The Sports Almanac

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PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS CURRENT FIESTA BOWL CHAMPIONS


Penn State Nittany Lions

Boise State Broncos
31
14


Through the 2024 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
2009
Boise State Broncos
TCU Horned Frogs
17-10
2010
Oklahoma Sooners
Connecticut Huskies
48-20
2011
Oklahoma State Cowboys
Stanford Cardinal
41-38 OT
2012
Oregon Ducks
Kansas State Wildcats
35-17
2013
Central Florida Knights
Baylor Bears
52-42
2014
Boise State Broncos
Arizona Wildcats
38-30
2015
Ohio State Buckeyes
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
44-28
2016
Clemson Tigers
Ohio State Buckeyes
31-0
2017
Penn State Nittany Lions
Washington Huskies
35-28
2018
LSU Tigers
Central Florida Knights
40-32
2019
Clemson Tigers
Ohio State Buckeyes
29-23
2020
Iowa State Cyclones
Oregon Ducks
34-17
2021
Oklahoma State Cowboys
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
37-35
2022
TCU Horned Frogs
Michigan Wolverines
51-45
2023
Oregon Ducks
Liberty Flames
45-6
2024
Penn State Nittany Lions
Boise State Broncos
31-14