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PlayStation Fiesta Bowl<br />

Game Date: Jan. 1, 2019<br />

Kickoff time (EST): 2:00 p.m.<br />

TV & Radio Network: ESPN<br />

Conference Tie-ins: College Football Playoff<br />

Mailing address: 7135 East Camelback Road, #190,<br />

Scottsdale, Ariz. 85251<br />

(o) 480-350-0900 (fax) 480-350-0915<br />

Website: www.fiestabowl.org<br />

Facebook: facebook.com/FiestaBowl<br />

Twitter: @Fiesta_Bowl<br />

Executive Director: Mike Nealy<br />

(o) 480-350-0941<br />

mnealy@fiestabowl.org<br />

<strong>Media</strong> contact: Scott Leightman,<br />

Senior Director of Communications<br />

(o) 480-517-6291 (c) 602-565-3147<br />

sleightman@fiestabowl.org<br />

Ticket contact: Jack Mertes,<br />

Senior Manager of Ticket Sales<br />

jmertes@fiestabowl.org<br />

(o) 480.517.6273<br />

E-mail: jbrickner@fiestabowl.org<br />

Staff: Bob Whitehouse, Chief Operating Officer<br />

(o) 480-350-0944, bwhitehouse@fiestabowl.org<br />

Curt Krizan, Chief Financial Officer<br />

(o) 480-350-0921, ckrizan@fiestabowl.org<br />

Steve Mullins, Chief Marketing and Sales Officer,<br />

(o) 480-517-6262, smullins@fiestabowl.org<br />

Team host contact: Emily Holden<br />

Director of Game & Event Operations<br />

(o) 480-736-3917 (c) 602-809-5554<br />

eholden@fiestabowl.org<br />

Ticket prices: $95 - $315<br />

Tailgate/RV: TBD, (o) 480-736-3909<br />

Stadium Information: University of Phoenix Stadium<br />

Capacity/Surface: 73,000/Natural Grass<br />

Physical address: 1 Cardinals Dr., Glendale, Ariz. 85305<br />

Stadium contact: Rebecca Mobley, (o) 623.433.7108,<br />

(m) 706.248.2567, rmobley@universityofphoenixstadium.com<br />

Contact for ordering phone lines: Jackie Hobson,<br />

(o) 480-350-0925 (c) 602-625-5733<br />

Email: jhobson@fiestabowl.org<br />

Press box phone: N/A / Wi-fi available<br />

<strong>Media</strong> Credentials and Parking: Apply online at<br />

fiestabowl.org/media-room<br />

Top Football Crowd in Stadium History:<br />

78,603 2011 Auburn vs. Oregon<br />

(BCS Championship game)<br />

Top 5 Crowds in Bowl Game History:<br />

1. 80,740 1999 Tennessee vs. Florida State<br />

2. 79,864 1996 Nebraska vs. Florida<br />

3. 78,603 2011 Auburn vs. Oregon<br />

Championship Trophy<br />

3. 77,502 2003 Ohio State vs. Miami<br />

5. 75,428 2001 Oregon State vs. Notre Dame<br />

(NOTE: Games before 2006 were played at Sun Devil Stadium)<br />

This Year’s Bowl Activities (Tentative Schedule in MST):<br />

Date / Event Place Time<br />

Thursday, December 27, <strong>2018</strong><br />

Team Arrivals Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport TBD<br />

(Executive Terminal)<br />

Team Dinners Team Hotels 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.<br />

Friday, December 28, <strong>2018</strong><br />

Coordinator Press Conference J.W. Marriott Camelback Inn Visiting Offense: 8:30 a.m.<br />

Home Defense: 9:30 a.m.<br />

Ladies Day Scottsdale Quarter 10am - 3 pm<br />

Children's Day Phoenix Zoo 10am - 3pm<br />

Saturday, December 29, <strong>2018</strong><br />

Grand Marshal Breakfast North Baptist Church 8 – 9 a.m.<br />

Coordinator Press Conference J.W. Marriott Camelback Inn Visiting Defense: 8:30 a.m.<br />

Home Offense: 9:30 a.m.<br />

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Mike Nealy<br />

Executive Director<br />

Scott Leightman<br />

<strong>Media</strong> Contact

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