Las Vegas Bowl
| Las Vegas Bowl | |
|---|---|
| Pioneer PureVision Las Vegas Bowl | |
| File:Pioneerlvbowl 000.gif Pioneer PureVision Las Vegas Bowl logo | |
| Stadium | Sam Boyd Stadium |
| Location | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Operated | 1992 — present |
| Conference tie-ins | Pac-10, Mountain West |
| Previous conference tie-ins | MAC and Big West (1992-96) |
| Payout | US$950,000 (2006) |
| Sponsors | |
| Former names | |
EA Sports Las Vegas Bowl (1999) Sega Sports Las Vegas Bowl (2001 — 2002) | |
| 2005 matchup | |
| California vs. BYU (California 35, BYU 28) | |
| 2006 matchup | |
| BYU vs. Oregon | |
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.
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 PureVision Las Vegas Bowl. The owner of the bowl is ESPN Regional Television, better known by the popular name ESPN Plus. [1]
The game originated from the California 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. It was also recognized as The Las Vegas All-Star Classic from 1978 to 1987 with such notable plays as the "Fumble Rumble" and such players as Randall Cunningham,Jim McMahon and Seth Joyner.
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.
Previous results
| Date Played | Winning Team | Losing Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 18, 1992 | Bowling Green | 35 | Nevada | 34 |
| December 17, 1993 | Utah State | 42 | Ball State | 33 |
| December 15, 1994 | UNLV | 52 | Central Michigan | 24 |
| December 14, 1995 | Toledo | 40 | Nevada | 37 (OT) |
| December 18, 1996 | Nevada | 18 | Ball State | 15 |
| December 20, 1997 | Oregon | 41 | Air Force | 13 |
| December 19, 1998 | North Carolina | 20 | San Diego State | 13 |
| December 18, 1999 | Utah | 17 | Fresno State | 16 |
| December 21, 2000 | UNLV | 31 | Arkansas | 14 |
| December 25, 2001 | Utah | 10 | Southern California | 6 |
| December 25, 2002 | UCLA | 27 | New Mexico | 13 |
| December 24, 2003 | Oregon State | 55 | New Mexico | 14 |
| December 23, 2004 | Wyoming | 24 | UCLA | 21 |
| December 22, 2005 | California | 35 | BYU | 28 |
| December 21, 2006 | BYU | 38 | Oregon | 8 |
MVPs
| Date played | MVP | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 18, 1992 | Erik White | Bowling Green | QB |
| December 17, 1993 | Anthony Calvillo | Utah State | QB |
| December 15, 1994 | Henry Bailey | UNLV | WR |
| December 14, 1995 | Wasean Tait | Toledo | RB |
| December 18, 1996 | Mike Crawford | Nevada | LB |
| December 20, 1997 | Pat Johnson | Oregon | WR |
| December 19, 1998 | Ronald Curry | North Carolina | QB |
| December 18, 1999 | Mike Anderson | Utah | RB |
| December 21, 2000 | Jason Thomas | UNLV | QB |
| December 25, 2001 | Dameon Hunter | Utah | RB |
| December 25, 2002 | Craig Bragg | UCLA | WR |
| December 24, 2003 | Steven Jackson | Oregon State | RB |
| December 23, 2004 | Corey Bramlet | Wyoming | QB |
| December 22, 2005 | Marshawn Lynch | California | TB |
| December 21, 2006 | Jonny Harline | BYU | TE |