 City:
Tempe, Ariz. Stadium: Sun
Devil. Capacity: 73,656. Playing
surface: Grass. First game:
Dec. 27, 1971. Playing site: Sun
Devil Stadium (since 1971). Corporate title
sponsors: Sunkist Citrus Growers (1986-91),
IBM OS/2 (1993-95) and Frito-Lay Tostitos chips
(since 1996). Automatic
berths: Western Athletic Conference champion
vs. at-large opponent (1971-79 seasons); Two of
first five picks from 8-team Bowl Coalition pool
(1992-94). Bowl Alliance (#1 vs. #2 on Jan. 2,
1996; #3 vs. #5 on Jan. 1, 1997; and #4 vs. #6
on Dec. 31, 1997); Big 12 champion vs. next best
team in pool (New Bowl Alliance 1995-1997 seasons);
Bowl Championship Series: #1 vs. #2 on Jan. 4,
1999 and Jan., 2003 and Big 12 champion, if available,
vs. at-large (1999-2001 and 2003-05 seasons).
Multiple wins:
Penn St. (6); Arizona St. (5); Florida St. and
Nebraska (2).
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Interesting Fact:
Sun Devil Stadium hosted the first ever college football
National Championship game of the Bowl Championship
Series on Jan. 4, 1999 on ABC.
Winners &
MVPs |
| DATE |
WINNER |
OPPONENT |
SCORE |
MVP |
| 01/03/2003 |
Ohio State |
Miami (Fla.) |
31-24 (2
OT) |
Craig Krenzel,
quarterback, Ohio State
Michael Doss, safety, Ohio State |
| 01/01/2002 |
Oregon |
Colorado |
38-16 |
Joey Harrington,
quarterback, Oregon
Steve Smith, cornerback, Oregon |
| 01/01/2001 |
Oregon State |
Notre Dame |
41-9 |
Jonathan
Smith, Oregon State, quarterback
Darnell Robinson, Oregon State, linebacker |
| 01/02/2000 |
Nebraska |
Tennessee |
31-21 |
Eric Crouch,
Nebraska, quarterback
Mike Brown, Nebraska, defensive back |
| 01/04/1999 |
Tennessee |
Florida State |
23-16 |
Peerless
Price, Tennessee, receiver
Dwayne Goodrich, Tennessee, cornerback |
| 12/31/1997 |
Kansas State |
Syracuse |
35-18 |
Michael Bishop,
Kansas State, quarterback
Travis Ochs, Kansas State, linebacker |
| 01/01/1997 |
Penn State |
Texas |
38-15 |
Curtis Enis,
Penn State, tailback
Brandon Noble, Penn State, defensive tackle |
| 01/02/1996 |
Nebraska |
Florida |
62-24 |
Tommie Frazier,
Nebraska, quarterback
Michael Booker, Nebraska, cornerback |
| 01/02/1995 |
Colorado |
Notre Dame |
41-24 |
Kordell Stewart,
Colorado, quarterback
Shannon Clavelle, Colorado, defensive tackle |
| 01/01/1994 |
Arizona |
Miami (Fla.) |
29-0 |
Chuck Levy,
Arizona, running back
Tedy Bruschi, Arizona, defensive end |
| 01/01/1993 |
Syracuse |
Colorado |
26-22 |
Marvin Graves,
Syracuse, quarterback
Kevin Mitchell, Syracuse, nose guard |
| 01/01/1992 |
Penn State |
Tennessee |
42-17 |
O.J. McDuffie,
Penn State, wide receiver
Reggie Givens, Penn State, outside linebacker |
| 01/01/1991 |
Louisville |
Alabama |
34-7 |
Browning
Nagle, Louisville, quarterback
Ray Buchanan, Louisville, free safety |
| 01/01/1990 |
Florida State |
Nebraska |
41-17 |
Peter Tom
Willis, Florida State, quarterback
Odell Haggins, Florida State, nose guard |
| 01/02/1989 |
Notre Dame |
West Virginia |
34-21 |
Tony Rice,
Notre Dame, quarterback
Frank Stams, Notre Dame, defensive end |
| 01/01/1988 |
Florida State |
Nebraska |
31-28 |
Danny McManus,
Florida State, quarterback
Neil Smith, Nebraska, defensive lineman |
| 01/02/1987 |
Penn State |
Miami (Fla.) |
14-10 |
D.J. Dozier,
Penn State, running back
Shane Conlan, Penn State, linebacker |
| 01/01/1986 |
Michigan |
Nebraska |
27-23 |
James Morris,
Michigan, running back
Mark Messner, Michigan, defensive tackle |
| 01/01/1985 |
UCLA |
Miami (Fla.) |
39-37 |
Gaston Green,
UCLA, tailback
James Washington, UCLA, defensive back |
| 01/02/1984 |
Ohio State |
Pittsburgh |
28-23 |
John Congemi,
Pittsburgh, quarterback
Rowland Tatum, Ohio State, linebacker |
| 01/01/1983 |
Arizona State |
Oklahoma |
32-21 |
Marcus Dupree,
Oklahoma, running back
Jim Jeffcoat, Arizona State, defensive lineman |
| 01/01/1982 |
Penn State |
Southern
California |
26-10 |
Curt Warner,
Penn State, running back
Leo Wisniewski, Penn State, nose tackle |
| 12/26/1980 |
Penn State |
Ohio State |
31-19 |
Curt Warner,
Penn State, running back
Frank Case, Penn State, defensive end |
| 12/25/1979 |
Pittsburgh |
Arizona |
16-10 |
Mark Schubert,
Pittsburgh, kicker
Dave Liggins, Arizona, safety |
| 12/25/1978 |
*Arkansas |
UCLA |
10-10 |
James Owens,
UCLA, running back
Jimmy Walker, Arkansas, defensive tackle |
| 12/25/1977 |
Penn State |
Arizona State |
42-30 |
Matt Millen,
Penn State, linebacker
Dennis Sproul, Arizona State, quarterback |
| 12/25/1976 |
Oklahoma |
Wyoming |
41-7 |
Thomas Lott,
Oklahoma, quarterback
Terry Peters, Oklahoma, cornerback |
| 12/26/1975 |
Arizona State |
Nebraska |
17-14 |
John Jefferson,
Arizona State, split end
Larry Gordon, Arizona State, linebacker |
| 12/28/1974 |
Oklahoma
State |
Brigham Young |
16-6 |
Kenny Walker,
Oklahoma State, running back
Phillip Dokes, Oklahoma State, defensive tackle |
| 12/21/1973 |
Arizona State |
Pittsburgh |
28-7 |
Greg Hudson,
Arizona State, split end
Mike Haynes, Arizona State, cornerback |
| 12/23/1972 |
Arizona State |
Missouri |
49-35 |
Woody Green,
Arizona State, halfback
Mike Fink, Missouri, defensive back |
| 12/27/1971 |
Arizona State |
Florida State |
45-38 |
Gary Huff,
Florida State
Junior Ah You, Arizona State, defensive end |
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