2013 Fiesta Bowl
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The 2013 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl was a postseason college football bowl game played on Thursday, January 3, 2013, at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. The Kansas State Wildcats, champions of the Big 12 Conference, played the Oregon Ducks, an at-large selection from the Pac-12 Conference. It was the only bowl game of the season to feature two top-10 ranked teams, other than the 2013 BCS National Championship Game.
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BCS Bowl Game 42nd Fiesta Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | January 3, 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Season | 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stadium | University of Phoenix Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Glendale, Arizona | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
MVP | Offensive: Marcus Mariota (QB – Oregon) Defensive: Michael Clay (LB – Oregon) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Favorite | Oregon by 8[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Referee | Ron Cherry (ACC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Halftime show | Bands from participants | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 70,242[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Network | ESPN, ESPN Deportes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Announcers | ESPN:
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Nielsen ratings | 7.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The game started at 6:30 p.m. (MST) and aired on ESPN. Oregon won the game by a score of 35 points to 17 over Kansas State, making its second Fiesta Bowl title for the Ducks (first since 2001 in the 2002 Fiesta Bowl).