1983 Fiesta Bowl

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Name=1983 Fiesta Bowl
Date=January 1, 1983
Year=1982
Visitor Name Short=Arizona State
Visitor Nickname=Sun Devils
Visitor Record=9-2
Visitor

Visitor Coaches=11
Visitor Coach=Darryl Rogers
Visitor1=0
Visitor2=11
Visitor3=7
Visitor4=14
Home Name Short=Oklahoma
Home Nickname=Sooners
Home Record=8-3
Home

Home Coaches=12
Home Coach=Barry Switzer
Home1=7
Home2=6
Home3=8
Home4=0
Type=bg
Stadium=Sun Devil Stadium
City=Tempe, Arizona
Attendance=66,484
MVP=HB Marcus Dupree & DL Jim Jeffcoat
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Anthem=
Referee=
Halftime=
US Network=NBC
US Announcers=Charlie Jones, Todd Christensen
Ratings=7.9
Intl Network=
Intl Announcers=

The 1983 Fiesta Bowl, played on January 1, 1983, was the 12th edition of the Fiesta Bowl. The game featured the Arizona State Sun Devils, and the Oklahoma Sooners.

Oklahoma scored first on a 1 yard touchdown run from running back Stanley Wilson, giving the Sooners a 7-0 lead. In the second quarter, Arizona State got a field goal from kicker Max Zendejas to cut the lead to 7-3. Their defense later forced a safety, to make it 7-5. Zendejas kicked another 22 yard field goal to give Arizona State its first lead of the game at 8-7.

Stanley Wilson scored on his second rushing touchdown of the game to give Oklahoma a 13-8 lead. Zendejas answered with a 54 yard field goal before halftime, to cut the lead to 13-11, Oklahoma.

In the third quarter, Darryl Clack scored on a 15 yard touchdown run, to give Arizona State an 18-13 lead. Running back Fred Sims rushed 19 yards for a touchdown, and the ensuing 2 point conversion attempt was successful, giving Oklahoma a 21-18 lead.

In the fourth quarter, the Sun Devils got a 1 yard touchdown run from Alvin Moore, giving ASU a 25-21 lead. Arizona State quarterback Todd Hons threw a 48 yard touchdown pass to Mark Brown to make the score 32-21. The Sun Devils would hang on to post that final score.

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