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Fiesta Bowl Tickets
The Fiesta Bowl, now sponsored by Tostitos tortilla chips, is a United States college football bowl game played annually since 1971. Originally, the game was hosted in Tempe, Arizona at Sun Devil Stadium where it remained until 2006. University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona is the current venue. Previous bowl game sponsors included Sunkist and IBM.
In 1998 the Fiesta Bowl became part of the Bowl Championship Series (BCS), and prior to 2007 every four years (most recently in 2003) was the designee for the national championship game.
Spectators of the 2011 Fiesta Bowl were entertained by a game between the 9th ranked Oklahoma Sooners and the 25th ranked Connecticut Huskies. Early on it was evident that the Huskies were overmatched as the Sooners took a 20-10 halftime lead. The Huskies would make a game of it in the 2nd half scoring 10 points in the third but were blanked in the 4th quarter. The Sooners would rack up 28 points in the 2nd half and eventually the game ended with a 40-20 Oklahoma victory.
The 2010 Fiesta Bowl was a battle of undefeated as the 13-0 Boise State Broncos took on the 12-0 TCU Horned Frogs. There were a number of firsts for both teams, both teams came from the non-AQ earned bowl berths, it was the first time two unbeaten teams met in a BCS game other than the National Championship and Boise State (after winning 17-10) became the second team in FBS history to finish 14-0.
The game was a very even affair for the first half with a score of 6-3 in favor of the Buckeyes. In the third quarter, Texas reeled off 14 unanswered points taking a 17-6 lead. The Buckeyes would respond coming out with 15 points in the 4th and taking a 21-17 lead. Colt McCoy would lead his Texas team down the field in a last gasp to score and with 16 seconds left in the game, McCoy hits WR Quan Cosby to take a 24-21 lead and win the game.
History of the Fiesta Bowl
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 bowl tie-in for the Western Athletic Conference champion.
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.
In 1978, Arizona and Arizona State both joined the Pac-10 Conference and the Fiesta Bowl's tie-in with the Western Athletic Conference ended.
In 1998 the Fiesta Bowl became part of the Bowl Championship Series (BCS), and prior to 2007 every four years (most recently in 2003) was the designee for the national championship game
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