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	===Origins (1968-1971)===		===Origins (1968-1971)===
	The Fiesta Bowl was born from the ]'s frustrated attempts to obtain bowl invitations for its champions. In ] and ] respectively, champions ] and ] failed to secure any bowl selection. The ], undefeated Arizona State was bypassed by the major bowls and had to settle for an appearance in the less prestigious ]. The Fiesta Bowl therefore initially provided an automatic ~~bowl tie-in~~ for the ] champion.		The Fiesta Bowl was born from the ]'s frustrated attempts to obtain bowl invitations for its champions. In ] and ] respectively, champions ] and ] failed to secure any bowl selection. The ], undefeated Arizona State was bypassed by the major bowls and had to settle for an appearance in the less prestigious ]. The Fiesta Bowl therefore initially provided an automatic berth for the WAC champion.

	===1970s===		===1970s===
	The 1971 inaugural game featured another top-ten Arizona State squad against top-twenty opponent ]. By 1975, the game was able to attract ] co-champion ] to play undefeated Arizona State in a matchup of top-five teams. In 1977, the game was again able to attract a top-five opponent in ], despite WAC champion #16 ] refusing to play in the bowl due to it being held on Sunday.		The 1971 inaugural game featured another top-ten Arizona State squad against top-twenty opponent ]. By 1975, the game was able to attract ] co-champion ] to play undefeated Arizona State in a matchup of top-five teams. In 1977, the game was again able to attract a top-five opponent in ], despite WAC champion #16 ] refusing to play in the bowl due to it being held on Sunday.

	In 1978, ] and Arizona State both joined the ] and the Fiesta Bowl's tie-in with the ~~Western Athletic Conference~~ ended.		In 1978, ] and Arizona State both joined the ] and the Fiesta Bowl's tie-in with the WAC ended.

	===1980s===		===1980s===
	The game continued to attract high quality matchups, so beginning with the 1981 game the Fiesta Bowl shifted to ] ~~with~~ the ~~other~~ major bowl games. The Fiesta Bowl was the first bowl game to acquire a title sponsor when it became the Sunkist Fiesta Bowl starting with the 1986 game.		The game continued to attract high quality matchups, so beginning with the 1981 game the Fiesta Bowl shifted to ] alongside the major bowl games--the ], ], ], and ]. The Fiesta Bowl was the first bowl game to acquire a title sponsor when it became the Sunkist Fiesta Bowl starting with the 1986 game.

	A major breakthrough occurred in 1986 when the top two teams in the country, ] and ], agreed to play for the ''de facto'' ] in the Fiesta Bowl. At the time, the traditional four "major" bowl ~~games—the~~ ], ~~], ], and ]—had contracts with the major conferences whose~~ champions ~~were guaranteed selections~~. Both Miami and Penn State were independents at that time, and were thus free to choose a bowl. As such, the Fiesta Bowl and the ], each free from the obligation of conference tie-ins, vied to host the Miami-Penn State matchup. The Fiesta Bowl won the bidding and the game was set to be played on January 2, a day after the "big four" bowls.		A major breakthrough occurred after the 1986 season when the top two teams in the country, ] and ], agreed to play for the ''de facto'' ] in the Fiesta Bowl. At the time, the traditional four "major" bowl games granted automatic bids to their conference champions. Both Miami and Penn State were independents at that time, and were thus free to choose a bowl. As such, the Fiesta Bowl and the ], each free from the obligation of conference tie-ins, vied to host the Miami-Penn State matchup in order to ensure that would meet on the field. The Fiesta Bowl won the bidding and ] was set to be played on January 2, 1987--a day after the "big four" bowls. Penn State won 14–10 over Miami, and the game drew the largest television audience in the history of college football at the time. Two years later, #1 ] played undefeated #3 ] for the national championship at the ].

	The ] was won by Penn State 14–10 over Miami, and drew the largest television audience of any game in the history of college football. Two years later, #1 ] played undefeated #3 ] for the national championship at the ].

	The 1987 and 1989 games were two of four straight matchups of teams ranked in the AP Top 10 going into the bowl season to close out the 1980s. This significantly increased the Fiesta Bowl's prestige, to the point that it was now considered a major bowl by many fans and pundits.		The 1987 and 1989 games were two of four straight matchups of teams ranked in the AP Top 10 going into the bowl season to close out the 1980s. This significantly increased the Fiesta Bowl's prestige, to the point that it was now considered a major bowl by many fans and pundits.

	===1990s===		===1990s===
	Before the ], several major universities declined invitations due to the ] decision at that time not to adopt the ]. However, in ], the Fiesta Bowl was invited to participate in the ], a predecessor to the ]. This assured the game would feature major conference champions or prestigious runners-up and cemented its status as a major bowl. When the Bowl Coalition was reconfigured as the ], the Fiesta was included as one of the three top games. ~~With the demise of the ] in 1995, the ] lost its status as a major bowl hosting a top-tier conference champion, and the Fiesta Bowl replaced it by picking up the conference champion of the new ].~~ In ], it hosted the Bowl Alliance National Championship game featuring undefeated #1 ] playing undefeated #2 ] for the National Championship. Finally, with the addition of the ] and ] conferences to the new ], the Fiesta Bowl became a permanent fixture in the four-year ] rotation. In ], the Fiesta Bowl featured the first ], which ] won over Florida State, 23 to 16.		Before the ], several major universities declined invitations due to the ] decision at that time not to adopt the ]. However, in ], the Fiesta Bowl was invited to participate in the ], a predecessor to the ]. This assured the game would feature major conference champions or prestigious runners-up and cemented its status as a major bowl. When the Bowl Coalition was reconfigured as the ], the Fiesta was included as one of the three top games.

			In ], it hosted the Bowl Alliance National Championship game featuring undefeated #1 ] playing undefeated #2 ] for the National Championship. Finally, with the addition of the ] and ] conferences to the new ], the Fiesta Bowl became a permanent fixture in the four-year ] rotation. In ], the Fiesta Bowl featured the first ], which ] won over Florida State, 23 to 16.

			Starting with the 1999 season, the Fiesta Bowl began hosting the ] champion in years when it was not slated as the BCS title game, an arrangement that continues to this day.

	===2000s===		===2000s===
	In ], the ] had the right to take Pac-10 Conference Champion, should that team not reach the ], which served as the National Championship game that season. Oregon failed to qualify for the championship game, and thus played Colorado in the Fiesta Bowl. A similar arrangement was made for the ]. However, instead of gaining the Pac-10 Conference champion in addition to their usual tie-in with the Big 12 ~~Conference~~, the Fiesta Bowl would have had a choice of the two teams. This turned out to be a moot point as both the Big 12 ~~champion and Pac-10~~ champion (] and ]~~, respectively)~~ qualified for the National Championship Game (USC's participation has since been vacated).<ref>		In ], the ] had the right to take Pac-10 Conference Champion, should that team not reach the ], which served as the National Championship game that season. Oregon failed to qualify for the championship game, and thus played Colorado in the Fiesta Bowl. A similar arrangement was made for the ]. However, instead of gaining the Pac-10 Conference champion in addition to their usual tie-in with the Big 12, the Fiesta Bowl would have had a choice of the two teams. This turned out to be a moot point as both the Big 12 champion (] and Pac-10 champion ] qualified for the National Championship Game (USC's participation has since been vacated).<ref>
	{{cite news\| url=http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20011117&slug=oregon18 \| work=The Seattle Times \| title=Oregon clinches berth in Fiesta Bowl; National title still a possibility \| date=November 17, 2001}}</ref>		{{cite news\| url=http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20011117&slug=oregon18 \| work=The Seattle Times \| title=Oregon clinches berth in Fiesta Bowl; National title still a possibility \| date=November 17, 2001}}</ref>

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	In ], the Fiesta Bowl game was played for the first time at the new ] in ], across the ] from ~~] ]~~. The BCS agreement now stipulated that the Fiesta Bowl hosts the ] champions unless they are involved in the BCS national championship game.		In ], the Fiesta Bowl game was played for the first time at the new ] in ], across the ] from Sun Devil Stadium. The BCS agreement now stipulated that the Fiesta Bowl hosts the ] champions unless they are involved in the BCS national championship game.
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	On January 1, 2007, the undefeated ] won by defeating the ] 43–42 in ]. It has been called ], due to the combination of an underdog team, ]s, comebacks by each team, and a thrilling overtime finish.<ref name="nyt">{{cite news		On January 1, 2007, the undefeated ] won by defeating the ] 43–42 in ]. It has been called ], due to the combination of an underdog team, ]s, comebacks by each team, and a thrilling overtime finish.<ref name="nyt">{{cite news
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	On January 2, 2008, the ] game ~~was played for the second year at the new University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale. The game again~~ pitted Big-12 champion #3 ] against the Big East champion #9 ]. West Virginia beat Oklahoma, 48–28.		On January 2, 2008, the ] game pitted Big-12 champion #3 ] against the Big East champion #9 ]. West Virginia beat Oklahoma, 48–28.

	===2010s===		===2010s===

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College football bowl game

Fiesta Bowl
Tostitos Fiesta Bowl

File:Fiesta Bowl logo.svgTostitos Fiesta Bowl logo
Stadium	University of Phoenix Stadium
Location	Glendale, Arizona
Previous stadiums	Sun Devil Stadium (1971-2006)
Previous locations	Tempe, Arizona (1971-2006)
Operated	1971-present
Conference tie-ins	Big 12 (1999-present)
Previous conference tie-ins	WAC (1971-1978), Pac-10 (2002)
Payout	US$17,000,000 (As of 2009)
Sponsors
Sunkist (1986-1992) IBM (1993-1995) Tostitos (1996-present)
2013 matchup
Oregon vs. Kansas State (Oregon 35-17)
2014 matchup
Baylor vs UCF (January 1, 2014)

The Fiesta Bowl is a United States college football bowl game played annually at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. Between its origination in 1971 and 2006, the game was hosted in Tempe, Arizona at Sun Devil Stadium.

Since 1996, Frito-Lay has been the bowl's title sponsor through its Tostitos tortilla chip brand. Previous sponsors included Sunkist and IBM.

In 1998, the Fiesta Bowl became part of the Bowl Championship Series (BCS), and before 2007 every four years (most recently in 2003) was the designee for the national championship game.

History

Origins (1968-1971)

The Fiesta Bowl was born from the Western Athletic Conference's frustrated attempts to obtain bowl invitations for its champions. In 1968 and 1969 respectively, champions Wyoming and Arizona State failed to secure any bowl selection. The next year, undefeated Arizona State was bypassed by the major bowls and had to settle for an appearance in the less prestigious Peach Bowl. The Fiesta Bowl therefore initially provided an automatic berth for the WAC champion.

1970s

The 1971 inaugural game featured another top-ten Arizona State squad against top-twenty opponent Florida State. By 1975, the game was able to attract Big Eight co-champion Nebraska to play undefeated Arizona State in a matchup of top-five teams. In 1977, the game was again able to attract a top-five opponent in Penn State, despite WAC champion #16 BYU refusing to play in the bowl due to it being held on Sunday.

In 1978, Arizona and Arizona State both joined the Pac-10 Conference and the Fiesta Bowl's tie-in with the WAC ended.

1980s

The game continued to attract high quality matchups, so beginning with the 1981 game the Fiesta Bowl shifted to New Year's Day alongside the major bowl games--the Cotton, Orange, Sugar, and Rose. The Fiesta Bowl was the first bowl game to acquire a title sponsor when it became the Sunkist Fiesta Bowl starting with the 1986 game.

