Playoff Quarterfinal at the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl: Penn State vs. Boise State

Tuesday, December 31, 2024 | 7:30 p.m. ET No. 6 Seed Penn State vs. No. 3 Seed Boise State State Farm Stadium | Glendale, Arizona

No. 3 seed Boise State will face No. 6 seed Penn State in the Playoff Quarterfinal at the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl on Tuesday, December 31 at 7:30 p.m. ET. The game will be televised by ESPN.

This season marks the first appearance in the College Football Playoff for both the Broncos and Nittany Lions. Penn State advanced to the Playoff Quarterfinals after a 38-10 victory over SMU in the CFP First Round.

The Playoff Quarterfinals will also mark the first meeting between the Broncos and Nittany Lions. Both teams are unblemished in the Fiesta Bowl. Penn State's seven Fiesta Bowl victories are the most of any school and the Nittany Lions return to the Valley of the Sun for the first time since a 35-28 victory over Washington in 2017. Boise State claimed all three of its previous Fiesta Bowl wins in a nine-season span starting in 2007 with its dramatic 43-42 overtime win over Oklahoma.

FOLLOW THE ACTION!
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NO. 6 SEED PENN STATE

NO. 3 SEED BOISE STATE

ABOUT THE NITTANY LIONS
Roster \| Coaches \| Schedule and Results \| Stats Record: 12-2 Overall, 8-1 Big Ten Game Notes \| Media Guide

2024-25 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Aug. 31	at West Virginia	W 34-12
Sat., Sept. 7	Bowling Green	W 34-27
Sat., Sept. 21	Kent State	W 56-0
Sat., Sept. 28	Illinois	W 21-7
Sat., Oct. 5	UCLA	W 27-11
Sat., Oct. 12	at USC	W 33-30
Sat., Oct. 26	at Wisconsin	W 28-13
Sat., Nov. 2	Ohio State	L 13-20
Sat., Nov. 9	Washington	W 35-6
Sat., Nov. 16	at Purdue	W 49-10
Sat., Nov. 23	at Minnesota	W 26-25
Sat., Nov. 30	Maryland	W 44-7
Sat., Dec. 7	vs. Oregon	L 37-45
Sat., Dec. 21	SMU	W 38-10

MEDIA COVERAGE
Official Site: GoPSUSports.com \| Football \| CFP Central Conference Site: BigTen.org \| Football

