Fiesta Bowl
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About Tostitos Fiesta Bowl
Date: Monday, January 5, 2009
Site: University of Phoenix Stadium (73,000)
Kick-Off: 6:00 p.m. MST (8:00 p.m. EST)
Television: FOX (Matt Vasgersian, Tim Ryan, Laura Okmin and Chris Myers)
Radio: ESPN Radio (Dave Barnett, Dennis Franchione and Dave Ryan)
Ohio State Sports Radio Network (Paul Keels, Jim Lachey and Marty Bannister)
Longhorn Sports Radio Network (Craig Way, Keith Moreland and Roger Wallace)
Series: The series is tied 1-1.
Team Information
Ohio State will wear its white jerseys and use the west bench on game day. Texas will wear its dark jerseys and use the east bench on game day.
The Match-Up
Ohio State and Texas meet for the third time in history with the series tied one game apiece. The Longhorns won the first meeting, 25-22, on Sept. 10, 2005, in Columbus, while the Buckeyes won the second meeting, 24-7, on Sept. 9, 2006, in Austin.
This Season
Ohio State finished the regular season 10-2 and earned a share of the Big Ten Championship for the fourth consecutive year. The Buckeyes will be making their seventh trip to a BCS bowl game (4-2 record). Texas finished the regular season 11-1, extending the NCAA-leading and school record mark of at least 10 wins in eight straight seasons. The Longhorns are playing in their third BCS game in the last five years (2-0 record).
OHIO STATE (10-2, 7-1 Big Ten) TEXAS (11-1, 7-1 Big 12)
8/30 Youngstown State W 43-0 8/30 Florida Atlantic W 52-10
9/6 Ohio W 26-14 9/6 at UTEP W 42-13
9/13 at USC L 3-35 9/20 Rice W 52-10
9/20 Troy W 28-10 9/27 Arkansas W 52-10
9/27 Minnesota W 34-21 10/4 at Colorado W 38-14
10/4 at Wisconsin W 20-17 10/11 vs. Oklahoma W 45-35
10/11 Purdue W 16-3 10/18 Missouri W 56-31
10/18 at Michigan State W 45-7 10/25 Oklahoma State W 28-24
10/25 Penn State L 6-13 11/1 at Texas Tech L 33-39
11/8 at Northwestern W 45-10 11/8 Baylor W 45-21
11/15 at Illinois W 30-20 11/15 at Kansas W 35-7
11/22 Michigan W 42-7 11/27 Texas A&M W 49-9
Ohio State in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl
The Ohio State Buckeyes will be making their sixth appearance in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl. The Buckeyes have won four consecutive Tostitos Fiesta Bowl games.
Date Score
Dec. 26, 1980 Penn State 31, Ohio State 19
Jan. 2, 1984 Ohio State 28, Pittsburgh 23
Jan. 3, 2003 Ohio State 31, Miami 24 (2 OT)
Jan. 2, 2004 Ohio State 35, Kansas State 28
Jan. 1, 2006 Ohio State 34, Notre Dame 20
Texas in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl
The Texas Longhorns will be making their second appearance in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl. The Longhorns lost to Penn State, 38-15, in their only previous appearance.
Date Score
Jan. 1, 1997 Penn State 38, Texas 15
Coach Tressel in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl
Ohio State head coach Jim Tressel will be making his fifth Fiesta Bowl appearance and his fourth as the head coach. He is 4-0 in Fiesta Bowl games, including a 31-24 double-overtime win over Miami in the 2003 national champion
ship. He was the quarterbacks, receivers and running backs coach for the Buckeyes when they defeated Pittsburgh in the 1984 Fiesta Bowl.
Coach Brown in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl
Texas head coach Mack Brown will be making his first appearance in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl. He has led the Longhorns to a school record 11 straight bowl games, including three BCS bowl appearances, and a 41-38 win over USC in the 2005 national championship. His Longhorns have won six of seven bowl games, including four straight for the first time in school history.
The Rankings
Ohio State enters the game ranked No. 10 in the BCS, No. 10 in the Harris Interactive Poll and No. 10 in the USA Today poll. Texas enters the game ranked No. 3 in the BCS, No. 3 in the Harris Interactive Poll and No. 3 in the USA Today poll.
OHIO STATE
BCS Harris Coaches
Preseason -- -- 3
Aug. 31 -- -- 3
Sept. 7 -- -- 5
Sept. 14 -- -- 14
Sept. 21 -- -- 13
Sept. 28 -- 14 12
Oct. 5 -- 12 11
Oct. 12 -- 13 11
Oct. 19 9 10 10
Oct. 26 12 12 13
Nov. 2 11 11 12
Nov. 9 11 10 10
Nov. 16 10 10 10
Nov. 23 10 10 10
Nov. 30 10 10 10
Dec. 7 10 10 10
TEXAS
BCS Harris Coaches
Preseason -- -- 10
Aug. 31 -- -- 9
Sept. 7 -- -- 8
Sept. 14 -- -- 7
Sept. 21 -- -- 7
Sept. 28 -- 5 5
Oct. 5 -- 5 5
Oct. 12 -- 1 1
Oct. 19 1 1 1
Oct. 26 1 1 1
Nov. 2 4 6 7
Nov. 9 3 4 5
Nov. 16 3 4 4
Nov. 23 2 4 4
Nov. 30 3 3 3
Dec. 7 3 3 3
The Sponsorship
Tostitos is in its 14th year as the title sponsor of the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl.
Team Payout
The teams participating in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl will receive approximately $18 million each from the Bowl Championship Series.
Network Television
FOX will televise the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl nationally with Matt Vasgersian, Tim Ryan and Laura Okmin calling the action from the booth and Chris Myers on the sidelines. The telecast can be seen locally on Fox 10.
Radio
ESPN Radio will broadcast the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl nationally with Dave Barnett and Dennis Franchione calling the action from the booth and Dave Ryan on the sidelines. The broadcast can be heard locally on Sports 620 KTAR.
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