Las Vegas Bowl

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Las Vegas Bowl
SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl
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Stadium Allegiant Stadium
Location Paradise, Nevada
Previous stadiums Sam Boyd Stadium (1992–2019)
Previous locations Whitney, Nevada (1992–2019)
Operated1992–present
Conference tie-ins Pac-12
SEC (2022, 2024)
Big Ten (2023, 2025)
Previous conference tie-ins Big West (1992–96)
MAC (1992–96)
WAC (1997–1998)
MWC (2001–2019)
Payout US$2.9 million (2019) [1]
Sponsors
Former names
  • Las Vegas Bowl (1992–1996, 1998)
  • Las Vegas Bowl presented by Reno Air (1997) [2]
  • EA Sports Las Vegas Bowl (1999)
  • Las Vegas Bowl (2000)
  • Sega Sports Las Vegas Bowl (2001–2002)
  • Las Vegas Bowl (2003)
  • Pioneer Purevision Las Vegas Bowl (2004–2006)
  • Pioneer Las Vegas Bowl (2007–2008)
  • Maaco Bowl Las Vegas (2009–2012)
  • Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl (2013–2015)
  • Las Vegas Bowl presented by GEICO (2016)
  • Las Vegas Bowl (2017)
  • Mitsubishi Las Vegas Bowl (2018–2019)
2022 matchup
Oregon State vs. Florida (Oregon State 30–3)
2023 matchup
Northwestern vs. Utah (Northwestern 14–7)

The Las Vegas Bowl is an NCAA Division I FBS annual post-season college football bowl game held in the Las Vegas area. First played in 1992, the bowl was originally held at the 40,000-seat Sam Boyd Stadium in Whitney, Nevada, before moving to the 65,000-seat Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada, in 2021. The bowl is owned and operated by ESPN Events.

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Conference tie-ins

As the Las Vegas Bowl was effectively the replacement for the California Bowl, it inherited that bowl's tie-ins with the champions of the Big West Conference and the Mid-American Conference. These remained intact until 1996, after which the Big West's champion earned a berth in the Humanitarian Bowl while the MAC's champion was given a berth in the Motor City Bowl. 1997 through 1999 saw a team from the Western Athletic Conference face an at-large team, and the Mountain West Conference took over for the WAC for the 1999 and 2000 games (the 1999 game featured both WAC and Mountain West teams). Beginning in 2001, the Mountain West and Pac-12 Conferences (originally known as the Pacific-10 Conference) matched up in Las Vegas.

From 2001 until 2005, the second-place team in the Mountain West was chosen to face the Pac-12. Beginning in 2006, after its contract with the Liberty Bowl expired, the Mountain West agreed to send its champion to the Las Vegas Bowl to face the Pac-12's 5th or 6th-place team. From 2006 until 2013, the Mountain West would send a secondary team if the champion qualified for the Bowl Championship Series or, as per the rules of the Hawaiʻi Bowl, was Hawaiʻi. The 2016 game would have pitted the Pac-12's #6 team against the winner of the Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game, provided that the winner of the game does not automatically qualify for one of the College Football Playoff's six bowls as the highest-ranking member of the "Group of Five" (champions of the Mountain West, Sun Belt, American, or Mid-American Conferences, as well as the Conference USA champion comprise this group). However, since the Pac-12 only had six bowl-eligible teams and two of them qualified for New Years Six bowls, the bowl elected to invite the Houston Cougars of the American Athletic Conference instead of a Pac-12 team.

To heighten the profile of the game with its move to Allegiant Stadium, the Las Vegas Bowl announced a new, five-year, alternating tie-in between the SEC and Big Ten beginning 2020. An SEC team will play the Las Vegas Bowl in even-numbered years, while a Big Ten team will play in odd-numbered years. The conference not playing in the Las Vegas Bowl will play in the Duke's Mayo Bowl (formerly Belk Bowl). [3] [4] The Mountain West moved its top selection from the Las Vegas Bowl to the newly-established LA Bowl. [5]

History

The game originated from the California Raisin Bowl, which was played in Fresno from 1981 to 1991. In 1992, Fresno State, formerly of the Big West, moved to the Western Athletic Conference. The Big West and MAC then pulled out of Fresno and sought a new home for their conference champions. [6] They found it in Las Vegas, where organizers were looking for a way to boost hotel revenue. In those days, the Christmas season was a slow period for Las Vegas hotels and casinos. The first Las Vegas Bowl was played in 1992.

The NCAA adopted an overtime rule for the 1995 post-season and all games thereafter. 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.

In 2001, ESPN Regional Television purchased the Las Vegas Bowl from the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. [7]

On December 25, 2002, UCLA interim coach Ed Kezirian was victorious in his only game as the UCLA head coach as UCLA won 27–13 over New Mexico. 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 (née Division I-A) college football game. The kick was blocked.

