1986 College Football Season
Regular season
Originally compiled by Jeff79:
Week 1
Wed 8/27, #5 Alabama vs #9 Ohio State (at East Rutherford - Kickoff Classic), Raycom syndication, 8 pm, Merle Harmon, Steve Davis, Kevin Kiley
Sat 8/30, Hawaii @ Air Force, 2 pm, KHNL-13 Honolulu: Jim Leahey, Rick Blangiardi. Freedom Football Network syndication: Bill Flemming, Bud Wilkinson, Rick Forzano
Sat 8/30, #3 Miami @ South Carolina, ESPN, 8 pm, Mike Patrick, Pat McInally, Tim Brando
Mon 9/1, Maryland @ Pittsburgh, ESPN, 8 pm, Mike Patrick, Pat McInally, Tim Brando
Week 2
Sat 9/6, South Carolina @ Virginia, Jefferson-Pilot syndication, 12 pm, Gary Sparber, Jack Corrigan
Sat 9/6, Rutgers @ Boston College, Telstar TVEN syndication, 12 pm, Steve Zabriskie, Jack Ham
Sat 9/6, Vanderbilt @ #5 Alabama, WTBS, 12:30 pm, Bob Neal, Tim Foley
Sat 9/6, Colorado State @ Colorado, KCNC-4 Denver, 2 pm, Ron Zappolo, Dave Logan
Sat 9/6, Utah State @ #18 BYU, KSL-5 Salt Lake City, 2 pm, Craig Bolerjack, ??
Sat 9/6, #4 UCLA @ #1 Oklahoma, ABC, 3 pm, Corey McPherrin, Lynn Swann, Mike Adamle
Sat 9/6, UNLV @ Washington State, KRLR-21 Las Vegas, 4 pm, Dick Calvert, David Humm
Sat 9/6, Sacramento State @ Pacific, KCRA-3 Sacramento, 7 pm, Bob Hogue, Skip Vanderbundt
Sat 9/6, New Mexico @ #10 Tennessee, KGSW-14 Albuquerque, 7:30 pm, Connie Alexander, Gary Ness
Sat 9/6, #11 Florida State @ #8 Nebraska, ABC, 8 pm, Keith Jackson, Tim Brant, Al Trautwig
Sat 9/6, Montana State @ Fresno State, KMPH-26 Fresno, 10 pm, Mike Walden, Don Perkins, Vic Jacobs
Sun 9/7, Wisconsin @ Hawaii, Prime Ticket, 1:30 am, Jim Leahey, Rick Blangiardi
Week 3
Sat 9/13, California @ Boston College, 12 pm, USA: Eddie Doucette, Kyle Rote. Telstar TVEN syndication: Steve Zabriskie, Jack Ham
Sat 9/13, Virginia Tech @ Clemson, Jefferson-Pilot syndication, 12 pm, Gary Sparber, Jack Corrigan
Sat 9/13, Mississippi State @ #8 Tennessee, WTBS, 12:30 pm, Bob Neal, Tim Foley
Sat 9/13, Iowa State @ Iowa, TBS syndication, 12:30 pm, Pete Van Wieren, Ron Kramer
Sat 9/13, North Carolina @ Kansas, Raycom syndication, 12:30 pm, Jim Thacker, Steve Davis
Sat 9/13, Syracuse @ Army, Freedom Football Network syndication, 2 pm, Bill Flemming, Bud Wilkinson, Rick Forzano
Sat 9/13, New Mexico @ #11 BYU, 2 pm, KGSW-14 Albuquerque: Connie Alexander, Gary Ness. KSL-5 Salt Lake City: Craig Bolerjack, ??
Sat 9/13, #10 Ohio State @ #17 Washington, CBS, 2:30 pm, Brent Musburger, Ara Parseghian, Pat O'Brien
Sat 9/13, #3 Michigan @ Notre Dame, ABC, 3 pm, Keith Jackson, Tim Brant, Al Trautwig
Sat 9/13, Illinois @ USC, TBS, 4 pm, Mel Proctor, Paul Hornung
Sat 9/13, #7 Texas A&M @ #14 LSU, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Mike Patrick, Pat McInally, Tim Brando
Sat 9/13, Texas Tech @ #2 Miami, KJTV-34 Lubbock, 7:30 pm, Bill Coates, Drew Pearson
Sat 9/13, #20 Michigan State @ Arizona State, WTBS, 10 pm, Skip Caray, Archie Griffin
Sat 9/13, Oregon State @ Fresno State, Prime Ticket, 10 pm, ??, ??
