| 2012 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BCS Bowl Game 41st Fiesta Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 2, 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | University of Phoenix Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Glendale, Arizona | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Offensive: Justin Blackmon (WR, OSU); Andrew Luck (QB, Stanford) Defensive: Justin Gilbert (DB, OSU); Terrence Brown (DB, Stanford) Sportsmanship: Grant Garner (OL, OSU); Andrew Luck (QB, Stanford) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Oklahoma State by 3[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Tom Ritter (Southeastern Conference) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 69,927 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$17,000,000 per team[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Sean McDonough (Play-by-Play) Matt Millen (Analyst) Heather Cox (Sidelines) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen ratings | 9.60 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2012 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl was a postseason college football bowl game played at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. The Oklahoma State Cowboys, champions of the Big 12 Conference, played the Stanford Cardinal, an at-large selection from the Pac-12 Conference. Oklahoma State won the game, 41–38, in overtime.
Originally this game was scheduled for January 5 pending resolution of the 2011 NFL lockout and a possible Monday Night Football game on January 2. However, with the resolution of the lockout, the game was moved to the spot following the 2012 Rose Bowl.[3] The game aired on ESPN.