Penn State-Washington draws biggest audience for non-CFP Fiesta Bowl

There were a lot of eyes on Saturday evening’s Fiesta Bowl between Penn State and Washington. And all of those viewers got to witness a pretty exciting matchup.

According to ESPN PR’s Twitter account, Saturday night’s game drew over 10.1 millions viewers, becoming the most-watched non-College Football Playoff Fiesta Bowl of the New Year’s Six era.

News: PlayStation Fiesta Bowl – Over 10.1 Million Viewers, most-watched non-CFP Semifinal Fiesta Bowl of NY Six Era.

– Surpasses New Year’s Day Ohio State-Notre Dame Fiesta Bowl
– Up 37% from Inaugural New Year’s Six Year

More: https://t.co/HKUiKHICS0 pic.twitter.com/GAZlaA9wEu

— ESPN PR (@ESPNPR) December 31, 2017

The game surpassed the New Year’s Day Fiesta Bowl between Ohio State and Notre Dame in 2016.

Penn State jumped out to an early 28-7 lead over Washington in the first half, but the Huskies were able to claw their way back into the contest. The Nittany Lions were able to hang on, though, clinging to a 35-28 win.

Though neither team was competing for a national title, both still put on a pretty good show on Saturday night.

Dustin Schutte

Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB