2014 Fiesta Bowl (January)
The 2014 Fiesta Bowl was a college football bowl game that was played on Wednesday, January 1, 2014, at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. In this, the 43rd annual Fiesta Bowl, the Baylor Bears, champions of the Big 12 Conference, played the UCF Knights, champions of the American Athletic Conference. The game was broadcast live on ESPN at 6:30 PM MST. It was one of the 2013–14 bowl games that concluded the 2013 FBS football season. It was sponsored by the Tostitos snack food brand and was officially known as the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl.
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| BCS Bowl Game 43rd Fiesta Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | University of Phoenix Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Glendale, Arizona | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Offensive: Blake Bortles (QB – UCF) Defensive: Terrance Plummer (LB – UCF) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Baylor by 16½ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Tom Ritter (SEC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Halftime show | Bands from participants | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 65,172 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$24 million | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | ESPN, ESPN Deportes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | ESPN:
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| Nielsen ratings | 6.6 (11.2 Million viewers) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCF defeated Baylor by a score of 52–42, becoming the biggest underdog victors in BCS history. Baylor had gone into the game as a 16.5 point favorite. UCF was flagged for just 4 penalties totaling 40 yards.