A major breakthrough occurred after the 1986 season when the top two teams in the country, Miami and Penn State, agreed to play for the de facto national championship in the Fiesta Bowl. At the time, the traditional four "major" bowl games granted automatic bids to their conference champions. Both Miami and Penn State were independents at that time, and were thus free to choose a bowl. As such, the Fiesta Bowl and the Florida Citrus Bowl, each free from the obligation of conference tie-ins, vied to host the Miami-Penn State matchup in order to ensure that would meet on the field. The Fiesta Bowl won the bidding and the game was set to be played on January 2, 1987--a day after the "big four" bowls. Penn State won 14–10 over Miami, and the game drew the largest television audience in the history of college football at the time. Two years later, #1 Notre Dame played undefeated #3 West Virginia for the national championship at the 1989 Fiesta Bowl.

The 1987 and 1989 games were two of four straight matchups of teams ranked in the AP Top 10 going into the bowl season to close out the 1980s. This significantly increased the Fiesta Bowl's prestige, to the point that it was now considered a major bowl by many fans and pundits.

1990s

Before the 1991 game, several major universities declined invitations due to the State of Arizona's decision at that time not to adopt the Martin Luther King Holiday. However, in 1992, the Fiesta Bowl was invited to participate in the Bowl Coalition, a predecessor to the Bowl Championship Series. This assured the game would feature major conference champions or prestigious runners-up and cemented its status as a major bowl. When the Bowl Coalition was reconfigured as the Bowl Alliance, the Fiesta was included as one of the three top games.

In 1996, it hosted the Bowl Alliance National Championship game featuring undefeated #1 Nebraska playing undefeated #2 Florida for the National Championship. Finally, with the addition of the Big Ten and Pac-10 conferences to the new Bowl Championship Series, the Fiesta Bowl became a permanent fixture in the four-year BCS National Championship Game rotation. In 1998, the Fiesta Bowl featured the first BCS National Championship Game, which Tennessee won over Florida State, 23 to 16.

Starting with the 1999 season, the Fiesta Bowl began hosting the Big 12 Conference champion in years when it was not slated as the BCS title game, an arrangement that continues to this day.

2000s

In 2002, the Fiesta Bowl had the right to take Pac-10 Conference Champion, should that team not reach the Rose Bowl, which served as the National Championship game that season. Oregon failed to qualify for the championship game, and thus played Colorado in the Fiesta Bowl. A similar arrangement was made for the 2006 Fiesta Bowl. However, instead of gaining the Pac-10 Conference champion in addition to their usual tie-in with the Big 12, the Fiesta Bowl would have had a choice of the two teams. This turned out to be a moot point as both the Big 12 champion (Texas and Pac-10 champion Southern California qualified for the National Championship Game (USC's participation has since been vacated).

The BCS National Championship game returned to the Fiesta Bowl in 2003 with the Big Ten champions Ohio State Buckeyes beating the Big East champions Miami Hurricanes in the first overtime national championship game. The game went into double overtime with the Buckeyes coming out on top 31–24 to claim the 2002 National Championship. Since that game, the Buckeyes have returned to the Fiesta Bowl three times, beating Kansas State in 2004, beating Notre Dame in 2006, and losing to Texas in the 2009 game. All but the 2006 games were against Big 12 schools, with the 2006 game being against an independent which is located in Big Ten territory and thus has been mentioned as a potential Big Ten expansion candidate.

The Fiesta Bowl was the first BCS bowl to have had an entry from outside the parameters of the BCS (the Big 12, Big Ten, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), Southeastern Conference (SEC), Pac-10, Big East, and Notre Dame have tie-ins, while all of the other conferences do not). The 2005 game saw undefeated Utah become the first non-BCS school ever to play in a BCS game, easily defeating Big East champion Pittsburgh 35–7.

In 2007, the Fiesta Bowl game was played for the first time at the new University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, across the Valley of the Sun from Sun Devil Stadium. The BCS agreement now stipulated that the Fiesta Bowl hosts the Big 12 Conference champions unless they are involved in the BCS national championship game.

On January 1, 2007, the undefeated Boise State Broncos won by defeating the Oklahoma Sooners 43–42 in overtime. It has been called one of the greatest college football games ever played, due to the combination of an underdog team, trick plays, comebacks by each team, and a thrilling overtime finish.

