1999 | Super Bowl | 1999 in music | Orange Bowl | Rose Bowl Game | Rose Bowl | Pro Bowl | Orange Bowl (game) | Sugar Bowl | Ford Fiesta | Space: 1999 | Bowl Championship Series | The Mummy (1999 film) | Hollywood Bowl | 1999 in film | Fiesta Bowl | 1999 Pan American Games | 1999 ATP Tour | 1999 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships | Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy | Super Bowl XLVIII | Super Bowl XLII | Ontario general election, 1999 | Gator Bowl | Super Bowl XLV | Cotton Bowl Classic | 2011–12 NCAA football bowl games | 1999 World Championships in Athletics | 1999 Rugby World Cup | Sun Bowl |
The Wildcats came into the game fresh off a double overtime loss in the Big 12 Championship Game to the Texas A&M Aggies, which ruined their chance at a national championship in the Fiesta Bowl.