This was the first time Baylor and UCF played each other on the gridiron . The Baylor Bears went to the Fiesta Bowl as the Big 12 champion . UCF earned an automatic berth to a BCS game by winning The American ( formerly the Big East ) . Per the rotation in place since the 2008 season , it was the Fiesta Bowl 's turn to host the champion of the American , after the 2012 Orange Bowl and 2013 Sugar Bowl hosted the Big East champion in the last two seasons
Big East
Big East Conference (1979–2013)
2014 Fiesta Bowl (January)