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BOWL MEDIA GUIDE

Executive Director:John SaccentiPresident: Rob DonderoFrancisco AguilarD.J. AllenBranan AllisonLawrence BarnardDanielle BisterfeldtTony BonniciChad BrownKevin CamperJason CheneyRick CoxJohn DalrympleJulian Dugas Cliff FindlayJustin FindlayRobby FindlayHeather GeorgeMichael GoldsmithJohn GuedryDan HannekeTim Herbst

Derrick HillPatrick Hughes Herb HunterSteve KeithJesse LeedsJim LivengoodDon LoganJennifer LoganNapoleon McCallumKerry McGonigalMichael MackJoe Micatrotto Jr.Joe MurphyBrent MusburgerTim O’ReillySusan PitzRossi RalenkotterMike RowlandGeorge SmithKristi StaabSteve StallworthJeff VictorThomas WagnerMelissa Warren

BOWL QUICK FACTSDate: Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018Kickoff: 12:36 p.m. PSTMatchup: Fresno State (Mountain West) Arizona State (Pac-12) Television: ABC & WatchESPNRadio: GameDayRadioLocation: Las Vegas (Pop. 2 million/Elevation 2,100 feet)Facility: Sam Boyd Stadium (Opened 1971)Capacity: 38,500 for bowl gameSurface: Artificial(SPRINTURF,installed2015)Press Box Phone: (702) 895-12482017 Result: Boise State 38, Oregon 28First Result: Bowling Green 35, Nevada 34 in 1992Official Website: www.lvbowl.comMedia Relations Mgr.: Mark Wallington (702) 528-6291Media Hotel: Hard Rock Hotel (702) 693-5000 Credential Pickup: Hard Rock Hotel in Room 30104 on groundflooroftheParadiseTower. Wednesday – 2:00-4:00 pm Thursday – 3:00-6:00 pm Friday – 6:00-11:00 pm

John Saccenti, Executive DirectorMelissa Meacham, Associate Executive DirectorPaulette Rutledge,OfficeManager/TicketingJ.J. Jones, Events CoordinatorJason Walter, Operations AssistantMark Wallington, Manager of Media RelationsJeffrey Seals, Assistant Manager of Media Relations

TABLE OF CONTENTSLas Vegas Bowl Committee 1Las Vegas Bowl Quick Facts 1Las Vegas Bowl Game Notes 2-4Las Vegas Bowl Timeline 5Las Vegas Bowl Contacts 6BroadcastInformation 7Bowl Week Schedule of Events 8Media Advisories 9-15Gameday Timeline 16Media Guidelines 17MediaInformation 18-19Media Parking Map 20Stadium & Press Box Layout 21Arizona State Coaching Staff 22Arizona State Numerical Roster 23Fresno State Coaching Staff 24Fresno State Numerical Roster 25Tentative Depth Charts 26Pronunciation Guide 27Sam Boyd Stadium 28Las Vegas Bowl Hall of Fame 29-30LAS VEGAS BOWL RECORD BOOKAll-Time Results/Title Sponsors/MVPs 31IndividualRecords 32-34Team Records 35-37The Last Time... 38Game Recaps 39-63This is Las Vegas 64

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BOWL GAME NOTESNEW TITLE SPONSORBowl organizers announced in July that world-renowned brand Mitsubishi Motors signed on as the bowl’s new title sponsor for the next two years. Thismarks thefirst timeMitsubishiMotorsNorthAmerica, Inc. (MMNA)has been a title sponsor for a college football bowl game. MMNA sells se-dansandcrossovers/SUVsthroughanetworkofapproximately360deal-ersandrecentlylaunchedtheall-newEclipseCrossCUVandtheplug-inhybrid electric Outlander PHEV. For additional information on all Mitsubishi vehiclessoldintheUS,pleasevisitmedia.mitsubishicars.com.

THE TEAMSMitsubishiMotorsLasVegasBowlXXVIIwillseeAri-zonaStateUniversity(7-5Overall/5-4Pac12SouthDivision) and conference champion No. 21 Fresno StateUniversity(11-2/7-1MountainWestWestDivi-sion)meeteachotheronthefootballfieldforonlythefourthtimeeverandfirsttimein77yearsonDecem-ber 15 at Sam Boyd Stadium.

THE MATCHUPSomeoneisguaranteedtowinitsfirstMitsubishiMo-tors Las Vegas Bowl as the 27th edition of the event features two teams thathavecombinedfora0-3recordinthisgame.ASU,whichlostitsonlyprevioustriptoLasVegasin2011,isplayinginthebowlunderfirst-yearhead coach Herm Edwards. Fresno State, meanwhile, dropped both of its previousvisitsasmembersof twodifferentconferences (vs.UtahwhilereppingtheWACin1999andvs.USCin2013tocapitssecondyearintheMountain West). The Bulldogs, led by second-year head coach Jeff Ted-ford, are 5-6 overall at Sam Boyd Stadium when you add in their games vs. thehometownRebels,includingdowningUNLV48-3backonNovember3. The Sun Devils and Bulldogs have played each other just thrice before andASUtookallofthegamesplayednearlyeightdecadesago(1931,’33and ’41).

GAME, DATE & TIMEKickoff is scheduled to take place at 12:36 p.m. PT (with a 5-minute TV slide possible) on Saturday, December 15, which is the earliest Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas Bowl date since going on the 14th in 1995 when Toledo downed Ne-vada40-37 in the first overtimegame inFBShistory.Thiswill mark the 12th Saturday kickoff in Mitsubishi Motors Las VegasBowlhistoryandtheseventhstraight.Itwillalsobethe

12th day game in the event’s history and the seventh straight.

27TH YEARThe Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas Bowl turns 27 in 2018 and is currently the 16th-oldest bowl in existence. There are 30 defunct bowls that did not last as long as 20 years, just one that did last at least that long and there are 23 current bowls that are younger than the Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas Bowl.

HOME TEAMUsingarotatingbasisbetweenthetwopartnerconferences,ArizonaState(West Sideline and Locker Room) will serve as the visiting team while Fres-no State (East Sideline and Locker Room) will be the home team.

TICKETSPublic tickets to this year’s game range from $45-$120.

EIGHT SELLOUTS IN LAST 14 YEARSTickets sold out for the Las Vegas Bowl for six consecutive games (2005-10) until that streak was halted in 2011 when 35,720 were in attendance.

Another sellout in 2013 saw a crowd of 42,178 fans and the 2015 game made it eight sellouts in the last 13 years with the second-largest gathering in Las Vegas Bowl, stadium and state history (42,213).

ECONOMIC IMPACTHow important is having a highly attended college football game to the SouthernNevadaarea?InresearchcourtesyoftheLasVegasConven-tion and Visitors Authority, the 2017 Bowl Week provided an estimated $27.4 million in economic impact courtesy of 21,100 out-of-town visitors. Initsfirstquarter-century-plusofexistence,thebowlattractedmorethan515,000 out-of-town visitors and pumped over $340 million into the local economy.

CONFERENCE TIE-INSESPN Events announced in summer of 2013 that it had extended its contract with both the Pac-12 and Mountain Westconferencesforanadditionalfiveyears(2014-19).The game is scheduled through next year to match the top selection/champion from the MW against the No. 6 choice from the Pac-12. Since 2000, the only times that a Pac-12 team has not played in the bowl came in 2010 and2016whentheleaguedidnotqualifyenoughteamsand an at-large selection was used. Since the MW opened for business in 1999, the only time it has not supplieda teamwas2015whenBYUmadeaspecialcontractualappearanceandfacedin-staterivalUtah.

TELEVISIONLongtime ESPN personality and College GameDay host Rece Davis will handle play-by-play here for the fourth time in his career (2017, 2013, 2009) while Kirk Herbstreit, who is also the analyst for the Saturday Night Football series on ABC,returnsforhisfifthMitsubishiMotorsLasVegasBowloverall,whichtrailsonlyMikeGottfried’s10forthemostever.Finally,theteam’sfieldre-porter will be ESPN College Gameday reporter Tom Rinaldi who has done more of these games from the sidelines – four – than anyone in history.

RADIOThe game will also be broadcast on the GameDayRadio national radio network. Oklahoma State football play-by-play announcer Dave Hunziker makeshis debut atSamBoydStadiumalongwithTCUanalyst LandryBurdine and sideline reporter Melanie Newman.

LAS VEGAS BOWL FIRSTSThe Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas Bowl has been home to some college footballfirsts. In1995,ToledoandNevadaplayed inwhatwas thefirst-everovertimegameontheDivisionIFBSlevel.Theexistingovertimeruleswere put into effect only for bowl games that season and the Rockets and Wolf Pack were the only teams that needed the extra time in the post-season. OT became standard for all college football games the very next season.In2002,KatieHnidaofNewMexicobecamethefirstwomantoplayinaFBS-levelgamewhensheenteredinthefirstquartertoattemptanextrapoint.Theattempt,whichwaslow,wasblockedbyUCLAduringthe Bruins’ 27-13 victory. Also, 2011’s game featured three scoring plays 98yardsorlongerandwasbelievedtobethefirstbowlgameinhistorythatincluded a kickoff return for a touchdown to start each half (Boise State’s Doug Martin opened the game with a 100-yard kickoff return while Arizona State’s Rashad Ross began the second half with a 98-yard KOR for a TD). The 2016 game saw San Diego State’s Donnel Pumphrey become the rushingkingofcollegefootballwhenhepassedRonDayne’stofinishwitha career mark of 6,405 yards.



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BOWL GAME NOTESESPN EVENTS The Las Vegas Bowl became the firstFBS postseason bowl game owned and operated by ESPN Events (formerly known as ESPN Regional Television) back in 2001 but that number has steadily grown and this year is at 14. The others: Academy Sports + Out-doors Texas Bowl (Houston); Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl (Tampa, Fla.); Birmingham Bowl (Alabama); Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl (Florida); FamousIdahoPotatoBowl(Boise);DXLFriscoBowl(Texas);LockheedMartin Armed Forces Bowl (Dallas-Fort Worth); Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl (Nassau); Myrtle Beach Bowl (South Carolina); New Mexico Bowl (Albuquerque); RaycomMediaCamellia Bowl (Montgomery, Ala.); SoFiHawaii Bowl (Honolulu); and SERVPRO First Responder Bowl (Dallas-Fort Worth).

TEAM GIFTSTheofficialtravelpartyfrombothsideswillreceivethefollowinggiftsfromthe Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas Bowl:-$300 to spend in the official bowl gift suite -Branded fanny pack-MM Las Vegas Bowl Beanie-MM Las Vegas Bowl Cap

GAME SITESam Boyd Stadium will again serve as the host venue for the Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas Bowl. Eight of the stadium’s 10 biggest crowds for college football have come during Las Vegas Bowls, including a state-recordcrowdof44,615toseeBYUdefeatOregonin2006 thanks to some temporary bleachers used in the NorthEndZone.TheUtahvs.BYUmatchupin2015attractedthesecond-biggest crowd at 42,213.

PREGAMEPreceding the national anthem will be a rendition of “America the Beauti-ful” by Chelsea Phillips-Reed from “Magic Mike Live” at Hard Rock Hotel. The Star Spangled Banner will be performed by country music recording artists The Powell Brothers fronted by brothers Taylor Powell (lead vocals) and Blake Powell (lead guitar). The Pregame festivities will also include astadiumfly-overby fourF-16aircraft from the24TacticalAirSupportSquadronstationedatNellisAFB.

OFFICIALS Assigned by the NCAA, this year’s Las Vegas Bowl will feature a crew from the American Athletic Conference: Referee Charles LamertinaUmpire Bill LamkinHead Linesman Dan HarringtonLine Judge Lance ThompsonField Judge Ben VasconcellsSide Judge Ken BusheyBack Judge MichaelGriffithCenter Judge Joe ClarksonAlternate Chris BikowskiReplay Buddy WardCommunicator Kevin Collins

TROPHIES AWARDEDThe Rossi T. Ralenkotter Las Vegas Bowl Champi-onship Trophy will be awarded to the winning team’s headcoachonthefield inaceremonyfollowingthegame. Voted on by members of the media, the recent-ly renamed Rich Abajian Most Valuable Player Trophy will also be awarded to the selected player on a stage locatedonthefieldnearthenorthendzone.

ROY WOOFTER AWARDNow in its sixth year the Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas Bowl Roy Woofter Outstanding Community Service Award will go to one player on each team at the Kickoff Luncheon De-cember 14. The award is in honor of the longtime community leader and Las Vegas Bowl Committee member who passed away Jan. 25, 2013, at theageof79.Woofter,aWyomingnativewhograduatedfromtheUniver-sity of Nevada and then earned his law degree from Georgetown, was a former Las Vegas City Councilman, Clark County District Attorney and a justice court judge. He was also heavily involved with sports in Southern Nevada for decades, in-cludingsupportingUNLV,minorleaguebaseballandhelp-ing develop and grow the now 27-year-old bowl game.

PREVIOUS WINNERS:2017: Boise State DB Evan Tyler & Oregon DB Juwaan Williams2016: Houston DT Aymiel Fleming & San Diego State OT Antonio Rosales 2015:UtahWRKennethScott&BYUOLUluiLapuaho2014:UtahSBrianBlechen&CSUCBBernardBlake2013:FresnoStateQBDerekCarr&USCLBDevonKennard

ALL-TIME LAS VEGAS BOWL LUNCHEON SPEAKERS & TV ANNOUNCERSYR SPEAKER TV TV TALENT 1992 Pat Haden* ESPN Ron Franklin, Mike Gottfried, Sharlene Hawkes 1993 Bo Schembechler ESPN Ron Franklin, Mike Gottfried, Sharlene Hawkes 1994 Phil Villapiano ESPN Dr. Jerry Punch, Mike Gottfried, Adrian Karsten 1995 Willie Wood ESPN Ron Franklin, Mike Gottfried, Dr. Jerry Punch 1996 Dan Fouts ESPN Ron Franklin, Mike Gottfried, Dr. Jerry Punch 1997 Walter Payton ESPN Ron Franklin, Mike Gottfried, Adrian Karsten 1998 Boomer Esiason# ESPN2 Ron Franklin, Mike Gottfried, Adrian Karsten 1999 Ronnie Lott ESPN2 Dave Barnett, Bill Curry, Dave Ryan 2000 Todd Christensen ESPN2 Steve Levy, Todd Christensen, Heather Cox 2001 Jack Arute ABC Brent Musburger, Gary Danielson, Jack Arute 2002 Deacon Jones ESPN Mark Jones, Bob Davie, Mike Gottfried, Holly Rowe2003 Craig James ESPN Sean McDonough, Craig James, Rod Gilmore 2004 Ken Stabler ESPN Ron Franklin, Mike Gottfried, Erin Andrews 2005 Lee Corso ESPN Sean McDonough, Mike Gottfried, Alex Flanagan2006 Lou Holtz ESPN Brent Musburger, Bob Davie, Lisa Salters 2007 Paul Maguire ESPN Brad Nessler, Bob Griese, Paul Maguire, Bonnie Bernstein2008 Joe Theismann ESPN Mike Patrick, Todd Blackledge, Holly Rowe 2009 Mark May ESPN Rece Davis, Lou Holtz, Mark May, Quint Kesenich2010 Herm Edwards ESPN Brent Musburger, Kirk Herbsteit, Tom Rinaldi 2011 Rocky Bleier ESPN Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbsteit, Tom Rinaldi 2012 Herm Edwards ESPN Brent Musburger, Kirk Herbsteit, Tom Rinaldi 2013 Merril Hoge ABC Rece Davis, Jesse Palmer, David Pollack, Samantha Ponder2014 Ron Jaworski ABC Brent Musburger, Jesse Palmer, Maria Taylor2015 Mark Schlereth ABC Brent Musburger, Jesse Palmer, Maria Taylor2016 HOFInductees+ ABC BrentMusburger,JessePalmer,KayleeHartung2017 Merril Hoge ABC Rece Davis, Kirk Herbstreit, Molly McGrath2018 Trent Dilfer ABC Rece Davis, Kirk Herbstreit, Tom Rinaldi *Roy Firestone hosted the Downtown Pep Rally in 1992 #John Robinson emceed the Kickoff Luncheon in 1998 +Brent Musburger, Marshawn Lynch & Rob Dondero



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MW LEADS IN ALL-TIME WINSLEAGUE REC PCT MOST RECENT GAMEMW 11-7 .611 (2017)Pac-12 8-8 .500 (2017)Big West 3-2 .600 (1996)MAC 2-3 .400 (1996)ACC 1-0 1.000 (1998)WAC 1-3 .250 (2010)SEC 0-1 .000 (2000)Independents 0-1 .000 (2015)

WELCOME BACKBoth of this year’s head coaches have been part of the Mitsubishi Mo-tors Las Vegas Bowl before. Fresno State head man Jeff Tedford is 1-0 afterbringinghisCalGoldenBearsintothe2005gameanddowningBYU35-28 behind big performances from both Marshawn Lynch and DeSean Jackson.ASU’sHermEdwards,meanwhile,hasnotcoachedatSamBoydStadium before but twice served as the event’s annual Kickoff Luncheon Keynote Speaker (2010 and 2012). Edwards now becomes the second former Las Vegas Bowl luncheon guest to later coach in the game as Col-lege Football Hall of Famer John Robinson emceed the 1998 event before hisfirstofsixseasonscoachingatUNLV,includingleadingthehometownRebels to a win over Arkansas in the 2000 edition.

ARIZONA STATE IN BOWL GAMESAlthough it is only the school’s second trip to Las Vegas, this will mark the 30th bowl that Arizona State has played in and the Sun Devils sport a 14-14-1recordinthepostseason.ASUwilllookforitsfirstbowlvictorysincedowningDukeinthe2014SunBowl.Thismarksthefirstbowlgameforhead coach Herm Edwards.