Week 4
Sat 9/20, Wake Forest @ NC State, Jefferson-Pilot syndication, 12 pm, Gary Sparber, Jack Corrigan
Sat 9/20, Virginia Tech @ Syracuse, 12 pm, Creative Sports Marketing syndication: Bob Rathbun, Stan White. Telstar TVEN syndication: Steve Zabriskie, Jack Ham
Sat 9/20, Bowling Green @ Central Michigan, National Sports Productions syndication, 12 pm, Denny Schreiner, Dave Diles
Sat 9/20, North Carolina @ #15 Florida State, WTBS, 12:30 pm, Bob Neal, Tim Foley
Sat 9/20, Pittsburgh @ Purdue, TBS syndication, 12:30 pm, Pete Van Wieren, Ron Kramer
Sat 9/20, Houston @ Oklahoma State, 12:30 pm, USA: Eddie Doucette, Kyle Rote. Raycom syndication (Big Eight markets): Jim Thacker, Steve Davis. Raycom syndication (Southwest markets): Merle Harmon, Kevin Kiley
Sat 9/20, Wyoming @ Air Force, Freedom Football Network syndication, 2 pm, Bill Flemming, Bud Wilkinson, Rick Forzano
Sat 9/20, #20 Notre Dame @ Michigan State, CBS, 2:30 pm, Brent Musburger, Ara Parseghian, Pat O'Brien
Sat 9/20, USC @ #9 Baylor, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Keith Jackson, Tim Brant, Al Trautwig
Sat 9/20, Clemson @ #14 Georgia, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Corey McPherrin, Lynn Swann, Mike Adamle
Sat 9/20, #17 Arizona @ Oregon, KGUN-9 Tucson, 4 pm, Pete Solomon, Dave Silver
Sat 9/20, Cal State Fullerton @ Idaho, KIVI-6 Boise, 4 pm, Wayne Dzubak, Larry Polowski
Sat 9/20, #6 Nebraska @ Illinois, WTBS, 7:00 pm, Skip Caray, Paul Hornung
Sat 9/20, #5 Penn State vs Boston College (at Foxboro), ESPN, 7:30 pm, Mike Patrick, Pat McInally, Tim Brando
Sat 9/20, Miami-OH @ #8 LSU, 8 pm, TigerVision PPV, 8 pm, John Ferguson, Doug Moreau, Jordy Hultberg
Sat 9/20, New Mexico @ Texas Tech, KGSW-14 Albuquerque, 8 pm, Connie Alexander, Gary Ness
Sat 9/20, #19 UCLA @ San Diego State, San Diego Cable Sports PPV, 10 pm, Joe Buttitta, Bob Babich
Sat 9/20, Wisconsin @ UNLV, Prime Ticket/WKOW-27 Madison, 10 pm, Geoff Witcher, Jack Snow
Week 5
Thu 9/25, Maine @ Boston University, ESPN, 8 pm, John Sanders, Gene Washington
Sat 9/27, Clemson @ Georgia Tech, Jefferson-Pilot syndication, 12 pm, Gary Sparber, Roman Gabriel
Sat 9/27, West Virginia @ Pittsburgh, 12 pm, Creative Sports Marketing syndication: Bob Rathbun, Stan White. Telstar TVEN syndication: Steve Zabriskie, Jack Ham
Sat 9/27, Clemson @ Georgia Tech, USA, 12:30 pm, Eddie Doucette, Kyle Rote
Sat 9/27, Tulane @ Ole Miss, WTBS, 12:30 pm, Bob Neal, Tim Foley
Sat 9/27, #20 Florida State @ #5 Michigan, TBS syndication, 12:30 pm, Pete Van Wieren, Ron Kramer
Sat 9/27, #10 Arizona @ Colorado, Raycom syndication, 12:30 pm, Jim Thacker, Steve Davis
Sat 9/27, #17 Baylor @ Texas Tech, Raycom syndication, 1 pm, Merle Harmon, Kevin Kiley
Sat 9/27, Utah @ Ohio State, KUTV-2 Salt Lake City, 1:30 pm, ??, ??
Sat 9/27, Colorado State @ Air Force, Freedom Football Network syndication, 2 pm, Bill Flemming, Bud Wilkinson, Rick Forzano
Sat 9/27, Temple @ BYU, KSL-5 Salt Lake City, 2 pm, ??, ??
Sat 9/27, Purdue @ Notre Dame, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Keith Jackson, Tim Brant, Al Trautwig
Sat 9/27, Tennessee @ #8 Auburn, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Corey McPherrin, Lynn Swann, Mike Adamle
Sat 9/27, #1 Oklahoma @ #2 Miami, CBS, 3:30 pm, Brent Musburger, Ara Parseghian, Pat O'Brien
Sat 9/27, #6 Washington @ #12 USC, WTBS, 7:00 pm, Mel Proctor, Paul Hornung
Sat 9/27, Georgia @ South Carolina, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Mike Patrick, Pat McInally, Tim Brando
Sat 9/27, Pacific @ Minnesota, KITN-29 Minneapolis, 8 pm, Steve Grad, Cal Stoll
Sat 9/27, San Diego State @ New Mexico, KGSW-14 Albuquerque, 10 pm, Connie Alexander, Gary Ness
Sat 9/27, Long Beach State @ #16 UCLA, Prime Ticket, 10 pm, ??, ??
Sat 9/27, Washington State @ #11 Arizona State, Kelly Sports Network syndication, 10:30 pm, Don Poier, Sam Adkins, Keith Shipman, Bud Nameck
Week 6
Thu 10/2, Cal State Fullerton @ Tulsa, ESPN, 8 pm, John Sanders, Gene Washington
Fri 10/3, Colorado State @ BYU, KSL-5 Salt Lake City, 9 pm, ??, ??