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. The following year, though, the Arizona Wildcats denied BYU their third consecutive Las Vegas Bowl win by winning 31–21.

On September 25, 2013, Royal Purple was announced as the new title sponsor for the next three years. [8] Following the expiration of Royal Purple's sponsorship of the title from 2013 to 2015, the game became officially known as the Las Vegas Bowl.

With the relocation of the Oakland Raiders to the Las Vegas area, Allegiant Stadium was constructed to replace Sam Boyd Stadium. The Las Vegas Bowl along with the other events held at Sam Boyd Stadium moved to the new stadium upon completion.

On December 2, 2020, the 2020 edition of the game was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [9] Its tie-ins (SEC and Pac-12) were transferred to the ESPN Events-owned Armed Forces Bowl in Fort Worth, Texas. [10]

Sponsors

The bowl was known as the SEGA Sports Las Vegas Bowl from 2001 to 2002. From 2003 to 2008, the title sponsor was the Pioneer Corporation. From 2009 to 2012, the game was known as the Maaco Bowl Las Vegas, as the sponsor was MAACO. From 2013 to 2015, the game was known as the Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl as the sponsor was Royal Purple. For the 2016 edition, the game was known as the Las Vegas Bowl presented by GEICO as GEICO was the presenting sponsor. [11] On July 12, 2018, it was announced that Mitsubishi would be the new title sponsor, with the game renamed as the Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas Bowl as part of a two-year deal. [12] On April 20, 2021, SRS Distribution signed a five-year agreement with ESPN to become the title sponsor, making the game the SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl. [13]

Game results

Rankings per AP Poll prior to the game being played. [14]

UCLA vs. Wyoming in 2004 2004LVBowl.JPG
UCLA vs. Wyoming in 2004
DateWinning teamScoreLosing teamAttendanceNotes
December 18, 1992 Bowling Green 35–34 Nevada 15,476 notes
December 17, 1993 Utah State 42–33 Ball State 15,508 notes
December 15, 1994 UNLV 52–24 Central Michigan 17,562 notes
December 14, 1995No. 25 Toledo 40–37 (OT) Nevada 12,500 notes
December 18, 1996 Nevada 18–15 Ball State 10,118 notes
December 20, 1997 Oregon 41–13No. 23 Air Force 21,514 notes
December 19, 1998 North Carolina 20–13 San Diego State 21,429 notes
December 18, 1999 Utah 17–16 Fresno State 28,227 notes
December 21, 2000 UNLV 31–14 Arkansas 29,113 notes
December 25, 2001 Utah 10–6 USC 30,894 notes
December 25, 2002 UCLA 27–13 New Mexico 30,324 notes
December 24, 2003 Oregon State 55–14 New Mexico 25,437 notes
December 23, 2004 Wyoming 24–21 UCLA 27,784 notes
December 22, 2005 California 35–28 BYU 40,053 notes
December 21, 2006No. 19 BYU 38–8 Oregon 44,615 notes
December 22, 2007No. 19 BYU 17–16 UCLA 40,712 notes
December 20, 2008 Arizona 31–21No. 17 BYU 40,047 notes
December 22, 2009No. 15 BYU 44–20No. 16 Oregon State 40,018 notes
December 22, 2010No. 10 Boise State 26–3No. 20 Utah 41,923 notes
December 22, 2011No. 8 Boise State 56–24 Arizona State 35,720 notes
December 22, 2012No. 20 Boise State 28–26 Washington 33,217 notes
December 21, 2013 USC 45–20No. 21 Fresno State 42,178 notes
December 20, 2014No. 23 Utah 45–10 Colorado State 33,067 notes
December 19, 2015No. 20 Utah 35–28 BYU 42,213 notes
December 17, 2016 San Diego State 34–10 Houston 29,286 notes
December 16, 2017No. 25 Boise State 38–28 Oregon 36,432 notes
December 15, 2018No. 19 Fresno State 31–20 Arizona State 37,146 notes
December 21, 2019 Washington 38–7No. 18 Boise State 34,197 notes
2020Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic — [15]
December 30, 2021 Wisconsin 20–13 Arizona State 32,515 notes
December 17, 2022No. 17 Oregon State 30–3 Florida 29,750 notes
December 23, 2023 Northwestern 14–7 Utah 20,897 notes

Source: [16]

