2021 Fiesta Bowl

2021 PlayStation Fiesta Bowl
50th Fiesta Bowl
1234 Total
Oregon 71000 17
Iowa State 72133 34
DateJanuary 2, 2021
Season2020
StadiumState Farm Stadium
LocationGlendale, Arizona
MVPOffense: Brock Purdy (QB, Iowa State) Defense: O'Rien Vance (LB, Iowa State)[1]
FavoriteIowa State by 4.5[2]
RefereeDavid Smith (SEC)[3]
Attendance0 (family members only)
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN and ESPN Radio
AnnouncersESPN: Dave Pasch (play-by-play)
Mike Golic (analyst)
Quint Kessenich (sideline)
ESPN Radio: Marc Kestecher and Ben Hartsock
Fiesta Bowl
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The 2021 Fiesta Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 2, 2021, with kickoff at 4:00 p.m. EST (2:00 p.m. local MST).[4] It was the 50th edition of the Fiesta Bowl, and was one of the 2020–21 bowl games concluding the 2020 FBS football season. Sponsored by video game brand PlayStation, the game was officially known as the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl. The bowl was celebrating its 50th anniversary, having been first played in 1971.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Arizona, it was announced in early December that the game would be played behind closed doors, with only players' family members admitted.[5]

  1. ^ @TalkIowaSports (January 2, 2021). "Brock Purdy named offensive MVP, O'Rien Vance defensive MVP" (Tweet). Retrieved January 2, 2021 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "ESPN Game Summary - Oregon vs. Iowa State - January 2, 2021". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  3. ^ Austro, Ben (December 23, 2020). "2020-21 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  4. ^ "College Football Bowl Schedule | 2020". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  5. ^ "CFP's Rose Bowl won't have fans; Fiesta, too". ESPN.com. December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 8, 2020.