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The 2007 Fiesta Bowl Game was a college football bowl game sponsored by Tostitos. It was part of the 2006-2007 Bowl Championship Series (BCS) of the 2006 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Fiesta Bowl has been played annually since 1971. The 2007 game was played on January 1, 2007, at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. The game pitted the #8 Oklahoma Sooners against the #9 Boise State Broncos^[1] and was televised on Fox. A television network is a distribution network for television content whereby a central operation provides programming for many television stations. ... The Fox Sports logo used from 1999 to the present. ... A sportscaster is an announcer on radio or television who specializes in reporting or commenting on sports events. ... Thom Brennaman is an American sportscaster, and the son of sportscaster Marty Brennaman. ... Barry Alvarez Barry Alvarez (born December 30, 1946, Langeloth, Pennsylvania) is a retired college football head coach and current Director of Athletics at the University of Wisconsin. ... Charles Harold Davis (7 January 1856 (or 2 February 1857) - 5 August 1933) was an American landscape painter. ... Chris Myers is a sports broadcaster who works for numerous media outlets and covers several different sports. ... A college football game between Colorado State University and the Air Force Academy. ... A bowl game is a post-season college football game, typically at the Division I-A level. ... A ready-to-eat nacho tray of Tostitos. ... The Bowl Championship Series (BCS) is designed to pair the top two teams in college football against each other for a National Championship game. ... The 2006 NCAA Division I-A football season, or the college football season, began on August 31, 2006, progresses through the regular season and bowl season, and will conclude with the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) National Championship Game on January 8, 2007 in Glendale, Arizona, USA, when the #2 Florida... The Fiesta Bowl, now sponsored by Tostitos tortilla chips (a Frito-Lay product), is a United States college football game played annually since 1971. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 2007 (MMVII) is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... University of Phoenix Stadium is a football stadium in Glendale, Arizona. ... Glendale is a city located in Maricopa County, Arizona. ... The 2006 Oklahoma Sooners football team will represent the University of Oklahoma in the college football season of 2006-2007. ... The 2006 Boise State Broncos football team represents Boise State University in the 2006 college football season. ... The Fox Sports logo used from 1999 to the present. ...

Oklahoma was the designated home team and was favored by 7½ points, but in a classic battle, the Broncos won in overtime, 43-42. Oklahoma wore their red home jerseys, while Boise State wore their road white jerseys. Boise, Idaho is a 15 hour trip from the bowl site^[2] while Norman, Oklahoma is just under 15 hours.^[3] Nickname: City of Trees Motto: Energy Peril Success Location of Boise in the State of Idaho Coordinates: Country United States State Idaho County Ada Founded 1863 Incorporated 1864 Mayor David H. Bieter (NP) Area - City {{{area_total}}} kmÂ² (64 sq mi) Elevation {{{elevation}}} m (2700 ft) Population - City 211,830 - Metro... Bizzell Library, University of Oklahoma Norman is the largest city in Cleveland County in the U.S. state of Oklahoma, and is part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Statistical Area. ...

Pre-game buildup

During the summer preceding the season, Oklahoma was hyped to be a top 5 team and national title contender. They initially were the favorite to win the Big 12 South.^[4] Following the dismissal of OU's returning quarterback Rhett Bomar, many felt the defending national champion Texas Longhorns were now the favorite (the Sooners dropped six spots in the Coaches Poll during the first two weeks of the season despite winning both of those weeks). The Sooners opened their season 3-2 with a controversial loss to Oregon and a loss to Texas. The Sooners also lost their Heisman-hopeful running back Adrian Peterson during their sixth game to a broken collar bone. Many had written the Sooners off at this point. However, the Sooners won their next seven games while Texas lost their last two and the Sooners became the outright winners of the Big 12 South and faced the Big 12 North winner, Nebraska in the Big 12 Championship Game. They won that game 21-7 and were given an automatic berth to represent the Big 12 in the Fiesta Bowl. Rhett Bomar (born July 2, 1985 in Grand Praire, Texas) is an American football quarterback. ... The UT Tower lit in a special configuration in honor of a National Championship team Texas Longhorns athletics programs include the extramural and intramural sports teams of The University of Texas at Austin. ... The USA Today Coaches Poll is the current name for a weekly ranking of the top 25 NCAA Division I-A college football and Division I college basketball teams. ... The 2006 Oklahoma Sooners football team will represent the University of Oklahoma in the college football season of 2006-2007. ... The University of Oregon Ducks football team is a member of the Pacific Ten Conference. ... The 2006 Texas Longhorn football team is representing the University of Texas in the college football season of 2006-2007. ... The Heisman Memorial Trophy Award (also known simply as the Heisman Trophy or The Heisman), named after former college football player and coach John Heisman, is considered the most prestigious award in American college football. ... University of Oklahoma football running back Adrian Peterson on FSNs Oklahoma preview show. ... A clavicle fracture is a bone fracture in the clavicle, or collarbone. ... The 2006 Nebraska Cornhuskers Football Team will be the representatives of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the 2006 NCAA Division I-A football season. ... The Big 12 Championship Game is a college football game held by the Big 12 Conference each year. ...

