Part of the 1986–87 bowl game season, the 1987 Fiesta Bowl also served as the National Championship Game. It pitted the No. 1 ranked Miami Hurricanes against the No. 2 Penn …

Nov 8, 2023 · As the game progressed, Penn State’s offense had only one sustained drive, but the Lions countered the Miami quarterback advantage by deploying a unique nickel defense. …

The 1986 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University as an independent during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 21st-year head …

Jan 9, 2025 · MIAMI, Florida (WHTM) – The Penn State Nittany Lions are looking to stamp their ticket to the National Championship Game on Thursday night in Miami. With 13 wins for the …

Joe Paterno and #2-ranked Penn State Nittany Lions defeated the #1-ranked Miami Hurricanes 14-10 in Tempe, claiming their 2nd National Championship in 4 years. ...more.

Part of the 1985–86 bowl game season, it matched the independent and top-ranked Penn State Nittany Lions and the #3 Oklahoma Sooners of the Big Eight Conference. [2] . Favored …

Dec 22, 2016 · The Penn State Nittany Lions won the National Championship on Jan. 2, 1987, in the Fiesta Bowl in Tempe, Ariz., by beating the Miami Hurricanes, 14-10.

Jan 3, 1987 · Testaverde, the Miami quarterback from Elmont, L.I., threw five interceptions in an improbable 14-10 Penn State victory in the Fiesta Bowl that ended Miami's perfect season …

The Hurricanes once again had a shot for their second National Championship in '86. This time the foe was to be the Penn State Nittany Lions in the Fiesta Bowl.

Jan 12, 1987 · No. 2 Penn State defeated No. 1 Miami 14-10 in the sun-kissed, Nielsen-blissed (70 million people watched it) Fiesta Bowl.