2000 Fiesta Bowl

January 2019 Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe Arizona.jpg Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona, hosted the Fiesta Bowl. 2000 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl BCS Bowl Game29th Fiesta Bowl 1999 Tennessee Volunteers Nebraska Cornhuskers 9–2 SEC 11–1 Big 12 Phillip Fulmer Frank Solich 6 5 5 3 3 3 0 7 7 7 14 3 7 7 January 2 Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona Nebraska by 3.5 Tunes Wrap Bill LeMonnier (Big Ten) 71,526https://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/sfc/99bowls/fiesta.htm USA Today Latest news ABC List of announcers of major college bowl games Tim Brant, Dean Blevins, and Leslie Gudel The 2000 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, played on January 2, 2000, was the 29th edition of the Fiesta Bowl. The game was played at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona between the Tennessee Volunteers (ranked #5 in the BCS) and the Nebraska Cornhuskers (ranked #3 in the BCS). The matchup featured the two most current National Championship teams: Nebraska in 1997, and Tennessee in 1998. The teams first met two years earlier for the 1998 Orange Bowl. Scoring Summary 1st Quarter Nebraska – Dan Alexander 7 yard run (Josh Brown kick) 11:34 NEB 7 TN 0 Nebraska – Bobby Newcombe 60 yard punt return (Josh Brown kick) 3:21 NEB 14 TN 0 2nd Quarter Nebraska – Josh Brown 31-yard field goal 1:37 NEB 17 TN 0 Tennessee – Donté Stallworth 9 yard pass from Tee Martin (Alex Walls kick) 0:18 NEB 17 TN 7 3rd Quarter Tennessee – Travis Henry 4 yard run (Alex Walls kick) 13:03 NEB 17 TN 14 Nebraska – Aaron Golliday 13 yard pass from Eric Crouch (Josh Brown kick) 4:44 NEB 24 TN 14 4th Quarter Nebraska – Correll Buckhalter 2 yard run (Josh Brown kick) 12:01 NEB 31 TN 14 Tennessee – Donte Stallworth 44 yard pass from Cedrick Wilson (Alex Walls kick) 7:25 NEB 31 TN 21 References Fiesta Bowl Category:Fiesta Bowl Category:Nebraska Cornhuskers football bowl games Category:Tennessee Volunteers football bowl games Fiesta Bowl Category:January 2000 sports events in the United States