The 1997 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl game was a post-season college football bowl game between the Kansas State Wildcats and the Syracuse Orangemen on December 31, 1997, at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona.

Kansas State quarterback Michael Bishop led the Wildcats to three-consecutive touchdowns in the second quarter.

Following a failed fake field goal attempt by Syracuse, Bishop completed a 19-yard pass to Darnell McDonald.

Syracuse came back to score 12 points in the final 2:18 to cut the lead to 21–15 at the half.

McDonald caught a 77-yard TD play from a long pass along the sidelines, and then followed with a 41-yard reception with 3:17 remaining to seal the game away.