Year-by-Year: 1986
November 24, 1986 10:00 AM
Holieway Steers Sooners to Title
Oklahoma 25
Penn State 10
Oklahoma scored 16 second-quarter points and shut out top-ranked Penn State in the second half as it won its third national championship in the Orange Bowl.
After giving up seven on the Lions' opening drive on a short Tim Manoa run, the Sooner defense shut down Penn State.
After Tim Lashar kicked the first of his four field goals early in the second period to make it 7-3, the momentum swung to Oklahoma. Jamelle Holieway, who would engineer six scoring drives, found All-America tight end Keith Jackson for a 71-yard touchdown pass on a third-and-24 play.
Lashar added a pair of field goals before State's Massimo Manca kicked a 27-yarder with one second left in the half that made it 16-10.
The Sooners' top-ranked defense took over in the second half while Lashar scored again and fullback Lydell Carr scampered 61 yards to make the final 25-10. Oklahoma’s defense was lead Brian Bosworth (13 solo tackles) while the Sooners secondary picked off four Penn State passes.
GAME STATISTICS
; Oklahoma PSU
First Downs 12 14
Rushing Plays 52 36
Rushing Yards 228 103
Passes Attempted 6 34
Passes Completed 3 18
Had Intercepted 0 4
Passing Yards   91 164
Total Offense 319 267
Punting/Avg. 5/42.6 6/46.3
Fumbles/Lost 5/1 2/1
Penalties/Yards 7/45 6/49
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Oklahoma 0 16 3 6 25
Penn State 7 3 0 0 10
SCORING SUMMARY
PS: Manoa 1 run (Manca kick); OU: Lashar 26 FG; OU: K. Jackson 71 pass from Holieway (Lashar kick); OU: Lashar 31 FG; OU: Lashar 21 FG; PS: Manca 27 FG; OU: Lashar 22 FG; OU: Carr 61 run (kick failed) ... MVPs: Sonny Brown and Tim Lashar (Oklahoma)
Oklahoma Head Coach Barry Switzer
Penn State Head Coach Joe Paterno