2024 Fiesta Bowl (January) Postseason college football bowl game
College football game
The 2024 Fiesta Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 2024, at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona . The 53rd annual Fiesta Bowl featured Liberty of Conference USA (C-USA) and Oregon of the Pac-12 Conference —teams selected at-large by the College Football Playoff selection committee. The game began at approximately 11:00 a.m. MST and was aired on ESPN .[ 4] [ 5] 2023–24 bowl games concluding the 2023 FBS football season . The game was sponsored by vacation rental marketplace Vrbo and was officially known as the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl . Oregon defeated Liberty, 45–6, to claim their second consecutive bowl victory.[ 6] [ 7] [ 8]
Teams
The teams for the Fiesta Bowl, one of the New Year's Six bowl games, were selected at-large by the College Football Playoff (CFP) selection committee.
This was the first meeting between Oregon and Liberty.[ 9]
Liberty
The Flames entered the bowl undefeated, with a 13–0 record, ranked 23rd in the CFP rankings and 18th in the AP poll . They beat New Mexico State in the 2023 Conference USA Football Championship Game , 49–35.
This was Liberty's first Fiesta Bowl. It was also the first appearance by a C-USA team in a New Year's Six bowl game.
Oregon
The Ducks entered the bowl 11–2 and ranked 8th each of the major polls. Both of their losses were to Washington ; once during the regular season and again in the 2023 Pac-12 Football Championship Game .
This was Oregon's fourth Fiesta Bowl; entering the game, they were 2–1 in prior appearances, most recently playing in the January 2021 edition , which they lost. It was also Oregon's final game as a member of the Pac-12 Conference, with the Ducks set to join the Big Ten Conference beginning in 2024.
Game summary
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
LIB
ORE
1
12:37
6
75
2:23
LIB
Bentley Hanshaw 17-yard touchdown reception from Kaidon Salter , Nick Brown kick failed
6
0
1
9:06
8
60
3:31
ORE
37-yard field goal by Camden Lewis
6
3
2
12:53
7
82
3:24
ORE
Gary Bryant Jr. 2-yard touchdown reception from Bo Nix , Camden Lewis kick good
6
10
2
7:13
10
75
3:59
ORE
Terrance Ferguson 2-yard touchdown reception from Bo Nix, Camden Lewis kick good
6
17
2
3:50
5
95
2:16
ORE
Kenyon Sadiq 2-yard touchdown reception from Bo Nix, Camden Lewis kick good
6
24
2
0:03
5
68
1:09
ORE
Traeshon Holden 17-yard touchdown reception from Bo Nix, Camden Lewis kick good
6
31
3
11:11
7
75
3:49
ORE
Tez Johnson 24-yard touchdown reception from Bo Nix, Camden Lewis kick good
6
38
4
14:13
13
82
7:27
ORE
Bucky Irving 1-yard touchdown run, Grant Meadors kick good
6
45
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
6
45
Statistics
Statistics
LIB
ORE
First downs
15
28
Plays–yards
52–294
71–584
Rushes–yards
28–168
29–183
Passing yards
126
401
Passing: comp –att –int
15–24–2
33–42–0
Time of possession
24:45
35:15
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Liberty
Passing
Kaidon Salter 15/24, 126 yards, TD, INT
Rushing
Quinton Cooley 8 carries, 79 yards
Receiving
CJ Daniels
8 catches, 79 yards
Oregon
Passing
Bo Nix 28/35, 363 yards, 5 TD
Rushing
Bucky Irving 14 carries, 117 yards, TD
Receiving
Tez Johnson 11 catches, 172 yards, TD
References
^ @zacharycneel (January 1, 2024). "No surprise, Bo Nix wins the Fiesta Bowl Offensive MVP Award. Jeffrey Bassa wins the Fiesta Bowl Defensive MVP Award" (Tweet ). Retrieved January 1, 2024 – via Twitter . ^ Parks, James (December 11, 2023). "College football bowl schedule, game odds, point spreads for 2023-24" . Sports Illustrated . Retrieved December 13, 2023 . ^ Austro, Ben (December 3, 2023). "2023-24 bowl officiating assignments" . footballzebras.com . Retrieved December 6, 2023 . ^ Straka, Dean. "2023-24 college football bowl schedule, games, dates, locations, kickoff times, TV channels" . CBS Sports . Retrieved June 27, 2023 . ^ "Vrbo Fiesta Bowl Kicks Off on January 1, 2024" . Fiesta Bowl . Retrieved June 27, 2023 .^ Brown, Emily (January 1, 2024). "Oregon spoils Liberty's upset hopes in Fiesta Bowl on New Year's Day" . The News & Advance the original on January 9, 2024. Retrieved December 22, 2024 . ^ Dietz, Alec (January 1, 2024). "Bo Nix, Oregon football demolish Liberty Flames in Fiesta Bowl" . The Register-Guard the original on January 15, 2024. Retrieved December 22, 2024 . ^ Crepea, James (January 1, 2024). "Bo Nix breaks NCAA, program records as Oregon decimates Liberty in Fiesta Bowl" . The Oregonian the original on January 16, 2024. Retrieved December 22, 2024 . ^ "Oregon Ducks vs. Liberty Flames football series history" . winsipedia.com . Retrieved January 1, 2024 .
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