Bowl Games

Fiesta Bowl History & Results

Games Played
54
First
1971
Most Recent
2025
Most Wins
Penn State
Won
8

Also known as: Vizio Fiesta Bowl (2014); Vrbo Fiesta Bowl (2022-2025); CFP Quarterfinal - Vrbo Fiesta Bowl (2024)

The Fiesta Bowl hosts College Football Playoff games. Those are listed below alongside the rest of its history.

Every Fiesta Bowl

54 games between the 1971 and 2025 seasons.

Season Played Known as Winner Score Loser
2025 Jan 2026 Vrbo Fiesta Bowl Miami (FL) 31-27 Ole Miss
2024 Dec 2024 CFP Quarterfinal - Vrbo Fiesta Bowl Penn State 31-14 Boise State
2023 Jan 2024 Vrbo Fiesta Bowl Oregon 45-6 Liberty
2022 Dec 2022 Vrbo Fiesta Bowl TCU 51-45 Michigan
2021 Jan 2022 Fiesta Bowl Oklahoma State 37-35 Notre Dame
2020 Jan 2021 Fiesta Bowl Iowa State 34-17 Oregon
2019 Dec 2019 Fiesta Bowl Clemson 29-23 Ohio State
2018 Jan 2019 Fiesta Bowl Louisiana State 40-32 Central Florida
2017 Dec 2017 Fiesta Bowl Penn State 35-28 Washington
2016 Dec 2016 Fiesta Bowl Clemson 31-0 Ohio State
2015 Jan 2016 Fiesta Bowl Ohio State 44-28 Notre Dame
2014 Dec 2014 Vizio Fiesta Bowl Boise State 38-30 Arizona
2013 Dec 2013 Fiesta Bowl UCF 52-42 Baylor
2012 Dec 2012 Fiesta Bowl Oregon 35-17 Kansas State
2010 Dec 2010 Fiesta Bowl Oklahoma 48-20 Connecticut
2009 Dec 2009 Fiesta Bowl Boise State 17-10 TCU
2008 Jan 2009 Fiesta Bowl Texas 24-21 Ohio State
2007 Jan 2008 Fiesta Bowl West Virginia 48-28 Oklahoma
2006 Jan 2007 Fiesta Bowl Boise State 43-42 Oklahoma
2005 Jan 2006 Fiesta Bowl Ohio State 34-20 Notre Dame
2004 Jan 2005 Fiesta Bowl Utah 35-7 Pittsburgh
2003 Jan 2004 Fiesta Bowl Ohio State 35-28 Kansas State
2002 Jan 2003 Fiesta Bowl Ohio State 31-24 Miami
2001 Jan 2002 Fiesta Bowl Oregon 38-16 Colorado
2000 Jan 2001 Fiesta Bowl Oregon State 41-9 Notre Dame
1999 Jan 2000 Fiesta Bowl Nebraska 31-21 Tennessee
1998 Jan 1999 Fiesta Bowl Tennessee 23-16 Florida State
1997 Jan 1998 Fiesta Bowl Kansas State 35-18 Syracuse
1996 Jan 1997 Fiesta Bowl Penn State 38-15 Texas
1995 Jan 1996 Fiesta Bowl Nebraska 62-24 Florida
1994 Jan 1995 Fiesta Bowl Colorado 41-24 Notre Dame
1993 Jan 1994 Fiesta Bowl Arizona 29-0 Miami (Fla.)
1992 Jan 1993 Fiesta Bowl Syracuse 26-22 Colorado
1991 Jan 1992 Fiesta Bowl Penn State 42-17 Tennessee
1990 Jan 1991 Fiesta Bowl Louisville 34-7 Alabama
1989 Jan 1990 Fiesta Bowl Florida State 41-17 Nebraska
1988 Jan 1989 Fiesta Bowl Notre Dame 34-21 West Virginia
1987 Jan 1988 Fiesta Bowl Florida State 31-28 Nebraska
1986 Jan 1987 Fiesta Bowl Penn State 14-10 Miami (Fla.)
1985 Jan 1986 Fiesta Bowl Michigan 27-23 Nebraska
1984 Jan 1985 Fiesta Bowl UCLA 39-37 Miami (Fla.)
1983 Jan 1984 Fiesta Bowl Ohio State 28-23 Pittsburgh
1982 Jan 1983 Fiesta Bowl Arizona State 32-21 Oklahoma
1981 Jan 1982 Fiesta Bowl Penn State 26-10 USC
1980 Dec 1980 Fiesta Bowl Penn State 31-19 Ohio State
1979 Dec 1979 Fiesta Bowl Pittsburgh 16-10 Arizona
1978 Dec 1978 Fiesta Bowl Arkansas 10-10 (tie) UCLA
1977 Dec 1977 Fiesta Bowl Penn State 42-30 Arizona State
1976 Dec 1976 Fiesta Bowl Oklahoma 41-7 Wyoming
1975 Dec 1975 Fiesta Bowl Arizona State 17-14 Nebraska
1974 Dec 1974 Fiesta Bowl Oklahoma State 16-6 BYU
1973 Dec 1973 Fiesta Bowl Arizona State 28-7 Pittsburgh
1972 Dec 1972 Fiesta Bowl Arizona State 49-35 Missouri
1971 Dec 1971 Fiesta Bowl Arizona State 45-38 Florida State