The Boise State Broncos, who returned more starters from 2005 than any other team in NCAA Division I-A football,^[5] began the year with high hopes; according to one major source, anything less than a BCS Bowl berth would have been a disappointment.^[6] First-year head coach Chris Petersen led this perennially strong non-BCS conference school to an undefeated 12-0 record. Some of the Broncos key wins this season came over Oregon State of the Pac 10 Conference, Hawaiʻi and Fresno State. Boise State was the champion of the Western Athletic Conference. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often pronounced N-C-Double-A or N-C-Two-A) is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. ... Division I (or DI) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States. ... Chris Petersen is a college football coach who is now the head coach at Boise State University. ... The 2006 Oregon State Beavers football team represents Oregon State University in the college football season of 2006-2007. ... The Pacific Ten Conference (Pac-10) is a college athletic conference which operates in the western United States. ... The 2006 Hawaii Warriors football team will represent the University of Hawaii at Manoa in the 2006 college football season. ... The campus on a sunny day California State University, Fresno, commonly referred to as Fresno State, is one of the campuses of California State University, located at the northeast edge of Fresno, California. ... It has been suggested that Western Athletic Conference Mens Basketball Tournament be merged into this article or section. ...

New stadium

The Fiesta Bowl has been played annually since 1971, and since that time, the game was hosted in Tempe, Arizona at Sun Devil Stadium, home stadium to the NFL's Arizona Cardinals and Pac-10's Arizona State Sun Devils. In 2006, the Cardinals completed a new home stadium in Glendale, Arizona and was named University of Phoenix Stadium. The new stadium is state-of-the-art with an inclined retractable roof and fully retractable natural grass playing surface. The stadium is also host to 2006 season BCS National Championship Game and will host Super Bowl XLII in 2008. The capacity of the new stadium is 63,500, although for this game and the BCS National Championship Game, extra seats were added in the south end of the stadium to increase capacity to about 70,000. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (876x257, 72 KB)Cardinals Stadium, a football stadium in Glendale, Arizona; the home of the NFLs Arizona Cardinals. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (876x257, 72 KB)Cardinals Stadium, a football stadium in Glendale, Arizona; the home of the NFLs Arizona Cardinals. ... University of Phoenix Stadium is a football stadium in Glendale, Arizona. ... Downtown Tempe and Arizona State University Tempe (pronounced ) is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA, with a population of 161,143 according to 2005 Census Bureau estimates. ... Sun Devil Stadium is located on the campus of Arizona State University in Tempe. ... NFL logo For other uses of the abbreviation NFL, see NFL (disambiguation). ... City Glendale, Arizona Other nicknames The Cards, The Birds, Big Red Team colors Cardinal Red, Black, and White Head Coach TBA Owner Bill Bidwell General manager Rod Graves Mascot Big Red League/Conference affiliations Independent (1898-1919) National Football League (1920â€“present) Western Division (1933-1949) American Conference (1950-1952... The Pacific Ten Conference (Pac-10) is a college athletic conference which operates in the western United States. ... Arizona State University (ASU) is (as of 2004) the third-largest university in the United States with a student body of 57,543. ... University of Phoenix Stadium is a football stadium in Glendale, Arizona. ... BCS National Championship Game 2007 Bowl Game Florida Gators at Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State Buckeyes (12-0) 0 January 8, 2007 - University of Phoenix Stadium The Tostitos BCS National Championship Game or BCS Title Game for the 2006 season will be played on January 8, 2007 at the University... Super Bowl XLII will be the 42nd Super Bowl, the annual championship of the NFL between the National Football Conference and American Football Conference champions. ... See also:2007 in sports, 2009 in sports, list of years in sports. Scheduled Events February 3 - Super Bowl XLII held at the new Arizona Cardinals stadium in Glendale, Arizona. ...

