Oklahoma State beat Stanford University 41-38 in overtime at the Fiesta Bowl, sending Cardinal quarterback Andrew Luck to a loss in his final college football game.
Quinn Sharp’s 23-yard field goal gave Oklahoma State the win at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, after Stanford freshman kicker Jordan Williamson missed field goal attempts at the end of the fourth quarter and in overtime.
Last night’s victory caps the most successful season in school history for third-ranked Oklahoma State, which finishes with a 12-1 record. No. 4 Stanford fell to 11-2. The Fiesta Bowl matchup featured college football’s two highest-ranked teams outside the Bowl Championship Series title game between No. 1 Louisiana State and No. 2 Alabama.
“These seniors have won 41 games in four years and Oklahoma State football has come a long ways,” Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy said as he accepted the Fiesta Bowl trophy in a televised ceremony. “The challenge will be for our underclassmen to keep it at a high level.”
The University of Oregon outscored Wisconsin 45-38 to earn its second Rose Bowl win and first since 1917. It was the highest-scoring game in the Rose Bowl’s 98-year history.
In the first of yesterday’s six bowl games, Case Keenum passed for 532 yards and three touchdowns as the University of Houston beat Pennsylvania State University 30-14 in the TicketCity Bowl. It was Penn State’s first bowl appearance since 1962 without Joe Paterno as coach.
Triple-Overtime Win
Michigan State rallied to beat Georgia 33-30 in triple overtime at the Outback Bowl, Florida defeated Ohio State 24-17 in the Gator Bowl, and South Carolina beat Nebraska 30-13 in the Capital One Bowl.
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