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Cheez-It Bowl<br />
Game Date: Dec. 26, <strong>2018</strong><br />
Kickoff time (EST): 9:00 p.m.<br />
TV & Radio Network: ESPN<br />
Conference Tie-ins: Big 12, Pac-12<br />
Mailing address: 7135 East Camelback Road #190,<br />
Scottsdale, AZ, 85251<br />
(o) 480-350-0900 (fax) 480-350-0915<br />
Website: www.Cheezitbowl.com<br />
Facebook: facebook.com/cheezitbowl<br />
Twitter: @cheezitbowl<br />
Executive Director: Mike Nealy<br />
(o) 480-350-0941<br />
E-mail: 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 />
Email: sleightman@fiestabowl.org<br />
Ticket contact: Jack Mertes,<br />
Senior Manager of Ticket Sales<br />
480-517-6273<br />
jmertes@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 Sales and Marketing Officer<br />
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 />
Email: eholden@fiestabowl.org<br />
Ticket prices: $35 - $140<br />
Tailgate/RV: Not available<br />
Stadium Information: Chase Field<br />
Capacity/Surface: 39,056/Natural Grass<br />
Physical address: 401 E. Jefferson St., Phoenix, AZ 85004<br />
Stadium contact: N/A<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 />
Mike Nealy<br />
Executive Director<br />
Scott Leightman<br />
<strong>Media</strong> Contact<br />
Top Football Crowd in Stadium History:<br />
39,321 2016 (Jan) Arizona State vs. West Virginia<br />
Top 5 Crowds in Bowl Game History:<br />
1. 74,963 1996 Arizona State vs. Cal<br />
2. 54,247 2011 Oklahoma vs. Iowa<br />
3. 53,453 2010 Iowa vs. Missouri<br />
4. 53,284 2013 Michigan vs. Kansas State<br />
5. 49,385 1997 Arizona vs. New Mexico<br />
(NOTE: Games before 2000 were played at Arizona Stadium, games between 2000-<br />
2005 were played at Chase Field, and games between 2006-2014 were played at<br />
Sun Devil Stadium)<br />
This Year’s Bowl Activities (Tentative Schedule in MST):<br />
Date / Event Place Time<br />
Sunday, December 23, <strong>2018</strong><br />
Team Arrivals Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport By 6 p.m.<br />
(Executive Terminal)<br />
Kickoff Dinner TBD 6:30 p.m.<br />
Big 12 Student-Athlete Event Don & Charlie’s 8 p.m.<br />
Pac-12 Student-Athlete Event Fogo de Chao 8 p.m.<br />
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