On January 2, 2008, the Fiesta Bowl game pitted Big-12 champion #3 Oklahoma against the Big East champion #9 West Virginia. West Virginia beat Oklahoma, 48–28.

2010s

The 2007 Fiesta Bowl is considered by some to be the best football game ever played. Boise State took on the Oklahoma Sooners in an overtime thriller. The Broncos tied the game up with an exciting last minute drive that featured a large gain on a hook-and-ladder play. In Overtime, Oklahoma scored first, but Boise State won by virtue of a TD pass thrown by a wide receiver and a 2-point conversion scored on a Statue of Liberty play by running back Ian Johnson, who then immediately proposed to his cheerleader girlfriend.

The 2010 Fiesta Bowl took place on January 4, 2010. The BCS #6 Boise State defeated the BCS #4 TCU by the score of 17-10. It was the first time a BCS bowl matched-up two non-automatic qualifying teams (i.e. two teams from conferences without automatic BCS bids) and the first time that two teams who went undefeated faced each other in a BCS game outside of the National Championship.

The 2011 Fiesta Bowl took place on Saturday, January 1 at 8:30 PM ET. The Big 12 Conference Champion Oklahoma Sooners took on Big East Conference Champion Connecticut Huskies. The #7 Oklahoma Sooners, led by coach Bob Stoops, came off a 5-game losing streak in BCS bowls while the Connecticut Huskies, led by coach Randy Edsall, played in their first BCS game. The Sooners won the match, 48-20. Less than 24 hours after the game, Edsall left Arizona without the Huskies to take the head coaching job with the Maryland Terrapins.

The 2012 Fiesta Bowl took place on Monday, January 2. The Big 12 Conference Champion Oklahoma State, ranked third in the nation went up against Stanford, ranked 4. Many Oklahoma State fans and even some experts had wanted them in the BCS National Championship game, but the Alabama Crimson Tide remained 2 in the nation. Oklahoma State won on an overtime field goal, after never having led during regulation play.

Controversies

Invitations

In 1996, a group of students from Brigham Young University, led by BYU professor Dennis Martin, burned bags of Tostitos tortilla chips in a bonfire and called for a boycott of all Tostitos products. This came after #5 ranked BYU was not invited to play in the 1996 Fiesta Bowl in favor of #7 ranked Penn State. This event is one of those referred to by proponents of college football implementing a playoff series rather than the controversial Bowl Alliance. Penn State went on to win the game over #20 Texas 38-15, while BYU defeated #14 Kansas State in the Cotton Bowl Classic 19-15.

Financial scandals

In 2009, prior to the 2010 Fiesta Bowl, past and present Fiesta Bowl employees alleged that they were encouraged to help maintain its position as one of the four BCS bowls by making campaign contributions to politicians friendly to the Fiesta Bowl, with those contributions subsequently reimbursed to the employees. If true, this would be a violation of both state and Federal campaign finance laws. Furthermore, as a non-profit organization, the Fiesta Bowl is prohibited from making political contributions of any kind. The Fiesta Bowl commissioned an "independent review" which found "no credible evidence that the bowl's management engaged in any type of illegal or unethical conduct."

The following year, in a November 2010 article, Sports Illustrated reported that Fiesta Bowl officials, including bowl CEO John Junker, spent $4 million since 2000 to curry favor from BCS bigwigs and elected officials, including a 2008 "Fiesta Frolic", a golf-centered gathering of athletic directors and head coaches. The journal also reported that Junker's annual salary was close to $600,000 and that the bowl, in 2007 turned an $11.6 million profit. While these alleged activities are not illegal, they did result in considerable damage to the reputation of the Fiesta Bowl.