Sat 10/4, West Virginia @ Virginia Tech, Creative Sports Marketing syndication, 12 pm, Bob Rathbun, Stan White
Sat 10/4, Virginia @ Wake Forest, Jefferson-Pilot syndication, 12 pm, Gary Sparber, Jack Corrigan
Sat 10/4, Rutgers @ #5 Penn State, 12 pm, Telstar TVEN syndication: Steve Zabriskie, Jack Ham. TCS syndication: Stan Savran, George Paterno
Sat 10/4, Central Michigan @ Kent State, National Sports Productions syndication, 12 pm, Denny Schreiner, Dave Diles
Sat 10/4, Ole Miss @ Georgia, WTBS, 12:30 pm, Bob Neal, Tim Foley
Sat 10/4, Indiana @ Northwestern, TBS syndication, 12:30 pm, Pete Van Wieren, Ron Kramer
Sat 10/4, Southern Illinois @ Kansas, Raycom syndication, 12:30 pm, Jim Thacker, Steve Davis
Sat 10/4, TCU @ #8 Arkansas, 1 pm, USA: Eddie Doucette, Kyle Rote. Raycom syndication: Merle Harmon, Kevin Kiley
Sat 10/4, #18 LSU @ Florida, TigerVision PPV, 1:30 pm, John Ferguson, Doug Moreau, Jordy Hultberg. The pay-per-view status of the telecast meant that the NCAA and CFA both allowed this game to air, despite both the CFA contract prohibiting televising against its network games and Florida's live-TV ban.
Sat 10/4, Dartmouth @ Navy, Freedom Football Network syndication, 2 pm, Bill Flemming, Bud Wilkinson, Rick Forzano
Sat 10/4, #11 Iowa @ #17 Michigan State, CBS, 2:30 pm (regional), Brent Musburger, Ara Parseghian, Pat O'Brien
Sat 10/4, #16 Arizona State @ #15 UCLA, CBS, 2:30 pm (regional), Verne Lundquist, Pat Haden, John Dockery
Sat 10/4, Notre Dame vs #2 Alabama (at Birmingham), ABC, 3 pm, Keith Jackson, Tim Brant, Al Trautwig
Sat 10/4, UC-Davis @ Pacific, KCRA-3 Sacramento, 4 pm, Bob Hogue, Skip Vanderbundt
Sat 10/4, #19 Fresno State @ San Jose State, KMPH-26 Fresno, 4 pm, Mike Walden, Don Perkins, Vic Jacobs
Sat 10/4, Oregon State @ Washington State, Kelly Sports Network syndication, 5:30 pm, Don Poier, Sam Adkins, Keith Shipman, Bud Nameck
Sat 10/4, #4 Michigan @ Wisconsin, WTBS, 7 pm, Mel Proctor, Paul Hornung
Sat 10/4, Houston @ #13 Baylor, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Mike Patrick, Pat McInally, Tim Brando
Sat 10/4, Wichita State @ Tulane, KWCH-12 Wichita, 8 pm, Bruce Haertl, Dick Klein
Week 7
Sat 10/11, #17 NC State @ Georgia Tech, Jefferson-Pilot syndication, 12 pm, Gary Sparber, Jack Corrigan
Sat 10/11, Cincinnati @ #5 Penn State, TCS syndication, 12 pm, Stan Savran, George Paterno
Sat 10/11, #7 Auburn @ Vanderbilt, WTBS, 12:30 pm, Bob Neal, Tim Foley
Sat 10/11, Purdue @ Illinois, TBS syndication, 12:30 pm, Pete Van Wieren, Ron Kramer
Sat 10/11, Pittsburgh @ Notre Dame, 12:30 pm, USA: Eddie Doucette, Kyle Rote. Telstar TVEN syndication: Harry Kalas, Jack Ham
Sat 10/11, Colorado @ Missouri, Raycom syndication, 12:30 pm, Jim Thacker, Steve Davis
Sat 10/11, #14 Texas A&M @ Houston, Raycom syndication, 1 pm, Merle Harmon, Kevin Kiley
Sat 10/11, Navy @ Air Force, Freedom Football Network syndication, 2 pm, Bill Flemming, Bud Wilkinson, Rick Forzano
Sat 10/11, Michigan State @ #4 Michigan, CBS, 2:30 pm (regional), Gary Bender, Ara Parseghian, Pat O'Brien
Sat 10/11, #11 Arizona @ UCLA, CBS, 2:30 pm (regional), Verne Lundquist, Pat Haden, John Dockery
Sat 10/11, #1 Miami @ West Virginia, ABC, 3 pm (regional), Corey McPherrin, Lynn Swann, Al Trautwig
Sat 10/11, #6 Oklahoma vs Texas (at Dallas), ABC, 3 pm (regional), Tim Brant, Mike Adamle, Becky Dixon
On 10/11, Jackson called NLCS game 3.
