attendance	80,104
us_network	CBS
us_announcers	Verne Lundquist, Pat Haden, and John Dockery

Brad Muster (RB, Stanford) The 1986 Gator Bowl (December) game was a post-season college football bowl game between the Stanford Cardinal and the Clemson Tigers, played on December 27, 1986, at Gator Bowl Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida. It was the 42nd edition of the bowl game. Through a sponsorship agreement announced in November, the bowl was officially known as the Mazda Gator Bowl.

Teams

Stanford Cardinal

Main article: 1986 Stanford Cardinal football team

Under third-year head coach Jack Elway, Stanford was making its first bowl appearance since the 1978 Bluebonnet Bowl. The Cardinal was led by running back Brad Muster, who was only the second Cardinal back to rush for more than 1,000 yards in a season.{{cite news |access-date=December 13, 2012 |access-date=December 13, 2012

Clemson Tigers

Main article: 1986 Clemson Tigers football team

The champions of the Atlantic Coast Conference, Clemson had recorded ties in its last two regular season games. Under head coach Danny Ford, the Tigers were led by tailbacks Kenny Flowers and Terrence Flagler.

Game summary

Clemson completely dominated the first half of the game, recording 291 yards of offense and 15 first downs, and scored touchdowns on runs from quarterback Rodney Williams and backs Chris Lancaster and Ray Williams. David Treadwell added two field goals to put the Tigers up 27–0 at halftime.

Stanford recovered in the second half, holding the Tigers scoreless while gradually bringing the score closer. Muster scored on a one-yard run in the third quarter, and then twice more on fourth quarter passes from Ennis.

Scoring

First quarter

Clemson - Chris Lancaster 5-yard run (David Treadwell kick)

Second quarter

Clemson - Rodney Williams 1-yard run (Treadwell kick)
Clemson - Treadwell 22-yard field goal
Clemson - Ray Williams 14-yard run
Clemson - Treadwell 46-yard field goal

Third quarter

Stanford - Brad Muster 1-yard run (David Sweeney kick)

Fourth quarter

Stanford - Muster 13-yard pass from Greg Ennis (Sweeney kick)
Stanford - Muster 37-yard pass from Ennis (Sweeney kick)

Aftermath

This was Coach Elway's only winning season with the Cardinal. This was the first of a run of three straight ACC titles for Danny Ford's Clemson teams.

Muster and Rodney Williams shared Most Valuable Player honors. Muster would go on to play for the NFL's Chicago Bears. Junior Clemson kicker David Treadwell was named a 1987 consensus All-American and would go on to a successful NFL kicking career with the Denver Broncos and New York Giants.

Through the first 75 editions of the Gator Bowl (1946–2020), Stanford's appearance in 1986 was the only time that a Pac-10 or Pac-12 team played in the bowl.

References

(November 20, 1986). "Mazda puts money in Gator Bowl purse". [[Florida Today]].
(December 28, 1986). "Stanford's big ending fizzles". The San Francisco Examiner.

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