PENN STATE IN THE POSTSEASON (32-20-2)
Date	Bowl	Opponent	Score
Jan. 1, 1923	Rose	USC	L 3-14
Jan. 1, 1948	Cotton	SMU	T 13-13
Dec. 19, 1959	Liberty	Alabama	W 7-0
Dec. 17, 1960	Liberty	Oregon	W 41-12
Dec. 30, 1961	Gator	Georgia Tech	W 30-15
Dec. 29, 1962	Gator	Florida	L 7-17
Dec. 30, 1967	Gator	Florida State	T 17-17
Jan. 1, 1969	Orange	Kansas	W 15-14
Jan. 1, 1970	Orange	Missouri	W 10-3
Jan. 1, 1972	Cotton	Texas	W 30-6
Dec. 31, 1972	Sugar	Oklahoma	L 0-14
Jan. 1, 1974	Orange	LSU	W 16-9
Jan. 1, 1975	Cotton	Baylor	W 41-20
Dec. 31, 1975	Sugar	Alabama	L 6-13
Dec. 27, 1976	Gator	Notre Dame	L 9-20
Dec. 25, 1977	Fiesta	Arizona State	W 42-30
Jan. 1, 1979	Sugar	Alabama	W 14-7
Dec. 22, 1979	Liberty	Tulane	W 9-6
Dec. 26, 1980	Fiesta	Ohio State	W 31-19
Jan. 1, 1982	Fiesta	USC	W 26-10
Jan. 1, 1983	Sugar	Georgia	W 27-23
Dec. 26, 1983	Aloha	Washington	W 13-10
Jan. 1, 1986	Orange	Oklahoma	L 10-25
Jan. 2, 1987	Fiesta	Miami	W 14-10
Jan. 1, 1988	Citrus	Clemson	L 10-35
Dec. 29, 1989	Holiday	BYU	W 50-39
Dec. 28, 1990	Blockbuster	Florida State	L 17-24
Jan. 1, 1992	Fiesta	Tennessee	W 42-17
Jan. 1, 1993	Blockbuster	Stanford	L 3-24
Jan. 1, 1994	Citrus	Tennessee	W 31-13
Jan. 2, 1995	Rose	Oregon	W 38-20
Jan. 1, 1996	Outback	Auburn	W 43-14
Jan. 1, 1997	Fiesta	Texas	W 38-15
Jan. 1, 1998	Citrus	Florida	L 6-21
Jan. 1, 1999	Outback	Kentucky	W 26-14
Dec. 28, 1999	Alamo	Texas A&M	W 24-0
Jan. 1, 2003	Citrus	Auburn	L 9-13
Jan. 3, 2006	Orange	Florida State	W 26-23 (3OT)
Jan. 1, 2007	Outback	Tennessee	W 20-10
Dec. 29, 2007	Alamo	Texas A&M	W 24-17
Jan. 1, 2009	Rose	USC	L 24-38
Jan. 1, 2010	Citrus	LSU	L 17-19
Jan. 1, 2011	Outback	Florida State	L 24-37
Jan. 2, 2012	TicketCity	Houston	L 14-30
Dec. 27, 2014	Pinstripe	Boston College	W 31-30 (OT)
Jan. 2, 2016	TaxSlayer	Georgia	L 17-24
Jan. 2, 2017	Rose	USC	L 49-52
Dec. 30, 2017	Fiesta	Washington	W 35-28
Jan. 1, 2019	Citrus	Kentucky	L 24-27
Dec. 31, 2019	Cotton	Memphis	W 53-39
Jan. 1, 2022	Outback	Arkansas	L 10-24
Jan. 2, 2023	Rose	Utah	W 35-21
Dec. 30, 2023	Peach	Ole Miss	L 35-38
Dec. 21, 2024	CFP First Round	SMU	W 38-10

ABOUT THE BRONCOS
Roster \| Coaches \| Schedule and Results \| Stats Record: 12-1 Overall, 7-0 MW Game Notes \| Media Guide

2024-25 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Aug. 31	at Georgia Southern	W 56-45
Sat., Sept. 7	at Oregon	L 34-37
Sat., Sept. 21	Portland State	W 56-14
Sat., Sept. 28	Washington State	W 45-24
Sat., Oct. 5	Utah State	W 62-30
Sat., Oct. 12	at Hawaii	W 28-7
Fri., Oct. 25	at UNLV	W 29-24
Fri., Nov. 1	San Diego State	W 56-24
Sat., Nov. 9	Nevada	W 28-21
Sat., Nov. 16	at San Jose State	W 42-21
Sat., Nov. 23	at Wyoming	W 17-13
Fri., Nov. 29	Oregon State	W 34-18
Fri., Dec. 6	UNLV	W 21-7

MEDIA COVERAGE
Official Site: BroncoSports.com \| Football \| CFP Central Conference Site: TheMW.com \| Football

