1973 Fiesta Bowl
| 1973 Fiesta Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 3rd Fiesta Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona, hosted the Fiesta Bowl. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 21, 1973 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1973 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Sun Devil Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Tempe, Arizona | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Greg Hudson (ASU SE) Mike Haynes (ASU CB) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Arizona State by 14 points | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 50,878 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$185,000 each | ||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | Mizlou | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Ray Scott, John Sauer | ||||||||||||||||||||
The 1973 Fiesta Bowl was the third edition of the college football bowl game, played at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona on Friday, December 21. Part of the 1973–74 bowl game season, it matched the unranked independent Pittsburgh Panthers and #10 Arizona State Sun Devils of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).
After falling behind early, favored Arizona State pulled away in the fourth quarter and won again on its home field, 28–7.