| 2014 Vizio Fiesta Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| CFP New Year’s Six 44th Fiesta Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 31, 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | University of Phoenix Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Glendale, Arizona | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Offensive: Boise State WR Thomas Sperbeck[1] Defensive: Boise State LB Tanner Vallejo[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Arizona by 3.5[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National anthem | Jesse McGuire[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | John O'Neill[4] (Big Ten) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Halftime show | The Pride of Arizona (University of Arizona) and the Keith Stein Blue Thunder Marching Band (Boise State) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 66,896[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$24 million (2014)[5] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman and Todd McShay (ESPN) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen ratings | 4.6 (7.4 Million viewers) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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).
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