| Game Name: | Aloha Bowl |
| Title Sponsor: | Jeep Eagle |
| Date Game Played: | December 27 |
| Year Game Played: | 1986 |
| Football Season: | 1986 |
| Stadium: | Aloha Stadium |
| City: | Halawa, Hawaii |
| Visitor Name Short: | Arizona |
| Visitor Nickname: | Wildcats |
| Visitor Record: | 8–3 |
| Visitor Rank Ap: | 16 |
| Visitor Rank Coaches: | 13 |
| Visitor Coach: | Larry Smith |
| Visitor 1Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 13 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 17 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 0 |
| Home Name Short: | North Carolina |
| Home Nickname: | Tar Heels |
| Home Record: | 7–3–1 |
| Home Coach: | Dick Crum |
| Home 1Q: | 0 |
| Home 2Q: | 0 |
| Home 3Q: | 7 |
| Home 4Q: | 14 |
| Mvp: | Chuck Cecil (Arizona) |
| Referee: | Doug Toole (WAC) |
| Attendance: | 26,743 |
| Us Network: | ABC |
| Us Announcers: | Al Michaels and Mike Adamle |
The 1986 Aloha Bowl was a college football bowl game, played as part of the 1985–86 bowl game schedule of the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the 5th Aloha Bowl. It was played on December 27, 1986, at Aloha Stadium in Halawa, Hawaii. The game matched the Arizona Wildcats of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) against the North Carolina Tar Heels of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).[1] [2] [3]
This was Arizona's first ever bowl win, after four previous losses and one tie in their previous five bowl appearances.
| Statistics | North Carolina | Arizona |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 18 | 15 |
| Rushes–yards | 197 | 137 |
| Passing yards | 178 | 187 |
| Return yards | 6 | 51 |
| Interceptions | 0 | 1 |
| Total offense | 375 | 324 |
| Punts–average | 6–36.5 | 7–31.4 |
| Fumbles–lost | 5–5 | 3–1 |
| Penalties–yards | 3–25 | 6–45 |
| Possession Time | 26:45 | 33:15 |