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Since its inception in 1971, the Fiesta Bowl has strived to be a source of pride for all Arizonans. This year, the Fiesta Bowl is proud to help kick off the Arizona Centennial. “The bowl season always creates a lot of excitement across the state,” Fiesta Bowl board chairman Duane Woods said. “This year, we hope that feeling carries into the Centennial celebration. This is a challenging time for Arizona, but the Centennial gives everyone a chance to reflect on what makes our state so great.”

he Fiesta Bowl today awarded a total of $400,000 to 14 Arizona charities. The gifts provided funding for numerous projects, including music instruction for students from low-income families, after-school health and fitness programs and youth sports clinics.

In an overtime thriller, the Oklahoma State Cowboys (12-1, 8-1) defeated the Stanford Cardinal (11-2, 8-1) 41-38 in the 41st Annual Tostitos Fiesta Bowl on January 2 at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale.

Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy has been named the winner of the 2011 Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award.

The Oklahoma Sooners (10-3, 6-3) were able to hold off a 4th quarter rally from the Iowa Hawkeyes (7-6, 4-4) to win the 23rd Annual Insight Bowl by a score of 31-14 on December 30 at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe.