LSU to face unbeaten UCF in Fiesta Bowl

BATON ROUGE — The 11th-ranked LSU Football team (9-3) will face No. 8 UCF (12-0) in the 2019 PlayStation Fiesta Bowl on New Year’s Day, it was announced Sunday afternoon.

Kickoff in Glendale, Ariz., is set for noon CT (11 a.m. local) at State Farm Stadium. The game will be televised by ESPN and broadcast on the LSU Sports Radio Network beginning at 10 a.m. CT.

The 48th-annual Fiesta Bowl will mark LSU’s 50th all-time bowl appearance, its first west of Texas.

It will also be the first meeting on the gridiron between the Tigers and Golden Knights.

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College Football Playoffs/New Year’s Six Pairings

“New Year’s Six” Bowls
PlayStation Fiesta, Jan. 1, 12 p.m. CT – LSU vs. UCF
Chick-fil-A Peach, Dec. 29, 11 a.m. CT – Florida vs. Michigan
Rose pres. by Northwestern Mutual, Jan. 1, 4 p.m. CT – Washington vs. Ohio St.
Allstate Sugar, Jan. 1, 7:45 p.m. CT – Texas vs. Georgia

CFP Semifinals
Capital One Orange, Dec. 29, 3 or 7 p.m. CT, No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 4 Oklahoma
Goodyear Cotton, Dec. 29, 3 or 7 p.m., No. 2 Clemson vs. No. 3 Notre Dame

College Football Playoff
Final Rankings

Rank, Team, Record
1. Alabama, 13-0
2. Clemson, 13-0
3. Notre Dame, 12-0
4. Oklahoma, 12-1
5. Georgia, 11-2
6. Ohio St., 12-1
7. Michigan, 10-2
8. UCF, 12-0
9. Washington, 10-3
10. Florida, 9-3
11. LSU, 9-3
12. Penn St., 9-3
13. Washington St., 10-2
14. Kentucky, 9-3
15. Texas, 9-4
16. West Virginia, 8-3
17. Utah, 9-4
18. Mississippi St., 8-4
19. Texas A&M, 8-4
20. Syracuse, 9-3
21. Fresno St., 11-2
22. Northwestern, 8-5
23. Missouri, 8-4
24. Iowa St., 8-4
25. Boise St., 10-3