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Date | January 1, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Season | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stadium | State Farm Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Glendale, Arizona | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
MVP | Joe Burrow (QB, LSU) Rashard Lawrence (DL, LSU)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Favorite | LSU by 7.5[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Referee | Stuart Mullins (ACC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 57,246[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Network | ESPN and ESPN Radio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Announcers: | Steve Levy (play-by-play) Brian Griese (analyst) Todd McShay (sideline) (ESPN) Jason Benetti, Kelly Stouffer and Olivia Dekker (ESPN Radio) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Network | ESPN Deportes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Announcers: | Roger Valdivieso Alex Pombo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fiesta Bowl
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The 2019 Fiesta Bowl (January) was a college football bowl game that was played on January 1, 2019.[4] It was the 48th edition of the Fiesta Bowl, and was one of the 2018–19 bowl games concluding the 2018 FBS football season. Sponsored by Sony Interactive Entertainment via its PlayStation brand, the game was officially known as the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl.
Teams
The game featured LSU of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and UCF of the American Athletic Conference (The American).[5] This was the first meeting between the two programs.[6]
LSU Tigers
LSU received and accepted a bid to the Fiesta Bowl on December 2.[5] The Tigers entered the bowl with a 9–3 record (5–3 in conference).
UCF Knights
UCF defeated Memphis in the AAC Championship Game on December 1, then received and accepted a bid to the Fiesta Bowl on December 2.[5] The Knights entered the bowl with a 12–0 record (8–0 in conference).
Game summary
Scoring summary
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Statistics
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No. 11 Tigers | 10 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 40 |
No. 8 Knights | 14 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 32 |
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References
- ↑ @TigerDroppings (January 1, 2019). "#LSU QB Joe Burrow & DL Rashard Lawrence take home Fiesta Bowl MVP honors". https://twitter.com/TigerDroppings/status/1080227923595067392.
- ↑ Fawkes, Ben (December 10, 2018). "Odds for every 2018-19 CFB bowl game". http://www.espn.com/chalk/story/_/id/25435852/full-list-spreads-every-2018-19-college-football-bowl-game.
- ↑ "LSU vs. UCF - Team Statistics - January 1, 2019". http://www.espn.com/college-football/matchup?gameId=401032084. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ↑ "2018-19 College Football Playoff and bowl schedule". ESPN. May 2, 2018. http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/page/cfpbowls2018/2018-19-college-football-playoff-bowl-schedule.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "PlayStation Fiesta Bowl Preview: No. 8 UCF vs. No. 11 LSU" (in en). https://fiestabowl.org/fiesta-features/playstation-fiesta-bowl-preview-no-8-ucf-vs-no-11-lsu/.
- ↑ O'Shields, Robert (December 2, 2018). "LSU to face UCF in Fiesta Bowl". https://wgno.com/2018/12/02/lsu-to-face-ucf-in-fiesta-bowl/. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
External links
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