SEASON BOWL RESULTJan.1,1940 Sun ASU0,CatholicUniversity0Jan.2,1941 Sun CaseWesternReserve26,ASU13Jan.2,1950 Salad Xavier33,ASU21Jan.1,1951 Salad Miami(Ohio)34,ASU21Dec.30,1970 Peach ASU48,NorthCarolina26Dec.27,1971 Fiesta ASU45,FloridaState38Dec.23,1972 Fiesta ASU49,Missouri35Dec.21,1973 Fiesta ASU28,Pittsburgh7Dec.26,1975 Fiesta ASU17,Nebraska14Dec.25,1977 Fiesta PennState42,ASU30Dec.16,1978 Gator ASU34,Rutgers18Jan.1,1983 Fiesta ASU32,Oklahoma21Dec.22,1985 Holiday Arkansas18,ASU17Jan.1,1987 Rose ASU22,Michigan15Dec.30,1987 Freedom ASU33,AirForce28Jan.1,1997 Rose OhioState20,ASU17Dec.31,1997 Sun ASU17,Iowa7Dec.25,1999 Aloha WakeForest23,ASU3Dec.25,2000 Aloha BostonCollege31,ASU17Dec.27,2002 Holiday KansasState34,ASU27Dec.31,2004 Sun ASU27,Purdue23Dec.27,2005 Insight ASU45,Rutgers40Dec.24,2006 Hawai’i Hawai’i42,ASU21Dec.27,2007 Holiday Texas52,ASU34Dec.22,2011 LasVegas BoiseState56,ASU24Dec.29,2012 FightHunger ASU62,Navy28Dec.30,2013 Holiday TexasTech37,ASU23Dec.27,2014 Sun ASU36,Duke31Jan.2,2016 Cactus WestVirginia43,ASU42Dec.29,2017 Sun NCState52,ASU31

FRESNO STATE IN BOWL GAMES Overall, Fresno State has a record of 13-15 in bowl games dating back to 1937’s Little All-American Bowl staged in Los Angeles. The will mark the fourth time the Bulldogs will face off against a team from the conference nowknownasthePac-12asFresnoStatesplitmeetingswithUSCanddownedUCLA.HeadCoachJeffTedfordis1-0inbowlsatFresnoStateafter building a 5-3 mark in the postseason while leading Cal.

YEAR BOWL RESULTDec. 25, 1937 Little All-American Fresno State 27, Arkansas State 26Jan. 1, 1941 Pineapple Fresno State 3, Hawai’i 0Jan. 1, 1946 Raisin Drake 13, Fresno State 12Nov. 23, 1961 Mercy Fresno State 36, Bowling Green 6Dec. 14, 1968 Camellia Humboldt State 29, Fresno State 14Dec. 11, 1971 Mercy CS Fullerton 17, Fresno State 14Dec. 18, 1982 California Raisin Fresno State 29, Bowling Green 28Dec. 14, 1985 California Raisin Fresno State 51, Bowling Green 7Dec. 10, 1988 California Raisin Fresno State 35, Western Michigan 30Dec. 9, 1989 California Raisin Fresno State 27, Ball State 6Dec. 14, 1991 California Raisin Bowling Green 28, Fresno State 21Dec.29,1992 Freedom FresnoState24,USC7Dec. 25,1993 Aloha Colorado 41, Fresno State 30Dec.18,1999 LasVegas Utah17,FresnoState16Dec. 31, 2000 Silicon Valley Air Force 37, Fresno State 34Dec. 31, 2001 Silicon Valley Michigan State 44, Fresno State 35Dec. 31, 2002 Silicon Valley Fresno State 30, Georgia Tech 21Dec.30,2003 SiliconValley FresnoState17,UCLA9Dec. 27, 2004 MPC Computers Fresno State 37, Virginia 34Dec. 31, 2005 Liberty Tulsa 31, Fresno State 24Dec. 31, 2007 Humanitarian Fresno State 40, Georgia Tech 28Dec. 20, 2008 New Mexico Colorado State 40, Fresno State 35Dec. 19, 2009 New Mexico Wyoming 35, Fresno State 28Dec.18,2010 Humanitarian NorthernIllinois40,FresnoState17Dec.24,2012 Hawai’i SMU43,FresnoState10Dec.21,2013 LasVegas USC45,FresnoState20Dec. 24, 2014 Hawai’i Rice 30, Fresno State 6Dec. 24, 2017 Hawai’i Fresno State 33, Houston 27

RANKINGSThis will mark the 12th time in the last 13 years that the Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas Bowl will feature at least one ranked team from the three major polls.FresnoStatenowjoinsBoiseState,BYUandUtahastheschoolswith multiple ranked appearances in the game. Note: the CFP rankings replaced the BCS rankings in 2014.

RANKED TEAMS IN THE LAS VEGAS BOWLYEAR TEAM AP COACHES CFP/BCS2018 Fresno State 19 21 212017 Boise State 25 25 252015 Utah 20 20 222014 Utah 23 25 222013 Fresno State 21 20 202013 USC RV RV 252012 Boise State 20 15 192011 Boise State 8 6 72010 Boise State 10 10 102010 Utah 20 19 192009 BYU 15 14 142009 Oregon State 16 20 182008 BYU 16 17 162007 BYU 17 17 172006 BYU 19 20 201997 Air Force 21 23 N/A1995 Toledo 25 RV N/A

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• JULY 2018 – World-renowned brand Mitsubishi Motors signs on as the bowl’s title sponsor for 2018 and 2019.• DEC. 16, 2017 – BoiseStatebecomesthefirstschooltowinfour Las Vegas Bowls with a 38-28 thumping of Oregon. The Broncos improve to 4-0 all-time at the event.• DEC. 17, 2016 – The Las Vegas Bowl celebrates its 25th year bypittingitsfirstteamfromthestateofTexas(at-largeHouston)against San Diego State. With the nation following along, Aztec running back and Las Vegas native Donnel Pumphrey waits until thefourthquartertopassWisconsin’sRonDaynetobecometheNCAA’s all-time rushing king.• SEPT. 29, 2016 – The Las Vegas Bowl announces its second Hall of Fame Class: Marshawn Lynch (Player), legend-ary announcer Brent Musburger (Contributor) and Rob Dondero (Founding Father).• DEC. 19, 2015 – ThefamedHolyWarbetweenBYU&No.22UtahcomestoLasVegasasthebitterin-staterivalsfaceeachotherinthepostseasonforthefirsttimeandquicklydrawsasold-outcrowdof42,213fans.Itmarksthe10thstraightseasonofatleast one ranked team.• JUNE 2014 – John Saccenti is named the new Executive Direc-tor of the the Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl.• SUMMER 2013 – The RPLVB announces extensions with both the Pac-12 and Mountain West conferences through the 2019 season.• SEPT. 25, 2013 – ERT welcomes new title sponsor Royal Purple, a synthetic oil & lubricant company, and the game is rebranded.• DEC. 22, 2012 – Thebowlisplayedduringthedayforthefirsttimeinadecade.Takingonfirst-timevisitorWashington,No.20/15BoiseStatebecomesthefirstteamtogo3-0inLasVegasand draws the second-highest-rated telecast in a decade and third-highest in LV Bowl history.• OCT. 5, 2012 – Las Vegas businessman Dan Hanneke is named the new Executive Director of MAACO Bowl Las Vegas.• DEC. 22, 2011– No. 8/6 Boise State, the highest-ranked oppo-nentinthebowl’shistory,routsfirst-timevisitorArizonaState56-24inwhatisthefinalcollegiategameofNCAAFBSQBall-timewins leader Kellen Moore. The game features three scores of 98 yards or longer as each half opens with a kickoff return for a TD and the Broncos add a 100-yard interception return.• SEPT. 20, 2011 – The bowl announces its inaugural class for the Las Vegas Bowl Hall of Fame to help commemorate reach-ing the 20-year milestone. The group is made up of NFL star and former Oregon State RB Steven Jackson, CFL record-holder and formerUtahStateQBAnthonyCalvillo,formerNFLandUNLVcoach John Robinson, and LVCVA president and one of the game’s founding fathers, Rossi Ralenkotter. • DEC. 22, 2010 – Heisman Trophy Finalist QB Kellen Moore leadsBoiseStatetoa26-3winoverNo.19Utahbeforethesecond-biggest crowd in the event’s history (41,923). The No. 10 Broncos, who were an at-large pick, become the highest-ranked team to ever play in the game. The nation tunes into the highly touted matchup and the game becomes the highest-rated ESPN Regional TV bowl telecast in history. • DEC. 6, 2009 –Thefirst-evermatchupbetweentworankedteamsisannouncedasNo.15/14BYUisselectedtotakeonNo.16/20 Oregon State. The Cougars also break their own record as the event’s highest-ranked team.• APRIL 14, 2009 – Collision repair and auto painting company MAACOInc.signsonasthebowl’snewtitlesponsor.Thus,thegame is rebranded the MAACO Bowl Las Vegas.

• DEC. 6, 2008 – Arizona becomes the sixth Pac-10 team to par-ticipatewhenitupsetsNo.16/17BYU31-21beforethegame’sfourth consecutive sellout. The Cougars came in as the highest-ranked team in Las Vegas Bowl history.• OCT. 17, 2007 – The newly named Pioneer Las Vegas Bowl sees its allotment of public tickets gone nearly a month earlier than the previous record set in 2006 to mark a third-straight sell-out.• DEC. 21, 2006 –No.19BYU,thefirstMWchampiontoplayinthe game, rolls past Oregon 38-8 before the largest crowd to ever witness a team sporting event in the state of Nevada – 44,615 – thanks to 4,100 temporary bleacher end-zone seats. • DEC. 22, 2005 –CaldefeatsBYU35-28beforeasold-out,then-bowl-record crowd of 40,053, which was the fourth-largest at-tendancefigureinSamBoydStadiumhistoryforasportingevent.• AUG. 11, 2004 – The bowl announces new sponsor Pioneer PureVision in time for the 2004 game.• CHRISTMAS EVE 2003 – Game features a record-breaking per-formancebyOregonStaterunningbackStevenJackson.IntheBeavers’ 55-14 victory over New Mexico, the Las Vegas native scoresfivetouchdownstotietheall-timesingle-gamebowlrecordheld by two other players.• CHRISTMAS DAY 2002 – New Mexico placekicker Katie Hnida attemptsanextrapoint,whichisblocked,andbecomesthefirstwomantoeverplayinaDivisionI-Afootballgame.• FEB. 2002 – The Sega Sports Las Vegas Bowl enters into a two-year agreement with the Pac-10 and extends its agreement with the Mountain West for an additional three years. • CHRISTMAS DAY 2001 –PlayedforthefirsttimeonDec.25,UtahshocksUSC10-6,whichgarnersaTVratingof4.7anda14share on ABC. Paid attendance is a then-bowl-record 30,894.• MAY 2001 – ESPN Regional Television (ERT), a subsidiary of ESPN Inc.,assumestheownershipandmanagementoftheLasVegasBowl.• DEC. 21, 2000 –MakingitsfirstappearanceintheLasVegasBowlsince1994,UNLVrecordsa31-14victoryoverArkansasfrom the SEC.• DEC. 18, 1999 – EASportsLasVegasBowlfeaturesthefirstbowl meeting between the WAC and the MW. Two conference co-championsbattlewithUtahholdingoffFresnoState17-16behindUteRBMikeAnderson’s254yardson34carries(sixth-bestbowlrushing total at the time).• DEC. 20, 1997 – LasVegasBowlVIpresentedbyRenoAirunveilsa new format that matches a representative from the WAC against an at-large opponent. The game features an offensive explosion from Oregon, which puts up 583 yards of total offense vs. 21st-ranked Air Force.• DEC. 14, 1995 – No. 25 (AP) Toledo defeats Nevada, 40-37, in LasVegasBowlIVtocapanundefeatedseason.TheRocketspostthefirst-everOTvictoryinDivisionI-Ahistory.• 1992-96 –ThefirstfiveyearsoftheLasVegasBowlfeaturechampions of the Mid-American and the Big West conferences. AsidefromUNLV’s52-24lopsidedvictoryoverCentralMichiganin 1994, the average margin of victory is four points.• DEC. 18, 1992 – The Los Angeles Times calls the inaugural Las Vegas Bowl “the most exciting bowl game of the year” as Bowling Green holds on to record a dramatic 35-34 victory over Nevada.

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JEFFREY SEALS Asst. Media Relations ManagerSocial Media ManagerOFFICE:(702)895-3134CELL: (702) 683-8050 EMAIL:[email protected]

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JOHN SACCENTI Las Vegas Bowl Executive DirectorOFFICE:(702)732-3912EMAIL:[email protected]

Having worked in the Las Vegas sports market for two decades, John Saccenti was named by ESPN to serve as executive director of the Las Vegas Bowl in June 2014.

A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., Saccenti (pronounced sah-SENT-ee) moved to Nevada in 1993 after graduat-

ing high school in Red Bank, N.J. He attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and earned his bachelor’s degree in communications in 1998. Saccenti began his professional career in marketing in 1994 with the local minor league baseball team (AAA Las Vegas Stars) and hockey team (IHL Las Vegas Thunder). In 2000, he became marketing manager for the XFL’s Las Vegas Outlaws professional football franchise. Saccenti joined ESPN Regional Television, a subsidiary of ESPN, (now ESPN Events) in 2001 and worked as an account executive on university projects at UNLV for four years in addition to the Las Vegas Bowl.

Saccenti serves on the Football Bowl Association Committee for PR and Mar-keting and helped plan and host the 2014 FBA annual meetings in Las Vegas. He is a member of the executive board of trustees for the Southern Nevada Sports Hall of Fame and on the board of the UNLV Football Foundation. Saccenti was a member of “Las Vegas’ Top 40 Under 40” list published by Vegas Inc. magazine in 2012.

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BROADCAST INFORMATIONRECE DAVISABC PLAY-BY-PLAY COMMENTATOR (4th LVB)

Rece Davis, who joined ESPN in 1995, was named the host for ESPN College GameDay Built by The Home Depot, the network’s flagship college football program in 2015 when his six-year contract extension was an-nounced. In addition, he is the prime host of the network’s on-site coverage for both the College Football Playoff and the NCAA Men’s Final Four.

In his first two seasons with college football’s longest-running and most-cele-brated pregame show, College GameDay earned a Sports Emmy for best weekly studio show (2017 & 2016), adding to the previous five trophies (2015, 2014, 2011, 2010 & 2008). He remains the host of ESPN’s College GameDay basketball road show and calls a Thursday night basketball game following the completion of the football season. A regular contributor to SportsCenter and ESPN Radio, Davis serves as the host on the NBA Draft on ESPN. Previously, he was the host of ESPN’s Saturday college football pregame, halftime and postgame studio coverage and College Football Final with analysts Lou Holtz and Mark May. Davis also called the ESPN College Football Primetime game on Thursday nights until 2014. Before joining ESPN, Davis worked at WJRT-TV in Flint, Mich., as a sports anchor/reporter (1993-95). From 1988 to 1993, he was a sports anchor and sports director at WRBL-TV in Columbus, Georgia, and, while he was still as student at the University of Alabama in 1987, a general assignment reporter for WCFT-TV in Tuscaloosa. He also worked as a freelance television play-by-play announcer, studio host and radio announcer in select media outlets in Alabama (1983-93).Davis, a native of Muscle Shoals, Ala., graduated cum laude from the University of Alabama in 1988 with a bachelor of arts degrees from the school of communica-tions in news and public affairs.

KIRK HERBSTREITABC GAME ANALYST (5th LVB) Widely recognized as one of the best college football minds of his generation, Kirk Herbstreit has served as an analyst for ESPN’s seven-time Sports Emmy Award-win-ning College GameDay Built by The Home Depot remote college football studio show since 1996, when he joined then-host Chris Fowler and co-analyst Lee Corso. For his efforts there, he has earned seven nominations and two

Sports Emmy Awards for Best Studio Analyst (2010 & 2011). Herbstreit is the game analyst for the Saturday Night Football series on ABC, broadcast television’s first weekly prime-time college football game, since the series debut in 2006. Previously, Herbstreit called eight Rose Bowl Games and seven BCS National Championships alongside legendary play-by-play announcer Brent Musburger. Respected for his no-nonsense analysis and insightful perspective, he is also a frequent contributor to SportsCenter, ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine. Previously, Herbstreit was a game analyst on the popular ESPN Thursday night college football series from 1999-2006. He joined ESPN in September 1995 as a college football sideline analyst. His talents were quickly noticed, as after just two seasons, he was nominated for a 1997 Sports Emmy Award as television’s top studio analyst. He earned a degree in business administration in 1993 from the Ohio State University, where he was a four-year letterman with the Buckeyes as a quarter-back (1989-92). During his senior season in 1992, he served as a starter and team captain, and was recognized as team MVP and most motivational player. He was former Ohio State coach John Cooper’s first signee. Herbstreit is a Centerville, Ohio native. His father, Jim, a former player and captain at Ohio State (1958-60) went on to serve as an assistant coach (1960-61 — national champs in 1961) under the legendary Woody Hayes and also coached with Bo Schembechler at Miami (Ohio). Jim and Kirk are one of only two father-son tandems to each serve as captain of their Ohio State teams in the history of the program.

TOM RINALDIABC SIDELINE REPORTER (4th LVB)

A correspondent for ESPN since 2002, Tom Rinaldi contributes to a wide variety of programs and fills a num-ber of roles at the network. He is a weekly contributor to College Gameday, and serves as a sideline reporter for some of college football’s biggest games, including the Rose Bowl and the national championship. He is part of ESPN’s golf coverage at the Masters as an interviewer

and essayist and his feature stories are a staple on SportsCenter, E:60, and SCFeatured. The 12-time national Sports Emmy Award winner earned a bachelor’s de-gree from the University of Pennsylvania and a master’s degree from the Colum-bia University Graduate School of Journalism.

The game will also be broadcast on the GameDayRadio national radio network. Oklahoma State football play-by-play announcer Dave Hunziker makeshisdebutatSamBoydStadiumalongwithTCUanalystLandry Burdine and sideline reporter Melanie Newman.

TRENT DILFERKICKOFF LUNCHEON GUEST SPEAKER

Serving as our luncheon speaker for the first time is former Super Bowl-winning quarterback Trent Dilfer. The longtime football analyst appeared on a variety of televi-sion and radio programs in his broadcasting career after joining ESPN in 2008. Dilfer played for five teams dur-ing his career: Tampa Bay (1994-99), Baltimore (2000), Seattle (2001-04), Cleveland (2005) and San Francisco

(2006-2007). Dilfer led the Ravens to a 34-7 victory over the Giants in Super Bowl XXXV. The 1997 Pro Bowl selection was the sixth overall pick by the Buccaneers in the 1994 NFL Draft out of Fresno State University. In 1993 he led the nation in passing efficiency and set the NCAA record for consecutive pass attempts without an interception (271), which would stand until 2007.



