2014 Fiesta Bowl (December)
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{{Infobox NCAA football yearly game
| game_name = Fiesta Bowl
| title_sponsor = Vizio
| subheader = CFP New Year’s Six
44th Fiesta Bowl
| image = University of Phoenix Stadium - dall'autostrada.jpg
| caption = University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, hosted the 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{{cite web |url=http://www.idahostatesman.com/2015/01/01/3568942_boise-states-sperbeck-vallejo.html?rh=1 |title=Boise State's Sperbeck, Vallejo named Fiesta Bowl MVPs |last1=Murphy |first1=Brian |date=January 1, 2015 |website=idahostatesman.com |access-date=January 1, 2015}}
Defensive: Boise State LB Tanner Vallejo
| anthem = Jesse McGuire{{cite tweet|number=550386272909283328|user=DrJesseMcGuire|title=Fiesta Bowl 2014. Playing the National Anthem today! Get ready!|date=31 December 2014}}
| halftime = The Pride of Arizona (University of Arizona) and [https://thunder.boisestate.edu/ the Keith Stein Blue Thunder Marching Band (Boise State)]
| referee = John O'Neill (Big Ten)
| payout = 24 million (2014)[http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/writer/dennis-dodd/22944988/american-dream-ucf-others-eye-unlikely-unprecedented-bcs-berth American dream: UCF, others eye unlikely, unprecedented BCS berth]
| us_network = ESPN/ESPN Radio
| us_announcers = Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman, and Todd McShay/Dave Flemming, Danny Kanell, and Allison Williams
| ratings = 4.6 (7.4 Million viewers)
| intl_network =
| intl_announcers =
| 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. 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).
Teams
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.
=Boise State=
{{main|2014 Boise State Broncos football team}}
=Arizona=
{{main|2014 Arizona Wildcats football team}}
Game summary
=Scoring summary=
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{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=1
| Time=13:18
| Team=BSU
| DrivePlays=4
| DriveLength=78
| DriveTime=1:42
| Type=RushTD
| Runner=Jay Ajayi
| yards=56
| kickresult=good
| Kicker=Dan Goodale
| Visitor=7
| Home=0
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=1
| Time=9:17
| Team=BSU
| DrivePlays=6
| DriveLength=88
| DriveTime=2:30
| Type=RecTD
| Receiver=Chaz Anderson
| QB=Grant Hedrick
| yards=57
| kickresult=good
| Kicker=Dan Goodale
| Visitor=14
| Home=0
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=1
| Time=5:12
| Team=BSU
| DrivePlays=6
| DriveLength=80
| DriveTime=2:11
| Type=RushTD
| Runner=Jay Ajayi
| yards=16
| kickresult=good
| Kicker=Dan Goodale
| Visitor=21
| Home=0
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=1
| Time=1:23
| Team=ARIZ
| DrivePlays=11
| DriveLength=65
| DriveTime=3:49
| Type=RushTD
| Runner=Anu Solomon
| yards=1
| kickresult=good
| Kicker=Casey Skowron
| Visitor=21
| Home=7
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=2
| Time=11:56
| Team=BSU
| DrivePlays=5
| DriveLength=22
| DriveTime=2:40
| Type=RushTD
| Runner=Jay Ajayi
| yards=1
| kickresult=good
| Kicker=Dan Goodale
| Visitor=28
| Home=7
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=2
| Time=8:03
| Team=ARIZ
| DrivePlays=13
| DriveLength=83
| DriveTime=3:53
| Type=RushTD
| Runner=Nick Wilson
| yards=1
| kickresult=good
| Kicker=Casey Skowron
| Visitor=28
| Home=14
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=2
| Time=0:30
| Team=ARIZ
| DrivePlays=4
| DriveLength=5
| DriveTime=0:23
| Type=FG
| yards=42
| Kicker=Casey Skowron
| Visitor=28
| Home=17
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=2
| Time=0:03
| Team=BSU
| DrivePlays=4
| DriveLength=57
| DriveTime=0:27
| Type=FG
| yards=36
| Kicker=Dan Goodale
| Visitor=31
| Home=17
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=3
| Time=9:11
| Team=ARIZ
| DrivePlays=14
| DriveLength=50
| DriveTime=4:18
| Type=FG
| yards=24
| Kicker=Casey Skowron
| Visitor=31
| Home=20
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=3
| Time=1:57
| Team=BSU
| DrivePlays=–
| DriveLength=–
| DriveTime=–
| Type=IntTD
| Def=Donte Deayon
| yards=16
| kickresult=good
| Kicker=Dan Goodale
| Visitor=38
| Home=20
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=3
| Time=0:41
| Team=ARIZ
| DrivePlays=5
| DriveLength=75
| DriveTime=1:16
| Type=RecTD
| Receiver=Samajie Grant
| QB=Anu Solomon
| yards=51
| kickresult=good
| Kicker=Casey Skowron
| Visitor=38
| Home=27
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=4
| Time=6:11
| Team=ARIZ
| DrivePlays=10
| DriveLength=50
| DriveTime=3:06
| Type=FG
| yards=24
| Kicker=Casey Skowron
| Visitor=38
| Home=30
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEnd|Visitor=38|Home=30}}
=Statistics=
Fiesta Bowl history
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.
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