Kansas State vs. Arizona State

Friday, December 27, 2002, Holiday Bowl

No. 6 Kansas State beat Arizona State 34–⁠27. It was their sixth meeting; after it, Arizona State led the series 5–⁠1.

Neutral site6Kansas State11–⁠2 in 2002
34
Neutral siteArizona State8–⁠6 in 2002
27

FinalTV: ESPNAttendance 58,717Payout $2,035,788 per team (Wikipedia)Referee: Bill LeMonnier (Big Ten)

MVPs Ell Roberson (Kansas State and); Terrell Suggs (Arizona State)Wikipedia

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Kansas State01402034
Arizona State0200727

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Kansas State 72% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Arizona State leads 6–⁠1 in seven meetings, counting the one since this game.

Recent meetings
2024Arizona State 24, Kansas State 14
2002Kansas State 34, Arizona State 27Holiday Bowl
1989Arizona State 31, Kansas State 0
1982Arizona State 30, Kansas State 7
1972Arizona State 56, Kansas State 14
1970Arizona State 35, Kansas State 13

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