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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.
The 1989 Sunkist Fiesta Bowl, played on Monday, January 2, was the 18th edition of the Fiesta Bowl. It featured the top-ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the third-ranked West Virginia Mountaineers. With both teams undefeated, the Fiesta Bowl was the stage for the "national championship" for the second time in three
The 2005 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, played on January 1, 2005, was the 34th edition of the Fiesta Bowl. The game was played between Utah and Pittsburgh , in front of 73,519 fans. It is notable for being the first BCS game to feature a team from a BCS non-AQ conference.
Pages in category "Fiesta Bowl champion seasons" The following 53 pages are in this category, out of 53 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
TCU is in the national championship game! We’re going to Disneyland!” TCU celebrates their win over Michigan to become 2022 Vrbo Fiesta Bowl champions at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz ...
The 2003 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl was a college football bowl game that was the designated Bowl Championship Series (BCS) National Championship Game for the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season, taking place on January 3, 2003 at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona.
In one game that parallels the Fiesta Bowl, Jeanty ran for 192 yards and three scores on 7.7 yards per carry in the Broncos’ 37-34 loss to Oregon in non-conference play.
As the first part of NBC's tripleheader of bowl games on New Year's Day in the previous five years, the Fiesta Bowl had kicked off at 11:30 a.m. MST and led into the Rose Bowl. Since this year's game would determine the national championship , organizers decided to play it a day later on January 2; the kickoff was just after 6 p.m. MST, prime ...