2017 Fiesta Bowl - wikipedia 2017 Fiesta Bowl 2017 PlayStation Fiesta Bowl CFP Bowl Game 47th Fiesta Bowl 2017 Fiest Bowl trophy Washington Huskies Penn State Nittany Lions ( 10 -- 2 ) ( 10 -- 2 ) Pac - 12 Big Ten 28 35 Head coach : Chris Petersen Head coach : James Franklin AP Coaches CFP 12 12 11 AP Coaches CFP 9 9 9 Total Washington 0 14 7 7 28 Penn State 14 14 7 0 35 Date December 30, 2017 Season 2017 Stadium University of Phoenix Stadium Location Glendale, Arizona MVP Offense : Trace McSorley Defense : Marcus Allen Favorite Penn State by 3 Referee Mike Defee ( Big XII ) Halftime show Bands from participants Attendance 61,842 United States TV coverage Network ESPN & ESPN Radio Announcers Dave Pasch, Greg McElroy, and Tom Luginbill ( ESPN ) Bill Rosinski, David Norrie, Ian Fitzsimmons ( ESPN Radio ) Fiesta Bowl < 2016 ( Dec. ) 2018 > The 2017 Fiesta Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 30, 2017, at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. The 47th Fiesta Bowl was one of the New Year 's Bowls of the College Football Playoff, and one of the 2017 -- 18 bowl games concluding the 2017 FBS football season. The game was televised on ESPN and ESPN Deportes, and broadcast on ESPN Radio and XM Satellite Radio, with the kickoff set for 4 : 00 PM ET ( 2 PM MT ). The game 's title sponsor was Sony Interactive Entertainment via its PlayStation brand as part of a multi-year deal with broadcasting and marketing rightsholder ESPN, which includes branded content and making PlayStation the official video gaming and virtual reality sponsor of the College Football Playoff ; the game is officially known as the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl. Contents 1 Teams 1.1 Penn State 1.2 Washington 1.3 Line 2 Game summary 2.1 Scoring summary 2.2 Statistics 3 References Teams The two participants for the game were the Penn State Nittany Lions of the Big Ten Conference and the Washington Huskies of the Pac - 12 Conference. This was only the third time that Penn State and Washington played each other, and the Nittany Lions had won both previous meetings. The most recent game was 34 years earlier in Honolulu at the 1983 Aloha Bowl, where Penn State defeated the Huskies 13 -- 10. The first meeting was in 1921, where Penn State defeated the Washington Sun Dodgers 21 -- 7 on December 3 in Seattle. The Nittany Lions had appeared in six previous Fiesta Bowls : 1977, 1980, 1982, 1987, 1992, and 1997, winning all six. This was the Huskies ' first Fiesta Bowl appearance. Penn State See also : 2017 Penn State Nittany Lions football team The Nittany Lions entered the game with a 10 -- 2 record, with their two losses coming in conference play in consecutive weeks by a combined four points at # 6 Ohio State and at # 24 Michigan State. Washington See also : 2017 Washington Huskies football team Line Penn State was favored by 3 points when the game kicked off. Game summary Scoring summary Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP WASH PSU 11 : 10 8 83 3 : 50 PSU DaeSean Hamilton 48 - yard touchdown reception from Trace McSorley, Tyler Davis kick good 0 7 1 : 34 11 64 5 : 12 PSU Saquon Barkley 2 - yard touchdown run, Tyler Davis