On March 29, 2011, the Fiesta Bowl Board of Directors released a 276 page "scathing internal report", commissioned by them to re-examine the accusations of illegal political activities. The commission determined that $46,539 of illegal campaign contributions were made and the board immediately fired Fiesta Bowl CEO John Junker, who had already been suspended pending the results of this investigation. The scandal threatened the Fiesta Bowl's status as a BCS game, as the BCS said it might replace the bowl in its lineup if officials could not convince them it should remain.

The BCS ultimately chose not to expel the Fiesta Bowl, instead fining the organization $1 million. In June 2011 University of Arizona president Robert Shelton was hired to replace Junker.

On February 22, 2012, former CEO John Junker pleaded guilty to a federal felony charge in the campaign financing matter, and two members of his former staff pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges. Junker goes to sentencing in late July 2012, facing up to 2.5 years in prison as the result of his plea.

Broadcasting

Game results

Italics denote a tie game.
^ - Denotes Bowl Alliance Championship game
* - Denotes BCS National Championship Game

Date played	Winning team		Losing team		Notes
December 27, 1971	Arizona State	45	Florida State	38	notes
December 23, 1972	Arizona State	49	Missouri	35	notes
December 21, 1973	Arizona State	28	Pittsburgh	7	notes
December 28, 1974	Oklahoma State	16	BYU	6	notes
December 26, 1975	Arizona State	17	Nebraska	14	notes
December 25, 1976	Oklahoma	41	Wyoming	7	notes
December 25, 1977	Penn State	42	Arizona State	30	notes
December 25, 1978	*Arkansas*	10	*UCLA*	10	notes
December 25, 1979	Pittsburgh	16	Arizona	10	notes
December 26, 1980	Penn State	31	Ohio State	19	notes
January 1, 1982	Penn State	26	Southern California	10	notes
January 1, 1983	Arizona State	32	Oklahoma	21	notes
January 2, 1984	Ohio State	28	Pittsburgh	23	notes
January 1, 1985	UCLA	39	Miami	37	notes
January 1, 1986	Michigan	27	Nebraska	23	notes
January 2, 1987	Penn State	14	Miami	10	notes
January 1, 1988	Florida State	31	Nebraska	28	notes
January 2, 1989	Notre Dame	34	West Virginia	21	notes
January 1, 1990	Florida State	41	Nebraska	17	notes
January 1, 1991	Louisville	34	Alabama	7	notes
January 1, 1992	Penn State	42	Tennessee	17	notes
January 1, 1993	Syracuse	26	Colorado	22	notes
January 1, 1994	Arizona	29	Miami	0	notes
January 2, 1995	Colorado	41	Notre Dame	24	notes
January 2, 1996^	Nebraska	62	Florida	24	notes
January 1, 1997	Penn State	38	Texas	15	notes
December 31, 1997	Kansas State	35	Syracuse	18	notes
January 4, 1999*	Tennessee	23	Florida State	16	notes
January 2, 2000	Nebraska	31	Tennessee	21	notes
January 1, 2001	Oregon State	41	Notre Dame	9	notes
January 1, 2002	Oregon	38	Colorado	16	notes
January 3, 2003*	Ohio State	31	Miami	24 (2 OT)	notes
January 2, 2004	Ohio State	35	Kansas State	28	notes
January 1, 2005	Utah	35	Pittsburgh	7	notes
January 2, 2006	Ohio State	34	Notre Dame	20	notes
January 1, 2007	Boise State	43	Oklahoma	42 (OT)	notes
January 2, 2008	West Virginia	48	Oklahoma	28	notes
January 5, 2009	Texas	24	Ohio State	21	notes
January 4, 2010	Boise State	17	TCU	10	notes
January 1, 2011	Oklahoma	48	Connecticut	20	notes
January 2, 2012	Oklahoma State	41	Stanford	38 (OT)	notes
January 3, 2013	Oregon	35	Kansas State	17	notes

