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2013 Fiesta Bowl


FieldValue
game_nameFiesta Bowl
title_sponsorTostitos
subheaderBCS Bowl Game
42nd Fiesta Bowl
imageUniversity of Phoenix Stadium - dall'autostrada.jpg
captionUniversity of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, hosted the Fiesta Bowl.
date_game_playedJanuary 3
year_game_played2013
football_season2012
stadiumUniversity of Phoenix Stadium
cityGlendale, Arizona
home_schoolKansas State Universityhome_name_short = Kansas Statehome_nickname = Wildcats
home_record11–1
home_conferenceBig 12
home_rank_AP7
home_rank_coaches6
home_rank_BCS5
home_coachBill Snyder
home_1q0
home_2q10
home_3q0
home_4q7
visitor_schoolUniversity of Oregon
visitor_name_shortOregon
visitor_nicknameDucks
visitor_record11–1
visitor_conferencePac-12
visitor_rank_AP5
visitor_rank_coaches3
visitor_rank_BCS4
visitor_coachChip Kelly
visitor_1q15
visitor_2q7
visitor_3q10
visitor_4q3
MVPOffensive: Marcus Mariota (QB – Oregon)
Defensive: Michael Clay (LB – Oregon)
oddsOregon by 8
halftimeBands from participants
refereeRon Cherry (ACC)
attendance70,242
us_networkESPN, ESPN Deportes
us_announcersESPN:ESPN Deportes:
ratings7.4
different_next[2014 (Jan.)](2014-fiesta-bowl-january)

42nd Fiesta Bowl Defensive: Michael Clay (LB – Oregon) The 2013 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl was a postseason college football bowl game played on Thursday, January 3, 2013, at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. The Kansas State Wildcats, champions of the Big 12 Conference, played the Oregon Ducks, an at-large selection from the Pac-12 Conference. It was the only bowl game of the season to feature two top-10 ranked teams, other than the 2013 BCS National Championship Game.

The game started at 6:30 p.m. (MST) and aired on ESPN. Oregon won the game by a score of 35 points to 17 over Kansas State, making its second Fiesta Bowl title for the Ducks (first since 2001 in the 2002 Fiesta Bowl).

Preview

This was the first time Kansas State and Oregon played each other. They were scheduled to meet during the 2012 regular season but the game was cancelled due to scheduling conflicts. On November 11, 2012, both schools were undefeated (10–0) and were ranked #1 or #2 in the polls and the BCS rankings. However, both schools lost their eleventh game of the season on November 17 to fall from the national championship race. Each finished the regular season with an 11–1 record.

This was the fourth Fiesta Bowl to match a Big 12 (formerly Big Eight) team and a Pac-12 (formerly Pacific-10) team. The previous such Fiesta Bowls occurred in 1983 (Oklahoma vs. Arizona State), 2002 (Colorado, then representing the Big 12, against Oregon) and 2012 (Oklahoma State vs. Stanford).

Kansas State

K-State attributed its success this season to a balanced offense led by quarterback Collin Klein and an opportunistic defense that included linebacker Arthur Brown. The Wildcats are leading the nation in turnover margin at +21. Klein rushed for 22 touchdowns this season, threw for 10 or more touchdowns in consecutive seasons, passed for more than 4,000 yards and rushed 2,000 yards for a career.

Oregon

The Oregon Ducks were led by redshirt freshman quarterback Marcus Mariota, who was the Conference's Offensive Freshman of the Year. Mariota, was sixth in the country in passing efficiency, completed 218 of 312 passes for 2,511 yards and 30 touchdowns with six interceptions. All-America running back Kenjon Barner ran for 1,624 yards and scored 22 touchdowns this season, fifth best in rushing (135.3 avg.) and sixth in scoring (11.0 ppg).

Game summary

Scoring summary

Statistics

OregonKansas State
First downs22
Total offense, plays – yards69–384
Rushes-yards (net)45–218
Passing yards (net)166
Safeties (Conversion)1
Passes, completions – attempts – interceptions12–24–0
Time of possession26:54

Conversion safety scored

A rare type of football scoring occurred during the third quarter on an attempted Oregon extra point, a one-point conversion safety. The one-point safety was awarded to Oregon after Kansas State blocked Oregon's extra-point attempt, recovered the ball in the field of play, then retreated into the end zone where the player with the ball was tackled. This was only the second one-point safety scored in the history of NCAA FBS competition; the other was converted by Texas against Texas A&M on November 26, 2004. Coincidentally, that game was also called by Brad Nessler, the play-by-play announcer for this Fiesta Bowl.

References

References

  1. Bowl Schedule, ''Los Angeles Times'', December 8, 2012
  2. "2013 Fiesta Bowl: Oregon Ducks vs. Kansas State Wildcats". Stat Broadcast.
  3. "Oregon 35-17 Kansas State (Jan 3, 2013) Final Score".
  4. (3 January 2013). "Oregon Ducks vs. Kansas State Wildcats – Box Score". ESPN.
  5. Hinton, Matt. (January 4, 2013). "Blocked PAT ends in 1-point safety for Oregon (Yes, a 1-point safety)".
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