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In 1998, the Fiesta Bowl featured the first BCS National Championship Game, which Tennessee won over Florida State, 23–16. Starting with the 1999 season, the Big 12 Conference champion received an automatic bid to the Fiesta Bowl in years when it was not slated as the BCS title game, an arrangement that continued to the end of the BCS era.
The Nittany Lions hold a 18–8–1 (.685) record in the major bowls (Rose, Orange, Sugar, Fiesta, Peach, and Cotton). Coach Joe Paterno was responsible for most of these bids and victories, compiling more wins, 24, and appearances, 37, than any other coach in college football history, with a bowl record of 24–12–1 (.662). Paterno also had ...
Tressel compiled an overall bowl record of 5–4 with one vacated victory, including three appearances in the BCS National Championship Game, four appearances in the Fiesta Bowl, one in the Rose Bowl, one in the Sugar Bowl, one in the Outback Bowl, and one in the Alamo Bowl.
Emerald Bowl 1–0 1 2006 1.000 Fiesta Bowl 2–2 4 1998 .500 Florida Times-Union Championship Cup 0–0–1 1 1903 .500 Gator Bowl 6–0–1 7 2009 .929 Independence Bowl 1–0 1 2017 1.000 Music City Bowl 0–1 1 2007 .000 Orange Bowl 5–6 11 2023 .455 Peach Bowl (Chick-fil-A Bowl) 2–2 4 2015 .500 Rose Bowl 0–1 1 2014 .000 Sugar Bowl 4–2
In July 2013, the Cotton Bowl Classic, the Fiesta Bowl, and the Peach Bowl were selected as the other three rotating semifinal playoff bowls, ahead of the Holiday Bowl. Also, the conference commissioners selected AT&T Stadium as the first host of the College Football Playoff National Championship game, held on January 12, 2015.
Since the establishment of the team in 1893, Texas has appeared in 62 bowl games with a record of 33-27-2. Included in these games are two BCS National Championship Game appearances. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Texas has also participated in 22 Cotton Bowls , two Rose Bowls , five Sugar Bowls , two Orange Bowls , two Fiesta Bowls , and one Peach Bowl .
Since the establishment of the team in 1895, OU has appeared in 57 bowl games and has a record of 31 victories, 26 losses, and one tie. [2] Oklahoma is one of only two schools to have appeared in all five of the BCS era bowl games (2001 Orange, 2003 Rose, 2004 Sugar, 2007 Fiesta, 2009 BCS NCG), with the other being Ohio State. [ 3 ]
The first Fiesta Bowl at the stadium was held on January 1, 2007, featuring the Boise State Broncos vs. the University of Oklahoma Sooners, with Boise State winning 43–42 in overtime. It also hosted the BCS National Championship on January 8, 2007, between the (1) Ohio State Buckeyes and the (2) University of Florida Gators, which the Gators ...