Game MVPs

Date played	MVPs	Team	Position
December 27, 1971	Gary Huff	Florida State	QB
December 27, 1971	Junior Ah You	Arizona State	DE
December 23, 1972	Woody Green	Arizona State	HB
December 23, 1972	Mike Fink	Missouri	DB
December 21, 1973	Greg Hudson	Arizona State	SE
December 21, 1973	Mike Haynes	Arizona State	CB
December 28, 1974	Kenny Walker	Oklahoma State	RB
December 28, 1974	Phil Dokes	Oklahoma State	DT
December 26, 1975	John Jefferson	Arizona State	WR
December 26, 1975	Larry Gordon	Arizona State	LB
December 25, 1976	Thomas Lott	Oklahoma	QB
December 25, 1976	Terry Peters	Oklahoma	CB
December 25, 1977	Matt Millen	Penn State	LB
December 25, 1977	Dennis Sproul	Arizona State	QB
December 25, 1978	James Owens	UCLA	RB
December 25, 1978	Jimmy Walker	Arkansas	DT
December 25, 1979	Mark Schubert	Pittsburgh	K
December 25, 1979	Dave Liggins	Arizona	S
December 26, 1980	Curt Warner	Penn State	RB
December 26, 1980	Frank Case	Penn State	DE
January 1, 1982	Curt Warner	Penn State	RB
January 1, 1982	Leo Wisniewski	Penn State	NT
January 1, 1983	Marcus Dupree	Oklahoma	RB
January 1, 1983	Jim Jeffcoat	Arizona State	DL
January 2, 1984	John Congemi	Pittsburgh	QB
January 2, 1984	Rowland Tatum	Ohio State	LB
January 1, 1985	Gaston Green	UCLA	TB
January 1, 1985	James Washington	UCLA	DB
January 1, 1986	Jamie Morris	Michigan	RB
January 1, 1986	Mark Messner	Michigan	DT
January 2, 1987	D.J. Dozier	Penn State	RB
January 2, 1987	Shane Conlan	Penn State	LB
January 1, 1988	Danny McManus	Florida State	QB
January 1, 1988	Neil Smith	Nebraska	DL
January 2, 1989	Tony Rice	Notre Dame	QB
January 2, 1989	Frank Stams	Notre Dame	DE
January 1, 1990	Peter Tom Willis	Florida State	QB
January 1, 1990	Odell Haggins	Florida State	NG
January 1, 1991	Browning Nagle	Louisville	QB
January 1, 1991	Ray Buchanan	Louisville	FS
January 1, 1992	O.J. McDuffie	Penn State	WR
January 1, 1992	Reggie Givens	Penn State	OLB
January 1, 1993	Marvin Graves	Syracuse	QB
January 1, 1993	Kevin Mitchell	Syracuse	NG
January 1, 1994	Chuck Levy	Arizona	RB
January 1, 1994	Tedy Bruschi	Arizona	DE
January 2, 1995	Kordell Stewart	Colorado	QB
January 2, 1995	Shannon Clavelle	Colorado	DT
January 2, 1996	Tommie Frazier	Nebraska	QB
January 2, 1996	Michael Booker	Nebraska	CB
January 1, 1997	Curtis Enis	Penn State	TB
January 1, 1997	Brandon Noble	Penn State	DT
December 31, 1997	Michael Bishop	Kansas State	QB
December 31, 1997	Travis Ochs	Kansas State	LB
January 4, 1999	Peerless Price	Tennessee	WR
January 4, 1999	Dwayne Goodrich	Tennessee	CB
January 2, 2000	Eric Crouch	Nebraska	QB
January 2, 2000	Mike Brown	Nebraska	DB
January 1, 2001	Jonathan Smith	Oregon State	QB
January 1, 2001	Darnell Robinson	Oregon State	LB
January 1, 2002	Joey Harrington	Oregon	QB
January 1, 2002	Steve Smith	Oregon	DB
January 3, 2003	Craig Krenzel	Ohio State	QB
January 3, 2003	Mike Doss	Ohio State	SS
January 2, 2004	Craig Krenzel	Ohio State	QB
January 2, 2004	A.J. Hawk	Ohio State	OLB
January 1, 2005	Alex Smith	Utah	QB
	Paris Warren	Utah	WR
	Steve Fifita	Utah	NG
January 2, 2006	Troy Smith	Ohio State	QB
January 2, 2006	A.J. Hawk	Ohio State	OLB
January 1, 2007	Jared Zabransky	Boise State	QB
January 1, 2007	Marty Tadman	Boise State	S
January 2, 2008	Pat White	West Virginia	QB
January 2, 2008	Reed Williams	West Virginia	OLB
January 5, 2009	Colt McCoy	Texas	QB
January 5, 2009	Roy Miller	Texas	DT
January 4, 2010	Kyle Efaw	Boise State	TE
January 4, 2010	Brandyn Thompson	Boise State	CB
January 1, 2011	Landry Jones	Oklahoma	QB
January 1, 2011	Jamell Fleming	Oklahoma	CB
January 2, 2012	Justin Blackmon	Oklahoma State	WR
January 2, 2012	Justin Gilbert	Oklahoma State	CB
January 3, 2013	Marcus Mariota	Oregon	QB
January 3, 2013	Michael Clay	Oregon	LB

