2024 Fiesta Bowl (December)
| 2024 Vrbo Fiesta Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| College Football Playoff Quarterfinal 54th Fiesta Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 31, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | State Farm Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Glendale, Arizona | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Off.:Tyler Warren (TE, Penn State) Def.:Zakee Wheatley (S, Penn State) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Penn State by 11.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National anthem | Valley Youth Theatre Choir | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Steve Marlowe (SEC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Halftime show | Penn State Blue Band Blue Thunder Marching Band | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 63,854 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Bob Wischusen (play-by-play) Louis Riddick (analyst) Kris Budden (sideline) Tom Luginbill (sideline) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2024 Fiesta Bowl was a college football bowl game that was played on December 31, 2024, at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. The 54th annual Fiesta Bowl featured Boise State and Penn State, and was one of the 2024–25 bowl games concluding the 2024 FBS football season. It was also one of the College Football Playoff (CFP) quarterfinal games, beginning at approximately 5:30 p.m. MST and airing on ESPN. Sponsored by online vacation rental marketplace Vrbo, the game was officially known as the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl.