1971 Fiesta Bowl

1971 Fiesta Bowl
First edition
1234 Total
Florida State 1018010 38
Arizona State 7141014 45
DateDecember 27, 1971
Season1971
StadiumSun Devil Stadium
LocationTempe, Arizona
MVPGary Huff        (Florida State QB)
Junior Ah You (Arizona State DE)
FavoriteArizona State by 9½ points[1]
RefereeHarvey Murdock (WAC)
(split crew: WAC, SEC)
Attendance51,098
United States TV coverage
NetworkMizlou
AnnouncersRay Scott and Eddie Doucette
Fiesta Bowl
  1972

The 1971 Fiesta Bowl was the inaugural edition of the college football bowl game, played at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona, on Monday, December 27. Part of the 1971–72 bowl game season, it featured the eighth-ranked Arizona State Sun Devils of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) and the independent Florida State Seminoles. Arizona State broke a tie late in the fourth quarter to win, 45–38.[2][3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference stpete was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Sun Devils nip Florida State". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. December 28, 1971. p. 2B.
  3. ^ "Sun Devils nip Florida State to win first Fiesta contest". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 28, 1971. p. 10.