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MONDAY, DECEMBER 106:00 pm approx. Fresno State Team Arrival Hard Rock Hotel

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1112:25-2:10pm FresnoSatePractice RebelPark(UNLVPracticeFields)(Photo & Video allowed for approximately first 30 minutes of practice; media departs; brief interviews on field following end of practice)3:15 pm approx. Arizona State Team Arrival Park MGM

6:00-6:45 pm Head Coach & Player Reps Media Opportunity Maverick Helicopters (6075 S Las Vegas Blvd) ASU Scheduled: Head Coach Herm Edwards, QB Manny Wilkins, RB Eno Benjamin Fresno State Scheduled: Head Coach Jeff Tedford, QB Marcus McMaryion, LB George Helmuth7:00-9:00pm LasVegasNightsVIPReception(NOMEDIAACCESS)MaverickHelicopters

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 129:00-10:30 am Opportunity Village Visit Opportunity Village Engelstad Campus

Fresno State Practice (CLOSED) RebelPark(UNLVPracticeFields)

9:45-11:35pm ASUPractice BishopGormanHighSchool(Photo & Video allowed for approximately first 30 minutes of practice; media departs; brief interviews on field following end of practice)

2:00-4:00 pm Media Center Open Hard Rock Hotel (Room 30104 Paradise Tower)

5:30-7:00 pm Team Welcome Reception Fremont Street Experience (3rd Street)

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13 Fresno State Practice (CLOSED) RebelPark(UNLVPracticeFields)

9:45-11:25pm ASUPractice BishopGormanHighSchool(Photo & Video allowed for approximately first 30 minutes of practice; media departs; brief interviews on field following end of practice)

9:00-10:00am GoodieTwoShoesFoundationCharityEvent CPSquiresElementarySchool

11:30 am-3:30 pm Ladies Las Vegas Shopping & Dining Experience Downtown Summerlin 11:30 am-3:30 pm Kids Day Downtown Summerlin

3:00-6:00 pm Media Center Open Hard Rock Hotel (Room 30104 Paradise Tower) FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1411:00-11:30 am Kickoff Media Conference (Credentials Available) Hard Rock Hotel (Muse Hall A&B) ASU Scheduled: Head Coach Herm Edwards, QB Manny Wilkins, RB Eno Benjamin Fresno State Scheduled: Head Coach Jeff Tedford, QB Marcus McMaryion, LB George Helmuth Noon-1:30pm KickoffLuncheonPres.byDignityHealth(TICKETREQUIRED)HardRockHotel(TheJoint)

6:00-11:00 pm Media Center Open Hard Rock Hotel (Room 30104 Paradise Tower)

ASUTeamWalk-Thru(CLOSED) SamBoydStadium Fresno State Team Walk-Thru (CLOSED) Sam Boyd Stadium 6:00-7:00 pm Fremont Street Pep Rally Fremont Street Experience (1st Street)

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 159:00 am-Noon Bud Light Pregame Fan Fest Sam Boyd Stadium (Star Nursery Fields) 12:36 pm Kickoff, 27th Las Vegas Bowl Sam Boyd Stadium FollowingtheGame Post-GameMediaConference SBSNorthEndZoneInterviewRoom

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Tuesday, December 11

Head Coach & Player Reps Media Opportunityat Maverick Helicopters

WHO: Arizona State Head Coach Herm Edwards Manny Wilkins, Arizona State Quarterback Eno Benjamin, Arizona State Running Back Fresno State Head Coach Jeff Tedford Marcus McMaryion, Fresno State Quarterback George Helmuth, Fresno State Linebacker

WHAT: Photo and interview opportunity with the head coaches and two player reps, who will also pose with the Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas Bowl Championship Trophy as well as Arizona State and Fresno State helmets

WHERE: Maverick Helicopters 6075 S. Las Vegas Blvd.

WHEN: Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018 6:00-6:45 p.m. PT

FOR BOWL INFORMATION CONTACT:MarkWallington,cell:(702)528-6291–email:[email protected]

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Wednesday, December 12

Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas BowlOpportunity Village Visit - Las Vegas’ Favorite Charity

WHO: Clients of Opportunity Village Engelstad Campus Team representatives from both Arizona State and Fresno State along with bowl staffers Website: www.opportunityvillage.org

WHAT: A group that includes players from Arizona State and Fresno State will visit Opportunity Village as part of the Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas Bowl pregame activities and to give back to the Las Vegas community hosting them.

Foundedin1954,OpportunityVillageisanot-for-profitorganizationthatservespeople in the Southern Nevada community with intellectual disabilities, to enhance their lives and the lives of the families who love them. Opportunity Village is dedicated to helping people with severe intellectual and related disabilities become the very best they can be. Through vocational training, community employment, day services, advocacy, arts andsocialrecreation,citizenswithseveredisabilitiesareabletofindnewfriends, realize future career paths, seek independence and community integration and unleash creative passions.

WHERE: Opportunity Village’s Engelstad Campus (6050 S. Buffalo Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89113) WHEN: Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018 9:00-10:30 a.m. PT (Players will arrive at facility at 8:55 a.m. to begin tour)


FOR OPPORTUNITY VILLAGE INFORMATION CONTACT: Christine Blankmeyer, cell: (702) 403-7965

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Wednesday, December 12

Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas Bowl Welcome Reception at Fremont Street Experience in Downtown Las Vegas

WHO: John Saccenti, Las Vegas Bowl Executive Director The Arizona State Sun Devils Football Team The Fresno State Bulldogs Football Team

WHAT: ThefirstofficialeventofBowlWeek2018willbringArizonaStateandFresnoState together at the famous Fremont Street Experience, complete with a Vegas-style red-carpet entrance. Team competitions along with a live performance. After team highlight videos are presented on the spectacular Viva Vision cannopy over head, the squadswillengageinanoutdoorfeast.

WHERE: FremontStreetExperience(atthe3rdStreetIntersection) Website: www.vegasexperience.com

WHEN: Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018 5:30-7:00 p.m. PT

FOR FREMONT STREET EXPERIENCE/LIVE SHOT INFORMATION CONTACT:PaulMcGuire,cell:(617)755-3483–email:[email protected]

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Thursday, December 13

Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas BowlGoodie Two Shoes Foundation/Raising Cane’s Event

WHO: Representatives from Arizona State and Fresno State, volunteers and more than 850 local youth Website: www.goodietwoshoes.org Website: www.raisingcanes.com

WHAT: Staffers and players from both Arizona State and Fresno State will assist the Goodie Two Shoes Foundation in providing more than 850 disadvantaged children from the Las Vegas area with much-needed new shoes, socks and other supplies. Kids will get sized and then select their new pair of shoes from the Goodie Two Shoes semi-truck with the help from the Sun Devils and Bulldogs.

MRGMarketing&ManagementInc.,SouthwesternfranchisepartnerofRaisingCane’s Chicken Fingers, the Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas Bowl and Goodie Two Shoes Foundation continue their annual partnership to brighten the holidays of underprivileged childrenatC.P.SquiresElementarySchoolinNorthLasVegas.Asaresultofa Raising Cane’s “Dollar Donation” initiative in November, more than 850 children will receive new shoes, socks and toys thanks to the $55,000 raised and donated by MRG’s Las Vegas Raising Cane’s restaurants and their patrons.

WHERE: CPSquiresElementarySchool(1312EastTonopahAve.,NorthLasVegas,NV89030)

WHEN: Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018 9:00-10:00 a.m. PT

FOR INFORMATION CONTACT:Mark Wallingtoncell: (702) 528-6291 email:[email protected]

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MEDIA CONFERENCE & LUNCHEONFriday, December 14

Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas BowlKickoff Media Conference & Luncheon

WHO: Dick Calvert, Emcee Arizona State Head Coach Herm Edwards Manny Wilkins, Arizona State Quarterback Eno Benjamin, Arizona State Running Back Fresno State Head Coach Jeff Tedford Marcus McMaryion, Fresno State Quarterback George Helmuth, Fresno State Linebacker WHAT: BowlWeekcontinueswithafinal,formalmediainterviewopportunityattheKickoff Media Conference, which is followed by a formal Kickoff Luncheon. The luncheon is open to fans, bowl sponsors and community supporters.

WHERE: Hard Rock Hotel

WHEN: Friday, Dec. 14, 2018 Kickoff Media Conference (Muse Hall) 11:00-11:30 a.m PT Kickoff Luncheon (The Joint) Noon-1:30 p.m. PT

TICKETS: A limited amount of tickets for the Las Vegas Kickoff Luncheon are available only in advance to the public for $75 by calling (702) 732-3912.

A limited amount of complimentary tickets will be available for credentialed media attending the preceding Media Kickoff Conference.

FOR INFORMATION CONTACT:MarkWallington,cell:(702)528-6291–email:[email protected]



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BOWL PEP RALLYFriday, December 15

Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas BowlPep Rally At Fremont Street Experience

WHO: Arizona State coaching staff member and player representative The ASU Sun Devil Marching Band Fresno State mascot and cheerleaders Fresno State coaching staff and player representative The Fresno Bulldog Marching Band Fresno State mascot and cheerleaders WHAT: Beginning at 6 p.m., Arizona State and Fresno State cheerleaders, bands and mascotswillleadloyalfansintraditionalschoolspiritduringtheofficialLasVegas Bowl Pep Rally. This event is free and open to the public.

WHERE: Fremont Street Experience (at the 1st Street Intersection) Downtown Las Vegas

WHEN: Friday, Dec. 14, 2018 6:00-7:00 p.m. PT


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TENTATIVE GAMEDAY TIMELINESaturday, December 15

TIME (PT) EVENT AT SAM BOYD STADIUM8:00 am Stadium Parking Lots Open

9:00 am Will-CallWindowOpensatSouthEndZoneTicketOffice(enclosedend)

10:30 am Pre-Game Meal Begins on Press Level

11:00 am Sam Boyd Stadium Gates Open to Fans

12:08 pm Teamsexitfieldfollowingwarmups

12:11 pm ASUSunDevilmarchingbandperforms(5:00)

12:17 pm Fresno State Bulldog marching band performs (5:00)

12:24 pm “America the Beautiful” performed

12:26 pm “Star Spangled Banner” performed

12:28 pm Stadium Fly-Over

12:30 pm Pregame Welcome & Pyrotechnics Show

12:32 pm ArizonaStateSunDevilstakethefield

12:33 pm FresnoStateBulldogstakethefield

12:34:30 pm OfficialCoinTossatmidfield

12:36 pm Kickoff (Tentative Time)

4th Quarter Working Media Cast Votes for Rich Abajian MVP Award

Postgame Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas Bowl’s Rossi T. Ralenkotter Championship Trophy, MVPAwardpresentedonthefieldimmediatelyfollowingthegame.

Following a 10-minute cooling-off period, post-game interviews will take place in the media room attached to the back of the Boise State locker room (underneath the North End Zone Scoreboard).

-Coachoflosingteamandselectplayer(s)entermediaroomfirsttoaddressmedia.

-Coach of winning team and select player(s) enter media room second to address media.

All additional interviews with both teams will be done outside of their respective locker rooms.

Please see each team’s media relations staff for assistance.



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MEDIA GUIDELINESCREDENTIAL REQUESTS Allcredentialrequestsforthe2018MitsubishiMotosLasVegasBowlarehandledonlineatwww.lvbowl.com(http://www.sportssystems.com/clients/LasVegasBowl/).

ThedeadlineforallrequestswasSunday,Dec.9,2018. CREDENTIAL POLICIESMedia credentials for the 2018 Las Vegas Bowl will be issued in accordance with the following priority guidelines:1. Mediaagenciesthatcovertheparticipatingteamsonaregularbasisasverifiedbythe participating schools’ sports information/media relations directors2. Media agencies from the Southern Nevada area that regularly cover Las Vegas Bowl activities3. National sports media agencies 4. Officialdailyschoolnewspapersofparticipatingschoolsasspacepermits5. Television stations with a full-time sports director6. Radio stations with a full-time sports director conducting daily sports talk shows7. Student or campus publications/broadcasts representing the two participating schools (yearbook, radio station, alumni magazine, etc.). Maximum of one press box credential and one photo/TV credential

Credentials will not be issued to spouses or TV/photographer assistants or grips.

CREDENTIAL PICK-UP INFORMATIONMedia/Photo credentials will not be mailed in advance, but will be available for pick-up at the Mitsubishi Motors LasVegasBowlMediaCenterlocatedatHardRockHotelduringdesignatedhours(Room30104,groundfloorofParadiseTower)beginningWednesday,Dec.12(seeschedulebelow).IndividualswithvalidI.D.mayclaimall passes issued to his/her media organization. Lost or misplaced credentials will not be replaced. All media credentialsremainpropertyoftheMitsubishiMotorsLasVegasBowlandmustbesurrendereduponrequest.

Working media members may also pick up their credentials at the Kickoff Media Conference, which precedes the Kickoff Luncheon at Hard Rock Hotel on Dec. 14. Any credentials not picked by the end of the Luncheon OR from the Media Center by 11 p.m. PT on Friday (Dec. 14) will be transported to Sam Boyd Stadium and be available ongamedayattheWill-CallWindowlocatedattheSOUTHentrance(enclosedendzone).TheWill-CallWindowwillbeopenfrom9:30a.m.PTuntilthestartofthethirdquarter.

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MEDIA INFORMATIONOFFICIAL MEDIA HEADQUARTERSThe Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas Bowl Credential Center will be located at Hard Rock Hotel in Room 30104 on the ground floor of the Paradise Tower. Credentials as well as printed information about the bowl and both of its participating schools will be available during the designated hours.

Credential Pickup Center hours of operation are as follows: Wednesday, December 12 – 2:00-4:00 pm PTThursday, December 13 – 3:00-6:00 pm PTFriday, December 14 – 6:00-11:00 pm PT MEDIA HOTEL INFORMATIONHard Rock HotelisagainthehomeoftheofficialmediaheadquartersoftheMitsubishiMotorsLasVegasBowl.Hard Rock Hotel (4455 Paradise Road, Las Vegas, NV, 89169), which will also serve as home for the Fresno State team and travel party, is pleased to offer a Media Rate of $50.00 (plus $31.00 per-day Resort Fee), plus tax, for the dates of Tuesday, Dec. 11 through Thursday, Dec. 13, and Sunday, Dec. 16. The Media Rate for Friday, Dec. 14 and Saturday, Dec. 15 is $85 (plus $31.00 per-day Resort Fee), plus tax. Room rates and reser-vations are subject to space availability.

Link to book room: https://book.passkey.com/event/49787420/owner/2315/homeHard Rock Hotel Phone Number: 1-800-473-7625

PRESS BOXEntrance into the Sam Boyd Stadium Findlay Toyota Tower press box is by credential only for the news media and press box staff. The press box will be open to the media approximately three hours before kickoff (9:30 a.m.). Pressreleases,statistics,pressguidesandflipcardswillbeavailable.Apre-gamemealwillbeservedonlytoac-credited media approximately two hours prior to kickoff (10:30 a.m.), with snacks served at halftime. Both cold & hot beverages will be available throughout the game. Seating charts will be posted in the elevators and throughout the press box. Per NCAA and College Football Writers Association of America guidelines, the press box is a working area and cheering or excessive noise will not be tolerated. Unprofessional behavior will result in the confiscation of working press credentials and stadium security personnel will direct any violators to the exit. TV SATELLITE TRUCK PARKINGParking places adjacent to Sam Boyd Stadium for satellite trucks are limited. Please contact Mark Wallington at (702) 895-4472toreserveaparkinglocationonafirst-come,first-servedbasis.



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MEDIA INFORMATIONSTADIUM TELEPHONE & INTERNET INFORMATIONThepressboxisequippedwithcomplimentaryWirelessInternetAccess.Mediaoutletswishingtoreserveandguarantee exclusive telephone service can purchase a line by calling Sam Boyd Stadium’s Mark Horn at (702) [email protected].

LOCKER ROOM/PRACTICE POLICIESThroughout bowl week, working press must adhere to the policies established by each participating school re-garding access to players and coaches. The media relations directors from the participating schools will deter-mine if the locker rooms are open or closed.

PHOTOGRAPHERS/VIDEOGRAPHERSLas Vegas Bowl credentials must be visible at all times.

Bowl organizers will adhere to the NCAA’s sideline control policy, which states that:Sideline photographers are restricted outside the 25-yard lines in the areas designated and are reminded to stay behind the restraining line around the field. No media personnel, including journalists, radio and television personnel or their equipment, shall be in the team area or coaching box.

Thereisnofield-levelworkroomforphotographers.However,ampleworkspacewillbeprovidedforcredentialedphotographers in the main press box. For those wanting to shoot from a high angle, the photo/video deck is lo-cated on the roof of the Findlay Toyota Tower at Sam Boyd Stadium, which can be reached by only one of the two (South) stadium elevators.

POSTGAME INTERVIEWSFollowing a 10-minute cooling-off period, postgame interviews will take place in a designated room located under the scoreboard and attached to the back of the Fresno State (home team) locker room. Only individuals display-ing proper credentials will be permitted in the interview area. Security will be posted in these locations and will not allow anyone to obstruct entrances. Thelosingcoachandselected/requestedplayerswillspeakandanswerquestionsfirst,followedbythewinningcoach and players. The game’s Rich Abajian Most Valuable Player, which is voted on by working media, will be announcedonthefieldduringthegametrophycelebration.

POSTGAME STATS BOOKS AND QUOTESQuote sheets from coaches and players attending the post-game interviews will be available to the media follow-ing the post-game press conference in the main press box area. Complete statistical books and game notes will be available in the main press box area.

BOWL GAME MEDIA STAFF CONTACT INFORMATION Mark Wallington, Media Relations ManagerOffice: (702)895-4472Email: [email protected] phone: (702) 528-6291

Jeff Seals, Assistant Media Relations ManagerOffice (702)895-3134Email: [email protected] phone: (702) 683-8050



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Former NFL head coach and ESPN Analyst Herm Ed-wards was named the 24th head coach of Sun Devil Football, asannouncedbyArizonaStateUniversityandVicePresidentofUniversityAthleticsRayAnder-son on December 3, 2017. Edwards arrives in Tempe with a football legacy that has impacted thousands, whether as a player, coach, analyst, motivational speaker and author, or commu-nity advocate and philanthropist.

