1986
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Oklahoma |
25 |
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Penn State |
10 |
January 1, 1986 – Orange Bowl Stadium
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Lasher Kicks Sooners to Title
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.
Tim Lashar kicked the first of his four field goals early in the second quarter to make it 7-3 and swung the momentum to Oklahoma. Jamelle Holieway, who would engineer six scoring drives, found All-American 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 and fullback Lydell Carr scampered 61 yards to make the final 25-10. Oklahoma’s defense was lead Brian Bosworth (13 solo tackles) and picked off four passes.
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OKLA |
PSU |
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First Downs |
12 |
14 |
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Rushing Attempts |
52 |
36 |
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Rushing Yards |
228 |
103 |
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Passes Attempted |
6 |
34 |
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Passes Completed |
3 |
18 |
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Had Intercepted |
0 |
4 |
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Passing Yards |
91 |
164 |
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Total Offense |
319 |
267 |
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Punts/Avg. |
5/42.6 |
6/46.3 |
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Fumbles/Lost |
5/1 |
2/1 |
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Penalties/Yards |
7/45 |
6/49 |
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SCORE BY QUARTERS |
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Oklahoma |
0 |
16 |
3 |
6 |
- |
25 |
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Penn State |
7 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
- |
10 |
SCORING SUMMARY
PSU: Manoa 1-yard run (Manca kick); OKLA: Lashar 26-yard FG; OKLA: Jackson 71-yard pass from Holieway (Lashar kick); OKLA: Lashar 31-yard FG; OKLA: Lashar 21-yard FG; PSU: Manca 27-yard FG; OKLA: Lashar 22-yard FG; OKLA: Carr 61-yard run (kick failed) MOP: Sonny Brown (Oklahoma), Tim Lashar (Oklahoma)
Oklahoma Head Coach: Barry Switzer
Penn State Head Coach: Joe Paterno