BOISE STATE IN THE POSTSEASON (13-8)
Date	Bowl	Opponent	Score
Dec. 30, 1999	Humanitarian	Louisville	W 34-31
Dec. 28, 2000	Humanitarian	UTEP	W 38-23
Dec. 31, 2002	Humanitarian	Iowa State	W 34-16
Dec. 23, 2003	Fort Worth	TCU	W 34-31
Dec. 31, 2004	Liberty Bowl	Louisville	L 40-44
Dec. 28, 2005	MPC Computers	Boston College	L 21-27
Jan. 1, 2006	Fiesta	Oklahoma	W 43-42 (OT)
Dec. 23, 2007	Hawaii	East Carolina	L 38-41
Dec. 23, 2008	Poinsettia	TCU	L 16-17
Jan. 4, 2009	Fiesta	TCU	W 17-10
Dec. 22, 2010	Las Vegas	Utah	W 26-3
Dec. 22, 2011	Las Vegas	Arizona State	W 56-24
Dec. 22, 2012	Las Vegas	Washington	W 28-26
Dec. 24, 2013	Hawaii	Oregon State	L 23-38
Dec. 31, 2014	Fiesta	Arizona	W 38-30
Dec. 23, 2015	Poinsettia	Northern Illinois	W 55-7
Dec. 27, 2016	Cactus	Baylor	L 12-31
Dec. 16, 2017	Las Vegas	Oregon	W 38-28
Dec. 19, 2019	Las Vegas	Washington	L 7-38
Dec. 17, 2022	Frisco	North Texas	W 35-32
Dec. 16, 2023	LA	UCLA	L 22-35

VRBO FIESTA BOWL ALL-TIME RESULTS

YEAR	RESULT
1971	Arizona State 45, Florida State 38
1972	Arizona State 49, Missouri 35
1973	Arizona State 28, Pittsburgh 7
1974	Oklahoma State 16, BYU 6
1975	Arizona State 17, Nebraska 14
1976	Oklahoma 41, Wyoming 7
1977	Penn State 42, Arizona State 30
1978	Arkansas 10, UCLA 10
1979	Pittsburgh 16, Arizona 10
1980	Penn State 31, Ohio State 19
1982	Penn State 26, Southern California 10
1983	Arizona State 32, Oklahoma 21
1984	Ohio State 28, Pittsburgh 23
1985	UCLA 39, Miami (FL) 37
1986	Michigan 27, Nebraska 23
1987	Penn State 14, Miami (FL) 10
1988	Florida State 31, Nebraska 28
1989	Notre Dame 34, West Virginia 21
1990	Florida State 41, Nebraska 17
1991	Louisville 34, Alabama 7
1992	Penn State 42, Tennessee 17
1993	Syracuse 26, Colorado 22
1994	Arizona 29, Miami (FL) 0
1995	Colorado 41, Notre Dame 24
1996	Nebraska 62, Florida 24
1997	Penn State 38, Texas 15
1997	Kansas State 35, Syracuse 18
1999	Tennessee 23, Florida State 16#
2000	Nebraska 31, Tennessee 21
2001	Oregon State 41, Notre Dame 9
2002	Oregon 38, Colorado 16
2003	Ohio State 31, Miami (FL) 24 (2OT)#
2004	Ohio State 35, Kansas State 28
2005	Utah 35, Pittsburgh 7
2006	Ohio State 34, Notre Dame 20
2007	Boise State 43, Oklahoma 42 (OT)
2008	West Virginia 48, Oklahoma 28
2009	Texas 24, Ohio State 21
2010	Boise State 17, TCU 10
2011	Oklahoma 48, Connecticut 20
2012	Oklahoma State 41, Stanford 38 (OT)
2013	Oregon 35, Kansas State 17
2014	UCF 52, Baylor 42
2014	No. 20 Boise State 38, No. 10 Arizona 30
2016	No. 7 Ohio State 44, No. 8 Notre Dame 28
2016	No. 2 Clemson 31, No. 3 Ohio State 0~
2017	No. 9 Penn State 35, No. 11 Washington 28
2019	No. 11 LSU 40, No. 8 UCF 32
2019	No. 3 Clemson 29, No. 2 Ohio State 23~
2021	No. 10 Iowa State 34, No. 25 Oregon 17
2022	No. 9 Oklahoma State 37, No. 5 Notre Dame 35
2022	No. 3 TCU 51, No. 2 Michigan 45~
2024	No. 8 Oregon 45, No. 23 Liberty 6

~ Playoff Semifinal
# BCS National Championship

Bowl Schedule

NO. 6 SEED PENN STATE

NO. 3 SEED BOISE STATE

VRBO FIESTA BOWL ALL-TIME RESULTS

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