Edwards was tabbed by Anderson as someone who will be a “central leader with a collaborative staff around him that will elevate the performance of play-ersandcoachesonthefield,intheclassroomandinourcommunity.Equallyimportant,(Edwards)willbea

dynamic and tireless recruiter.” Edwards spent eight years as an NFL head coach with the New York Jets (2001-05) and Kansas City Chiefs (2006-08). He led his teams to four playoff appearances, including2004whenhisJetssquadfinishedwitha10-6regularseasonrecordandadvanced to the AFC Divisional Playoffs. Edwards, who also guided the Chiefs to a Wild Card berth in 2006, is one of only four NFL coaches to lead two different teams totheplayoffsinhisfirstseasonasheadcoachwiththoseteams. Among the numerous players that Edwards coached in his career include Pro Foot-ball Hall of Famers Curtis Martin, Warren Sapp and Derrick Brooks and numerous All-Pro players such as Larry Johnson, Ronde Barber, John Lynch, Jared Allen, Kev-in Mawae, Santana Moss, Tony Gonzalez, Tamba Hali, Derrick Johnson in addition to players like Donnie Abraham, Chad Pennington and Brandon Carr. Edwardsmost recentlyservedasacoach for thepastsixyearsat theUnderAr-mour All-American game, which features the top high school football recruits in the country, and as an NFL analyst for ESPN since 2009 where he appeared primarily on NFL Live, SportsCenter, ESPN Radio, and the network’s coverage of Super Bowl week. He spent 10 seasons in the NFL as a cornerback between the Philadelphia Eagles, Atlanta Falcons and Los Angeles Rams, followed by another 18 years as a scout, position coach, assistant and head coach between the Kansas City Chiefs, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and New York Jets. He made the playoffs four times as an NFL head coach. EdwardsplayedcornerbackfortheUniversityofCaliforniain1972and1974beforehe ended his collegiate career at San Diego State in 1975. An undrafted free agent who went on to have a 10-year NFL career, he never missed a game in his nine seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles from 1977 to 1985 and started all 16 games in seven of his nine seasons with the team. Over the course of his nine years in Phila-delphia, Edwards totaled 38 interceptions -- with seven during his sophomore NFL season – which is just one short of the franchise record. He earned second-team All-NFC honors in 1980 to help lead the Eagles to Super Bowl XV.

EdwardsretiredfromtheNFLfollowingthe1986season,andasthefirstgraduateofthe league’s Minority Coaching Fellowship, he immediately went into coaching as a defensiveassistantatSanJoseStateUniversityfrom1987to1989.

In1990,Edwards transitionedback into theNFLasascoutanddefensivebackscoach with the Chiefs from 1990 to 1995 under legendary head coach Marty Schot-tenheimer. He then served under Tony Dungy with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1996-2000 before being hired as the head coach for the New York Jets in January 2001.

Over thecourseoffiveseasonsEdwards ledtheJets to threeplayoffberths,fivepostseason contests and a pair of 10-win seasons. His 35 victories with the team from 2001-04 is tied with Joe Walton (1983-86) for the most regular season wins by acoachinhisfirstfouryearswiththeteam.

HestartedhissecondtourwiththeKansasCityChiefsin2006andbecamethefirstcoach in franchise history to lead the team to the playoffs in his initial season. Edwards joined ESPN in March 2009 as an NFL studio analyst. He appeared primar-ily on NFL Live and SportsCenter, while also contributing to ESPN Radio and the company’s annual Super Bowl coverage. He also worked local broadcasts of Eagles preseason games in 2009. BeforeofficiallyjoiningESPN,EdwardsworkedabriefstintinBristolduringthe2008NFL offseason as a guest analyst. A native of Seaside, California, Edwards graduated from Monterey High School, at-tendedtheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeleyfortwoyears,withastintatMontereyPeninsulaCollege,beforegraduatingfromSanDiegoStateUniversitywithadegreein Criminal Justice. Herm was inducted into the California Community College Sports Hall of Fame in 2017. He was appointed a charter member of the Fritz Pollard Alliance, named a member of the Positive Coaching Alliance’s National Advisory Committee in 2003 and sits on the Santa Catalina School Board of Trustees. Edwards also remains active in numerous charitable and philanthropic endeavors, including the Juvenile Diabetes ResearchFoundation(JDRF)alongwithhiswife,Lia,wholiveswithTypeIdiabetes.He also created the Herman L. Edwards Family Youth Foundation in 1985 with the goal of making a direct impact on the lives of children on the Monterey Peninsula. Edwards has been recognized by multiple organizations for his work in the commu-nity. He received the 2012 Walter Camp Foundation Man of the Year Award for his longtime contributions to the game of football; he was honored with Team ESPN’s Commentator of the Year Award in 2013; and in 2015 he received the prestigious Shell Legacy Award from the Shell Oil Company. Edwards was the recipient of the inaugural Voices Leadership Award in 2017. Voices is an organization that provides a wide range of support services for 9/11 families, responders and survivors. Known for his dynamic motivational speaking, Edwards regularly addresses football players of all ages, as well as corporate groups. He spoke to incoming players at the NFL Players Association’s Rookie Premier in 2011, and coached teams at both the UnderArmourAll-AmericaHighSchoolFootballgame(HeadCoach2011-16)andhas also coached the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl college all-star game. Edwards and his wife Lia are the proud parents of three children: Marcus, Gabrielle and Vivian.

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JOHN SIMONAsst. Head Coach

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ROB LIKENSOffensive Coordinator

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TONY WHITECornerbacks

Def. Passing Coord.

SHAWN SLOCUMAssoc. Head Coach

Special Teams

CHARLIE FISHER Wide Receivers

DAVE CHRISTENSENOffensive Line

DANNY GONZALEZDefensive Coordinator

ANTONIO PIERCELinebackers

SHAUN NUADefensive Line

ARIZONA STATE’S HERM EDWARDS

DONNIE YANTISRecruiting Coordinator



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NO NAME POS HT WT YR HOMETOWN (LAST SCHOOL)01 N’Keal Harry 6-4 221 WR JR Chandler, Ariz. (Chandler)01 Brandon Ruiz 5-10 174 PK SO Gilbert, Ariz. (Williams Field)02 Brandon Aiyuk 6-0 198 WR JR Rocklin, Calif. (McQueen/Sierra College)02 Darius Slade 6-5 264 DL RS-JR Montclair, N.J. (Montclair/Ohio State)03 Eno Benjamin 5-10 203 RB SO Wylie, Texas (Wylie East)05 Manny Wilkins 6-3 200 QB RS-SR Novato, Calif. (San Marin)05 Kobe Williams 5-10 170 DB JR Long Beach, Calif. (Long Beach Poly/Long Beach City)06 Evan Fields 6-1 198 DB SO Oklahoma City, Okla. (Midwest City)06 Geordon Porter 6-1 186 WR FR Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. (Etiwanda)07 DominiqueHarrison 5-11 191 CB JR Houston,Texas(BlinnCollege)08 Merlin Robertson 6-3 256 LB FR Gardena, Calif. (Junipero Serro)08 KurtWalding 6-1 212 QB RS-SO DesMoines,Iowa(Dowling/IowaWestern)09 Jay Jay Wilson 6-3 255 LB SrR Valencia, Calif. (Valencia)10 K.J. Jarrell 6-2 173 DB RS-FR Scottsdale, Ariz. (Saguaro)10 Kyle Williams 5-11 184 WR JR Murrieta, Calif. (Murrieta)12 Cody French 6-00 208 DB RS-JR Roswell, N.M. (Goddard)12 John Humphrey 5-11 178 WR RS-JR League City, Texas (Clear Springs/Oklahoma)13 Darien Cornay 5-11 183 DB JR Los Alamitos, Calif. (Los Alamitos/Cerritos College14 Ryan Jenkins 5-11 213 WR RS-SR Marietta, Ga. (Lassiter/Tennessee)14 Stanley Lambert 6-4 217 OLB FR San Antonio, Texas (John Marshall)15 Cam Phillips 6-1 175 S FR Houston, Texas (Clear Lake)15 Dillon Sterling-Cole 6-3 220 QB JR Houston, Texas (Westfield)16 Aashari Crosswell 6-0 193 S FR Long Beach, Calif. (Long Beach Poly)17 Ryan Newsome 5-9 178 WR RS-JR Aledo, Texas (Aledo / Texas)18 Langston Frederick 5-10 177 CB SO League City, Texas (Clear Springs)19 Terrell Chatman 6-3 193 WR RS-JR Baton Rouge, La. (Central)20 Khaylan Kearse-Thomas 6-1 226 LB RS-JR Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. (Etiwanda)21 Terin Adams 6-0 183 CB RS-SO Kirkland, Wash. (San Francisco City Coll.)22 Mark Cosgrove 5-10 238 RB RS-SR Mullica Hill, N.J. (Pennsville Memorial)22 Nick Ralston 6-0 232 RB RS-JR Argyle, Texas (Argyle)24 Chase Lucas 6-0 177 DB RS-SO Chandler, Ariz. (Chandler)25 A.J. Carter 6-0 231 RB FR Many, La. (Many)26 Keith Davis 6-1 180 WR FR San Diego, Calif. (Scripps Ranch)28 Demonte King 6-1 195 DB SR Bellflower, Calif. (Los Alamitos/Long Beach City Coll.)30 Dasmond Tautalatasi 6-0 210 DB RS-SR Concord, Calif. (De La Salle)31 IsaiahFloyd 5-7 169 RB RS-SO Pleasanton, Calif. (Foothill / C.C. of San Francisco)32 Paul Lucas 5-11 172 RB RS-JR Phoenix, Ariz. (Mountain Pointe/Oregon State)34 Kyle Soelle 6-3 215 LB RS-FR Scottsdale, Ariz. (Saguaro)36 Michael Sleep-Dalton 6-1 208 P RS-JR Geelong, Australia (St. Joseph’s College)37 Darien Butler 5-11 242 LB FR Harbor City (Narbonne)39 Malik Lawal 6-1 227 LB RS-JR Temecula, Calif. (Chaparral)41 Tyler Johnson 6-5 263 DL RS-FR Gilbert, Ariz. (Highland)43 Jalen Harvey 6-1 209 S RS-SR El Cerrito, Calif. (El Cerrito)43 John O’Brien 6-1 186 PK RS-SR New Braunfels (New Braunfels)45 George Lea 6-3 290 DL RS-JR New Orleans, La. (Landry-Walker)48 Ely Doyle 6-0 192 S FR Mission Hills, Calif. (Bishop Alemany)50 Jarrett Bell 6-5 293 OL FR Norco, Calif. (Norco)51 Zach Robertson 6-6 301 OL RS-JR Bellflower, Calif. (Saint John Bosco)52 Reggie Hughes 6-2 207 LB FR Calabasas, Calif. (Calabasas)55 Casey Tucker 6-6 307 OL GR Gilbert, Ariz. (Hamilton/Stanford)56 Alex Losoya 6-3 284 OL RS-JR Santa Ana, Calif. (Mater Dei/Orange Coast College)57 JordanHoyt 6-3 281 DL RS-SR Chandler,Ariz.(Chandler/UCDavis)58 Parker Higgins 5-11 228 LB RS-SO Honolulu, Hawaii (Kaiser)58 Tyson Rising 6-5 290 OL RS-SR Ventura, Calif. (Buena)59 Quinn Bailey 6-6 323 OL RS-SR Gilbert, Ariz. (Higley)60 KyleBreed 6-7 294 OL RS-FR Tuscon,Ariz.(IronwoodRidge)63 RoyHemsley 6-6 335 OL RS-JR LosAngeles,Calif.(Windward/USC)64 Riley John 5-11 219 LS RS-SO Appleton, Wis. (Appleton East)66 Mason Schell 6-6 290 OL SO Vancouver, Wash. (Columbia River)68 Anthony Nicastro 6-2 236 OLB RS-FR Tempe, Ariz. (Marcos de Niza)71 Steven Miller 6-4 310 OL RS-JR Gilbert, Ariz. (Gilbert)72 Cade Cote 6-3 299 OL RS-JR Gilbert, Ariz. (Williams Field)73 Cohl Cabral 6-5 285 OL JR Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. (Los Osos)74 Corey Stephens 6-3 288 OL RS-FR Scottsdale, Ariz. (Saguaro)76 Spencer Lovell 6-6 295 OL FR For Collins, Colo. (Rocky Mountain)79 Ralph Frias 6-6 340 OL FR Safford, Ariz. (Safford)80 Mark Walton 6-6 261 TE RS-FR Yuma, Ariz. (Cibola)81 Jared Bubak 6-5 232 TE RS-SO Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln Christian)84 Frank Darby 6-1 193 WR RS-SO Jersey City, N.J. (Lincoln)86 Curtis Hodges 6-8 228 WR SO Mesa, Ariz. (Mountain View)87 Tommy Hudson 6-5 248 TE RS-JR San Jose, Calif. (Archbishop Mitty)89 Jarick Caldwell 6-3 211 TE FR Chandler, Ariz. (Chandler) 90 Jermayne Lole 6-2 264 DL FR Long Beach, Calif. (Long Beach Poly)90 Josh Pokraka 6-0 234 LS SR Honolulu, Hawaii (Kaiser)95 Renell Wren 6-6 304 DL RS-SR St. Louis, Mo. (Lutheran)96 Jalen Bates 6-4 250 DL RS-JR Kaplan, La. (Kaplan)97 Shannon Forman 6-2 302 DL SO Baton Rouge, La. (Southern Lab)98 D.J. Davidson 6-4 318 DL RS-FR Mesa, Ariz. (Desert Ridge)99 Dougladson Subtyl 6-6 258 DL RS-SR Bunnell, Fla. (Flagler-Palm Coast)

ARIZONA STATE NUMERICAL ROSTER



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Jeff Tedford, 57, was named the 19th head football coach in Fresno State history on Nov. 10, 2016. He is in his second season after engineering one of thegreatestturnaroundsinFBShistoryinhisfirstyear back in the Valley.

Year two has seen greater heights under the Bull-dog alum as Fresno State spent the later part of the 2018 season ranked in the nation’s top 25 as Fresno State reached double-digit wins in back-to-backseasonsforthefirsttimeinprogramhistory.

Fresno State earned a spot in the Las Vegas Bowl after Tedford guided the ‘Dogs to the Mountain West championship game for the second year in a row, winningtheprogram’sthirdoverallMWtitleandfirstsince2013witha19-16overtimewinoverBoiseState. ItwasFresnoState’sfirstwinatBoiseStatesince1984,andfirstversusarankedopponentontheroadsince2004.Thevictorygavethe‘Dogstheir11thwin,tyingthemwithfiveotherFresnoStateteams for the most wins in a season in program history.

Knownasa “quarterbackguru,”a staple forTedford’s teamsduringhis firsttwo seasons in charge at his alma mater has been defense. Following a strong showingduringhisfirstseason, the2018seasonhasseen theBulldogsbe-come one of the elite defenses in the nation, leading the FBS in red zone defense,and rankingsecond in scoringdefenseandfifth in interceptions.Astalwart in the middle of the defense, junior linebacker Jeff Allison was named the conference’s defensive player of the year while 15 Bulldogs garnered post-seasonhonorsfromtheMountainWest,includingfouronthefirst-teamandsixon the second-team.

On Nov. 3, 2018, Tedford earned his 100th career win as a head coach with a 48-3defeatofUNLVinLasVegas,Nevada.Amonthlater,hewasnamedasasemifinalistfortheEddieRobinsonCoachoftheYearAwardforthesecondconsecutive season.

Witha10-4recordinhisfirstseason,FresnoStatebecamethesecondteamin FBS history to turn a double-digit loss season (2016) into a double-digit win season (2017) the following year. The season included an appearance in the nation’s top 25, clinching the Mountain West’s West Division crown and leading the‘DogstotheirfirstappearanceintheMWChampionshipGamesince2014.Healsoguidedthe‘Dogstotheprogram’sfirstbowlvictorysince2007withtheir

win at the Hawai’i Bowl.

Great success brought great notoriety as Tedford was named the 2017 Moun-tainWestCoachoftheYear,wasasemifinalistfortheGeorgeMungerCollegeCoachoftheYearAwardpresentedbytheMaxwellFootballClub,afinalistforthe Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award presented on behalf of the Foot-ball Writers Association of America in conjunction with the Allstate Sugar Bowl, and the AFCA Region-5 Coach of the Year.

While Tedford was honored as the league’s coach of the year, the team had 16 student-athletes recognized with MW postseason honors - the most for the Bull-dogsinasingle-seasonsincejoiningtheconferencein2012.Intheclassroom,the ‘Dogs also set a team-best number since joining the conference as they had 24 named to the Fall Academic All-Mountain West team.

Tedford,aformerBulldogquarterbackandFresnoStateassistantcoach,re-turned to the Valley after holding the position of offensive consultant for the Washington Huskies – a 2016 College Football Playoff team.

Tedford assumed the role of acting head coach on Nov. 27.

Tedford, who is a proven winner on the West Coast, came to the Valley with 11yearsofheadcoachingexperienceattheDivisionIlevel–havingledtheCalifornia Golden Bears to 82 wins from 2002-2012. He left as the school’s all-time winningest coach.

Tedford’stiestotheValleyandFresnoStaterundeep.Heplayedquarterbackat Fresno State in 1981-82 under Jim Sweeney and coached at Fresno State underSweeneyfrom1987-88and1992-96,andunderathen-first-yearheadcoach Pat Hill in 1997.

Tedford graduated from Warren High School in Downey, California and at-tended Cerritos Junior College for two seasons before becoming the Bulldogs’ quarterbackin1981.

He and his wife Donna have two children, Taylor and Quinn.

ASSISTANT COACHES

KALEN DEBOEROffensive Coordinator

BERT WATTSDefensive Coordinator

RYAN GRUBBOffensive Line

JAMIE CHRISTIANRBs/Special Teams

JAMAR CAIN Defensive Line

KIRBY MOOREWide Receivers

SCOTT THOMPSONTight Ends

FRESNO STATE’S JEFF TEDFORD

KENWICK THOMPSONLinebackers

LUCAS GINGOLDAsst. RBs/

Special Teams

J.D. WILLIAMSDefensive Backs



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FRESNO STATE NUMERICAL ROSTERNO NAME POS HT WT YR HOMETOWN (LAST SCHOOL)01 Damien DeGruy DE 6-3 246 SO New Orleans, La. (McDonogh 35)01 Jamire Jordan WR 5-11 170 SR Lancaster, Calif. (Highland)02 Chris Gaston DB 6-1 181 RS-FR La Puente, Calif. (Bishop Amat)02 Michiah Quick WR 5-11 180 RS-SR Fresno, Calif. (Central East/Oklahoma)03 KeeSean Johnson WR 6-2 199 SR East Palo Alto, Calif. (Palo Alto)03 Mykal Walker DE 6-3 220 RS-JR Vacaville, Calif. (Vacaville/Azusa Pacific)04 Mike Bell DB 6-3 203 JR Moreno Valley, Calif. (Citrus Hill)04 EmoryieEdwards WR 5-11 187 FR Tulare,Calif.(TulareUnion)05 PatrickElima-Jeune WR 6-0 190 RS-FR Inglewood,Calif.(Morningside)05 EmekaNdoh DE 6-0 250 SR Hanford,Calif.(Immanuel/DeAnzaCollege)06 Tank Kelly DB 5-10 183 SR Galena Park, Texas (Galena Park)06 Marcus McMaryion QB 6-2 203 SR Dinuba, Calif. (Dinuba/Oregon State)06 Ben Wooldridge QB 6-2 205 FR Pleasanton, Calif. (Foothill)07 James Bailey LB 6-1 225 SR Austin, Texas (Lake Travis)07 Derrion Grim WR 6-1 194 JR Stockton, Calif. (McNair/Nebraska/Delta JC)08 Chris Coleman WR 5-11 183 RS-FR Bakersfield, Calif. (Garces Memorial)08 Wylan Free DB 6-2 178 RS-FR Compton, Calif. (Lynwood)09 Jeff Allison LB 6-0 235 JR Miami, Fla. (Langston Hughes [Ga.])10 Shawn Dourseau DB 5-10 170 FR Perris, Calif. (Citrus Hill)10 Jorge Reyna QB 6-0 215 RS-JR Downey, Calif. (Pasadena/West LA College)11 Sherwin King Jr. LB 5-11 227 FR Fresno, Calif. (Sunnyside)11 Dejonte O’Neal RB 5-7 175 SR Fresno, Calif. (Bullard)13 Justin Allen WR 5-11 192 SR Los Angeles, Calif. (Mater Dei)13 Kesomi Mafi LB 5-11 228 SR Oakland, Calif. (Oakland/Laney College)14 Jaron Bryant DB 6-1 176 JR Fort Worth, Texas (Duncanville)15 Arron Mosby DB 6-4 218 SO Sanger, Calif. (Sanger)16 RianFields LB 6-5 185 FR Irvine,Calif.(Irvine)16 Jared Rice TE 6-5 230 JR Modesto, Calif. (Central Catholic)17 Steven Comstock QB 6-0 195 FR Glendora, Calif. (Northview)17 Deonte Perry DB 6-0 183 SO Canoga Park, Calif. (Canoga Park)18 IsaiahJohnson DL 6-3 228 FR Modesto,Calif.(Downey)18 HunterRaquet QB 6-3 200 SO SantaCruz,Calif.(SanBenito/MontereyPeninsulaColl)19 FrankDalena WR 5-8 154 JR Fresno,Calif.(SanJoaquinMemorial)20 Kilifi Leaaetoa LB 6-2 219 FR Menlo Park, Calif. (Menlo-Atherton)20 Ronnie Rivers RB 5-8 175 SO Brentwood, Calif. (Freedom)22 Jordan Mims RB 5-11 192 SO East Palo Alto, Calif. (Menlo-Atherton)22 Trent Soechting LB 6-3 225 SR Katy, Texas (Cinco Ranch/Blinn College)23 Juju Hughes DB 5-11 182 JR Hanford, Calif. (Hanford)23 Kevin Parker WR 5-6 150 SO Oakland, Calif. (Skyline)24 Saevion Johnson RB 6-0 200 SO Pearland, Texas (Pearland Dawson)25 Austin Alexander TE 6-5 228 FR Sacramento, Calif. (Capital Christian)25 Sherman Coleman Jr. DB 5-9 170 SR Houston, Texas (Westside/Cisco College)26 MattBoateng DB 6-0 175 SR Toronto,Canada(IMGAcademY/ArizonaWestern)26 Brian Burt WR 5-11 194 SR East Wenatchee, Wash. (Eastmont/Ventura College)27 Ka’Lonn Milton DB 6-0 185 JR Fresno, Calif. (Buchanan/Fresno City College)27 Zane Pope WR 6-2 191 RS-FR Moorpark, Calif. (Moorpark)28 Kenny Gagnon DB 5-11 185 SO La Quinta, Calif. (Desert Christian Academy)28 Bryson Oglesby DB 5-11 195 JR Houston, Texas (Fort Bend Austin)29 Justin Rice LB 6-2 225 JR Modesto, Calif. (Central Catholic)30 MessiahTyler LB 5-8 225 JR Murrieta,Calif.(VistaMurrieta/Univ.ofLaVerne)30 Khai Williams RB 5-10 209 JR Fresno, Calif. (Edison/Fresno City College)31 Andrew Wright DE 6-2 237 SO Buena Park, Calif. (Buena Park)32 RomelloHarris RB 5-11 188 SO Tulare,Calif.(TulareUnion/WashingtonState)33 Josh Hokit RB 6-1 220 JR Clovis, Calif. (Clovis)33 Kwami Jones DE 6-2 250 JR San Mateo, Calif. (Serra/College of San Mateo)34 George Helmuth LB 6-1 225 SR Fresno, Calif. (Clovis North)35 Chris Brown DB 5-11 188 RS-FR Modesto, Calif. (Modesto Christian)36 Cam Sutton TE 6-6 222 JR Moreno Valley, Calif. (Norco/Riverside City College)37 Asa Fuller K 6-2 227 RS-FR Fountain Valley. Calif. (Servite)38 Maamaloa Mafi DB 5-11 193 SR Oakland, Calif. (Oakland/Laney College)39 Mateo Thompson K 5-7 155 JR Murrieta, Calif. (Murrieta Mesa/Saddleback JC)41 Dorrzel Hicks LB 5-10 221 JR Sacramento, Calif. (Grant/College of San Mateo)42 Richard Cage LB 6-1 220 SO Corona, Calif. (Eleanor Roosevelt)43 Alex Dumais DL 6-3 259 FR Montreal, Canada (St. Paul-CA)44 LeevelTatumIII DT 6-0 250 SO Fresno,Calif.(Edison/UNLV)45 Carson King P 6-0 182 FR Livermore, Calif. (Freedom)46 DavidTateJr. LB 6-2 220 SO Fresno,Calif.(Edison/UNLV)47 Blake Cusick P 6-2 185 JR Monrovia, Calif. (Monrovia)50 Tainoa Foster LB 6-2 195 SO Honolulu, Hawai’i (Kamehameha)50 Tyrone Sampson Jr. OL 6-2 320 FR East Pointe, Mich. (East English Village Prep)51 MarkusBoyer OL 6-1 300 SR HuntingtonBeach,Calif.(Edison/SaddlebackJC/UCLA)51 Alex Cruz DE 6-2 235 RS-FR Concord, Calif. (Concord)52 Netane Muti OL 6-3 310 SO Wahiawa, Hawai’i (Leilehua)53 Jacob Westberry LS 6-3 248 SO Bradenton, Fla. (Saint Stephen’s Episcopal)54 Patrick Williams Jr. LS 6-3 205 SO Vacaville, Calif. (Vacaville)55 Leonard Payne DL 6-2 260 FR Downey, Calif. (St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy)55 Cody Pound OL 6-4 295 JR Durham, Calif. (Durham/Butte College)56 JosephBonnerIV OL 6-3 310 FR Hanford,Calif.(HanfordEast)57 Jace Fuamatu OL 6-3 330 FR Bellflower, Calif. (St. John Bosco)58 Christian Cronk OL 6-5 305 SR Oceanside, Calif. (Oceanside/Riverside CC)59 Matt Smith OL 5-11 280 SO Long Beach, Calif. (St. John Bosco)60 Matt Lawson DL 6-0 295 FR Ontario, Calif. (Colony)62 Logan Hughes OL 6-4 285 SR Las Vegas, Nev. (Green Valley/Victor Valley College)65 Syrus Tuitele OL 6-6 305 SO Chico, Calif. (Pleasant Valley)66 Quireo Woodley OL 6-4 295 SO Murrieta, Calif. (Murrieta Valley)67 Chantz Russell OL 6-6 270 RS-FR Petaluma, Calif. (Marin Catholic)71 Marc-David Bien-Aime OL 6-5 350 FR Montreal, Canada (Montmorency College)72 Dontae Bull OL 6-6 324 RS-FR Victoria, Canada (Belmont Secondary)73 Micah St. Andrew OL 6-3 327 SR Rialto, Calif. (Eisenhower)75 Zelan Tupuola OL 6-2 295 RS-FR Carson, Calif. (JSerra Catholic)77 Nick Abbs OL 6-5 293 JR Portland, Ore. (Gresham/Fresno City College)79 Nick Aibuedefe OL 6-4 274 JR Sacramento, Calif. (Capital Christian)80 Gunner Javernick TE 6-6 253 SR Canon City, Colo. (Canon City/Ventura JC)81 Ricardo Arias WR 6-1 205 FR Fresno, Calif. (Clovis West)82 Delvon Hardaway WR 6-1 197 SR Los Angeles, Calif. (Dorsey)84 Anthony Grayson Jr. WR 6-1 170 SR Redlands, Calif. (Redlands East Valley)85 Erik Brooks WR 5-7 162 FR Corona, Calif. (Roosevelt)86 Jared Torres TE 6-5 240 FR Visalia, Calif. (El Diamante)87 Namani Parker WR 6-4 198 SR Roseville, Calif. (Oakmont/American River)88 David Tangipa TE 6-5 240 SR Sacramento, Calif. (Foothill)89 Kyle Riddering TE 6-6 235 SR Fresno, Calif. (Clovis North)90 Kevin Atkins DT 6-2 300 SO Murrieta, Calif. (Vista Murrieta)92 Matt Kjeldgaard DL 6-2 285 FR Oakdale, Calif. (Oakdale)93 Jasad Haynes DT 6-1 283 JR Fresno, Calif. (Clovis North)94 Patrick Belony DT 6-1 305 SR N. Miami Beach, Fla. (N. Miami Beach/Antelope Valley)96 Kevin Jeanniton DE 6-2 245 SO Fresno, Calif. (Edison)97 Shane Ciucci K 5-8 170 FR Livonia, Mich. (Divine Child)98 KeitiIakopo DT 5-11 295 JR SantaAna,Calif.(FountainValley/GoldenWest)99 Ricky McCoy DL 6-2 300 JR Fresno, Calif. (Roosevelt/Washington)



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ARIZONA STATE OFFENSELT 51 ZACH ROBERTSON (6-6, 301, RS-JR) 55 Casey Tucker (6-6, 307, GR) LG 56 ALEX LOSOYA (6-5, 290, RS-JR) 55 Casey Tucker (6-6, 307, GR)C 73 COHL CABRAL (6-5, 285, JR) 72 Cade Cote (6-3, 299, RS-JR)RG 71 STEVE MILLER (6-4, 310, RS-JR) 55 Casey Tucker (6-6, 307, GR)RT 59 QUINN BAILEY (6-6, 323, RS-SR) 51 Zach Robertson (6-6, 301, RS-JR)TE 88 JAKE ROH (6-3, 227, RS-SR) 87 Alec Dhaenens (6-3, 246, RS-SR)QB 05 MANNY WILKINS (6-3, 200, RS-SR) 15 Dillon Sterling-Cole (6-3, 220, RS-SO)RB 03 ENO BENJAMIN (5-10, 200, SO) 31 IsaiahFloyd(5-7,169,RS-SO)FB 22 NICK RALSTON (6-0, 232, RS-JR)X 02 BRANDON AIYUK (6-0, 198, JR) 14 Ryan Jenkins (5-11, 213, RS-SR)H 10 KYLE WILLIAMS (6-1, 203, RS-JR) 17 Ryan Newsome (5-9, 178, RS-JR)Z 84 FRANK DARBY (6-1, 193, RS-SO) 19 Terrell Chatman (6-3, 193, RS-JR)Y 87 TOMMY HUDSON (6-5, 248, RS-JR) 89 Jarick Caldwell (6-3, 211, FR)

ARIZONA STATE DEFENSEDE 97 SHANNON FORMAN (6-2, 302, SO) 90 Jermayne Lole (6-2, 264, FR)NT 95 RENELL WARE (6-6, 304, RS-SR) 45 George Lea (6-3, 290, RS-JR)DE 96 JALEN BATES (6-4, 250, RS-JR) 02 Darius Slade (6-5, 264, RS-JR)B 41 TYLER JOHNSON (6-5, 263, RS-FR) 39 Malik Lawal (6-1, 227, RS-JR)M 37 DARIEN BUTLER (5-11, 242, FR) 20 Khay Kearse-Thomas (6-1, 226, RS-JR)B 08 MERLIN ROBERTSON (6-3, 256, FR) 41 Tyler Johnson (6-5, 263, RS-FR)R 28 DEMONTE KING (6-1, 195, SR) 15 Cam Phillips (6-1, 175, FR)R 16 AASHARI CROSSWELL (6-0, 193, FR) 15 Cam Phillips (6-1, 175, FR)T 43 JALEN HARVEY (6-1, 209, RS-SR) 06 Evan Fields (6-1, 198, SO)C 05 KOBE WILLIAMS (5-10, 170, JR) 21 Terin Adams (6-0, 183, RS-SO)C 24 CHASE LUCAS (6-0, 177, RS-SO) 21 Terin Adams (6-0, 183, RS-SO)

ARIZONA STATE SPECIALISTSP 36 MICHAEL SLEEP-DALTON (6-1, 208, RS-JR)PK 01 BRANDON RUIZ (5-10, 174, SO)LS 64 RILEY JOHN (5-11, 219, RS-SO)H 90 JOSH POKRAKA (6-0, 234, SR)KR 32 PAUL LUCAS (5-11, 172, RS-JR) 02 Brandon Aiyuk (6-0, 198, JR)PR 02 BRANDON AIYUK (6-4, 221, JR)

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TENTATIVE DEPTH CHARTSFRESNO STATE OFFENSELT 58 CHRISTIAN CRONK (6-5, 305, SR) 79 Nick Aibuedefe (6-4, 274, JR) LG 62 LOGAN HUGHES (6-4, 285 SR) 77 Nick Abbs (6-5, 293, JR)C 51 MARKUS BOYER (6-1, 300, SR) 59 Matt Smith (5-11, 280, SO)RG 73 MICAH ST. ANDREW (6-3, 327, SR) 57 Jace Fuamatu (6-3, 330, FR)RT 65 SYRUS TUITELE (6-6, 305, SO) 66 Quireo Woodley (6-4, 295, SO) or 72 Dontae Bull (6-6, 324, RS-FR)TE 16 JARED RICE (6-5, 230, JR) 89 Kyle Riddering (6-6, 235, SR)QB 06 MARCUS MCMARYION (6-2, 203, SR) 10 Jorge Reyna (6-0, 215, RS-JR) RB 20 RONNIE RIVERS (5-8, 175, SO) 33 Josh Hokit (6-1, 220, JR) or 11 Dejonte O’Nearl (5-7, 175, SR)WR 01 JAMIRE JORDAN (5-11, 170, SR) 07 Derrion Grim (6-1, 194, JR)WR 03 KEESEAN JOHNSON (6-2, 199, SR) 82 Delvon Hardaway (6-1, 197, SR)WR 02 MICHIAH QUICK (5-11, 180, RS-SR) 13 Justin Allen (5-11, 192, SR)

FRESNO STATE DEFENSEDE 03 MYKAL WALKER (6-3, 220, RS-JR) 31 Andrew Wright (6-2, 237, SO)T 93 JASAD HAYNES (6-1, 283, JR) 94 Patrick Belony (6-1, 305, SR)T 90 KEVIN ATKINS (6-2, 300, SO) 98 KeitiIakopo(5-11,295,JR)DE 33 KWAMI JONES (6-2, 250, JR) 18 IsaiahJohnson(6-3,228,FR)LB 34 GEORGE HELMUTH (6-1, 225, SR) 11 Sherwin King Jr. (5-11, 227, FR)LB 09 JEFF ALLISON (6-0, 235, JR) 41 Dorrzel Hicks (5-10, 221, JR)LB 07 JAMES BAILEY (6-1, 225, SR) 15 Arron Mosby (6-4, 217, SO)CB 06 TANK KELLY (5-10, 183, SR) 08 Wylan Free (6-2, 178, RS-FR)SS 23 JUJU HUGHES (5-11, 182, JR) 27 Ka’Lonn Milton (6-0, 185, JR)FS 04 MIKE BELL (6-3, 205, JR) 38 Maamaloa Mafi (5-11, 193, SR) CB 14 JARON BRYANT (6-0, 176, JR) 02 Chris Gaston (6-1, 181, RS-FR)

FRESNO STATE SPECIALISTSP 47 BLAKE CUSICK (6-2, 190, JR) 45 Carson King (6-0, 182, FR)PK 37 ASA FULLER (6-2, 227, RS-FR) 97 Shane Ciucci (5-8, 170, FR)KO 41 AIDAN SCHNEIDER (6-3, 236, SR) 96 Adam Stack (6-3, 236, SR)LS 53 JACOB WESTBERRY (6-3, 250, SO) 54 Patrick Williams Jr. (6-3, 207, SO)H 47 BLAKE CUSICK (6-2, 185, JR) 10 Jorge Reyna (6-0, 215, RS-JR)KR 01 JAMIRE JORDAN (5-11, 170, SR) 05 Patrick Elima-Jeune (6-0, 190, RS-FR)PR 20 RONNIE RIVERS (5-8, 175, SO) 03 KeeSean Johnson (6-2, 199, SR)