Scoring summary

First quarter

Jared Zabransky (born in Hermiston, Oregon) is an American football quarterback for the Boise State Broncos team. ... Ian Johnson is a running back for the Boise State Broncos. ...

Second quarter

Third quarter

Paul Thompson (born November 23, 1983 in Leander, Texas) is an American collegiate football player for the University of Oklahoma Sooners. ... University of Oklahoma football running back Adrian Peterson on FSNs Oklahoma preview show. ...

Fourth quarter

Overtime

Game's Legacy

The game was highlighted by an 18-point comeback by Oklahoma in the second half, a combined 22 points scored in the final 1:26 of regulation, and three trick plays that helped Boise State win the game.

Oklahoma fell behind 14-0 early in the first quarter after a costly fumble deep in their own territory by quarterback Paul Thompson, which led to a Ian Johnson touchdown run two plays later. Boise State scored a touchdown on its final possession of the first half to take a 21-10 halftime lead. Late in the 3rd quarter, with Boise State leading 28-10, Oklahoma recovered a punt which struck the leg of a Boise State player deep in Broncos territory. A few plays later, Oklahoma star tailback Adrian Peterson scored his first touchdown of the game to cut the Boise State lead to 28-17. The Sooners followed up with a Garrett Hartley field goal a few series later to close the gap to 28-20.

The Final 1:26

Wide receiver Quentin Chaney caught a tipped 5 yard TD pass from quarterback Paul Thompson with 1:26 remaining in the fourth quarter.

Oklahoma completed their 18-point comeback after it converted the two-point conversion with a pass from Thompson to wide receiver Juaquin Iglesias on its third attempt (the first attempt was unsuccessful but Boise State was called for pass interference; the second attempt was successful but Oklahoma was called for illegal shift – two players in motion at the time of the snap).

After the ensuing kickoff, on the next play from scrimmage, Boise State quarterback Jared Zabransky was intercepted by Marcus Walker, who returned it 34 yards for a touchdown. After the extra point, Oklahoma led 35-28.

On the ensuing drive Boise State drove to midfield, but was stopped and faced a 4th down with 18 yards needed for first down, and only 18 seconds left. Zabransky passed for 15 yards to Drisan James. With five Oklahoma defenders playing a "prevent" style defense to prevent the long conversion, James quickly scooped the ball to an in-stride Jerard Rabb, who ran the ball along the left sideline 35 more yards for a touchdown (this play is referred to as a hook and lateral). The extra point tied the game up at 35-35 with just seven seconds remaining in regulation, and the game then went into overtime. The hook and ladder play (also called the hook and lateral play) is an unorthodox play (often called a trick play) in American football. ...

Overtime

In overtime, Boise State won the toss and elected to play defense. Oklahoma scored on their first play with a 25-yard run by Adrian Peterson, the 2004 Heisman runner-up in his first game back after missing seven games with a collarbone injury. The extra point was good, making the score 42-35 Oklahoma. University of Oklahoma football running back Adrian Peterson on FSNs Oklahoma preview show. ...

On Boise State's drive, the Broncos were down to 4th and 2 on the Sooners' 5 yard line when Boise State ran a wide receiver rollout option. Zabransky ran in motion to his left while backup wide receiver Vinny Perretta, slotted as a running back, took the snap, rolled to his right, then threw a touchdown to tight end Derek Schouman (lined up as a wide receiver) to bring Boise State within one point at 42-41.

Instead of kicking the extra-point to tie the game and send it into a second overtime, Broncos coach Chris Petersen elected to go for the two-point conversion to win the game. He ran a trick play drawn up by his two backup quarterbacks – after the snap, Zabransky faked a quick pass directly to his right with his right hand (where three receivers were lined up), then quickly handed off the football backhanded with his left hand to running back Ian Johnson, who ran it in to the endzone untouched for the win (this play is a variation to the Statue of Liberty play known to the team as just "Statue"). Chris Petersen is a college football coach who is now the head coach at Boise State University. ... In American football, the Statue of Liberty play is a trick play rarely used in professional or collegiate football and practiced more often in high school or peewee leagues. ...

During a postgame interview, Boise State's Ian Johnson got down on one knee and proposed to his girlfriend, Boise State head cheerleader Chrissy Popadics, on live TV. She seemed surprised, but enthusiastically accepted.^[7]. Johnson did not have the ring with him because he wouldn't propose if the Broncos lost. Ian Johnson is a sophomore running back for the Boise State Broncos. ...

