FIESTA BOWL HISTORY
Fiesta Bowl 2000s
Fiesta Bowl 1990s
Fiesta Bowl 1980s
Fiesta Bowl 1970s
Back in the late 1960s, the Western Athletic Conference were having problems obtaining a decent bowl invitation for their champions. The 1968 and 1969 champs Wyoming and Arizona State did not get invites those years. A year later, Arizona State (undefeated for 2 years) still had no invites and had to settle for a relatively more minor invite from the Peach Bowl.
After a rather slow start, the Fiesta Bowl has emerged as one of the major post-season games. Played in Arizona State's Sun Devil Stadium, it originally pitted Arizona St. against an at-large rival in late December.
Attendance hovered around the 50,000 mark until the game moved to Jan. 1 after the 1981 season, when a Penn State-Southern California matchup drew more than 70,000. The Fiesta Bowl's major status was firmly established when it became a member of the Bowl Alliance in 1992.
The Fiesta Bowl was sponsored by the Sunkist Citrus Growers from 1986 through 1991 and by IBM OS/2 from 1993 through 1995. Since 1996, Frito-Lay Tostitos chips has sponsored the game.
On Jan. 4, 1999, the Fiesta Bowl hosted the first "national championship" game staged under the auspices of the Bowl Championship Series. It's also hosting the championship game in 2003, for the 2002 season.
Read on through our pages and discover all there is to know about the Fiesta Bowl.
FIESTA BOWL NEWS
Fiesta Bowl scandal spurs gift ban proposals PHOENIX — The Fiesta Bowl scandal has prompted two state lawmakers to plan legislation that would include an outright ban on gifts to legislators. Fiesta Bowl Scandal Spurs Gift Bans The Fiesta Bowl scandal has prompted two state lawmakers to plan legislation that would include an outright ban on gifts to legislators. Fiesta Bowl ticket taking by Glendale staff investigated Glendale policy bans tickets to staff, but city spokeswoman cites exceptions for city business. Join in Fiesta Bowl fun, frenzy in Glendale Residents can jump into the Fiesta Bowl hoopla at Westgate and downtown Glendale. Fiesta Bowl 2012: Everything You Need to Know About Oklahoma State vs. Stanford One of the best games of the bowl season will be the Fiesta Bowl on January 2nd, pitting the Oklahoma State Cowboys against the Stanford Cardinal. Each of these teams is 11-1 and each has big wins, elite players and specific strengths and weaknesses that will make this game an epic matchup. However, you've got to know the background story. Here's everything you need to know about the 2012 Fiesta ... Cowboys claim wild Fiesta Bowl Brandon Weeden threw for 399 yards and three touchdowns to Justin Blackmon in his final collegiate game, and Quinn Sharp hit a 22-yard field goal in overtime to give No. 3 Oklahoma State a 41-38 win over Andrew Luck and No. 4 Stanford in a wildly entertaining Fiesta Bowl on Monday night. Senior Bowl 2012: Why Brandon Weeden Could Be Worth a Second-Round Pick Oklahoma State quarterback Brandon Weeden had an outstanding senior season. He led the Cowboys to a 12-1 record and a thrilling Fiesta Bowl win while throwing the ball all over the field. He clearly established himself as one of the best quarterbacks in college football. A guy with those credentials who has Weeden's size (6'4" and 218 pounds) and arm almost always ends up being a first-round ... Fiesta Bowl not far behind BCS title game for buzz Last year's Fiesta Bowl was a dud on the field, in the stands, in the ratings — pretty much any standard you considered. Not this year. Oklahoma St beats Stanford 41-38 in Fiesta Bowl Brandon Weeden threw for 399 yards and three touchdowns to Justin Blackmon in their final collegiate game, leading No. 3 Oklahoma State to a 41-38 overtime win against Andrew Luck and No. 4 Stanford in a wildly entertaining Fiesta Bowl on Monday night. The most anticipated postseason game outside of the BCS championship, the Fiesta Bowl was an impressive offensive show, two of the nation's best... Fiesta Bowl ex-exec's lawyers: Toss charges Attorneys for Natalie Wisneski, the Fiesta Bowl's former chief operating officer, are asking a federal judge to toss two of the nine charges against her that stem from an alleged scheme in which bowl employees were reimbursed for making political-campaign contributions.
