1997 Fiesta Bowl (December)

the Fiesta Bowl that followed the 1997 season, played on December 31, 1997 the game that followed the 1996 season, played on January 1, 1997 1997 Fiesta Bowl (January) August 2023 1997 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl 27th Fiesta Bowl 150px 1997 Kansas State Wildcats Kansas State University Syracuse Orangemen Syracuse University 10-1 Big 12 9-3 Big East Bill Snyder Paul Pasqualoni 10 9 10 14 14 14 0 21 0 14 3 12 0 3 December 31 Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona Kansas State by 4http://www.oddsshark.com/ncaaf/fiesta-bowl-odds Fiesta Bowl Odds and Betting History David Witvoet (Big Ten) 69,367 CBS List of announcers of major college bowl games Tim Brando and Ed Cunningham 1997 (Jan) 1999 thumb|Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona, hosted the Fiesta Bowl. The 1997 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl game was a post-season college football bowl game between the Kansas State Wildcats and the Syracuse Orangemen on December 31, 1997, at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona. Kansas State defeated Syracuse, 35-18. The game was part of the 1997-1998 Bowl Alliance of the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season and represented the concluding game of the season for both teams. First Quarter The Orangemen jumped out to a 3-0 lead on the first of Nate Trout’s three field goals. Second Quarter Kansas State quarterback Michael Bishop led the Wildcats to three-consecutive touchdowns in the second quarter. Following a failed fake field goal attempt by Syracuse, Bishop completed a 19-yard pass to Darnell McDonald. Bishop then followed with a 12-yard TD rush on their next possession, and ended with a 28-yard completion to Justin Swift on a tight end screen. Syracuse came back to score 12 points in the final 2:18 to cut the lead to 21–15 at the half. Third Quarter No scoring occurred. Fourth Quarter McDonald caught a 77-yard TD play from a long pass along the sidelines, and then followed with a 41-yard reception with 3:17 remaining to seal the game away. Aftermath Kansas State Bishop threw for four touchdown passes, completing a career-high 14 passes for a career-best 317 yards. He finished the game with 390 yards in total offense including 317 yards passing and 73 yards rushing. McDonald caught seven of Bishop’s passes for a school-record of 206 yards and three touchdowns. His 77-yard reception in the fourth quarter was the longest in Fiesta Bowl history. Swift caught a career-high five passes for a career-high 98 yards and one touchdown. Bishop earned the Offensive Player of the Game award, while KSU linebacker Travis Ochs, was named Defensive Player of the Game after he had an interception and fumble recovery. Syracuse Quarterback Donovan McNabb threw for 271 yards and ran for 81 yards, but completed just 16 of 39 passes. Syracuse’s eight-game bowl game win streak had ended.Wall Kevin M. 1997 Syracuse football rewind: Orange fall in Fiesta Bowl https://www.nunesmagician.com/2022/12/29/23525147/1997-syracuse-orange-football-rewind-orange-fall-in-fiesta-bowl 23 April 2023 Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician 29 December 2022 en References External links 1997 Fiesta Bowl (https://archive.today/20091022235524/http://www.geocities.com/dwillbrant/fies.htm Archived el 2009-10-22) https://archive.today/20130203034233/http://www.suathletics.com/Sports/Football/2006/fiestabowl1997.asp el Fiesta Category:Fiesta Bowl Category:Kansas State Wildcats football bowl games Category:Syracuse Orange football bowl games Category:Bowl Alliance Category:1997 in sports in Arizona Category:December 1997 sports events in the United States