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1987 College Football Bowl Games

Champions: Miami (FL) (AP, FWAA, NFF, UPI, USA-CNN)

Heisman Memorial Trophy: Tim Brown (Notre Dame)

FWAA Coach of the Year Award: Dick MacPherson (Syracuse)

AP Preseason #1: Oklahoma

AP Final #1: Miami (FL)

18 Bowl Games

18 Bowl Games Table
Date	Bowl		Pts		Pts	Notes
1988-01-02	Hall of Fame Bowl	Michigan	28	Alabama	24	Tampa, FL
1988-01-02	Peach Bowl	Tennessee (17)	27	Indiana	22	Atlanta, GA
1988-01-01	Citrus Bowl	Clemson (14)	35	Penn State (20)	10	Orlando, FL
1988-01-01	Cotton Bowl	Texas A&M (13)	35	Notre Dame (12)	10	Dallas, TX
1988-01-01	Fiesta Bowl	Florida State (3)	31	Nebraska (5)	28	Tempe, AZ
1988-01-01	Orange Bowl	Miami (FL) (2)	20	Oklahoma (1)	14	Miami, FL
1988-01-01	Rose Bowl	Michigan State (8)	20	Southern California (16)	17	Pasadena, CA
1988-01-01	Sugar Bowl	Syracuse (4)	16	Auburn (6)	16	New Orleans, LA
1987-12-31	Bluebonnet Bowl	Texas	32	Pittsburgh (19)	27	Houston, TX
1987-12-31	Gator Bowl	Louisiana State (7)	30	South Carolina (9)	13	Jacksonville, FL
1987-12-30	Freedom Bowl	Arizona State	33	Air Force	28	Anaheim, CA
1987-12-30	Holiday Bowl	Iowa (18)	20	Wyoming	19	San Diego, CA
1987-12-29	Liberty Bowl	Georgia (15)	20	Arkansas	17	Memphis, TN
1987-12-25	Aloha Bowl	UCLA (10)	20	Florida	16	Honolulu, HI
1987-12-25	Sun Bowl	Oklahoma State (11)	35	West Virginia	33	El Paso, TX
1987-12-22	All-American Bowl	Virginia	22	Brigham Young	16	Birmingham, AL
1987-12-19	Independence Bowl	Washington	24	Tulane	12	Shreveport, LA
1987-12-12	California Bowl	Eastern Michigan	30	San Jose State	27	Fresno, CA