2024 Fiesta Bowl Lines - Boise State vs. Penn State/SMU

Fiesta Bowl Lines - College Football Playoff Quarterfinal

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The 2024 Fiesta Bowl will be a College Football Playoff Quarterfinal matchup between the No. 3 Boise State Broncos, who received an automatic bid to the quarterfinals, against the winner of the first-round College Football Playoff game between the No. 6 Penn St. Nittany Lions and No. 11 SMU Mustangs. The game will take place on Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona and be shown on ESPN. It will be the 54th annual Fiesta Bowl and have a start time of 7:30 pm Eastern. The game will be sponsored by Vrbo so it is known as the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl.

2024 Fiesta Bowl at a Glance

Date: Tuesday, December 31, 2024

Time (ET) / TV: 1:00 PM / ESPN

Venue: State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

Matchup: No. 3 Boise State Broncos vs. No. 6 Penn State Nittany Lions or No. 11 SMU Mustangs

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Fiesta Bowl Format

Originally founded in 1971 as a home bowl game for the Arizona State Sun Devils, the Fiesta Bowl has grown into a college football playoff rotation and top-tier postseason game. Thus, the Fiesta Bowl tie-in is based on the college football playoff. The game has been held at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, home of the NFL Arizona Cardinals, since 2007. Previously it was held at Arizona State University Sun Devil Stadium from 1971-2006.

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Fiesta Bowl Past Results

SEASON WINNING TEAM LOSING TEAM SCORE
2024 Oregon Liberty 45-6
2022 TCU Michigan 51-45
2022 Oklahoma State Notre Dame 37-35
2021 Iowa State Oregon 34-17
2020 Clemson Ohio State 29-23
2019 LSU UCF 40-32
2017 Penn State Washington 35-28
2016 Clemson Ohio State 31-0
2016 Ohio State Notre Dame 44-28
2014 Boise State Arizona 38-30
2014 UCF Baylor 52-42
2013 Oregon Kansas State 35-17
2012 Oklahoma State Stanford 41-38 (OT)
2011 Oklahoma Connecticut 48-20
2010 Boise State TCU 17-10
2009 Texas Ohio State 24-21
2008 West Virginia Oklahoma 48-28
2007 Boise State Oklahoma 43-42 (OT)
2006 Ohio State Notre Dame 34-20
2005 Utah Pittsburgh 35-7
2004 Ohio State Kansas State 35-28
2003 Ohio State Miami, Fla. 31-24 (OT)
2002 Oregon Colorado 38-16
2001 Oregon State Notre Dame 41-9
2000 Oregon State Notre Dame 31-21

The Ohio State Buckeyes have the most appearances in the Fiesta Bowl, as they have played in the game nine times and have a record of 5-4. The Penn State Nittany Lions have played in the game seven times and they have the best record of any team in the game at 7-0. Four other teams are unbeaten in the Fiesta Bowl. Boise State and Oklahoma State are 3-0, while Clemson is 2-0 and UCLA is 1-0-1.

The most points scored by both teams in the Fiesta Bowl was the game in 2022 with TCU beating Michigan 51-45. The most points scored by one team was the 62 points scored by Nebraska in their win over Florida in 1996. The largest margin of victory came in the 2024 game with Oregon winning 45-6 over Liberty. One of the biggest Fiesta Bowl upsets was when TCU beat Michigan in the 2022 College Football Playoff, winning 51-45.