Appearances by team

Rank	Team	Appearances	Record
T1	Penn State	6	6-0
T1	Arizona State	6	5-1
T1	Ohio State	6	4-2
T1	Nebraska	6	2-4
5	Oklahoma	5	2-3
T6	Florida State	4	2-2
T6	Notre Dame	4	1-3
T6	Pittsburgh	4	1-3
T6	Miami	4	0-4
T10	Colorado	3	1-2
T10	Kansas State	3	1-2
T10	Tennessee	3	1-2
T13	Boise State	2	2-0
T13	Oklahoma State	2	2-0
T13	Oregon	2	2-0
T13	Arizona	2	1-1
T13	Syracuse	2	1-1
T13	Texas	2	1-1
T13	West Virginia	2	1-1
T13	UCLA	2	1-0-1
T21	Louisville	1	1-0
T21	Michigan	1	1-0
T21	Oregon State	1	1-0
T21	Utah	1	1-0
T21	TCU	1	0-1
T21	Arkansas	1	0-0-1
T21	Alabama	1	0-1
T21	BYU	1	0-1
T21	Connecticut	1	0-1
T20	Florida	1	0-1
T20	Missouri	1	0-1
T20	Southern California	1	0-1
T20	Stanford	1	0-1
T20	Wyoming	1	0-1

Appearances by conference

Conference	Teams	Games	Won	Lost	Tied	Pct.
Atlantic Coast Conference	2	8	2	6	0	.250
Big 12 Conference	6	14	7	7	0	.500
Big East Conference	4	8	3	5	0	.375
Big Ten Conference	4	19	13	6	0	.684
Independents	2	5	1	4	0	.200
Mountain West Conference	2	3	2	1	0	.667
Pac-12 Conference	8	18	11	6	1	.611
Southeastern Conference	6	9	3	5	1	.333

Game records

Team	Performance vs. Opponent	Year
Most points scored	62, Nebraska vs. Florida (24)	1996
Fewest points allowed	0, Arizona (29) vs. Miami	1994
First downs	33, Texas vs. Ohio State 33, Arizona State vs. Missouri	2009 1972
Rushing yards	524, Nebraska vs. Florida	1996
Passing yards	458, Louisville vs. Alabama	1991
Total yards	718, Arizona State vs. Missouri	1972
Individual	Performance, Team vs. Opponent	Year
Total Offense	431, Browning Nagle, Louisville vs. Alabama (39 plays)	1991
Rushing Yards	245, Marcus Dupree, Oklahoma vs. Arizona State (17 att., 0 TD)	1983
Rushing TDs	4, Woody Green, Arizona State vs. Missouri	1972
Long plays	Performance, Team vs. Opponent	Year
Touchdown run	94, De'Anthony Thomas, Oregon vs. Kansas State	2013
Touchdown pass	85, Troy Smith to Santonio Holmes, Ohio State vs. Notre Dame	2006

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BCS confident it could cut ties with Fiesta Bowl if deemed necessary
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