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PLAYERSTerin Adams .....................................................................TARE-inBrandon Aiyuk ................................................................EYE-yookEno Benjamin ......................................................................ee-NOJared Bubak ..................................................................boo-BACKCohl Cabral......................................................... kole cuh-BRAWLDarien Cornay ........................................... DARE-ee-enn corn-AYCade Cote ...................................................................... COAT-eeIsaiahFloyd ................................................................ eye-ZAY-uhN’Keal Harry .................................................................. neh-KEELJalen Harvey......................................................................JAY-lenK.J. Jarrell........................................................................juh-RELLDeMonte King ...........................................................deh-MON-tayMalik Lawal .................................................. muh-LEEK luh-WALLGeorge Lea................................................................................leeJermayne Lole .................................................................. low-LAYAlex Losoya .................................................................luh-SOY-uhSpencer Lovell ................................................................. love-ELLJosh Pokraka ......................................................... poh-KRAH-kuhGeordon Porter ....................................................................JordanBrandon Ruiz .........................................................................reeceKyle Soelle.......................................................................SOLE-eeDoug Subty ...................................................................... soob-TILDasmond Tautalatas ..................................TAO-tuh-luh-TAW-seeTyler Whiley ..................................................................... WHY-leeRenell Wren .................................................................... reh-NELL

PLAYERSNick Aibuedefe .........................................................Ab-U-deaf-ehMarc-David Bein-Aime................................................Be-N-ah-meJaron Bryant ........................................................................Jair-unDamien DeGruy ............................................................... Da-GrewPatrick Elima-Juene............................................... e-Lee-ma JuneTainoa Foster ..................................................................Tie-NoahWylan Free ......................................................................Way-lynnDerrion Grim ................................................................. Dare-E-OnAnthoula “Tank” Kelly ......................................................An-thu-laGeorge Helmuth .............................................................HEL-mythJosh Hokit ............................................................................. Ho-kitJamire Jordan .....................................................................JameerKeitiIakopo .............................................................K-T yah-Ko-PoKesomiMafi ....................................................................ke-So-MeMaamaloaMafi ........................................................Ma-ma-low-ahNetane Muti .....................................................Nuh-tahn-E, Moo-TEmeka Ndoh ................................................... .ah-Mec-ah, en-dohDejonte O’Neal ................................................................ Dijon-tehNamani Parker............................................................. Na-monn-EDeonte Perry ...............................................................Dee-On-tehMichiah Quick ................................................................Mih-kai-ahTrent Soechting ............................................................... Sec-TingDavid Tangipa .............................................................. Tong-E-PaLeevel Tatum ...................................................................Lee-velleSyrus Tuitele.................................................................. Two-tell-EZelan Tupuola................................................Z-lynn, Tu-Pu-Oh-LaQuireo Woodley .............................................................. Keer-E-OKalen DeBoer ...................................................................... K-lynnBrad Vonnahme.............................................................Va-Nom-E



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Standing as one of the top college football facilities in all theWestisUNLV’sversatilevenueSamBoydStadium. Undergoing a complete face lift and renovation during1999,SamBoydexpandedtoacapacityof36,800.In2015,however,thefacilityunderwentimprovementstothefieldlev-el that included creating wider sidelines and installing a new SPRINTURF playing surface. The changes took SBS to itscurrentcapacityof35,500 forUNLV football (38,500 for theLas Vegas Bowl). Locatedapproximatelysevenmiles fromboth theUNLVcampus and McCarran In-ternational Airport, Sam Boyd Stadium successfully combines the excitement of a college football stadium and the versatility of an en-tertainment arena. SBS marked its 25th an-niversary in 1996 by hosting the state’s then-largest-ever crowd to watch a sporting event on Sept. 14 when 41,091fanssawUNLVtakeon Wisconsin. That total was surpassed just three months later when 41,238 sawBYUgetpastWyominginthefirstWACChampion-ship game. That record was re-written once more when 42,075 fans saw the Badgers re-turn to face the Rebels on Aug. 31, 2002. The 2006 Pioneer Las Vegas Bowl upped the record to 44,615 in a game be-tweenBYUandOregon. The stadium has hosted some of the greatest talents in sportsandshowbusiness.FutureNFLquarterbacksRandallCunningham, Jim McMahon, Drew Bledsoe, Andre Ware, Alex Smith, John Beck, Andy Dalton and Kellen Moore are among those who have played at Sam Boyd Stadium along with events involving athletes such as soccer legend Pele and motor sports stars. Additionally, the stadium has hosted world-class concerts by such musical acts as the Dave Matthews Band,theEagles,U2,PaulMcCartney,WayneNewton,andthe once-annual summer appearances by the Grateful Dead. A mecca for football played on all levels, the stadium is currently the site of the Las Vegas Bowl each December, in-cluding eight sold-out crowds in the last 11 years, after serving as home to three Western Athletic Conference championship games from 1996-98. The facility has served as host to profes-sional football three times: the Las Vegas Locomotives of the UFLplayedherefrom2009-12;theLasVegasOutlawsoftheXFL made it their home in 2001; and the Las Vegas Posse, a Canadian Football League franchise that played one season in 1994. SBS also hosts high school games and has been site of the state’s prep championship game. The venue also recently hosted two other college football events: the Silver Dollar Classic, which features two teams from historically black universities, and the Las Vegas All-

American Classic postseason all-star game from 2003-05. Originally named Las Vegas Stadium when it was built in 1971 at a cost of $3.5 million, the facility was re-named the Las Vegas Silver Bowl in 1978 and then known as the Sam Boyd Silver Bowl in honor of local gaming pioneer Sam Boyd beginning in1984. ItsnamewasofficiallyshortenedtoSamBoyd Stadium in April 1994. Thefirsteventheldinthethen-15,000-seatstadiumwasaUNLVfootballgameagainstWeberStateonOct.23,1971,won by the visitingWildcats, 30-17. Official dedication cer-

emonies, however, took place the next season on Sept. 9, 1972, at halftime of a35-28 loss toWestern Il-linois before 8,800 fans. SBS, which has al-ways retained its horse-shoe shape, underwent an expansion to 32,000 seats in 1978 and again enjoyed improvements in 1994. The Rebel Experience area out-side the stadium opened in 1997. One of the highlights of the 1999 renovation was the replacement of the so-called “Magic Carpet” re-tractable artificial turf that

hadbeeninplacesince1985.OriginallyfittedwithtraditionalAstroTurf,SamBoydwasthefirststadiumintheworldtoin-stall a Monsanto Corp. outdoor retractable turf, which helped give the facility its multi-purpose capability. The surface, which simply rolled up into cylinders in less than an hour, was in-stalled at a cost of $1.2 million in part through a grant by the SamBoydfamily.Naturalgrassreplacedtheartificialturffrom1999- 2002 before a synthetic surface, made by TurfTech, was installed in time for the 2003 season.

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RK ATT YEAR EVENT 1. 44,615 2006 Las Vegas Bowl (BYU vs. Oregon)*# 2. 42,213 2015 Las Vegas Bowl (BYU vs. Utah)3. 42,178 2013 Las Vegas Bowl (Fresno State vs. USC)4. 42,075 2002 WisconsinatUNLV*5. 41,923 2010 Las Vegas Bowl (Boise State vs. Utah)6. 41,238 1996 WACChampionship(BYUvs.Wyoming)*7. 40,712 2007 Las Vegas Bowl (BYU vs. UCLA)*8. 40,091 1996 WisconsinatUNLV*9. 40,053 2005 Las Vegas Bowl (Cal vs. BYU)10. 40,047 2008 Las Vegas Bowl (Arizona vs. BYU)

*IncludedinstallationofNorthEndZonebleachersforgame#State record for team sporting event

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HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2011

TheCalifornia nativehelpedUtahStatewin the1993 co-BigWestConfer-encechampionshipandanautomaticbidtoitsfirstbowlgamesince1961...Completed 25 of 39 passes for 286 yards and three touchdowns in leading theAggies toa thrilling42-33victoryoverBallState ... Itwas thefirstandonly bowl victory in the school’s now-114 years of football history ... Voted the game’s MVP ... Went on to become the CFL’s all-time leading passer.

ANTHONY CALVILLO – QB – UTAH STATELAS VEGAS BOWL II - DEC. 18, 1993

Born and raised in Las Vegas, Jackson signed with Oregon State af-ter starring at Eldorado High School ... Led the Beavers to a 55-14 blow-out victory on Christmas Eve 2003 ... Voted bowl MVP after tying NCAA bowl record with five total touchdowns (four rushing, one receiving) to gowith 149 yards rushing ... Selected in the first round (24th overall) in the2004 NFL Draft by the St. Louis Rams and is now in his ninth pro season.

STEVEN JACKSON – RB – OREGON STATE LAS VEGAS BOWL XII - DEC. 24, 2003

TheformerUSCandNFLcoachtookoverUNLVin1999andoneyearlaterledtheRebelstotheirfirstbowlappearanceinsixseasons...UNLVearnedanat-large bid to the Las Vegas Bowl and defeated Arkansas 31-14 ... The Razor-backs were the only SEC team to ever play in Las Vegas ... Victory over Hous-tonNutt’ssquadgaveRobinsonthebestwinningpercentage(.888)inNCAAbowl history for anyone with at least eight appearances (8-1 all-time in bowls).

JOHN ROBINSON – HC– UNLVLAS VEGAS BOWL IX - DEC. 21, 2001

As President and CEO of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVC-VA), Ralenkotter is responsible for marketing Las Vegas and Southern Nevada as the world’s most desirable destinations for leisure and business travel ... Was instru-mental in securing the bowl slot from the defunct California Raisin Bowl and mov-ing the game from Fresno to Las Vegas in time for the 1992 season ... Has helped the game grow into a major economic boost for Southern Nevada each December.

ROSSI RALENKOTTER FOUNDING FATHER

The Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas Bowl commemorated reaching the 20-year milestone in 2011 by inducting an inaugural class of four individuals into a newly created Hall of Fame. The group was inducted at the annual Kickoff Luncheon on Dec. 21, 2011, as well being recognized again at the bowl game the following evening. Each inductee was honored with a portrait created by nationally renowned Texas-based sports artist Robert Hurst.TheLasVegasBowlHallofFamewillwelcomeaclasseveryfiveyearsbutthereisnotimerequirementtobeeligibleforinduction.Whilethereisnominimumormaximumamountofhonoreesinaclass,inducteeswill fall under the following categories: Player, Coach, Founding Father or Contributor. The second class will be inducted in 2016, with the third scheduled for 2021.



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One of the most recognized and prominent voices in the history of sports tele-vision, Musburger served as a host and play-by-play commentator for multiple sportsacrossESPNandABC...Includingthe2016game,hecalledsevenLasVegas Bowls, which is tied for the most ever for any play-by-play announcer ... He retired from network broadcasting following the bowl game after he primar-ily worked college football and basketball game telecasts, highlighted by SEC Network beginning in 2014 and on ESPN’s Big 12 Big Monday college basket-ball games since the 2009-10 season ... The Billings, Montana, native attended NorthwesternUniversity’sMedillSchoolofJournalismandhisbroadcastcareerbegan in 1968 as sports director at WBBM-TV in Chicago.

BRENT MUSBURGERBOWL CONTRIBUTOR

A native of the Bay Area, Lynch helped hometown Cal to a 35-28 victory over BYUinthe2005LasVegasBowlwhileturninginoneofthetopoffensiveperfor-mances in the event’s history ... He earned MVP honors after carrying the ball 24 times for 194 yards and three touchdowns and catches two passed for 27 yards vs. the Cougars ... The 194 yards is the third-most in a Las Vegas Bowl and he is one of just six players to rush for at least three TDs in a game ... The following seasonhewasafirstteamAll-Americaselectionandthe2006Pac-10OffensivePlayeroftheYearbeforebeingselectedinthefirstround(12thOverall)ofthe2007 NFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills ... Lynch played nine total seasons in the NFL, including2010-15fortheSeattleSeahawksandwasafive-timeNFLProBowlhonoree ... He revived his career this season with the Oakland Raiders.

MARSHAWN LYNCH – RB – CALLAS VEGAS BOWL XIV - DEC. 22, 2005

Donderohelpedmake thegamearealityaquarter-centuryagoand thenseetremendous growth under his current leadership as president of the bowl’s com-mittee. Born and raised in Las Vegas, he would become one of his hometown’s biggest champions and currently serves as Executive Vice President of R&R Partners,Inc.Withadecades-longtrackrecordinthetourismindustry,Donderohas had a hand in marketing world-class sporting events through his R&R Events division, including helping bring a college bowl game to town by securing the slot from the defunct California Raisin Bowl and moving the game to Southern Nevada in 1992.

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Las Vegas Bowl (2016-17)Date Result Attendance Head Coaches Game MVP12/16/17 Boise State 38, Oregon 28 36,432 Harsin/Mario Cristobal* Cedrick Wilson, WR, Boise State12/17/16 San Diego State 34, Houston 10 29,286 Long/Major Applewhite Donnel Pumphrey, RB, San Diego State

Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl (2013-15)Date Result Attendance Head Coaches Game MVP12/19/15 Utah 35, BYU 28 42,213 Whittingham/Mendenhall Tevin Carter, DB, Utah 12/20/14 Utah 45, Colorado State 10 33,067 Whittingham/Dave Baldwin* Travis Wilson, QB, Utah12/21/13 USC 45, Fresno State 20 42,178 Clay Helton*/DeRuyter Cody Kessler, QB, USC

MAACO Bowl Las Vegas (2009-12)Date Result Attendance Head Coaches Game MVP12/22/12 Boise State 28, Washington 26 33,217 Petersen/Sarkisian Bishop Sankey, RB, Washington12/22/11 Boise State 56, Arizona State 24 35,720 Petersen/Erickson Doug Martin, RB, Boise State12/22/10 Boise State 26, Utah 3 41,923 Petersen/Whittingham Kellen Moore, QB, Boise State12/22/09 BYU 44, Oregon State 20 40,018 Mendenhall/Riley Max Hall, QB, BYU

Pioneer Las Vegas Bowl (2007-08)Date Result Attendance Head Coaches Game MVP12/20/08 Arizona 31, BYU 21 40,047 Stoops/Mendenhall Willie Tuitama, QB, Arizona12/22/07 BYU 17, UCLA 16 40,712 Mendenhall/DeWayne Walker* Austin Collie, WR, BYU

Pioneer Purevision Las Vegas Bowl (2003-06)Date Result Attendance Head Coaches Game MVP12/21/06 BYU 38, Oregon 8 44,615 Mendenhall/Belotti Jonny Harline, TE, BYU12/22/05 California 35, BYU 28 40,053 Tedford/Mendenhall Marshawn Lynch, RB, California12/23/04 Wyoming 24, UCLA 21 27,784 Glenn/Dorrell Corey Bramlet, QB, Wyoming

Las Vegas Bowl (2003)Date Result Attendance Head Coaches Game MVP12/24/03 Oregon State 55, New Mexico 14 25,437 Riley/Long Steven Jackson, RB, Oregon State

Sega Sports Las Vegas Bowl (2001-02)Date Result Attendance Head Coaches Game MVP12/25/02 UCLA 27, New Mexico 13 30,324 Ed Kezirian*/Long Craig Bragg, WR, UCLA12/25/01 Utah 10, USC 6 30,894 McBride/Carroll Dameon Hunter, RB, Utah

Las Vegas Bowl (2000)Date Result Attendance Head Coaches Game MVP12/21/00 UNLV 31, Arkansas 14 29,113 Robinson/Nutt Jason Thomas, QB, UNLV

EA Sports Las Vegas Bowl (1999)Date Result Attendance Head Coaches Game MVP12/18/99 Utah 17, Fresno State 16 28,227 McBride/Hill Mike Anderson, RB, Utah

Las Vegas Bowl (1998)Date Result Attendance Head Coaches Game MVP12/19/98 North Carolina 20, San Diego State 13 21,429 Torbush/Tollner Ronald Curry, QB, North Carolina

Las Vegas Bowl presented by Reno Air (1997)Date Result Attendance Head Coaches Game MVP12/20/97 Oregon 41, Air Force 13 21,514 Belotti/DeBerry Pat Johnson, WR, Oregon

Las Vegas Bowl (1992-96)Date Result Attendance Head Coaches Game MVP12/18/96 Nevada 18, Ball State 15 10,118 Tisdel/Lynch Mike Crawford, LB, Nevada12/14/95 Toledo 40, Nevada 37 (OT) 12,500 Blackney/Ault Wasean Tait, RB, Toledo12/15/94 UNLV 52, Central Michigan 24 17,562 Horton/Flynn Henry Bailey, WR, UNLV12/17/93 Utah State 42, Ball State 33 15,508 Weatherbie/Schudel Anthony Calvillo, QB, Utah State12/18/92 Bowling Green 35, Nevada 34 15,476 Blackney/Ault Erik White, QB, Bowling Green*Interim Head Coach

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INDIVIDUAL RECORDSRUSHINGMost Attempts:34 Mike Anderson, Utah, 1999 vs. Fresno State 33 Profail Grier, Utah State, 1993 vs. Ball Stat31 Doug Martin, Boise State, 2011 vs. Arizona State31 Wasean Tait, Toledo, 1995 vs. Nevada30 Bishop Sankey, Washington, 2012 vs. Boise StateMost Net Yards:254 Mike Anderson, Utah, 1999 vs. Fresno State205 Bishop Sankey, Washington, 2012 vs. Boise State194 Marshawn Lynch, Cal, 2005 vs. BYU185 Wasean Tait, Toledo, 1995 vs. Nevada162 Devontae Booker, Utah, 2014 vs. Colorado State151 Doug Martin, Boise State, 2011 vs. Arizona StateMost Touchdowns:4 Steven Jackson, Oregon State, 2003 vs. New Mexico4 Wasean Tait, Toledo, 1995 vs. Nevada3 Travis Wilson, Utah, 2014 vs. Colorado State3 Marshawn Lynch, Cal, 2005 vs. BYU3 Kin Minor, Nevada, 1995 vs. Toledo3 Henry Bailey, UNLV, 1994 vs. Central MichiganBest Average Per Carry: (Min. 10 attempts)9.6 DeJohn Branch, UNLV, 1994 vs. Central Michigan (13-125)9.3 Ronald Curry, UNC, 1998 vs. San Diego State (10-93, 1 TD)8.8 Saladin McCullough, Oregon, 1997 vs. Air Force (17-150, 1 TD)8.6 Doug Martin, Boise State, 2010 vs. Utah (17-147-1 TD)8.3 Travis Wilson, Utah, 2014 vs. Colorado State (11-91, 3 TD)Most Net Yards By A Quarterback:91 Travis Wilson, Utah, 2014 vs. Colorado State59 Ryan Huzjak, Toledo, 1995 vs. Nevada51 Dennis Dixson, Oregon, 2006 vs. BYU50 Anthony Calvillo, Utah State, 1993 vs. Ball State42 John Beck, BYU, 2005 vs. CaliforniaMost Touchdowns By A Quarterback:3 Travis Wilson, Utah, 2014 vs. Colorado State