Instant Classic

The wild finish (consisting of the final 1:26 of regulation and the overtime period) has led the game to become an instant classic:

The hook and ladder play (also called the hook and lateral play) is an unorthodox play (often called a trick play) in American football. ... Jared Zabransky (born in Hermiston, Oregon) is an American football quarterback for the Boise State Broncos team. ... In American football, the Statue of Liberty play is a trick play rarely used in professional or collegiate football and practiced more often in high school or peewee leagues. ... Ian William Geddes Johnson (born December 8, 1917 in North Melbourne, Victoria - died October 9, 1998 in Melbourne) was an Australian cricketer. ...

Final Game Points

Boise State finished their season with a perfect 13-0 record, spurring controversy as to whether teams from non-BCS conferences should have an opportunity to play for a national title.

Boise State also became just the second team from a non-BCS conference to win a BCS bowl game. (Utah was the first, in 2005) As of the end of this game, teams from non-BCS conferences are now 2-0 in BCS bowl games. // The University of Utah college football program began play in 1892, the Utes play at Rice-Eccles Stadium, with their first game being played there in 1927. ...

Reaction

The dramatic fashion in which the game finished along with the numerous trick plays and underdog story has already garnered incredible enthusiasm and many consider it one of the greatest college football bowl games to ever be played.^[8]

Stewart Mandel of Sports Illustrated:^[9] The first issue of Sports Illustrated, August 16, 1954, showing Milwaukee Braves star Eddie Mathews at bat in Milwaukee County Stadium. ...

Arash Markazi, also of Sports Illustrated, who covered the Broncos throughout their stay in Arizona:^[10]

Chris Dufresne of the Los Angeles Times:^[11] The Los Angeles Times (also known as the LA Times) is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California and distributed throughout the Western United States. ...

Pete Thamel of The New York Times:^[12] The New York Times is a newspaper published in New York City by Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr. ...

See also

The Fiesta Bowl, now sponsored by Tostitos tortilla chips (a Frito-Lay product), is a United States college football game played annually since 1971. ... City Boise, Idaho Team Colors Blue and Orange Head Coach Chris Petersen Home Stadium Bronco Stadium Mascot Buster Bronco League/Conference affiliations Junior College (1933-1967) Division II Independent (1968-69) Big Sky Conference (1970-1995) Big West Conference (1996-2000) Western Athletic Conference (2001-present) Team history All-Time... The Oklahoma Sooners football squad is an elite program in college football. ... The 2006-07 NCAA College Football Bowl Games schedule caps the 2006 NCAA Division I-A football season in college football. ...

External links

References

^ Rankings from the Coaches Poll on December 3, 2006.
^ Google Maps - Boise, ID to Glendale, AZ (English) (HTML). Google. Retrieved on 2006-12-16.
^ Google Maps - Norman, OK to Glendale, AZ (English) (HTML). Google. Retrieved on 2006-12-16.
^ Big 12 Announces Media Preseason Football Poll (English) (HTML). Big 12 Sports (July 20, 2006). Retrieved on 2006-12-04.
^ 2006 Bronco Football Media Guide. Boise State Broncos Football. Retrieved on December 5, 2006.
^ 2006 Boise State Preview (English) (HTML). Scout.com. Retrieved on 2006-12-04.
^ Johnson pops the question after wild Fiesta Bowl win. Associated Press via ESPN (January 2, 2007).
^ ^a ^b Broncos earn respect with improbable victory. ESPN (January 2, 2007).
^ Mandel, Stewart (January 2, 2007). College Football Blog: Boise's Thrilling Win a Landmark Moment. Sports Illustrated.
^ Markazi, Arash (January 2, 2007). Behind the scenes with Boise. Sports Illustrated.
^ Dufresne, Chris (January 2, 2007). A perfectly incredible ending. Los Angeles Times.
^ ^a ^b Thamel, Pete (January 2, 2007). Playbook Full of Tricks Gives Boise State Dramatic and Defining Victory. The New York Times.

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Contents

Pre-game buildup GA_googleFillSlot("encyclopedia_square");

New stadium

Scoring summary

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Overtime

Game's Legacy

The Final 1:26

Overtime

Instant Classic

Final Game Points

Reaction

See also

External links

References

Pre-game buildup