Sat 10/11, UTEP @ New Mexico, KGSW-14 Albuquerque, 3:30 pm, Connie Alexander, Gary Ness
Sat 10/11, #12 Washington @ #18 Stanford, WTBS, 7 pm, Skip Caray, Paul Hornung
Sat 10/11, UNLV @ Pacific, KRLR-21 Las Vegas, FNN Score, 7 pm, Dick Calvert, David Humm
Sat 10/11, Oklahoma State @ #3 Nebraska, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Mike Patrick, Pat McInally, Tim Brando
Sat 10/11, Georgia @ #16 LSU, TigerVision PPV, 8 pm, John Ferguson, Doug Moreau, Jordy Hultberg
Sat 10/11, Long Beach State @ Cal State Fullerton, Prime Ticket, 9 pm, ??, ??
Sat 10/11, New Mexico State @ Fresno State, KMPH-26 Fresno, 10 pm, Mike Walden, Don Perkins, Vic Jacobs
Week 8
Thu 10/16, Murray State @ Akron, ESPN, 8 pm, John Sanders, Gene Washington
Sat 10/18, Louisville @ Boston College, WDRB-41 Louisville, 12 pm, Don Russell, Pete Compise
Sat 10/18, NC State @ #18 North Carolina, Jefferson-Pilot syndication, 12 pm, Gary Sparber, Jack Corrigan
Sat 10/18, Temple @ Virginia Tech, 12 pm, TCS syndication: Harry Donahue, Don Tollefson. Creative Sports Marketing syndication: Bob Rathbun, Stan White
Sat 10/18, Miami-OH @ Western Michigan, National Sports Productions syndication, 12 pm, Denny Schreiner, Dave Diles
Sat 10/18, Vanderbilt @ Georgia, WTBS, 12:30 pm, Bob Neal, Tim Foley
Sat 10/18, Air Force @ Notre Dame, 12:30 pm, USA: Eddie Doucette, Kyle Rote. Telstar TVEN syndication: Harry Kalas, Jack Ham
Sat 10/18, Indiana @ Minnesota, TBS syndication, 12:30 pm, Pete Van Wieren, Ron Kramer
Sat 10/18, Kansas @ Kansas State, Raycom syndication, 12:30 pm, Jim Thacker, Steve Davis
Sat 10/18, Texas Tech @ Rice, Raycom syndication, 1 pm, Merle Harmon, Kevin Kiley
Sat 10/18, Penn @ Navy, Freedom Football Network syndication, 2 pm, Bill Flemming, Bud Wilkinson, Rick Forzano
Sat 10/18, #8 Iowa @ #4 Michigan, CBS, 2:30 pm, Brent Musburger, Ara Parseghian, Pat O'Brien
Sat 10/18, #2 Alabama @ Tennessee, ABC, 3 pm (regional), Keith Jackson, Tim Brant, Mike Adamle
Sat 10/18, #20 Baylor @ #11 Texas A&M, ABC, 3 pm (regional), Corey McPherrin, Lynn Swann, Becky Dixon
Sat 10/18, Ohio State @ Purdue, WTBS, 7:00 pm, Mel Proctor, Paul Hornung
Sat 10/18, #14 Arkansas @ Texas, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Mike Patrick, Pat McInally, Tim Brando
Sat 10/18, #12 LSU @ Kentucky, TigerVision PPV, 7:30 pm, John Ferguson, Doug Moreau, Jordy Hultberg
Sat 10/18, #1 Miami @ Cincinnati, Raycom syndication, 8 pm, Steve Physioc, Steve Grote
Sat 10/18, Pacific @ Fresno State, 10 pm, Prime Ticket: ??, ??, KMPH-26 Fresno: 10 pm, Mike Walden, Don Perkins, Vic Jacobs
Sat 10/18, San Jose State @ UNLV, KICU-36 San Jose, 10 pm, John Shrader, Mike Shuman
Week 9
Sat 10/25, Maryland @ Duke, Jefferson-Pilot syndication, 12 pm, Gary Sparber, Jack Corrigan
Sat 10/25, Army @ Rutgers (at East Rutherford, NJ), Freedom Football Network syndication, 12 pm, Bill Flemming, Bud Wilkinson, Rick Forzano
Sat 10/25, Syracuse @ Temple (at Veterans Stadium), TCS syndication, 12 pm, Harry Donahue, Lynn Stiles
Sat 10/25, Toledo @ Ohio, National Sports Productions syndication, 12 pm, Denny Schreiner, Dave Diles
Sat 10/25, Minnesota @ Ohio State, WTBS, 12:30 pm, Pete Van Wieren, Ron Kramer. WTBS had scheduled Ole Miss @ Vanderbilt in its usual SEC time slot, but after two poor TV performances by Vanderbilt both on the field and in the ratings, they gave their syndicated Big Ten game a full national cable window.
