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College Football Playoff

Playoff Quarterfinal at the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl

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!
  • Final Score: TBD
  • Game Recap
  • Box Score
 

 

NO. 6 SEED PENN STATE

NO. 3 SEED BOISE STATE

 
ABOUT THE NITTANY LIONS
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
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
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
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

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