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The 1986 college football season had the unusual aspect that two major independents finished the regular season undefeated. The Penn State-Miami Hurricanes game in the 1987 Fiesta Bowl changed the course of college football.
The 1987 Fiesta Bowl featuring the Miami Hurricanes was the forerunner to the BCS Championship game and College Football Playoff. It would be 11 years back in the desert before another team from Florida played in the first Bowl Championship Series Championship Game.
Tennessee defeated Florida State 23-16 to win the first BCS Championship Game. Miami entered the 1987 Fiesta Bowl after a dominant 1986 regular season.