1984 Fiesta Bowl

August 2023 1984 Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe Arizona.jpg Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona, hosted the Fiesta Bowl. Fiesta Bowl 13th Fiesta Bowl 1983 Ohio State Buckeyes Pittsburgh Panthers 8–3 Big Ten 8–2–1 Independent Earle Bruce Foge Fazio 14 13 15 13 7 7 0 14 0 7 0 16 January 2 Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona John Congemi  (Pitt QB)Rowland Tatum (OSU LB) Ohio State by 2½ pointshttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KQMyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=y20DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4488%2C6286762 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The latest line December 30, 1983 12https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4llWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8-4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6006%2C1000682 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Harrah's Odds: college football January 2, 1984 17 Gene Wurtz (WAC) 66,484 NBC List of announcers of major college bowl games Charlie Jones, Bob Griese 7.9 The 1984 Fiesta Bowl was the thirteenth edition of the college football bowl game, played at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona on Monday, January 2.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4axjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lOEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4119%2C329253 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon wire services reports Fiesta Bowl January 2, 1984 3B Part of the 1983–84 bowl game season, it matched the fourteenth-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes of the Big Ten Conference, and the #15 Pittsburgh Panthers, an independent. Slightly favored, Ohio State rallied late in the fourth quarter to win 28–23.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5axjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lOEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3688%2C544139 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Scott Gerald (Los Angeles Times) Buckeye quarterback saves best for last January 3, 1984 3Dhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HE8NAAAAIBAJ&sjid=720DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4915%2C289866 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette McMillan Tom Buckeyes rally, defeat Panthers, 28–23 January 3, 1984 13https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=67QqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2mEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5036%2C1929498 Pittsburgh Press Wheatley Tom Replay January 3, 1984 D1https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jCBWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Uz8NAAAAIBAJ&pg=5232%2C2752412 Reading Eagle Pennsylvania Patterson Jack Knight-Ridder Ohio State passes Pitt on late TD January 3, 1984 21 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=N0BPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ywIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3073%2C1077877 Toledo Blade Ohio Taylor Jim OSU's Tomczak stings Pitt for Fiesta Bowl victory January 3, 1984 21https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=41lWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8-4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=1654%2C1313260 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Berry Walter Associated Press Buckeyes' rally drops Pittsburgh in Fiesta, 2823 January 3, 1984 C1 New Year's Day was on Sunday in 1984, and the college bowl games were played the following day. Teams 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season Ohio State 1983 Ohio State Buckeyes football team The Buckeyes were ranked third until a loss at Iowa in late September; they later lost on the road to Illinois and rival Michigan. This was their second Fiesta Bowl appearance. Pittsburgh 1983 Pittsburgh Panthers football team The Panthers opened with two wins, but lost two road games at Maryland and West Virginia. They won six straight, then tied rival Penn State. This was Pittsburgh's third Fiesta Bowl appearance. Game summary The first game of a tripleheader (Rose, Orange) on NBC, the Fiesta kicked off shortly after 11:30 a.m. MST, as did the Cotton Bowl on CBS. Ohio State scored first when quarterback Mike Tomczak scored on a three-yard quarterback keeper. Pittsburgh tied the score at seven on a 6-yard pass from John Congemi to wide receiver Clint Wilson. Running back Keith Byars scored on an 11-yard run before halftime, to give Ohio State a 14–7 halftime lead. After a scoreless third quarter, the action increased in the fourth. Pitt wide receiver Clint Wilson recovered a fumble in the end zone for a touchdown to tie the game at 14. Byars took the kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown, and Ohio State reclaimed the lead at 21–14. Congemi then found Dwight Collins for a touchdown, but the two-point conversion attempt failed, and Ohio State held on to a one-point lead. A 37-yard field goal from Tom Everett with 2:39 left, gave Pittsburgh a 23–21 lead. Tomczak threw a 39-yard touchdown strike to Thad Jemison for the game-winning touchdown, with 39 seconds left, and Ohio State escaped with a 28–23 win. http://espn.go.com/abcsports/bcs/fiesta/s/1984.html https://web.archive.org/web/20021215093911/http://espn.go.com/abcsports/bcs/fiesta/s/1984.html dead December 15, 2002 Bowl Championship Series - 1984 - Ohio State 28, Pittsburgh 23 Scoring First quarter Ohio State – Mike Tomczak 3-yard run (Rich Spangler kick) Second quarter Pittsburgh – Clint Wilson 6-yard pass from John Congemi (Snuffy Everett kick) Ohio State – Keith Byars 11-yard run (Spangler kick) Third quarter No scoring Fourth quarter Pittsburgh – Wilson fumble recovery in end zone (Everett kick) Ohio State – Byars 99-yard kickoff return (Spangler kick) Pittsburgh – Dwight Collins 11-yard pass from Congemi (pass failed) Pittsburgh – Everett 37-yard field goal Ohio State – Thad Jemison 39-yard pass from Tomczak (Spangler kick) Source Statistics {| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" ! Statistics!!Ohio State!!Pittsburgh |- | First downs || 21 || 27 |- | Yards rushing|| 46–184 || 37–146 |- | Yards passing || 226 || 341 |- | Passing || 15–32–1|| 31–46–2 |- | Return yards || 17||72 |- | Total Offense || 78–410|| 83–487 |- |Punts–Average ||4–37.3|| 3–39.0 |- |Fumbles–Lost ||3–1|| 2–1 |- |Turnovers|| 2||3 |- |Penalties–Yards ||8–70|| 8–60 |- |Time of Possession ||29:13||30:47 |} Source Aftermath Ohio State climbed to ninth in the final AP poll, and Pittsburgh fell to eighteenth. References External links Fiesta Bowl – January 2, 1984 Fiesta Bowl Category:Fiesta Bowl Category:Ohio State Buckeyes football bowl games Category:Pittsburgh Panthers football bowl games Category:January 1984 sports events in the United States Category:1984 in sports in Arizona