PASSINGMost Attempts:54 Derek Carr, Fresno State, 2013 vs. USC53 John Beck, BYU, 2005 vs. Cal49 Mike Maxwell, Nevada, 1995 vs. Toledo47 Brock Osweiler, Arizona State, 2011 vs. Boise State46 2 times (last: Max Hall, BYU, 2008 vs. Arizona)Most Completions:35 John Beck, BYU, 2005 vs. Cal30 Derek Carr, Fresno State, 2013 vs. USC30 Brock Osweiler, Arizona State, 2011 vs. Boise State30 Max Hall, BYU, 2008 vs. Arizona29 Mike Maxwell, Nevada, 1995 vs. ToledoMost Yards:395 Brock Osweiler, Arizona State, 2011 vs. Boise State375 John Beck, BYU, 2006 vs. Oregon362 Brett Rypien, Boise State, 2017 vs. Oregon352 John Beck, BYU, 2005 vs. Cal344 Cody Kessler, USC, 2013 vs. Fresno StateMost Touchdown Passes:4 Cody Kessler, USC, 2013 vs. Fresno State3 Max Hall, BYU, 2009 vs. Oregon State3 John Beck, BYU, 2005 vs. Cal3 Jason Maas, Oregon, 1997 vs. Air Force3 Anthony Calvillo, Utah State, 1993 vs. Ball StateHighest Completion Percentage: (Min. 10 attempts).764 Kellen Moore, Boise State, 2011 vs. Arizona State (26-34, 293 yards, 2 TD).736 Kellen Moore, Boise State, 2010 vs. Utah (28-38, 339 yards, 2 TD).735 Greg Ward Jr., Houston, 2016 vs. San Diego State (25-34, 229 yards).733 Cody Kessler, USC, 2013 vs. Fresno State (22-30, 344 yards, 4 TD).722 Justin Herbert, Oregon, 2017 vs. Boise State (26-36, 233 yards, 2 TD)Most Passes had Intercepted:4 Greg Ward Jr., Houston, 2016 vs. San Diego State

RECEIVINGMost Receptions:14 Alex Van Dyke, Nevada, 1995 vs. Toledo13 Gerrell Robinson, Arizona State, 2011 vs. Boise State12 Austin Pettis, Boise State, 2010 vs. Utah12 Nathan Meikle, BYU, 2005 vs. Cal11 Austin Collie, BYU, 2008 vs. ArizonaMost Yards:241 Gerrell Robinson, Arizona State, 2011 vs. Boise State221 Cedrick Wilson, Boise State, 2017 vs. Oregon181 Jonny Harline, BYU, 2006 vs. Oregon176 Alex Van Dyke, Nevada, 1995 vs. Toledo169 Pat Johnson, Oregon, 1997 vs. Air ForceMost Touchdowns:2 Marqise Lee, USC, 2013 vs. Fresno State2 Nelson Agholor, USC, 2013 vs. Fresno State2 Holden Huff, Boise State, 2012 vs. Washington2 DeSean Jackson, Cal, 2005 vs. BYU2 Craig Bragg, UCLA, 2004 vs. Wyoming2 Nate Turner, UNLV, 2000 vs. Arkansas2 Pat Johnson, Oregon, 1997 vs. Air Force2 Tony Hartley, Oregon, 1997 vs. Air Force2 Damond Wilkins, Nevada, 1996 vs. Ball State2 Terrance McMillan, Central Michigan, 1994 vs. UNLVAverage Per Catch: (Min. 3 catches)33.8 Pat Johnson, Oregon, 1997 vs. Air Force (5-169, 2 TD)28.8 Tyler Holden, Wyoming, 2004 vs. UCLA (4-115, 1 TD)27.8 Terrell Turner, Arizona, 2008 vs. BYU (4-111)25.0 Terrance McMillan, Central Michigan, 1994 vs. UNLV (4-100, 2 TD)22.8 Geoff Noisy, Nevada, 1996 vs. Ball State (7-160)

TOTAL OFFENSEMost Plays:60 John Beck, BYU, 2005 vs. Cal55 Brock Osweiler, Arizona State, 2011 vs. Boise State56 Greg Ward Jr., Houston, 2016 vs. San Diego State56 Max Hall, BYU, 2008 vs. Arizona54 Derek Carr, Fresno State, 2013 vs. USC54 Ryan Huzjak, Toledo, 1995 vs. NevadaMost Total Yards:401 John Beck, BYU, 2006 vs. Oregon399 John Beck, BYU, 2005 vs. Cal357 Brock Osweiler, Arizona State, 2011 vs. Boise State355 Brett Rypien, Boise State, 2017 vs. Oregon346 Cody Kessler, USC, 2013 vs. Fresno State

ALL-PURPOSE YARDSMost Yards:301 Doug Martin, Boise State, 2011 vs. Arizona State279 Bishop Sankey, Washington, 2012 vs. Boise State272 Pat Johnson, Oregon, 1997 vs. Air Force269 Mike Anderson, Utah, 1999 vs. Fresno State249 Marshawn Lynch, Cal, 2005 vs. BYUMost Touchdowns:5 Steven Jackson, Oregon State, 2003, vs. New Mexico4 Wasean Tait, Toledo, 1995 vs. Nevada 4 Henry Bailey, UNLV, 1994 vs. Central Michigan3 Travis Wilson, Utah, 2014 vs. Colorado State3 Marshawn Lynch, Cal, 2005 vs. BYU3 Ken Minor, Nevada, 1995 vs. Toledo

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LONG PLAYSLongest Rush:84 Doug Martin, Boise State, 2010 vs. Utah76 Sean McCullough, Oregon, 1998 vs. Air Force76 Mike Anderson, Utah, 1999 vs. Fresno State62 LeAndre Moore, Ball State, 1996 vs. Nevada60 Devontae Booker, Utah, 2014 vs. Colorado StateLongest Rushing Touchdown:84 Doug Martin, Boise State, 2010 vs. Utah76 Sean McCullough, Oregon, 1998 vs. Air Force62 LeAndre Moore, Ball State, 1996 vs. Nevada60 Devontae Booker, Utah, 2014 vs. Colorado State49 Henry Bailey, UNLV, 1994 vs. Central MichiganLongest Pass Reception:78 Jason Mass to Pat Johnson, Oregon, 1997 vs. Air Force71 Willie Tuitama to Terrell Turner, Arizona, 2008 vs. BYU71 Mike Maxwell to Alex Van Dyke, Nevada, 1995 vs. Toledo69 Akili Smith to Pat Johnson, Oregon, 1997 vs. Air Force67 Justin Herbert to Dillon Mitchell, Oregon, 2017 vs. Boise State67 T.D. Croshaw to Boo Bendinger, Utah, 1999 vs. Fresno StateLongest Passing Touchdown:78 Jason Mass to Pat Johnson, Oregon, 1997 vs. Air Force69 Akili Smith to Pat Johnson, Oregon, 1997 vs. Air Force54 Jason Thomas to Troy Mason, UNLV, 2000 vs. Arkansas53 Erik Timpf to Terrance McMillian, Central Michigan, 1994 vs. UNLV47 Dennis Dixon to Brian Paysinger, Oregon, 2006 vs. BYULongest Reception TD:78 Jason Mass to Pat Johnson, Oregon, 1997 vs. Air Force69 Akili Smith to Pat Johnson, Oregon, 1997 vs. Air Force54 Jason Thomas to Troy Mason, UNLV, 2000 vs. Arkansas53 Erik Timpf to Terrance McMillian, Central Michigan, 1994 vs. UNLV47 Dennis Dixon to Brian Paysinger, Oregon, 2006 vs. OregonLongest Punt:69 Garrett Swanson, Fresno State, 2013 vs. USC66 Brian Schmitz, UNC, 1998 vs. San Diego State64 Johnny Hekker, Oregon State, 2009 vs. BYU61 Josh Hubner, Arizona State, 2011 vs. Boise State60 Ril Stephenson, BYU, 2009 vs. Oregon StateLongest Punt Return:74 Craig Bragg, UCLA, 2002 vs. New Mexico45 Bryan Reeves, Nevada, 1992 vs. Bowling Green31 Patrick Chung, Oregon, 2006 vs. BYU27 Randy Gatewood, UNLV, 1994 vs. Central Michigan24 Troy Mason, UNLV, 2000 vs. ArkansasLongest Kickoff Return:100 Doug Martin, Boise State, 2011 vs. Arizona State98 Rashad Ross, Arizona State, 2011 vs. Boise State56 Deionte Gaines, Colorado State, 2014 vs. Utah51 Damon Tolbert, Central Michigan, 1994 vs. UNLV47 3 Player TiedLongest Field Goal:52 Kai Forbath, UCLA, 2007 vs. BYU50 Kai Forbath, UCLA, 2007 vs. BYU49 Nate Fikse, UCLA, 2002 vs. New Mexico44 Joe Phillips, Utah, 2010 vs. Boise State41 Jared Roberts, Colorado State, 2014 vs. Utah41 Travis Coons, Washington, 2012 vs. Boise StateLongest Interception Return:100 Tyree Robinson, Oregon, 2017 vs. Boise State100 Jamar Taylor, Boise State, 2011 vs. Arizona State56 Scott Johnson, BYU, 2009 vs. Oregon State55 Desmar Black, New Mexico, 2002 vs. UCLA55 Darnell Hasson, Nevada, 1995 vs. Toledo

KICKING/PUNTINGMost Field Goals:3 (3-3) Damon Shea, Nevada, 1995 vs. Toledo3 (3-4) Kai Forbath, UCLA, 2007 vs. BYU3 (3-3) Michael Frisina, Boise State, 2012 vs. Washington2 (2-2) John Baron, San Diego State, 2016 vs. Houston2 (2-3) Kyle Bortzman, Boise State, 2010 vs. Utah2 (2-2) Kirk Yliniemi, Oregon State, 2003 vs. New Mexico2 (2-2) Nate Fiske, UCLA, 2002 vs. New Mexico2 (2-3) Josh McGee, North Carolina, 1998 vs. San Diego State

2 (2-3) Nate Tandberg, San Diego State, 1998 vs. North Carolina2 (2-2) Steve Terelak, Nevada, 1992 vs. Bowling GreenMost Field Goals Attempted:4 Kai Forbath, UCLA, 2007 vs. BYU3 Damon Shea, Nevada, 1995 vs. Toledo3 Michael Frisina, Boise State, 2012 vs. Washington3 Travis Coons, Washington, 2012 vs. Boise State3 Josh McGee, North Carolina, 1998 vs. San Diego State3 Nate Tandberg, San Deigo State, 1998 vs. North Carolina3 Jeff Hanna, Fresno State, 1999 vs. Utah3 Tommy Truhe, Utah, 1999 vs. Fresno State3 Kyle Bortzman, Boise State, 2010 vs. Utah3 Nick Marsh, Utah, 2010 vs. Boise State Most PATs:8 Michael Frisina, Boise State, 2011 vs. Arizona State7 Nick Garritano, UNLV, 1994 vs. Central Michigan7 Kirk Yliniemi, Oregon State, 2003 vs. New Mexico6 Andy Phillips, Utah, 2014 vs. Colorado State6 Andre Heidari, USC, 2013 vs. Fresno State6 Nathan Morreale, Utah State, 1993 vs. Ball StateMost Punts:10 Brad Maynard, Ball State, 1996 vs. Nevada10 Tyler Gaus, New Mexico, 2003, vs. Oregon State9 Jason Kirkland, Air Force, 1997 vs. Oregon8 Nate Fikse, UCLA, 2002 vs. New Mexico8 Mike MacGillivray, USC, 2001 vs. UtahHighest Average: (Min. 2 punts)49.8 Jason McLean, Nevada, 1995 vs. Toledo49.5 Tom Hackett, Utah, 2015 vs. BYU46.1 Richie Butler, Arkansas, 2000 vs. UNLV45.7 Garrett Swanson, Fresno State, 2013 vs. USC45.0 Brad Faunce, UNLV, 1994 vs. Central MichiganMost Kicks Blocked:2 T. Brown, UCLA, 2007 vs. BYU

PUNT RETURNSMost Returns:6 Dwight Counter, New Mexico, 2002 vs. UCLA5 Troy Mason, UNLV, 2000 vs. Arkansas4 Mace Freeman, Toledo, 1995 vs. Nevada4 Pat Johnson, Oregon, 1997 vs. Air Force4 Justin Walterscheid, Utah, 2001 vs. USC4 Cole Clasen, Oregon State, 2003 vs. New MexicoMost Return Yards:89 Craig Bragg, UCLA, 2002 vs. New Mexico 54 Patrick Chung, Oregon, 2006 vs. BYU51 Troy Mason, UNLV, 2000 vs. Arkansas49 Pat Johnson, Oregon, 1997 vs. Air Force45 Bryan Reeves, Nevada, 1992 vs. Bowling GreenHighest Return Average: (Min. 2 attempts)44.5 Craig Bragg, UCLA, 2002 vs. New Mexico (2-89, 74-yd TD) 18.0 Patrick Chung, Oregon, 2006 vs. BYU (3-54)13.5 Kevin Arbet, USC, 2001 vs. Utah (2-27)11.4 Randy Gatewood, UNLV, 1994 vs. Central Michigan10.3 Craig Bragg, UCLA, 2004 vs. Wyoming (3-31)Punt Return For TD:74 Craig Bragg, UCLA, 2002 vs. New Mexico

KICKOFF RETURNSMost Returns:6 Deionte Gaines, Colorado State, 2014 vs. Utah6 Da’Mari Scott, Fresno State, 2013 vs. USC5 Riley Burt, BYU, 2015 vs. Utah5 Shane Williams-Rhodes, Boise State, 2012 vs. Washington5 Jonathan Stewart, Oregon, 2006 vs. BYU4 Seven Times Last: Brandon Wilson, Houston, 2016 vs. San Diego StateMost Yards:135 Shane Williams-Rhodes, Boise State, 2012 vs. Washington124 Doug Martin, Boise State, 2011 vs. Arizona State123 Rashad Ross, Arizona State, 2011 vs. Boise State119 Da’Mari Scott, Fresno State, 2013 vs. USC119 Dwayne Harris, Toledo, 1995 vs. Nevada

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Longest Return:100 Doug Martin, Boise State, 2011 vs. Arizona State98 Rashad Ross, Arizona State, 2011 vs. Boise State56 Deionte Gaines, Colorado State, 2014 vs. Utah51 Damon Tolbert, Central Michigan, 1994 vs. UNLV47 Jonathan Stewart, Oregon, 2006 vs. BYU47 Mike Thomas, Arizona, 2008 vs. BYU47 Shane Williams-Rhodes, Boise State, 2012 vs. WashingtonHighest Return Average: (Min. 2 attempts)62.0 Doug Martin, Boise State, 2011 vs. Arizona State61.5 Rashad Ross, Arizona State, 2011 vs. Boise State33.0 Mike Thomas, Arizona, 2008 vs. BYU (2-66)33.3 Damon Tolbert, Central Michigan, 1994 vs. UNLV29.8 Dwayne Harris, Toledo, 1995 vs. Nevada (4-119)28.5 Marcus O’Keith, Cal, 2005 vs. BYU (2-57)28.5 D’Sha Crockett, Utah, 1999 vs. Fresno State (2-57)Kick Return For TD:100 Doug Martin, Boise State, 2011 vs. Arizona State98 Rashad Ross, Arizona State, 2011 vs. Boise State

INTERCEPTIONSMost Interceptions:2 Kameron Kelly, San Diego State, 2016 vs. Houston2 Tevin Carter, Utah, 2015 vs. BYU2 Justin Robinson, BYU, 2006 vs Oregon2 Donald Toomer, Utah State, 1993 vs. Ball State1 31 Times Last: Calvin Munson/Ron Smith, San Diego State, 2016 vs. HoustonMost Return Yards:100 Jamar Taylor, Boise State, 2011 vs. Arizona State61 Tevin Carter, Utah, 2015 vs. BYU56 Scott Johnson, BYU, 2009 vs. Oregon State55 Desmar Black, New Mexico, 2002 vs. UCLA55 Darnell Hasson, Nevada, 1995 vs. ToledoLongest Return:100 Tyree Robinson, Oregon, 2017 vs. Boise State100 Jamar Taylor, Boise State, 2011 vs. Arizona State56 Scott Johnson, BYU, 2009 vs. Oregon State55 Desmar Black, New Mexico, 2002 vs. UCLA55 Darnell Hasson, Nevada, 1995 vs. Toledo54 Ron Smith, San Diego State, 2016 vs. HoustonInterception Return For TD:100 Tyree Robinson, Oregon, 2017 vs. Boise State100 Jamar Taylor, Boise State, 2011 vs. Arizona State55 Desmar Black, New Mexico, 2002 vs. UCLA54 Ron Smith, San Diego State, 2016 vs. Houston53 Kekaula Kanino, Boise State, 2017 vs. Oregon46 Dom Hatfield, Utah, 2015 vs. BYU41 Derron Smith, Fresno State, 2013 vs. USCMost Passes Broken Up:4 Reginald Porter, Utah, 2015 vs. BYU3 Al Verner, UCLA, 2007 vs. BYU3 Ben Criddle, BYU, 2007 vs. UCLA3 Thurmond Walter, Oregon, 2006 vs. BYU3 Kevin Thomas, UNLV, 2000 vs. Arkansas3 Rashad Bauman, Oregon, 1997 vs. Air Force3 Travis Schow, Utah State, 1993 vs. Ball State3 Forey Duckett, Nevada, 1992 vs. Bowling Green

