January 8, 2026
Vrbo Fiesta Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl · CFP semifinals
January 8, 2026
State Farm Stadium Glendale, AZ
Participants and result
Format and selection
Expanded CFP (2025)
One postseason game.
- The participants qualify through the 2025 CFP bracket. The bowl does not independently select teams for this playoff round.
These are documented selection procedures. They do not explain why a particular participant was chosen unless the source expressly records that decision.
History
The NCAA records trace this competition to the 1971 football season.
The records identify Glendale, AZ as its present site. Individual editions retain documented name changes and results.
Sources and coverage
Previous editions
2024VRBO Fiesta Bowl2023VRBO Fiesta Bowl2022VRBO Fiesta Bowl2021VRBO Fiesta Bowl2020VRBO Fiesta Bowl2019VRBO Fiesta Bowl2018VRBO Fiesta Bowl2017VRBO Fiesta Bowl2016VRBO Fiesta Bowl2015VRBO Fiesta Bowl2014VRBO Fiesta Bowl2013VRBO Fiesta Bowl2012VRBO Fiesta Bowl2011VRBO Fiesta Bowl2010Tostitos Fiesta Bowl2009Tostitos Fiesta Bowl2008Tostitos Fiesta Bowl2007Tostitos Fiesta Bowl2006Tostitos Fiesta Bowl2005Tostitos Fiesta Bowl2004Tostitos Fiesta Bowl2003Tostitos Fiesta Bowl2002Tostitos Fiesta Bowl2001Tostitos Fiesta Bowl2000Tostitos Fiesta Bowl1999Tostitos Fiesta Bowl1998Tostitos Fiesta Bowl1997Tostitos Fiesta Bowl1996Tostitos Fiesta Bowl1995Tostitos Fiesta Bowl1994IBM OS/2 Fiesta Bowl1993IBM OS/2 Fiesta Bowl1992IBM OS/2 Fiesta Bowl1991Fiesta Bowl1990Fiesta Bowl1989Sunkist Fiesta Bowl1988Sunkist Fiesta Bowl1987Sunkist Fiesta Bowl1986Sunkist Fiesta Bowl1985Sunkist Fiesta Bowl1984Fiesta Bowl1983Fiesta Bowl1982Fiesta Bowl1981Fiesta Bowl1980Fiesta Bowl1979Fiesta Bowl1978Fiesta Bowl1977Fiesta Bowl1976Fiesta Bowl1975Fiesta Bowl1974Fiesta Bowl1973Fiesta Bowl1972Fiesta Bowl1971Fiesta Bowl