The Arizona State Sun Devils (7-5) and Florida State Seminoles (6-6) will face off in the Sun Bowl on Dec. 31, 2019, at 2 p.m. EST at Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso, Texas.
The Seminoles and Sun Devils haven’t played each other since 1984, when the Seminoles won 52-44. The Seminoles lead the series 3-1. This is the Sun Devils’ third time in the Sun Bowl in the last six years.
This Seminoles fired coach Willie Taggart after losing to in-state rival Miami. Florida State also racked up losses to No. 19 Boise State (36-31), No. 24 Virginia (31-24), No. 3 Clemson (45-14), Wake Forest (22-20) and No. 9 Florida (40-17).
The Sun Devils upset No. 6 Oregon (31-28) on Nov. 23 but lost to Colorado (34-31), No. 11 Utah (21-3), UCLA (42-32), USC (31-26) and Oregon State (35-34).
ESPN’s Matchup Predictor gives the Sun Devils a 56.2 percent chance of beating the Seminoles.
Sun Bowl: Dec. 31, 2019, at 2 p.m. EST at Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso, Texas.
Tickets: StubHub (from $20), SeatGeek (from $18) and Ticketmaster (from $22).
Lodging: Hotels.com has options available near the Sun Bowl Stadium, including Stanton House (from $225), Courtyard by Marriott El Paso Downtown/Convention Center (from $177) and Hotel Indigo El Paso Downtown (from $224).There are also lodging options available from Airbnb, Choice Hotels, Intercontinental Hotels.
Flights: TripAdvisor, Cheapflights.com, Priceline, Expedia or Orbitz
Rental cars: Avis, Budget or Alamo.
Florida State Seminoles gear: Fanatics, Amazon or Lids
Arizona State Sun Devils gear: Fanatics, Amazon or Lids