2023 Sun Bowl
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The bowl featured the [Oregon State Beavers](/wiki/Oregon_State_Beavers_football "Oregon State Beavers football") of the [Pac\-12 Conference](/wiki/Pac-12_Conference "Pac-12 Conference") and the [Notre Dame Fighting Irish](/wiki/Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football "Notre Dame Fighting Irish football"), an [FBS independent](/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_FBS_independent_schools "NCAA Division I FBS independent schools"). This was the first Sun Bowl to feature two teams ranked in the [AP poll](/wiki/AP_poll "AP poll") since the [2008 edition](/wiki/2008_Sun_Bowl "2008 Sun Bowl").

This was the third meeting between Oregon State and Notre Dame. The Beavers defeated the Fighting Irish in both prior meetings, the [2001 Fiesta Bowl](/wiki/2001_Fiesta_Bowl "2001 Fiesta Bowl") and [2004 Insight Bowl](/wiki/2004_Insight_Bowl "2004 Insight Bowl").

### Oregon State Beavers

The Beavers entered the game with an 8–4 record (5–4 in the Pac\-12\), tied for fourth place in their conference and ranked 19th in the [College Football Playoff](/wiki/College_Football_Playoff "College Football Playoff") rankings.

This was Oregon State's third Sun Bowl; the Beavers previously won the [2006 edition](/wiki/2006_Sun_Bowl "2006 Sun Bowl") and the aforementioned 2008 edition.

### Notre Dame Fighting Irish

The Fighting Irish entered the game with a 9–3 record, ranked 16th in the College Football Playoff rankings.

This was Notre Dame's second Sun Bowl; the Fighting Irish previously won the [2010 edition](/wiki/2010_Sun_Bowl "2010 Sun Bowl").


What was the outcome of the 2001 Fiesta Bowl and the 2004 Insight Bowl?