2000 Fiesta Bowl

2000 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl
2000 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl
BCS Bowl Game
Tennessee Volunteers	Nebraska Cornhuskers
(9–2)	(11–1)
SEC	Big 12
21	31
Head coach: ; Phillip Fulmer	Head coach: ; Frank Solich
Date	January 2, 2000
Season	1999
Stadium	Sun Devil Stadium
Location	Tempe, Arizona
Favorite	Nebraska by 3.5
National anthem	Tunes Wrap
Referee	Bill LeMonnier (Big Ten)
Attendance	71,526
United States TV coverage
Network	ABC
Announcers	Tim Brant and Dean Blevins
Fiesta Bowl
< 1999	2001 >

The 2000 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, played on January 2, 2000, was the 29th edition of the Fiesta Bowl. The game was played at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona between the Tennessee Volunteers (ranked #5 in the BCS) and the Nebraska Cornhuskers (ranked #3 in the BCS). The matchup featured the two most current National Championship teams: Nebraska in 1997, and Tennessee in 1998. The teams first met two years earlier for the 1998 Orange Bowl.

Scoring Summary[]

1st Quarter[]

Nebraska – Dan Alexander 7 yard run (Josh Brown kick) 11:34 NEB 7 TN 0

Nebraska – Bobby Newcombe 60 yard punt return (Josh Brown kick) 3:21 NEB 14 TN 0

2nd Quarter[]

Nebraska – Josh Brown 31 yard field goal 1:37 NEB 17 TN 0

Tennessee – Donté Stallworth 9 yard pass from Tee Martin (Alex Walls kick) 0:18 NEB 17 TN 7

3rd Quarter[]

Tennessee – Travis Henry 4 yard run (Alex Walls kick) 13:03 NEB 17 TN 14

Nebraska – Aaron Golliday 13 yard pass from Eric Crouch (Josh Brown kick) 4:44 NEB 24 TN 14

4th Quarter[]

Nebraska – Correll Buckhalter 2 yard run (Josh Brown kick) 12:01 NEB 31 TN 14

Tennessee – Donte Stallworth 44 yard pass from Cedrick Wilson (Alex Walls kick) 7:25 NEB 31 TN 21

References[]

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Notes	The game was also the national title game for either the Bowl Coalition, Bowl Alliance, or Bowl Championship Series in 1996, 1999, and 2003. There was a Fiesta Bowl in January and December in 1997, 2014, 2016, 2019, and 2022. The December 2016 and December 2019 editions were College Football Playoff semifinals.