The 1984 Fiesta Bowl

Fiesta Bowl

The Fiesta Bowl, now sponsored by Frito-Lay and named with their Tostitos brand, is a United States college football bowl game played annually at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. Between its origination in 1971 and 2006, the game was hosted in Tempe, Arizona at Sun Devil...

, played on January 2, 1984, was the 13th edition of the Fiesta Bowl. The game featured the Ohio State Buckeyes

Ohio State Buckeyes

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, and the Pittsburgh Panthers

University of Pittsburgh

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Ohio State scored first when quarterback Mike Tomczak

Mike Tomczak

Michael John "Mike" Tomczak is a former American football player. Tomczak played quarterback for several NFL teams including the Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers, Cleveland Browns, and Pittsburgh Steelers....

 scored on a three-yard quarterback keeper

Quarterback keeper

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 for a touchdown, opening up a 7-0 lead. Pittsburgh tied the score on a 6 yard touchdown pass from John Congemi

John Congemi

John Congemi is a former Canadian Football League quarterback and current college football analyst for ESPNU and the Big East Network.Congemi played quarterback for the Pittsburgh Panthers football team from 1982-1986. He finished second all time in passing yards and led his team to the 1984 Fiesta...

 to wide receiver Clint Wilson, tying the score at 7-7. Running back Keith Byars

Keith Byars

Keith Alan Byars is an American sports broadcaster and former American football player in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots and New York Jets.-Early life:...

 scored on an 11 yard touchdown run before halftime, to give Ohio State a 14-7 halftime lead.

After a scoreless third quarter, the action increased in the fourth. Pitt wide receiver Clint Wilson recovered a fumble in the end zone for a touchdown to tie the game at 14. Keith Byars immediately took the ensuing kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown, as Ohio State reclaimed a 21-14 lead. John Congemi then found Dwight Collins for a touchdown. The ensuing 2 point conversion attempt failed, and Ohio State held on to a 21-20 lead. A 37 yard field goal from Tom Everett with 2:39 left, gave Pittsburgh a 23-21 lead, and appeared to be the game winning kick. Mike Tomczak threw a 39 yard touchdown strike to Thad Jemison for the game winning touchdown, with 39 seconds left, and Ohio State escaped with a 28-23 win.

External links

• http://espn.go.com/abcsports/bcs/fiesta/s/1984.html