Las Vegas Bowl

Las Vegas Bowl

Collegebowl
name = Las Vegas Bowl
full_name = Pioneer Las Vegas Bowl
nickname =
defunct =


image_size = 200px
caption = Pioneer Las Vegas Bowl logo, adapted in 2007
stadium = Sam Boyd Stadium
previous_stadiums =
location = Las Vegas, Nevada
previous_locations =
years = 1992-present
previous_tie-ins = Big West, MAC (1992-96)
WAC (1997-1998)
conference_tie-ins = MWC, Pac-10
payout = 950,000 (2006)
sponsors = EA Sports (1999)
Sega/Sega Sports (2001-2002)
Pioneer PureVision (2004-Present)
former_names = EA Sports Las Vegas Bowl (1999)
Sega Sports Las Vegas Bowl (2001-2002)
Pioneer Purevision Las Vegas Bowl (2003-2006)
prev_matchup_year = 2007
prev_matchup_season= 2007
prev_matchup_teams = Brigham Young vs. UCLA
prev_matchup_score = BYU 17, UCLA 16
next_matchup_year = 2008
next_matchup_season= 2008
next_matchup_teams = MWC champion vs. Pac-10
next_matchup_date = December 20

The Las Vegas Bowl is an NCAA-sanctioned Division I-A post-season college football bowl game that has been played annually at 40,000-seat Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada since 1992. Since 2001, the game has featured a matchup of teams from the Pac-10 and Mountain West conferences. From 1992 to 1996, matchups featured teams from the Big West and Mid-American Conference. From 1997 to 1998, matchups featured a representative from the Western Athletic Conference and an at-large bid. From 1999 to 2000, matchups featured a representative from the newly formed Mountain West Conference and an at-large bid.

Since 2006, the Las Vegas bowl gets first choice of Mountain West Conference teams. This would normally be the conference champion unless that team qualifies for the BCS (previously, the Mountain West Champion faced off against the Conference USA champion in the Liberty Bowl from the formation of the conference in 1998 until 2005, when the contract ran out).

History

The game originated from the California Raisin Bowl, which was played in Fresno from 1981-1991. In 1992, the game reorganized and relocated to Las Vegas and was renamed the Las Vegas Bowl.

In 1995, Toledo defeated Nevada, 40-37, in the first ever overtime game in Division I-A college football. The following season the policy of overtime was adopted for regular season games to break ties.

The bowl was known as the SEGA Sports Las Vegas Bowl from 2001 to 2002. With a new sponsor, it is currently called the Pioneer Las Vegas Bowl. The owner of the bowl is ESPN Plus (a/k/a/ "ESPN Regional Television") of which the parent network, ESPN carries the game, one of six contests run by the group better known as ESPN Plus. [Brian Hilderbrand - [http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/sports/2006/dec/14/566639874.html What does Pioneer have to gain by sponsoring the Las Vegas Bowl?] . Las Vegas Sun, December 14, 2006]

On December 25, 2002, UCLA interim coach Ed Kezirian was victorious in his only game as the UCLA Bruins head coach as UCLA won 27-13 over the New Mexico Lobos. In that game, New Mexico sent Katie Hnida in to kick an extra point which was the first time a woman played in a Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (nee Division I-A) college football game.

The 2007 Las Vegas Bowl featured a rematch between Mountain West Champion BYU and UCLA who defeated BYU during the regular season. UCLA scored first on a field goal after a fumble by BYU quarterback Max Hall. BYU answered with a touchdown reception by Austin Collie. BYU went up 17-6 with Michael Reed catch for a touchdown. A fumble by BYU with 19 seconds left in the first half allowed UCLA to score and cut the lead to 17-13. UCLA cut the deficit to 17-16 on a 50-yard field goal. With two minutes left UCLA took over at their own two yard line. They were able to drive down to the BYU 13 yard line with 3 seconds left. The 28-yard field goal attempt was partially blocked by BYU defensive tackle Eathyn Manumaleuna and fell short giving BYU their second Vegas Bowl victory in three tries, also making the Cougars the first school to win back-to-back Las Vegas Bowls.

Previous results

MVPs

External links

* [http://www.lvbowl.com/ Official Site]

References


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