2024-25 College Football Bowl Games

BOWL TIME (ET), VENUE
Saturday, December 14
Celebration Bowl
South Carolina State vs. Jackson State 12:00 PM, Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Salute to Veterans Bowl
South Alabama vs. Western Michigan 9:00 PM, Cramton Bowl
Tuesday, December 17
Frisco Bowl
Memphis vs. West Virginia 9:00 PM, Toyota Stadium
Wednesday, December 18
Boca Raton Bowl
James Madison vs. Western Kentucky 5:30 PM, FAU Stadium
LA Bowl
UNLV vs. Cal 9:00 PM, SoFi Stadium
Thursday, December 19
New Orleans Bowl
Sam Houston vs. Georgia Southern 7:00 PM, Caesars Superdome
Friday, December 20
Cure Bowl
Ohio vs. Jacksonville State 12:00 PM, Camping World Stadium
Gasparilla Bowl
Florida vs. Tulane 3:30 PM, Raymond James Stadium
College Football Playoff First Round Game
(8) Indiana at (5) Notre Dame 8:00 PM, South Bend, IN
Saturday, December 21
College Football Playoff First Round Game
(10) SMU at (4) Penn State 12:00 PM, University Park, PA
College Football Playoff First Round Game
(16) Clemson at (3) Texas 4:00 PM, Austin, TX
College Football Playoff First Round Game
(7) Tennessee at (6) Ohio State 8:00 PM, Columbus, OH
Monday, December 23
Myrtle Beach Bowl
Coastal Carolina vs. UTSA 11:00 AM, Brooks Stadium
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Northern Illinois vs. Fresno State 2:30 PM, Albertsons Stadium
Tuesday, December 24
Hawai'i Bowl
South Florida vs. San Jose State 8:00 PM, Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex
Thursday, December 26
GameAbove Sports Bowl
Pittsburgh vs. Toledo 2:00 PM, Ford Field
Rate Bowl
Rutgers vs. Kansas State 5:30 PM, Chase Field
68 Ventures Bowl
Arkansas State vs. Bowling Green 9:00 PM, Hancock Whitney Stadium
Friday, December 27
Armed Forces Bowl
Navy vs. Oklahoma 12:00 PM, Amon G. Carter Stadium
Birmingham Bowl
Georgia Tech vs. Vanderbilt 3:30 PM, Protective Stadium
Liberty Bowl
Arkansas vs. Texas Tech 7:00 PM, Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium
Holiday Bowl
Syracuse vs. Washington State 8:00 PM, Snapdragon Stadium
Las Vegas Bowl
USC vs. Texas A&M 10:30 PM, Allegiant Stadium
Saturday, December 28
Fenway Bowl
UConn vs. North Carolina 11:00 AM, Fenway Park
Pinstripe Bowl
Boston College vs. Nebraska 12:00 PM, Yankee Stadium
New Mexico Bowl
TCU vs. Louisiana 2:15 PM, University Stadium
Pop-Tarts Bowl
Miami (Fla.) vs. Iowa State 3:30 PM, Camping World Stadium
Arizona Bowl
Colorado State vs. Miami (Ohio) 4:30 PM, Arizona Stadium
Military Bowl
NC State vs. East Carolina 5:45 PM, Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Alamo Bowl
BYU vs. Colorado 7:30 PM, Alamodome
Independence Bowl
Army vs. Louisiana Tech 9:15 PM, Independence Stadium
Monday, December 30
Music City Bowl
Missouri vs. Iowa 2:30 PM, Nissan Stadium
Tuesday, December 31
ReliaQuest Bowl
Alabama vs. Michigan 12:00 PM, Raymond James Stadium
Sun Bowl
Louisville vs. Washington 2:00 PM, Sun Bowl
Citrus Bowl
South Carolina vs. Illinois 3:00 PM, Camping World Stadium
Texas Bowl
LSU vs. Baylor 3:30 PM, NRG Stadium
College Football Playoff Quarterfinal Game (Fiesta Bowl)
(9) Boise State vs. TBD 7:30 PM, State Farm Stadium
Wednesday, January 1
College Football Playoff Quarterfinal Game (Peach Bowl)
(12) Arizona State vs. TBD 1:00 PM, Mercedes-Benz Stadium
College Football Playoff Quarterfinal Game (Rose Bowl)
(1) Oregon vs. TBD 2:00 PM, Rose Bowl
College Football Playoff Quarterfinal Game (Sugar Bowl)
(2) Georgia vs. TBD 8:45 PM, Caesars Superdome
Thursday, January 2
Gator Bowl
Mississippi vs. Duke 7:30 PM, EverBank Stadium
Friday, January 3
First Responder Bowl
North Texas vs. Texas State 4:00 PM, Gerald J. Ford Stadium
Duke's Mayo Bowl
Minnesota vs. Virginia Tech 7:30 PM, Bank of America Stadium
Saturday, January 4
Bahamas Bowl
Liberty vs. Buffalo 11:00 AM, Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium
Thursday, January 9
College Football Playoff Semifinal Game (Orange Bowl)
TBD 7:30 PM, Hard Rock Stadium
Friday, January 10
College Football Playoff Semifinal Game (Cotton Bowl)

TBD

 7:30 PM, AT&T Stadium
Monday, January 20
CFP National Championship Game
TBD 7:30 PM, Mercedes-Benz Stadium

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