2000 Fiesta Bowl

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.

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 AP Coaches BCS 6 5 5 AP Coaches BCS 3 3 3
1 2 3 4 Total Tennessee 0 7 7 7 21 Nebraska 14 3 7 7 31
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

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