MVPs

Game MVP Marshawn Lynch at the 2005 Las Vegas Bowl. Marshawn Lynch Vegas.jpg
Game MVP Marshawn Lynch at the 2005 Las Vegas Bowl.
DateMVPTeamPosition
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, 1995Wasean 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, 2000Jason Thomas UNLV QB
December 25, 2001Dameon 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 RB
December 21, 2006Jonny Harline BYU TE
December 22, 2007 Austin Collie BYU WR
December 20, 2008 Willie Tuitama Arizona QB
December 22, 2009 Max Hall BYU QB
December 22, 2010 Kellen Moore Boise State QB
December 22, 2011 Doug Martin Boise State RB
December 22, 2012 Bishop Sankey Washington RB
December 21, 2013 Cody Kessler USC QB
December 20, 2014 Travis Wilson Utah QB
December 19, 2015Tevin Carter Utah CB
December 17, 2016 Donnel Pumphrey San Diego State RB
December 16, 2017 Cedrick Wilson Jr. Boise State WR
December 15, 2018Ronnie Rivers Fresno State RB
December 21, 2019 Elijah Molden Washington DB
December 30, 2021 Braelon Allen Wisconsin RB
December 17, 2022 Ben Gulbranson Oregon State QB
December 23, 2023 Ben Bryant [17] Northwestern QB

Most appearances

Updated through the December 2023 edition (31 games, 62 total appearances).

Teams with multiple appearances
RankTeamAppearancesRecord
1 Utah 64–2
BYU 63–3
3 Boise State 54–1
4 Oregon State 32–1
Fresno State 31–2
Nevada 31–2
Oregon 31–2
UCLA 31–2
Arizona State 30–3
10 UNLV 22–0
San Diego State 21–1
USC 21–1
Washington 21–1
Ball State 20–2
New Mexico 20–2
Teams with a single appearance

Won (9): Arizona, Bowling Green, California, North Carolina, Northwestern, Toledo, Utah State, Wisconsin, Wyoming
Lost (6): Air Force, Arkansas, Central Michigan, Colorado State, Florida, Houston

Appearances by conference

Updated through the December 2023 edition (31 games, 62 total appearances).

ConferenceRecordAppearances by season
GamesWLWin pct.WonLost
Pac-12 211011.4761997, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019, 20222001, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2023
Mountain West 20128.6001999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017, 20182002, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2019
Big West 532.6001993, 1994, 19961992, 1995
MAC 523.4001992, 19951993, 1994, 1996
WAC 413.25020101997, 1998, 1999
Big Ten 2201.0002021, 2023 
SEC 202.000 2000, 2022
ACC 1101.0001998 
The American 101.000 2016
Independents 101.000 2015

Game records

TeamRecord, Team vs. OpponentYear
Most points scored (one team)56, Boise State vs. Arizona State2011
Most points scored (losing team)37, Nevada vs. Toledo (OT)
34, Nevada vs. Bowling Green (regulation)		1995
1992
Most points scored (both teams)80, Boise (56) vs. Arizona State (24)2011
Fewest points allowed3, shared by:
Boise State vs. Utah
Florida vs. Oregon State
2010
2022
Largest margin of victory41, Oregon State (55) vs. New Mexico (14)2003
Total yards589, UNLV vs. Central Michigan1994
Rushing yards359, Utah vs. Colorado State2014
Passing yards395, Arizona State vs. Boise State2011
First downs33, Toledo vs. Nevada1995
Fewest yards allowed127, Oregon State vs. New Mexico2003
Fewest rushing yards allowed–11, Boise State vs. Arizona State2011
Fewest passing yards allowed33, San Diego State vs. North Carolina1998
IndividualRecord, Player, Team vs. OpponentYear
All-purpose yards301, Doug Martin (Boise State)2011
Touchdowns (all-purpose)5, Steven Jackson (Oregon State)2003
Rushing yards254, Mike Anderson (Utah)1999
Rushing touchdowns4, shared by:
Wasean Tait, Toledo vs. Nevada
Steven Jackson (Oregon State)
1995
2003
Passing yards395, Brock Osweiler (Arizona State)2011
Passing touchdowns4, Cody Kessler (USC)2013
Receiving yards241, Gerell Robinson (Arizona State)2011
Receiving touchdowns2, by several players—most recent:
Marqise Lee (USC)
Nelson Agholor (USC)
2013
2013
Tackles20, Troy Polamalu (USC)2001
Sacks3, Mike Crawford (Nevada)1996
Interceptions2, by several players—most recent:
Jaheem Joseph (Northwestern)
2023
Long PlaysRecord, Player, Team vs. OpponentYear
Touchdown run84 yds., Doug Martin (Boise State)2010
Touchdown pass78 yds., Jason Mass to Pat Johnson (Oregon)1997
Kickoff return100 yds., Doug Martin, (Boise State)2011
Punt return74 yds., Craig Bragg (UCLA)2002
Interception return100 yds., Jamar Taylor (Boise State)2011
Fumble return
Punt69 yds., Garrett Swanson (Fresno State)2013
Field goal52 yds., Kai Forbath (UCLA)2007

Source: [18] : 32–37 

Media coverage

The Las Vegas Bowl has been televised by ABC since 2013; ABC also televised the game in 2001. Other editions of the game were broadcast by ESPN or ESPN2. [19]

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