1997 Fiesta Bowl (December)
| 1997 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 27th Fiesta Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 31, 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Sun Devil Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Tempe, Arizona | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Kansas State by 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | David Witvoet (Big Ten) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 69,367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | CBS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Tim Brando and Ed Cunningham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.