1998 Las Vegas Bowl

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Name=1998 Las Vegas Bowl
Date=December 19, 1998
Year=1998
Visitor School=San Diego State University
Visitor Name Short=San Diego State
Visitor Nickname=Aztecs
Visitor Record=7-4
Visitor

Visitor Coaches=NR
Visitor Coach=Ted Tollner
Visitor1=7
Visitor2=3
Visitor3=0
Visitor4=3
Visitor5=
Visitor6=
Visitor7=
Visitor Total=13
Home School=University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Home Name Short=North Carolina
Home Nickname=Tar Heels
Home Record=6-5
Home

Home Coaches=NR
Home Coach=Carl Torbush
Home1=12
Home2=8
Home3=0
Home4=0
Home5=
Home6=
Home7=
Home Total=20
Type=Bowl Game
Stadium=Sam Boyd Stadium
City=Las Vegas, Nevada

The 1998 edition to the Pioneer Las Vegas Bowl was the 7th edition of that annual game. It featured the San Diego State Aztecs, and the North Carolina Tar Heels. It remains the only bowl game in NCAA history where three teams participated in it that started the season 0-3.

San Diego State scored first after defender Lonny Mitchell recovered a North Carolina fumble and returned it 60 yards for a touchdown, putting the Aztecs up 7-0. North Carolina got back into the game with field goals of 32 and 23 yards from Josh McGee, to pull the Tar Heels to within 7-6. Quarterback Ronald Curry took off on a 48 yard touchdown run, but a missed extra point leaved the score at 12-7, North Carolina.

In the second quarter, safety David Bomar recovered a blocked punt in the end zone for a touchdown, and a two point conversion made the score 20-7 North Carolina. North Carolina would not score for the rest of the game. Before halftime, Nate Tandberg kicked a 32 yard field goal to pull SDSU to within 20-10. Later in the fourth quarter, he drilled another 38 yard field goal, to make it 20-13 UNC. North Carolina would hold on to win the game by that margin.

External links

*http://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores98/98353/98353421.htm