kick good 0 14 14 : 57 75 1 : 37 WASH Jake Browning 1 - yard touchdown run, Tristan Vizcaino kick good 7 14 11 : 59 7 76 2 : 58 PSU Miles Sanders 1 - yard touchdown run, Tyler Davis kick good 7 21 9 : 01 93 0 : 44 PSU Saquon Barkley 92 - yard touchdown run, Tyler Davis kick good 7 28 4 : 15 6 33 2 : 26 WASH Myles Gaskin 13 - yard touchdown run, Tristan Vizcaino kick good 14 28 9 : 57 13 80 5 : 03 WASH Aaron Fuller 28 - yard touchdown reception from Jake Browning, Tristan Vizcaino kick good 21 28 5 : 59 8 70 3 : 58 PSU DaeSean Hamilton 24 - yard touchdown reception from Trace McSorley, Tyler Davis kick good 21 35 6 : 52 78 1 : 14 WASH Miles Gaskin 69 - yard touchdown run, Tristan Vizcaino kick good 28 35 `` TOP '' = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 28 35 Statistics Total Huskies 0 14 7 7 28 Nittany Lions 14 14 7 0 35 Statistics WASH PSU First downs 15 27 Plays -- yards 55 -- 330 78 -- 552 Rushes -- yards 104 212 Passing yards 226 342 Passing : Comp -- Att -- Int 18 -- 28 -- 0 32 -- 41 -- 2 Time of possession 24 : 05 35 : 55 Team Player Statistics Washington Passing Jake Browning 18 / 28, 175 yds, 1 TD Rushing Myles Gaskin 14 car, 98 yds, 2 TD Receiving Aaron Fuller 6 rec, 61 yds, 1 TD Penn State Passing Trace McSorley 32 / 41, 342 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing Saquon Barkley 18 car, 137 yds, 2 TD Receiving DaeSean Hamilton 5 rec, 110 yds, 2 TD References Jump up ^ `` ESPN 's Industry - Leading 2017 - 18 College Football Bowl Schedule - ESPN MediaZone ''. espnmediazone.com. Retrieved December 9, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Fiesta MVP 's ''. 247sports.com. Jump up ^ `` Penn State rallies to edge Huskies ''. Spokesman - Review. ( Spokane, Washington ). Associated Press. December 27, 1983. p. C1. Retrieved January 1, 2018. Jump up ^ Donovan, Dan ( December 27, 1983 ). `` Hard work by Penn State defense pays off in Aloha ''. Pittsburgh Press. p. D1. Retrieved January 1, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Penn State 's attack dazzles U. of W. and Bezdek 's Lions triumph, 21 - 7 ''. Spokesman - Review. ( Spokane, Washington ). December 4, 1921. p. 1, part 2. Retrieved January 1, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Winsipedia - Penn State Nittany Lions vs. Washington Huskies football series history ''. Retrieved December 9, 2017. 2017 -- 18 NCAA football bowl game season New Mexico ( Dec. 16 ) Las Vegas ( Dec. 16 ) Camellia ( Dec. 16 ) Cure ( Dec. 16 ) New Orleans ( Dec. 16 ) Boca Raton ( Dec. 19 ) Frisco ( Dec. 20 ) Gasparilla ( Dec. 21 ) Famous Idaho Potato ( Dec. 22 ) Bahamas ( Dec. 22 ) Armed Forces ( Dec. 23 ) Birmingham ( Dec. 23 ) Dollar General ( Dec. 23 ) Hawaii ( Dec. 24 ) Quick Lane ( Dec. 26 ) Heart of Dallas ( Dec. 26 ) Cactus ( Dec. 26 ) Independence ( Dec. 27 ) Pinstripe ( Dec. 27 ) Texas ( Dec. 27 ) Foster Farms ( Dec. 27 ) Military ( Dec. 28 ) Camping World ( Dec. 28 ) Alamo ( Dec. 28 ) Holiday ( Dec. 28 ) Belk ( Dec. 29 ) Cotton ( Dec. 29 ) Sun ( Dec. 29 ) Music City ( Dec. 29 ) Arizona ( Dec. 29 ) Fiesta ( Dec. 30 ) Liberty ( Dec. 30 ) Orange ( Dec. 30 ) TaxSlayer ( Dec. 30 ) Citrus ( Jan. 1 ) Outback ( Jan. 1 ) Peach ( Jan. 1 ) College Football Playoff games : Rose ( semifinal ) ( Jan. 1 ) Sugar ( semifinal ) ( Jan. 1 ) National Championship Game ( Jan. 8 ) All - Star Games East -- West Shrine Game ( Jan. 20 ) NFLPA Collegiate Bowl ( Jan. 20 ) Senior Bowl ( Jan. 27 ) Fiesta Bowl Game History & conference tie - ins History Sun Devil Stadium University of Phoenix Stadium College Football Playoff Broadcasters College Football Playoff At - Large Group of Five Bid Games 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1982 1984 1985 1986 1992 1997 1997 2014 2016 2017 Notes The game was also the national title game for either the Bowl Coalition, Bowl Alliance, or Bowl Championship Series in 1996, 1999, and 2003. There was a Fiesta Bowl in January and December in 1997, 2014, and 2016. The game was a College Football Playoff semifinal in its December 2016 edition. Penn State Nittany Lions bowl games 1923 Rose Bowl 1948 Cotton Bowl Classic 1959 Liberty Bowl 1960 Liberty Bowl 1961 Gator Bowl 1962 Gator Bowl 1967 Gator Bowl 1969 Orange Bowl 1970 Orange Bowl 1972 Cotton Bowl Classic 1972 Sugar Bowl 1974 Orange Bowl 1975 Cotton Bowl Classic 1975 Sugar Bowl 1976 Gator Bowl 1977 Fiesta Bowl 1979 Sugar Bowl 1979 Liberty Bowl 1980 Fiesta Bowl 1982 Fiesta Bowl 1983 Sugar Bowl 1983 Aloha Bowl 1986 Orange Bowl 1987 Fiesta Bowl 1988 Florida Citrus Bowl 1989 Holiday Bowl 1990 Blockbuster Bowl 1992 Fiesta Bowl 1993 Blockbuster Bowl 1994 Florida Citrus Bowl 1995 Rose Bowl 1996 Outback Bowl 1997 Fiesta Bowl 1998 Florida Citrus Bowl 1999 Outback Bowl 1999 Alamo Bowl 2003 Capital One Bowl 2006 Orange Bowl 2007 Outback Bowl 2007 Alamo Bowl 2009 Rose Bowl 2010 Capital One Bowl 2011 Outback Bowl 2012 TicketCity Bowl 2014 Pinstripe Bowl 2016 TaxSlayer Bowl 2017 Rose Bowl 2017 Fiesta Bowl Washington Huskies bowl games 1924 Rose Bowl 1926 Rose Bowl 1937 Rose Bowl 1938 Poi Bowl 1944 Rose Bowl 1960 Rose Bowl 1961 Rose Bowl 1964 Rose Bowl 1978 Rose Bowl 1979 Sun Bowl 1981 Rose Bowl 1982 Rose Bowl 1982 Aloha Bowl 1983 Aloha Bowl 1985 Orange Bowl 1985 Freedom Bowl 1986 Sun Bowl 1987 Independence Bowl 1989 Freedom Bowl 1991 Rose Bowl 1992 Rose Bowl 1993 Rose Bowl 1995 Sun Bowl 1996 Holiday Bowl 1997 Aloha Bowl 1998 Oahu Bowl 1999 Holiday Bowl 2001 Rose Bowl 2001 Holiday Bowl 2002 Sun Bowl 2010 Holiday Bowl 2011 Alamo Bowl 2012 Maaco Bowl Las Vegas 2013 Fight Hunger Bowl 2015 Cactus Bowl 2015 Heart of Dallas Bowl 2016 Peach Bowl / 2017 Fiesta Bowl Forward slash ( / ) denotes College Football Playoff semifinal game Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2017_Fiesta_Bowl&oldid=832873330 '' Categories : 2017 -- 18 NCAA football bowl games 2017 -- 18 College Football Playoff Fiesta Bowl Penn State Nittany Lions football bowl games Washington Huskies football bowl games 2017 in sports in Arizona December 2017 sports events in the United States Hidden categories : CS1 : Julian -- Gregorian uncertainty Use mdy dates from December 2017 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Français Edit links This page was last edited on 28 March 2018, at 13 : 07. 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Question: when do the huskies play in the fiesta bowl
Answer: December 30[1], 2017