TACKLESMost Tackles:20 Troy Polamalu, USC, 2001 vs. Utah18 Derron Smith, Fresno State, 2013 vs. USC17 J.C. Percy, Boise State, 2012 vs. Washington15 Kellen Fowler, BYU, 2008 vs. Arizona15 Xavier Kelley, Arizona, 2008 vs. BYUMost Unassisted Tackles:12 Troy Polamalu, USC, 2001 vs. Utah11 Derron Smith, Fresno State, 2013 vs. USC10 Steve Bryant, Nevada, 1992 vs. Bowling Green10 Artie Mangham, Bowling Green, 1992 vs. Nevada9 J.C. Percy, Boise State, 2012 vs. Washington8 J.D. Nelson, Oregon, 2006 vs. Oregon8 Lamar Chapman, Utah, 2010 vs. Boise State

8 Harrison Smith, Cal, 2005 vs. BYU8 Jarrad Page, UCLA, 2002 vs. New MexicoMost Sacks:3 Mike Crawford, Nevada, 1996 vs. Ball State2.5 Bruce Davis, UCLA, 2007 vs. BYU2 Tomasi Laulile, BYU, 2015 vs. Utah2 Dion Bailey, USC, 2013 vs. Fresno State2 Billy Winn, Boise State, 2011 vs. Arizona State2 Jan Jorgensen, BYU, 2007 vs. UCLA2 John Flora, Wyoming, 2004 vs. UCLA2 Mike Pringley, North Carolina, 1998 vs. San Diego State2 Rodney Mazion, UNLV, 1994 vs. Central Michigan2 Mark Byers, UNLV, 1994 vs. Central Michigan

100-YARD RUSHERS254 Mike Anderson, Utah, 1999 (34-254, 2 TD)205 Bishop Sankey, Washington, 2012 (30-205, 1 TD)194 Marshawn Lynch, Cal, 2005 (24-194, 3 TD)185 Wasean Tait, Toledo, 1995 (31-185, 4 TD)165 Devontae Booker, Utah, 2014 vs. Colorado State (26-165, 1 TD)151 Doug Martin, Boise State, 2011 (31-151, 1 TD)150 Sean McCullough, Oregon, 1997 (17-150, 1 TD)149 Steven Jackson, Oregon State, 2003 (28-149, 4 TD)147 Doug Martin, Boise State, 2010 (17-147, 1 TD)142 Profail Grier, Utah State, 1993 (33-142, 2 TD)126 Maurice Drew, UCLA, 2004 (25-126)125 DeJohn Branch, UNLV, 1994 (13-125)120 Curtis Brown, BYU, 2006 (17-120, 2 TD)117 Chris Markey, UCLA, 2007 (27-117)115 Donnel Pumphrey, San Diego State, 2016 (19-115, 1 TD)113 Zeb Jackson, Bowling Green, 1992 (22-113, 2 TD)103 Adam Tate, Utah, 2001 (23-103, 1 TD)

100-YARD RECEIVERS241 Gerell Robinson, Arizona State, 2011 (13-241, 1 TD)221 Cedrick Wilson, Boise State, 2017 (10-221, 1 TD)181 Jonny Harline, BYU, 2006 (9-181, 1 TD)176 Alex Van Dyke, Nevada, 1995 (11-176)169 Pat Johnson, Oregon, 1997 (5-169, 2 TD)147 Austin Pettis, Boise State, 2010 (12-147, 1 TD)130 DeSean Jackson, Cal, 2005 (6-130, 2 TD)126 Nate Turner, UNLV, 2000 (8-126, 2 TD)121 Tim Euhus, Oregon State, 2003 (7-121)119 Austin Collie, BYU, 2008 (7-119)118 Marqise Lee, USC, 2013 (7-118, 2 TD)117 Michael Reed, BYU, 2008 (9-117)115 Tyler Holden, Wyoming, 2004 (4-115, 1 TD)114 Brian Oliver, Ball State, 1993 (5-114, 1 TD)111 Terrell Turner, Arizona, 2008 (4-111)110 Rashard Higgins, Colorado State, 2014 vs. Utah (7-110)107 Jovon Bouknight, Wyoming, 2004 (5-107)107 Austin Collie, BYU, 2007 (6-107, 1 TD)106 Damond Wilkens, Nevada, 1996 (10-106, 2 TD)104 Randy Gatewood, UNLV, 1994 (6-104, 1 TD)102 Damola Adeniji, Oregon State, 2009 (7-102, 1 TD)101 Henry Bailey, UNLV, 1994 (5-101, 1 TD)100 Terrance McMillan, Central Michigan, 1994 (4-100, 2 TD)

300-YARD PASSERS395 Brock Osweiler, Arizona State, 2011 (30-47-395, 2 TD)362 Brett Rypien, Boise State, 2017 (21-38-362, 2 TD)375 John Beck, BYU, 2006 (28-46-375, 2 TD)352 John Beck, BYU, 2005 (35-53-352, 3 TD)344 Cody Kessler, USC, 2013 (22-30-344, 4 TD)339 Kellen Moore, Boise State (28-38-339, 2 TD)330 Mike Maxwell, Nevada, 1995 (27-49-330)328 Max Hall, BYU, 2008 (30-46-328, 1 TD)325 Willie Tuitama, Arizona, 2008 (24-35-325, 2 TD)322 Derek Anderson, Oregon State, 2003 (21-32-322, 2 TD)315 Tanner Mangum, BYU, 2015 (25-56-315, 2 TD)307 Corey Bramlet, Wyoming, 2004 (20-34-307, 2 TD)

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TEAM RECORDSRUSHINGMost Attempts: 54 Toledo, 1995 vs. Nevada54 Utah, 2001, vs. USC51 Central Michigan, 1994 vs. UNLV49 San Diego State, 1998 vs. North Carolina48 Utah, 2014 vs. Colorado StateFewest Attempts:6 Fresno State, 2013 vs. USC19 Colorado State, 2014 vs. Utah21 Arizona State, 2011 vs. Boise State25 BYU, 2015 vs. Utah25 USC, 2001 vs. Utah27 Oregon State, 2009 vs. BYU27 BYU, 2005 vs. CalMost Net Yards:359 Utah, 2014 vs. Colorado State334 Utah, 1999 vs. Fresno State307 Toledo, 1995 vs. Nevada301 UNLV, 1994 vs. Central Michigan266 Oregon, 1997 vs. Air ForceFewest Net Yards:-11 Arizona State, 2011 vs. Boise State1 USC, 2001 vs. Utah6 New Mexico, 2003 vs. Oregon State12 Colorado State, 2014 vs. Utah25 Houston, 2016 vs. San Diego StateHighest Average Per Carry:7.5 Utah, 2014 vs. Colorado State7.2 UNLV, 1994 vs. Central Michigan6.2 Fresno State, 2013 vs. USC6.2 Utah, 1999 vs. Fresno State6.2 Oregon, 1997 vs. Air ForceLowest Average Per Carry:-0.5 Arizona State, 2011 vs. Boise State0.0 USC, 2001 vs. Utah0.2 New Mexico, 2003 vs. Oregon State0.6 Colorado State, 2014 vs. Utah0.6 Houston, 2016 vs. San Diego StateMost Touchdowns:6 Toledo, 1995 vs. Nevada5 Utah, 2014 vs. Colorado State4 Oregon State, 2003 vs. New Mexico4 Nevada, 1995 vs. Toledo3 Three times (last: BYU, 2006 vs. Oregon) PASSINGMost Attempts:56 BYU, 2015 vs. Utah55 Fresno State, 2013 vs. USC53 BYU, 2005 vs. Cal49 Nevada, 1995 vs. Toledo49 Nevada, 1992 vs. Bowling GreenFewest Attempts:13 North Carolina, 1998 vs. San Diego State14 San Diego State, 2016 vs. Houston16 Utah, 2015 vs. BYU17 UNLV, 2000 vs. Arkansas19 Air Force, 1997 vs. OregonMost Completions:35 BYU, 2005 vs. Cal30 Fresno State, 2013 vs. USC30 Arizona State, 2011 vs. Boise State30 BYU, 2008 vs. Arizona29 Boise State, 2010 vs. Utah29 Nevada, 1992 vs. Bowling GreenFewest Completions:4 North Carolina, 1998 vs. San Diego State6 Air Force, 1997 vs. Oregon9 Utah, 2015 vs. BYU10 San Diego State, 2016 vs. Houston10 Utah, 2010 vs. Boise State10 New Mexico, 2003 vs. Oregon State

Most Yards:395 Arizona State, 2011 vs. Boise State386 Oregon State, 2003 vs. New Mexico375 BYU, 2006 vs. Oregon369 Boise State, 2017 vs. Oregon352 BYU, 2005 vs. Cal344 USC, 2013 vs. Fresno State344 Nevada, 1992 vs. Bowling Green341 Boise State, 2010 vs. UtahFewest Yards:33 North Carolina, 1998 vs. San Diego State59 Air Force, 1997 vs. Oregon71 Utah, 2015 vs. BYU93 Utah, 2010 vs. Boise State94 UCLA, 2002 vs. New Mexico102 San Diego State, 1998 vs. North CarolinaHighest Completion Percentage (Min. 10 attempts):.750 Boise State, 2011 vs. Arizona State.735 Houston, 2016 vs. San Diego State.733 USC, 2013 vs. Fresno State.725 Boise State, 2010 vs. Utah.722 Oregon, 2017 vs. Boise State.714 San Diego State, 2016 vs. Houston.706 UNLV, 2000 vs. ArkansasLowest Completion Percentage (Min. 10 attempts):.286 Air Force, 1997 vs. Oregon.308 North Carolina, 1998 vs. San Diego State.355 Ball State, 1996 vs. Nevada.379 UCLA, 2007 vs. BYU.416 Utah, 2010 vs. Boise State.435 New Mexico, 2003 vs. Oregon StateMost Touchdown Passes:4 USC, 2013 vs. Fresno State4 Oregon, 1997 vs. Air Force3 Boise State, 2012 vs. Washington3 Boise State, 2011 vs. Arizona State3 BYU, 2009 vs. Oregon State3 BYU, 2005 vs. Cal3 Wyoming, 2004 vs. UCLA3 UCLA, 2004 vs. Wyoming3 Oregon State, 2003 vs. New Mexico3 UNLV, 2000 vs. Arkansas3 UNLV, 1994 vs. Central Michigan3 Utah State, 1993 vs. Ball State3 Ball State, 1993 vs. Utah State3 Bowling Green, 1992 vs. NevadaMost Passes Had Intercepted:4 Houston, 2016 vs. San Diego State3 BYU, 2015 vs. Utah

RECEIVINGMost Receptions:35 BYU, 2005 vs. Cal30 Arizona State, 2011 vs. Boise State30 BYU, 2008 vs. Arizona29 Boise State, 2010 vs. Utah29 Nevada, 1992 vs. Bowling GreenFewest Receptions:4 North Carolina, 1998 vs. San Diego State6 Air Force, 1997 vs. Oregon9 Utah, 2015 vs. BYU10 Utah, 2010 vs. Boise State10 New Mexico, 2003 vs. Oregon State11 4 teams tied (last UCLA, 2007 vs. BYU)Most Yards:395 Arizona State, 2011 vs. Boise State386 Oregon State, 2003 vs. New Mexico375 BYU, 2006 vs. Oregon369 Boise State, 2017 vs. Oregon352 BYU, 2005 vs. Cal344 USC, 2013 vs. Fresno State344 Nevada, 1992 vs. Bowling GreenFewest Yards:33 North Carolina, 1998 vs. San Diego State59 Air Force, 1997 vs. Oregon71 Utah, 2015 vs. BYU93 Utah, 2010 vs. Boise State94 UCLA, 2002 vs. New Mexico

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Most Touchdowns:4 USC, 2013 vs. Fresno State4 Oregon, 1997 vs. Air Force3 12 times (last Boise State, 2012 vs. Washington)

TOTAL OFFENSEMost Plays:95 Toledo, 1995 vs. Nevada85 Utah State, 1993 vs. Ball State84 Nevada, 1992 vs. Bowling Green82 Bowling Green, 1992 vs. Nevada81 BYU, 2015 vs. Utah80 BYU, 2005 vs. Cal80 Nevada, 1995 vs. ToledoFewest Plays:50 North Carolina, 1998 vs. San Diego State 51 San Diego State, 2016 vs. Houston51 USC, 2001 vs. Utah53 Utah, 2010 vs. Boise State54 Colorado State, 2014 vs. Utah57 New Mexico, 2003 vs. Oregon StateMost Net Yards:589 UNLV, 1994 vs. Central Michigan583 Oregon, 1997 vs. Air Force561 Toledo, 1995 vs. Nevada548 Utah, 2014 vs. Colorado State548 BYU, 2006 vs. Oregon548 Utah, 1999 vs. Fresno State543 Boise State, 2010 vs. Utah540 Oregon State, 2003 vs. New MexicoFewest Net Yards:127 New Mexico, 2003 vs. Oregon State151 USC, 2001 vs. Utah167 UCLA, 2002 vs. New Mexico197 Utah, 2015 vs. BYU200 Utah, 2010 vs. Boise State218 Ball State, 1996 vs. Nevada254 Fresno State, 2013 vs. USC254 Houston, 2016 vs. San Diego State255 San Diego State, 2016 vs. Houston

MISCELLANEOUS SCORINGMost Points Scored One Team:56 Boise State, 2011 vs. Arizona StateMost Points Scored Combined:80 Boise State 56, Arizona State 24Most Points Scored in First Half:35 Utah, 2015 vs. BYU35 USC, 2013 vs. Fresno StateMost Points Scored in Second Half:33 Ball State, 1993 vs. Utah StateMost Points Scored in First Quarter:35 Utah, 2015 vs. BYUMost Points Scored in Second Quarter:21 USC, 2013 vs. Fresno State Most Points Scored in Third Quarter:21 Nevada, 1992 vs. Bowling GreenMost Points Scored in Fourth Quarter:21 Boise State, 2011 vs. Arizona StateOvertime Game:-Toledo 40, Nevada 37, 1995 (1 possession each)Longest Touchdown Play:100 Doug Martin kickoff return, Boise State, 2011 vs. Arizona State100 Jamar Taylor interception return, Boise State 2011 vs. Arizona StateMost Points Scored Winner:56 Boise State defeated Arizona State, 56-24, 2011Most Points Scored Loser:37 Toledo defeated Nevada, 40-37 (OT), 1995Fewest Points Scored Winner:10 Utah defeated USC, 10-6, 2001Fewest Points Scored Loser:3 Boise State defeated Utah, 26-3, 2010Largest Win Point Differential:41 Oregon State defeated New Mexico, 55-14, 2003Smallest Win Point Differential:1 Utah defeated Fresno State, 17-16, 1999 Bowling Green defeated Nevada, 35-34, 1992Biggest Deficit Overcome To Win:

11 Wyoming defeated UCLA, 24-21, 2004 Cowboys trailed 21-10 entering 4th Quarter

FIRST DOWNSMost First Downs:33 Toledo, 1995 vs. Nevada30 BYU, 2006 vs. Oregon29 Utah, 2014 vs. Colorado State29 Oregon State, 2003 vs. New Mexico28 Boise State, 2017 vs. Oregon27 Boise State, 2011 vs. Arizona State27 Utah State, 1993 vs. Ball State27 BYU, 2005 vs. CalFewest First Downs:7 New Mexico, 2003 vs. Oregon State8 Utah, 2010 vs. Boise State8 North Carolina, 1998 vs. San Diego State9 UCLA, 2002 vs. New Mexico11 Air Force, 1997 vs. Oregon12 USC, 2001 vs. Utah12 Ball State, 1996 vs. NevadaMost First Downs Rushing:17 Toledo, 1995 vs. Nevada16 Cal, 2005 vs. BYU15 Utah, 2014 vs. Colorado State14 Utah, 1999 vs. Fresno State13 UCLA, 2007 vs. BYU13 UNLV, 1994 vs. Central MichiganFewest First Downs Rushing:1 Fresno State, 2013 vs. USC1 Arizona State, 2011 vs. Boise State2 Colorado State, 2014 vs. Utah2 Nevada, 1996 vs. Ball State3 Oregon, 2017 vs. Boise State3 Oregon State, 2003 vs. New Mexico3 New Mexico, 2003 vs. Oregon State3 Nevada, 1995 vs. ToledoMost First Downs Passing:20 Nevada, 1996 vs. Ball State18 BYU, 2006 vs. Oregon18 BYU, 2005 vs. Cal18 Nevada, 1995 vs. Toledo17 Arizona State, 2011 vs. Boise State17 Oregon State, 2003 vs. New MexicoFewest First Downs Passing:2 North Carolina, 1998 vs. San Diego State3 Utah, 2015 vs. BYU3 Utah, 2010 vs. Boise State3 Air Force, 1997 vs. Oregon3 New Mexico, 2003 vs. Oregon State5 4 times (last: UCLA, 2007 vs. BYU)Most First Downs by Penalty:4 Boise State, 2017 vs. Oregon4 BYU, 2015 vs. Utah4 Arizona State, 2011 vs. Boise State4 BYU, 2006 vs. Oregon4 San Diego State, 1998 vs. North Carolina3 7 times (last: Utah, 2015 vs. BYU)Fewest First Downs by Penalty:0 USC, 2013 vs. Fresno State0 Washington, 2012 vs. Boise State0 UCLA, 2007 vs. BYU0 Oregon, 2006 vs. BYU0 Toledo, 1995 vs. Nevada0 Central Michigan, 1994 vs. UNLV

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PUNTINGMost Punts:12 Ball State, 1996 vs. Nevada10 New Mexico, 2003 vs. Oregon State10 Air Force, 1997 vs. Oregon8 Oregon, 2017 vs. Boise State8 Fresno State, 2013 vs. USC8 UCLA, 2007 vs. BYU8 BYU, 2007 vs. UCLA8 UCLA, 2002 vs. New Mexico8 USC, 2001 vs. Utah Average (min. 2 punts):49.8 Nevada, 1995 vs. Toledo49.5 Utah, 2015 vs. BYU46.1 Arkansas, 2000 vs. UNLV45.0 UNLV, 1994 vs. Central Michigan44.9 Fresno State, 2013 vs. USC44.9 UCLA, 2002 vs. New Mexico44.7 Washington, 2012 vs. Boise State44.0 Colorado State, 2014 vs. Utah44.0 UCLA, 2004 vs. