1986 Holiday Bowl

1986SeaWorld Holiday Bowl
Iowa Hawkeyes San Diego State Aztecs (8–3) (8–3) Big Ten WAC 39 38 Head coach: Hayden Fry Head coach: Denny Stolz AP Coaches 19 RV
1 2 3 4 Total Iowa 7 6 8 18 39 San Diego State 6 15 7 10 38
Date	December 30, 1986
Season	1986
Stadium	Jack Murphy Stadium
Location	San Diego, California
MVP	Offensive:Todd Santos(SDSU) Defensive:Richard Brown(SDSU)
Referee	Gordon Riese(Pac-10)
Halftime show	Marching bands
Attendance	59,473
Payout	US$661,423 per team
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN
Announcers	Jay RandolphandDave Logan

The1986 Holiday Bowlwas acollege footballbowl gameplayed December 30, 1986, inSan Diego, California.It was part of the1986 NCAA Division I-A football season.It featured the 19th-rankedIowa Hawkeyes,and the unrankedSan Diego State Aztecs.

Scoring summary

Iowa scored first on a 5-yard touchdown run fromRick Bayless,taking a 7–0 lead. San Diego State answered on a 6-yard touchdown pass from Todd Santos to running backChris Hardyto 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'sMark Vlasicscored from 1 yard out, and SDSU led 14–13.Todd Santosthrew 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'sKevin Harmonreturned the ensuing kickoff 48 yards to the SDSU 37-yard line. Iowa kickerRob Houghtlinkicked a 41-yard field goal, as Iowa won 39–38.