Sat 10/25, Boston College @ West Virginia, 12:30 pm, USA: Eddie Doucette, Kyle Rote. Telstar TVEN syndication: Steve Zabriskie, Jack Ham
Sat 10/25, Missouri @ Kansas State, Raycom syndication, 12:30 pm, Jim Thacker, Steve Davis
Sat 10/25, Baylor @ TCU, Raycom syndication, 1 pm, Merle Harmon, Kevin Kiley
Sat 10/25, UNLV @ Utah State, KRLR-21 Las Vegas, 3 pm, Dick Calvert, David Humm
Sat 10/25, #6 Penn State @ #2 Alabama, ABC, 3:30 pm, Keith Jackson, Tim Brant, Al Trautwig
Sat 10/25, #16 Clemson @ #20 NC State, CBS, 3:30 pm (regional), Brent Musburger, Ara Parseghian, John Dockery
Sat 10/25, USC @ #19 Stanford, CBS, 3:30 pm (regional), Verne Lundquist, Pat Haden, Pat O'Brien
Sat 10/25, Tennessee @ Georgia Tech, WTBS, 7:00 pm, Mel Proctor, Paul Hornung
Sat 10/25, #7 Auburn @ #13 Mississippi State, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Mike Patrick, Pat McInally, Tim Brando
Sat 10/25, North Carolina @ #12 LSU, TigerVision PPV, 8 pm, John Ferguson, Doug Moreau, Jordy Hultberg
Sat 10/25, Kansas @ Oklahoma State, Tulsa CableSports, 8 pm, Bill Land, Dean Blevins
Sat 10/25, Long Beach State @ Fresno State, KMPH-26 Fresno, 10 pm, Mike Walden, Don Perkins, Vic Jacobs
Sat 10/25, Air Force @ San Diego State, San Diego Cable Sports PPV, 10 pm, Joe Buttitta, Bob Babich
Sat 10/25, Utah @ #9 Arizona State, KUTV-2 Salt Lake City, 10:30 pm, ??, ??
Week 10
Thu 10/30, Cal State Fullerton @ Fresno State, ESPN, 9 pm, John Sanders, Gene Washington
Sat 11/1, #20 Florida State @ #1 Miami, CBS, 12 pm, Brent Musburger, Ara Parseghian, John Dockery
Sat 11/1, Maryland @ North Carolina, Jefferson-Pilot syndication, 12 pm, Gary Sparber, Jack Corrigan
Sat 11/1, Pittsburgh @ Syracuse, Telstar TVEN syndication, 12 pm, Steve Zabriskie, Jack Ham
Sat 11/1, #8 Alabama @ #19 Mississippi State, WTBS, 12:30 pm, Bob Neal, Tim Foley
Sat 11/1, #17 Ohio State @ #11 Iowa, TBS syndication, 12:30 pm, Pete Van Wieren, Ron Kramer
Sat 11/1, Texas @ Texas Tech, USA, 12:30 pm, Eddie Doucette, Kyle Rote
Sat 11/1, Colorado @ Oklahoma State, Raycom syndication, 12:30 pm, Jim Thacker, Steve Davis
Sat 11/1, Texas @ Texas Tech, Raycom syndication, 1 pm, Merle Harmon, Kevin Kiley
Sat 11/1, Boston College @ Army, Freedom Football Network syndication, 1:30 pm, Bill Flemming, Bud Wilkinson, Rick Forzano
Sat 11/1, Hawaii @ Utah, KHNL-13 Honolulu, 2 pm, Jim Leahey, Rick Blangiardi
Sat 11/1, #4 Oklahoma @ Kansas, ABC, 3 pm (regional), Keith Jackson, Tim Brant, Al Trautwig
Sat 11/1, Ole Miss @ #12 LSU, ABC, 3 pm (regional), Corey McPherrin, Lynn Swann, Mike Adamle
Sat 11/1, Wichita State @ Tulsa, KWCH-12 Wichita, 3 pm, Bruce Haertl, Dick Klein
Sat 11/1, Notre Dame vs Navy (at Baltimore), WTBS, 7:00 pm, Mel Proctor, Paul Hornung
Sat 11/1, #2 Penn State @ West Virginia, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Mike Patrick, Pat McInally, Tim Brando
Sat 11/1, Michigan State @ Minnesota, WKAR-23 East Lansing, 8 pm, Jim Adams, Terry Braverman
Sat 11/1, #18 USC @ #14 Arizona, Prime Ticket, 8:30 pm, ??, ??
Sat 11/1, #6 Washington @ #7 Arizona State, 9:30 pm,, Kelly Sports Network syndication: Don Poier, Sam Adkins, Keith Shipman, Bud Nameck. KTVK-3 Phoenix: Wayne Hagin, Rock Rote, Ronnie Duncan
Week 11
Thu 11/6, Fresno State @ UNLV, ESPN, 9 pm, John Sanders, Gene Washington
Sat 11/8, Maryland @ #2 Penn State, TCS syndication, 12 pm, Stan Savran, George Paterno
Sat 11/8, Virginia Tech @ Richmond, Creative Sports Marketing syndication, 12 pm, Bob Rathbun, Stan White
Sat 11/8, Navy @ Syracuse, Telstar TVEN syndication, 12 pm, Steve Zabriskie, Jack Ham
Sat 11/8, Boston College @ Temple, TCS syndication, 12 pm, Harry Donahue, ??
