| 2021 PlayStation Fiesta Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 50th Fiesta Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
- ^ @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.