FBA 2018 Media Guide FLIP (2)

PlayStation Fiesta Bowl
Offensive Player of the Game
Defensive Player of the Game
2004 Craig Krenzel, Ohio State A.J. Hawk, Ohio State
2005 Alex Smith & Paris Warren, Utah Steve Fifita, Utah
2006 Troy Smith, Ohio State A.J. Hawk, Ohio State
2007 Jared Zabransky, Boise State Marty Tadman, Boise State
2008 Patrick White, West Virginia Reed Williams, West Virginia
2009 Colt McCoy, Texas Roy Miller, Texas
2010 Kyle Efaw, Boise State Brandyn Thompson, Boise State
2011 Landry Jones, Oklahoma Jamell Fleming, Oklahoma
2012 Justin Blackmon, Oklahoma State Justin Gilbert, Oklahoma State
2013 Marcus Mariota, Oregon Michael Clay, Oregon
2014 Blake Bortles, UCF Terrance Plummer, UCF
2014 (Dec) Thomas Sperback, Boise State Tanner Vallejo, Boise State
2016 (Jan) J.T. Barrett, Ohio State Eli Apple, Ohio State
2016 (Dec) Deshaun Watson, Clemson Clelin Ferrell, Clemson
2017 Trace McSorley, Penn State Marcus Allen, Penn State
Memorable Games:
1987: Penn State’s Pete Giftopoulos intercepted a Vinny Testaverde pass at the PSU one-yard-line with nine seconds
left, assuring the Nittany Lions of a 14-10 win over Miami and their second national title in five years.
2003: Called by some the greatest game in college football history, Ohio State held Miami three times from the
one-yard-line in the second overtime to take a 31-24 win and claim the Buckeyes’ fifth consensus national
championship. It was the first OT game in Fiesta Bowl history and the first in the then-five-year history of
the BCS.
2007: Boise State used a series of trick plays, including a halfback pass for an overtime TD and a “Statue of Liberty”
on a two-point conversion, to pave the way to a 43-42 win over Oklahoma. The teams combined for 22
points in the final 86 seconds of regulation to send the game into overtime.
Top Individual Performances:
Curt Warner, RB, Penn State, 1980 & 1982 -- One of only two players named Offensive Player of the Game twice,
scored TD’s on his first carry in both games and ran for 300 yards and three scores in leading Penn State past
Ohio State (155 yards) in 1980 and Southern Cal (145 yards) in 1982.
Steve Smith, CB, Oregon, 2002 -- Intercepted three passes from two Colorado quarterbacks, setting a bowl record,
and led a defense that held the Buffaloes to 49 rush yards while recording four sacks.
Peter Tom Willis, QB, Florida State, 1990 -- Threw for a bowl-record five touchdowns and 442 yards in leading the
Seminoles past Nebraska 41-17. He led FSU to a 41-3 advantage in the middle two quarters.
Last Year’s Game:
Saquon Barkley, RB, Penn State, 2017 - Scored on a Fiesta Bowl record 92-yard run and totaled 137 yards on 18
carries for two touchdowns, leading the Nittany Lions over Washington 35-28.
Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Washington 0 14 7 7 28
Penn State 14 14 7 0 35
Scoring:
First Quarter: Penn State - DaeSean Hamilton 48-yd pass from Trace McSorley (Tyler Davis kick); Saquon Barkley
2-yd run (Tyler Davis kick)
Second Quarter: Washington - Jake Browning 1yd run (Tristan Vizcaino kick); Penn State - Miles Sanders 1 yd run
(Tyler Davis kick); Saquon Barkley 92-yd run (Tyler Davis Kick); Washington - Myles Gaskin 13-yd run (Tristan
Vizcaino kick)
Third Quarter: Washington - Aaron Fuller 28-yd pass from Jake Browning (Tristan Vizcaino kick); Penn State -
DaeSean Hamilton 24-yd pass from Trace McSorley (Tyler Davis Kick)
Fourth Quarter: Washington - Myles Gaskin 69-yd run (Tristan Vizcaino kick)
Team Statistics: Penn State Washington
First Downs 25 14
Rushes- Net Yards 38-203 26-104
Net Passing Yards 342 227
Passing (Comp-Att-Int) 19-29-0 32-41-2
Total Plays 80 55
Total Net Yards 545 331
Fumbles Lost 1 1
Penalties-Yards 2-20 4-22
Time of Possession 35:55 24:05
Individual Statistics
RUSHING
Penn State - Saquon Barkley - 18-137-2, Trace McSorley - 12-60, Miles Sanders - 6-15-1
Washington - Myles Gaskin - 14-98-2, Lavon Coleman - 4-11, Andre Baccellia - 1-9, Salvon Ahmed - 1-1, Jake
Browning - 6 (-1) 15
PASSING
Penn State - Trace McSorley - 32/41 342, 2TD, 2INT
Washington - Jake Browning - 18/28 175, 1 TD; Andre Baccellia 1/1 52 yds
RECEIVING
Penn State - DaeSean Hamilton - 5-110, 2td, Juwan Johnson 6-66, Mike Gesicki 6-62, DeAndre Thompkins 2-39,
Saquon Barkley 7-38, Saeed Blacknall 1-20, Brandon Polk 1-4, Miles Sanders 1-4, Tommy Stevens 3 (-1)
Washington - Aaron Fuller 6-61 1TD, Will Dissly 2-59, Dante Pettis 1-4-, Salvon Ahmed 3-25, Ty Jones 2-23, Andre
Baccellia 2-9, Drew Sample 1-6, Myles Gaskin 1-4, Lavon Coleman 1-0
PUNTING
Penn State - Blake Gillikin 2-86, 47 long
Washington - Joel Whitford 5-245, 54 long; Jake BRowning 1-41, 41 long
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