Sat 11/8, #15 NC State @ Virginia, Jefferson-Pilot syndication, 12 pm, Gary Sparber, Jack Corrigan
Sat 11/8, Ball State @ Bowling Green, National Sports Productions syndication, 12 pm, Denny Schreiner, Dave Diles
Sat 11/8, Vanderbilt @ Kentucky, WTBS, 12:30 pm, Bob Neal, Tim Foley
Sat 11/8, Indiana @ Michigan State, TBS syndication, 12:30 pm, Pete Van Wieren, Ron Kramer
Sat 11/8, #7 Nebraska @ Iowa State, Raycom syndication, 12:30 pm, Jim Thacker, Steve Davis
Sat 11/8, #10 Arkansas @ Baylor, 1 pm, USA: Eddie Doucette, Kyle Rote. Raycom syndication: Merle Harmon, Kevi Kiley
Sat 11/8, Air Force @ Army, Freedom Football Network syndication, 1:30 pm, Bill Flemming, Bud Wilkinson, Rick Forzano
Sat 11/8, North Carolina @ #20 Clemson, CBS, 2:30 pm (regional), Brent Musburger, Ara Parseghian, Pat O'Brien
Sat 11/8, Stanford @ #12 UCLA, CBS, 2:30 pm (regional), Verne Lundquist, Pat Haden, John Dockery
Sat 11/8, #1 Miami @ Pittsburgh, ABC, 3 pm (regional), Keith Jackson, Tim Brant, Al Trautwig
Sat 11/8, Cincinnati @ #9 Auburn, ABC, 3 pm (regional), Corey McPherrin, Lynn Swann, Mike Adamle
Sat 11/8, California @ #5 Arizona State, WTBS, 7:00 pm, Mel Proctor, Paul Hornung
Sat 11/8, #18 LSU vs #6 Alabama (at Birmingham), ESPN, 7:30 pm, Mike Patrick, Pat McInally, Tim Brando
Sat 11/8, Louisville @ Tulane, WDRB-41 Louisville, 8 pm, Don Russell, Pete Compise
Sun 11/9, BYU @ Hawaii, 12:30 am, KSL-5 Salt Lake City: ??, ??. Prime Ticket: Jim Leahey, Rick Blangiardi
Week 12
Thu 11/13, Indiana State @ Northern Iowa, ESPN, 9 pm, John Sanders, Gene Washington
Sat 11/15, #9 Ohio State @ Wisconsin, CBS, 12 pm, Brent Musburger, Ara Parseghian, Pat O'Brien
Sat 11/15, Syracuse @ Boston College, Telstar TVEN syndication, 12 pm, Steve Zabriskie, Jack Ham
Sat 11/15, Virginia @ North Carolina, Jefferson-Pilot syndication, 12 pm, Gary Sparber, Jack Corrigan
Sat 11/15, Eastern Michigan @ Miami-OH, National Sports Productions syndication, 12 pm, Denny Schreiner, Dave Diles
Sat 11/15, Tennessee @ #20 Ole Miss, WTBS, 12:30 pm, Bob Neal, Tim Foley
Sat 11/15, Illinois @ Indiana, TBS syndication, 12:30 pm, Pete Van Wieren, Ron Kramer
Sat 11/15, #4 Oklahoma @ Colorado, 12:30 pm, USA: Eddie Doucette, Kyle Rote. Raycom syndication: Jim Thacker, Steve Davis
Sat 11/15, Texas @ TCU, Raycom syndication, 1 pm, Merle Harmon, Kevin Kiley
Sat 11/15, Delaware @ Navy, Freedom Football Network syndication, 1:30 pm, Bill Flemming, Bud Wilkinson, Rick Forzano
Sat 11/15, Oregon State @ BYU, KSL-5 Salt Lake City, 2 pm, ??, ??
