4 Jan 1999: Coach Bobby Bowden of the Florida State Seminoles in action during the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Game against the Tennessee Volunteers at the Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona. The Volunteers defeated the Seminoles 23-16. Mandatory Credit: Jed Jacobsohn /Allsport
Over the weekend, the college football world was shocked with sadness when coaching legend Bobby Bowden passed away at age 91. Numerous programs had connections to him, but Tennessee football one that flies under the radar. In the 1990s, though, they were connected in more ways than one.
The obvious connection between the two is the Fiesta Bowl in early 1999.