1983 Fiesta Bowl

August 2023 1983 Fiesta Bowl Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe Arizona.jpg Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona, hosted the Fiesta Bowl. 12th Fiesta Bowl 1982 Arizona State Sun Devils Oklahoma Sooners 9–2 Pac-10 8–3 Big 8 Darryl Rogers Barry Switzer 11 11 12 10 0 11 7 14 7 6 8 0 January 1 Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona Marcus Dupree (OU HB)Jim Jeffcoat5(ASU DL) Oklahoma by 2½ pointshttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DNFRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9G0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=2296%2C66111 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The latest line January 1, 1983 13 Bill Parkinson (Eastern Independent) 66,484 NBC List of announcers of major college bowl games Charlie Jones, Len Dawson 7.9 thumb|200px|Senator Barry Goldwater at the 1983 Fiesta Bowl Parade The 1983 Fiesta Bowl was the twelfth edition of the college football bowl game, played at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona on Saturday, January 1.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rG8RAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XuIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1776%2C60775 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon wire services reports Fiesta Bowl January 1, 1983 3B Part of the 1982–83 bowl game season, it matched the eleventh-ranked Arizona State Sun Devils of the Pacific-10 Conference and the #12 Oklahoma Sooners of the Big Eight Conference. A slight underdog, Arizona State rallied in the fourth quarter to win on its home field, 32–21.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rW8RAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XuIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6809%2C451933 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press ASU gives Sooners a devil of a time, 32–21 January 2, 1983 4Dhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=T6AmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0YYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5362%2C3278430 The Bulletin Bend, Oregon UPI ASU enjoys Fiesta feast January 2, 1983 F1https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ExFIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qIAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6524%2C284614 Victoria Advocate Texas Associated Press Devils down OU, 32–21 January 2, 1983 7B Teams 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season This was the first-ever meeting between these two programs. Arizona State 1982 Arizona State Sun Devils football team The Sun Devils opened with nine wins and were ranked third, but lost to Washington at home and at rival Arizona. This was ASU's sixth Fiesta Bowl appearance, which remains their only one since leaving the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) in 1978. Oklahoma 1982 Oklahoma Sooners football team The Sooners' first two home games in September were losses, to West Virginia and USC. They won seven straight but lost to rival Nebraska on the road. This was their second appearance in the Fiesta Bowl. Game summary Televised by NBC, the game kicked off shortly after 11:30 a.m. MST, as did the Cotton Bowl on CBS. The weather was sunny and 65 F. Oklahoma scored first on a one-yard run from running back Stanley Wilson, giving the Sooners a 7–0 lead. In the second quarter, Arizona State got a field goal from kicker Luis Zendejas to cut the lead to 7–3. Their defense later forced a safety, to make it 7–5. Zendejas kicked another 22-yard field goal to give Arizona State its first lead of the game at 8–7. Wilson scored on his second rushing touchdown of the game to give Oklahoma a 13–8 lead. Zendejas answered with a 54-yard field goal to cut Oklahoma's lead to 13–11 at halftime. In the third quarter, Darryl Clack scored on a 15-yard run and Arizona State regained the lead at 18–13. Sooner running back Fred Sims rushed 19 yards for a touchdown, and the ensuing two-point conversion attempt was successful, giving Oklahoma a 21–18 lead. In the fourth quarter, the Sun Devils got a one-yard touchdown run from Alvin Moore to take a 25–21 lead. ASU quarterback Todd Hons threw a 48-yard touchdown pass to Ron Brown to make the score 32–21. The Sun Devils hung on to post that final score. Though Arizona State won the game, Oklahoma tailback Marcus Dupree was named the offensive MVP with 239 rushing yards on 17 carries (14.0 avg.). Amazingly, Dupree played only a little over half of the game, leaving three times due to a broken finger, an ankle injury, a rib injury, and a pulled hamstring. He set the rushing record for yards in the Fiesta Bowl, which still stands. ASU defensive lineman Jim Jeffcoat was the defensive MVP. Scoring First quarter OU – Stanley Wilson 1-yard run (Michael Keeling kick) Second quarter ASU – Luis Zendejas 32-yard field goal ASU – Safety; quarterback Kelly Phelps tackled in end zone ASU – Zendejas 22-yard field goal OU – Wilson 1-yard run (run failed) ASU – Zendejas 54-yard field goal Third quarter ASU – Darryl Clack 15-yard run (Zendejas kick) OU – Fred Sims 19-yard run (Johnny Fontenette pass from Phelps) Fourth quarter ASU – Alvin Moore 1-yard run (Zendejas kick) ASU – Ron Brown 52-yard pass from Todd Hons (Zendejas kick) Source Statistics {| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" ! Statistics!!Arizona State!!2Oklahoma2 |- | First downs || 25 || 19 |- | Yards rushing|| 43–100 || 63–417 |- | Yards passing || 329 || 40 |- | Passing || 17–35–2|| 4–10–1 |- | Return yards || −3||35 |- | Total Offense || 78–429|| 73–457 |- |Punts–Average ||6–43.5|| 4–29.5 |- |Fumbles–Lost ||3–0|| 6–4 |- |Turnovers|| 2|| 5 |- |Penalties–Yards ||7–64|| 8–68 |- |Time of Possession ||30:31||29:29 |} Source Aftermath Arizona State climbed to sixth in the final AP poll, and Oklahoma fell to sixteenth. References External links Fiesta Bowl – January 1, 1983 Fiesta Bowl Category:Fiesta Bowl Category:Arizona State Sun Devils football bowl games Category:Oklahoma Sooners football bowl games Fiesta Bowl Category:January 1983 sports events in the United States