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).

In the 1977 Fiesta Bowl, the basic fundamental style proved better of the two, as the Nittany Lions flexed their muscles in the second half to pull away from Arizona State, 42-30, in front of a record crowd of 57,727.

Fiesta Bowl. Location: Glendale, AZ. Games: 54 (1971-2024) First Game: December 27, 1971 (Arizona State 45, Florida State 38) Last Game: December 31, 2024 (Penn State 31, Boise State 14) Most Points: 62 (Nebraska in 1996) Fewest Points: 0 (Miami (FL) in 1994 and Ohio State in 2016) Largest Margin: +39 (Oregon over Liberty in 2024) More bowl info

1977年12月25日 · 1977 Games and Scores; Penn State Scores & Schedule; Arizona State Scores & Schedule

The 1977 Fiesta Bowl matched the Arizona State Sun Devils and the Penn State Nittany Lions. In the Sun Devils' final year in the Western Athletic Conference, they were co-champion of the WAC for the 7th and last time, playing in their fifth Fiesta Bowl.

2024年12月28日 · Dec. 25, 1977 — Penn State 42, Arizona State 30. The Nittany Lions overpowered Arizona State and won their first trip to Tempe. Steve Geise (111) and Bob Torrey (107) both surpassed the 100-yard...

2024年12月26日 · 1977: Penn State 42, Arizona State 30. The Nittany Lions’ first Fiesta Bowl appearance was a victory over the Sun Devils to cap off an 11-1 campaign. The Nittany Lions finished at No. 5 in the AP Poll, with the only loss coming to Kentucky by four points at home.

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1977年12月26日 · Arizona State, which has played in five of the seven Fiesta games, suffered its first defeat in this bowl, disappointing the majority of a record crowd of 57,727. The teams put on an exciting...

The 1977 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. The team was coached by Joe Paterno and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania .