1977 Fiesta Bowl

1977 Fiesta Bowl
7th edition
Penn State Nittany Lions Arizona State Sun Devils
(10–1) (9–2)
Independent WAC
42 30
Head coach: 
Joe Paterno		 Head coach: 
Frank Kush
APCoaches
87
APCoaches
1512
1234 Total
Penn State 143718 42
Arizona State 014016 30
DateDecember 25, 1977
Season1977
StadiumSun Devil Stadium
LocationTempe, Arizona
MVPMatt Millen (Penn State LB)
Dennis Sproul (Arizona State QB)
FavoritePenn State by 7 points[1]
RefereeVincent Buckley (SWC)
Attendance57,727
United States TV coverage
NetworkCBS
AnnouncersLindsey Nelson, Tom Matte
Fiesta Bowl
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The 1977 Fiesta Bowl was the seventh edition of the college football bowl game, played at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona on Sunday, December 25. Part of the 1977–78 bowl game season, it matched the eighth-ranked Penn State Nittany Lions and the #15 Arizona State Sun Devils of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). Favored Penn State took an early lead and won 42–30 on the Sun Devils' home field.[2][3][4][5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference tdfav was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Bernstein, Ralph (December 26, 1977). "Penn State tops Arizona State, 42–30, in wild Fiesta Bowl". Youngstown Vindicator. (Ohio). Associated Press. p. 28.
  3. ^ "Penn State runs mark to 11–1". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated. December 26, 1977. p. 2B.
  4. ^ Fine, David (December 26, 1977). "Lions outpoint Arizona State, 42–30, in Fiesta". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 29.
  5. ^ Smith, John W. (December 26, 1977). "Defense gets Penn State going". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). p. 24.