| Game Name: | Fiesta Bowl |
| Title Sponsor: | Vizio |
| Subheader: | CFP New Year’s Six 44th Fiesta Bowl |
| Date Game Played: | December 31 |
| Year Game Played: | 2014 |
| Football Season: | 2014 |
| Stadium: | University of Phoenix Stadium |
| City: | Glendale, Arizona |
| Home School: | University of Arizona |
| Home Name Short: | Arizona |
| Home Nickname: | Wildcats |
| Home Record: | 10–3 |
| Home Conference: | Pac-12 |
| Home Rank Ap: | 12 |
| Home Rank Coaches: | 11 |
| Home Rank Cfp: | 10 |
| Home Coach: | Rich Rodriguez |
| Home 1Q: | 7 |
| Home 2Q: | 10 |
| Home 3Q: | 10 |
| Home 4Q: | 3 |
| Visitor School: | Boise State University |
| Visitor Name Short: | Boise State |
| Visitor Nickname: | Broncos |
| Visitor Record: | 11–2 |
| Visitor Conference: | Mountain West |
| Visitor Rank Ap: | 21 |
| Visitor Rank Coaches: | 21 |
| Visitor Rank Cfp: | 20 |
| Visitor Coach: | Bryan Harsin |
| Visitor 1Q: | 21 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 10 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 0 |
| Mvp: | Offensive: Boise State WR Thomas Sperbeck[1] Defensive: Boise State LB Tanner Vallejo |
| Odds: | Arizona by 3.5[2] |
| Anthem: | Jesse McGuire[3] |
| Halftime: | The Pride of Arizona (University of Arizona) and the Keith Stein Blue Thunder Marching Band (Boise State) |
| Referee: | John O'Neill (Big Ten) |
| Attendance: | 66,896 |
| Payout: | 24 million (2014)[4] |
| Us Network: | ESPN |
| Us Announcers: | Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman and Todd McShay (ESPN) |
| Ratings: | 4.6 (7.4 Million viewers) |
| Different Previous: | 2014 (Jan.) |
| Different Next: | 2016 (Jan.) |
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.[5] 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).
The two participants for the game were determined by the College Football Playoff selection committee, and consisted of at-large selections and/or the highest ranked team from the "Group of Five" conferences.
This was the first overall meeting between these two teams.
See main article: 2014 Boise State Broncos football team.
See main article: 2014 Arizona Wildcats football team.
Source: [6]
| Statistics | BSU | ARIZ |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 22 | 29 |
| Plays–yards | 69–471 | 106–492 |
| Rushes–yards | 34–162 | 56–157 |
| Passing yards | 309 | 335 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 24–35–1 | 28–49–2 |
| Time of possession | 29:01 | 30:59 |
Prior to the 2014–15 NCAA football season, the Fiesta Bowl became one of the six bowls that comprise the College Football Playoff (CFP). This game between Boise State and Arizona ended the Fiesta Bowl's 16-year tie-in with the Big 12; since 1999, the Big 12 champion had hosted the Fiesta Bowl when it is not playing in the national championship game.
The preceding Fiesta Bowl was actually played on New Year's Day, which naturally was also in 2014. There therefore were two 2014 Fiesta Bowls.