The Sports Almanac

Tostitos Fiesta Bowl



TEXAS LONGHORNS CURRENT FIESTA BOWL CHAMPIONS


Through the 2008 Bowl

YEAR CHAMPION LOSER SCORE
1971
Arizona State Sun Devils
Florida State Seminoles
45-38
1972
Arizona State Sun Devils
Missouri Tigers
49-35
1973
Arizona State Sun Devils
Pittsburgh Panthers
28-7
1974
Oklahoma State Cowboys
BYU Cougars
16-6
1975
Arizona State Sun Devils
Nebraska Cornhuskers
17-14
1976
Oklahoma Sooners
Wyoming Cowboys
41-7
1977
Penn State Nittany Lions
Arizona State Sun Devils
42-30
1978
Arkansas Razorbacks/UCLA Bruins
Game Ended In Tie
10-10
1979
Pittsburgh Panthers
Arizona Wildcats
16-10
1980
Penn State Nittany Lions
Ohio State Buckeyes
31-19
1981
Penn State Nittany Lions
USC Trojans
26-10
1982
Arizona State Sun Devils
Oklahoma Sooners
32-21
1983
Ohio State Buckeyes
Pittsburgh Panthers
28-23
1984
UCLA Bruins
Miami Hurricanes
39-37
1985
Michigan Wolverines
Nebraska Cornhuskers
27-23
1986
Penn State Nittany Lions
Miami Hurricanes
14-10
1987
Florida State Seminoles
Nebraska Cornhuskers
31-28
1988
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
West Virginia Mountaneers
34-21
1989
Florida State Seminoles
Nebraska Cornhuskers
41-17
1990
Louisville Cardinals
Alabama Crimson Tide
34-7
1991
Penn State Nittany Lions
Tennessee Volunteers
42-17
1992
Syracuse Orangemen
Colorado Buffaloes
26-22
1993
Arizona Wildcats
Miami Hurricanes
29-0
1994
Colorado Buffaloes
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
41-24
1995
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Florida Gators
62-24
1996
Penn State Nittany Lions
Texas Longhorns
38-15
1997
Kansas Jayhawks
Syracuse Orangemen
35-18
1998
Tennessee Volunteers
Florida State Seminoles
23-16
1999
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Tennessee Volunteers
31-21
2000
Oregon State Beavers
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
41-9
2001
Oregon Ducks
Colorado Buffaloes
38-16
2002
Ohio State Buckeyes
Miami Hurricanes
31-24 2OT
2003
Ohio State Buckeyes
Kansas State Wildcats
35-28
2004
Utah Utes
Pittsburgh Panthers
35-7
2005
Ohio State Buckeyes
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
34-20
2006
Boise State Broncos
Oklahoma Sooners
43-42 OT
2007
West Virginia Mountaineers
Oklahoma Sooners
48-28
2008
Texas Longhorns
Ohio State Buckeyes
24-21