Sat 11/15, #3 Penn State @ Notre Dame, ABC, 3 pm (regional), Keith Jackson, Tim Brant, Al Trautwig
Sat 11/15, #7 Texas A&M vs #17 Arkansas (at Little Rock), ABC, 3 pm (regional), Corey McPherrin, Lynn Swann, Mike Adamle
Sat 11/15, #19 UCLA @ #10 Washington, CBS, 3:30 pm (regional), Verne Lundquist, Pat Haden
Sat 11/15, #15 Clemson @ Maryland, CBS, 3:30 pm (regional), Gary Bender, Dick Vermeil, John Dockery
Sat 11/15, California @ #13 USC, WTBS, 7:00 pm, Mel Proctor, Paul Hornung
Sat 11/15, Georgia @ #8 Auburn, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Mike Patrick, Pat McInally, Tim Brando
Sat 11/15, Tulsa @ #1 Miami, Tulsa CableSports, 7:30 pm, Bill Land, Dean Blevins
Sat 11/15, UNLV @ New Mexico State, KRLR-21 Las Vegas, 8:30 pm, Dick Calvert, David Humm
Sun 11/16, Fresno State @ Hawaii, 12:30 am, KMPH-26 Fresno: Mike Walden, Don Perkins, Vic Jacobs. Prime Ticket: Jim Leahey, Rick Blangiardi
Week 13
Sat 11/22, #6 Michigan @ #7 Ohio State, CBS, 12 pm, Brent Musburger, Ara Parseghian, Pat O'Brien
Sat 11/22, Boston College @ Holy Cross, Telstar TVEN syndication, 12 pm, Steve Zabriskie, Jack Ham
Sat 11/22, Pittsburgh @ #2 Penn State, 12 pm, USA: Eddie Doucette, Kyle Rote. TCS syndication: Stan Savran, George Paterno
Sat 11/22, Georgia Tech @ Wake Forest, Jefferson-Pilot syndication, 12 pm, Gary Sparber, Jack Corrigan
Sat 11/22, Ole Miss vs Mississippi State (at Jackson), WTBS, 12:30 pm, Bob Neal, Tim Foley
Sat 11/22, Wisconsin @ Michigan State, TBS syndication, 12:30 pm, Pete Van Wieren, Ron Kramer
Sat 11/22, Kansas @ Missouri, Raycom syndication, 12:30 pm, Jim Thacker, Steve Davis
Sat 11/22, TCU @ #13 Texas A&M, Raycom syndication, 1 pm, Merle Harmon, Kevin Kiley
Sat 11/22, Richmond @ William & Mary, WRLH-24 Richmond, 1:30 pm, Bob Rathbun, Stan White. Creative Sports had planned to syndicate either Richmond-W&M or Syracuse-West Virginia on this date, but chose to end its involvement with football early. WRLH in Richmond produced and syndicated its own broadcast with Rathbun & White on the call.
Sat 11/22, BYU @ Utah, KUTV-2 Salt Lake City, 2 pm, ??, ??
Sat 11/22, #3 Oklahoma @ #5 Nebraska, ABC, 3 pm, Keith Jackson, Tim Brant, Al Trautwig
Sat 11/22, #4 Arizona State @ #14 Arizona, CBS, 3:30 pm, Verne Lundquist, Pat Haden, John Dockery
Sat 11/22, #16 Stanford @ California, KPIX-5 San Francisco, 4 pm, Joe Fonzi, Fred Besana
Sat 11/22, UNLV @ Long Beach State, KRLR-21 Las Vegas, 4 pm, Dick Calvert, David Humm
Sat 11/22, #10 USC @ #18 UCLA, Prime Ticket PPV, 6 pm, Geoff Witcher, Jack Snow
Sat 11/22, Notre Dame @ #8 LSU, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Mike Patrick, Pat McInally, Tim Brando
Sat 11/22, Iowa @ Minnesota, WTBS, 7:00 pm, Mel Proctor, Paul Hornung
Sat 11/22, Louisville @ Southern Miss, WDRB-41 Louisville, 8 pm, Don Russell, Pete Compise
Sat 11/22, Utah State @ Fresno State, KMPH-26 Fresno, 9 pm, Mike Walden, Don Perkins, Vic Jacobs
Sat 11/22, Hawaii @ San Diego State, 10 pm, KHNL-13 Honolulu: Jim Leahey, Rick Blangiardi. San Diego Cable Sports PPV: Joe Buttitta, Bob Babich
Sun 11/23, Utah State @ Fresno State, ESPN, 1 am (tape delay - 9pm kickoff), Mike Walden, Don Perkins, Vic Jacobs
Week 14
Thu 11/27, #10 Texas A&M @ Texas, ESPN, 8 pm, Mike Patrick, Pat McInally, Tim Brando
Thu 11/27, East Carolina @ #1 Miami, WTBS, 7pm, Mel Proctor, Paul Hornung
Fri 11/28, Maryland @ Virginia, CBS, 2:30 pm, Brent Musburger, Dick Vermeil, John Dockery
Sat 11/29, Georgia Tech @ #18 Georgia, WTBS, 12:30 pm, Bob Neal, Tim Foley
Sat 11/29, Rice @ Houston, Raycom syndication, 1 pm, Merle Harmon, Kevin Kiley
Sat 11/29, #14 Auburn vs #7 Alabama (at Birmingham), ABC, 3 pm, Keith Jackson, Tim Brant, Al Trautwig
Sat 11/29, Notre Dame @ #17 USC, CBS, 3:30 pm, Verne Lundquist, Pat Haden, Ara Parseghian, Pat O'Brien
Sat 11/29, BYU @ San Diego State, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Mike Patrick, Pat McInally, Tim Brando
Sat 11/29, Tulane @ #5 LSU, TigerVision PPV, 8 pm, John Ferguson, Doug Moreau, Jordy Hultberg
Sat 11/29, Pacific @ Long Beach State, Prime Ticket, 9 pm, ??, ??
Sat 11/29, #12 Arizona vs Stanford (at Tokyo), ESPN, 11 pm, Pete Liebengood, Dave Logan
Week 15
Thu 12/4, Missouri @ Oklahoma State, ESPN, 9 pm, Tim Brando, Gene Washington
Sat 12/6, Army vs Navy (at Philadelphia), CBS, 2 pm, Brent Musburger, Ara Parseghian, Pat O'Brien
Sat 12/6, BYU @ Air Force, ABC, 3 pm, Keith Jackson, Tim Brant, Al Trautwig
Sat 12/6, #4 Michigan @ Hawaii, ESPN, 8 pm, Mike Patrick, Pat McInally, Tim Brando
Sat 12/13, North Dakota State vs South Dakota (at Florence, AL - D2 champ), ESPN, 12:30 pm, Ralph Hacker, Jack Corrigan
Fri 12/19, Georgia Southern vs Arkansas State (at Tacoma - D1-AA champ), ESPN, 11 pm, Tim Brando, Kevin Kiley
Syndicated packages
Jefferson-Pilot continued its ACC package with a new broadcast crew.
Raycom continued its Big Eight and Southwest packages. For the second straight year, Oklahoma was not part of Raycom's Big Eight package though it conceded one road exception. Raycom also bought a package of Miami games, but due to Miami's run to a potential national title and its games getting picked up by the major networks, it only aired one game, at Cincinnati. Raycom would have aired Miami's games at West Virginia and Pittsburgh otherwise.
TBS continued its Big Ten syndication package, with the same timeslot and crew.
Telstar's Television Enterprise Network (TVEN) continued its package of Eastern independent football. It covered Notre Dame, Boston College, Syracuse, and Pittsburgh. It also created a separate package, the Freedom Football Network, televising the service academies.
TCS continued coverage of Penn State & Temple.
Creative Sports Marketing was a Charlotte-based syndicator that had a package for the Virginia markets, including West Virginia, but pulled out before the end of the regular season.
Jerry Buss' L.A. cable sports network Prime Ticket launched in October of 1985, and bought TV rights to individual west-coast games, including one pay-per-view telecast after the major networks passed on airing USC-UCLA.
The MAC signed its first conference TV deal, a 6-game package with the Denver-based National Sports Productions. Games aired in syndication and on FNN Score on tape delay.
Individual teams sometimes produced their own local/regional telecasts either OTA or on regional cable. These were predominantly a.) west-coast teams, who could air games in late timeslots that did not conflict with ABC or CBS contracts preventing member teams from airing live games that kicked off after 12:10 local time or before the ESPN prime time kickoffs, and/or b.) teams that weren't part of the Big 10/Pac-10/CFA (PCAA and some smaller independents).
Bowl games
Originally compiled by sportas2:
December 13
California Bowl: Miami-OH vs. San Jose State, 5:30, ESPN: Pete Leibengood, Gene Washington
December 20
Independence Bowl: Ole Miss vs. Texas Tech, 8:00, Mizlou/USA: Howard David, Bob Casciola, Steve Grad
December 23
Hall of Fame Bowl: Boston College vs. #17 Georgia, 8:00, Mizlou: Howard David, Lee Corso, Bob Casciola, Steve Grad
December 25
Sun Bowl: #13 Alabama vs. #12 Washington, 2:30, CBS: Brent Musburger, Ara Parseghian, John Dockery
December 27
Gator Bowl: Clemson vs. #20 Stanford, 12:30, CBS: Verne Lundquist, Pat Haden, John Dockery
Aloha Bowl: #16 Arizona vs. North Carolina, 4:00, ABC: Al Michaels, Mike Adamle
December 29
Liberty Bowl: Minnesota vs. Tennessee, 8:00, Raycom: Merle Harmon, Kevin Kiley
December 30
Freedom Bowl: BYU vs. #15 UCLA, 8:00, Mizlou: Howard David, Jack Snow, Greg Wyatt
Holiday Bowl: #19 Iowa vs. San Diego State, 9:00, ESPN: Jay Randolph, Dave Logan
December 31
Peach Bowl: #18 NC State vs. Virginia Tech, 1:00, Mizlou: Ray Scott, Lee Corso, Steve Grad
Bluebonnet Bowl: #14 Baylor vs. Colorado, 3:00, Raycom: Merle Harmon, Kevin Kiley
All-American Bowl: Florida State vs. Indiana, 8:00, TBS: Bob Neal, Tim Foley, Paul Hornung
January 1
Florida Citrus Bowl: #10 Auburn vs. USC, Noon, ABC: Frank Gifford, Lynn Swann, Mike Adamle
Cotton Bowl: #11 Ohio State vs. #8 Texas A&M, 1:30, CBS: Verne Lundquist, Pat Haden, Ara Parseghian, Pat O'Brien
Sugar Bowl: #5 LSU vs. #6 Nebraska, 3:30, ABC: Keith Jackson, Tim Brant, Al Trautwig
Rose Bowl: #7 Arizona State vs. #4 Michigan, 5:00, NBC: Dick Enberg, Merlin Olsen, Bill Macatee
Orange Bowl: #9 Arkansas vs. #3 Oklahoma, 8:00, NBC: Don Criqui, Bob Trumpy, Paul Maguire
January 2
Fiesta Bowl: #1 Miami-FL vs. #2 Penn State, 8:00, NBC: Charlie Jones, Bob Griese, Jimmy Cefalo, Ahmad Rashad