Penn State won its first Fiesta Bowl in 1977, defeating Arizona State ... a 43-42 overtime victory over the Adrian Peterson-led Oklahoma Sooners in 2007 that is considered one of the greatest ...

The Sooners claimed the unanimous national title when No. 2 Miami lost in the Sugar Bowl. Of course, that led to Penn State's national title run the following season, against Miami in the Fiesta Bowl.

On New Year’s Eve, the Fiesta Bowl will yet again serve as a stage ... running an assortment of trick plays to pull even with the Sooners and eventually defeat them, with a Statue of Liberty ...