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| Date | January 2, 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | State Farm Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Glendale, Arizona | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Offense: Brock Purdy (QB, Iowa State) Defense: O'Rien Vance (LB, Iowa State)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Iowa State by 4.5[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | David Smith (SEC)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 0 (family members only) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | ESPN and ESPN Radio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | ESPN: Dave Pasch (play-by-play) Mike Golic (analyst) Quint Kessenich (sideline) ESPN Radio: Marc Kestecher and Ben Hartsock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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]
Teams
As one of the New Year's Six bowl games, the participants of the game were determined by the College Football Playoff selection committee. The committee matched Oregon of the Pac-12 Conference and Iowa State of the Big 12 Conference,[6] in the first meeting between the two teams.[7]
Oregon
Oregon won the Pac-12 title after beating USC in the Pac-12 Championship Game on December 18, and received the conference's automatic bid to a New Year's Six bowl game. The team accepted a berth to the Fiesta Bowl on December 20, which was the program's third-ever Fiesta Bowl, after the 2002 and 2013 editions.
Iowa State
Iowa State lost to Oklahoma in the Big 12 Championship Game on December 19. They were eligible for an at-large selection to a New Year's Six bowl game, being ranked 10th in the College Football Playoff rankings on December 20, and received and accepted an invitation to the Fiesta Bowl that day. This was both Iowa State's first-ever Fiesta Bowl and New Year's Six bowl appearance.
Game summary
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 25 Oregon | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| No. 10 Iowa State | 7 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 34 |
at State Farm Stadium • Glendale, Arizona
- Date: Saturday, January 2, 2021
- Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST (2:00 p.m. MST)
- Game weather: n/a (game played indoors)
- Referee: David Smith (SEC)
- TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Mike Golic (analyst), and Quint Kessenich (sideline)
- ESPN game summary
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Statistics
| Statistics | ORE | ISU |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 17 | 25 |
| Plays–yards | 46–312 | 85–384 |
| Rushes–yards | 18–86 | 56–228 |
| Passing yards | 226 | 156 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 19–28–1 | 20–29–0 |
| Time of possession | 17:12 | 42:48 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Oregon | Passing | Anthony Brown | 12/19, 147 yards |
| Rushing | Travis Dye | 8 carries, 52 yards | |
| Receiving | Johnny Johnson III | 4 receptions, 41 yards | |
| Iowa State | Passing | Brock Purdy | 20/29, 156 yards, 1 TD |
| Rushing | Breece Hall | 34 carries, 136 yards, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Charlie Kolar | 5 receptions, 53 yards, 1 TD |
References
- ^ @TalkIowaSports (January 2, 2021). "Brock Purdy named offensive MVP, O'Rien Vance defensive MVP" (Tweet). Retrieved January 2, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ "ESPN Game Summary - Oregon vs. Iowa State - January 2, 2021". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
- ^ Austro, Ben (December 23, 2020). "2020-21 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
- ^ "College Football Bowl Schedule | 2020". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
- ^ "CFP's Rose Bowl won't have fans; Fiesta, too". ESPN.com. December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
- ^ Mickanen, Dylan (December 20, 2020). "Oregon Ducks to play Iowa State Cylones in the Playstation Fiesta Bowl". NBC Sports. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
- ^ "Oregon Ducks vs. Iowa State Cyclones football series history". Retrieved January 2, 2021.
External links
- Game statistics at statbroadcast.com
This page was last edited on 24 August 2023, at 02:08