The Fiesta Bowl was the first BCS bowl to have had an entry from outside the parameters of the BCS ( the Big 12 , Big Ten , Atlantic Coast Conference ( ACC ) , Southeastern Conference ( SEC ) , Pac-10 , Big East , and Notre Dame had tie-ins , while all of the other conferences did not ) . The 2005 game saw undefeated Utah from the Mountain West Conference become the first BCS non-AQ school ever to play in a BCS game , easily defeating Big East champion Pittsburgh 35 – 7
Big East
Big East Conference (1979–2013)
Fiesta Bowl