2014 Fiesta Bowl (December)

2014 Vizio Fiesta Bowl
CFP New Year’s Six
44th Fiesta Bowl
1234 Total
Boise State 211070 38
Arizona 710103 30
DateDecember 31, 2014
Season2014
StadiumUniversity of Phoenix Stadium
LocationGlendale, Arizona
MVPOffensive: Boise State WR Thomas Sperbeck[1]
Defensive: Boise State LB Tanner Vallejo[1]
FavoriteArizona by 3.5[2]
National anthemJesse McGuire[3]
RefereeJohn O'Neill[4] (Big Ten)
Halftime showThe Pride of Arizona (University of Arizona) and the Keith Stein Blue Thunder Marching Band (Boise State)
Attendance66,896[4]
PayoutUS$24 million (2014)[5]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
AnnouncersSean McDonough, Chris Spielman and Todd McShay (ESPN)
Nielsen ratings4.6 (7.4 Million viewers)
Fiesta Bowl
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The 2014 Fiesta Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 31, 2014, at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. The 44th Fiesta Bowl was one of the New Year's Bowls of the College Football Playoff.[6] It was one of the 2014–15 bowl games that conclude the 2014 FBS football season. The game was sponsored by the Vizio consumer electronics company and is officially known as the Vizio Fiesta Bowl.

The game was televised on ESPN and ESPN Deportes, and broadcast on ESPN Radio and XM Satellite Radio, with kickoff at 4:00 pm ET (2 pm MT).

  1. ^ a b Murphy, Brian (January 1, 2015). "Boise State's Sperbeck, Vallejo named Fiesta Bowl MVPs". idahostatesman.com. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  2. ^ "College Football Lines, NCAA College Football Lines At Bovada Online Sportsbook". Bovada. Archived from the original on January 2, 2015.
  3. ^ @DrJesseMcGuire (December 31, 2014). "Fiesta Bowl 2014. Playing the National Anthem today! Get ready!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Stats was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ American dream: UCF, others eye unlikely, unprecedented BCS berth
  6. ^ About the College Football Playoff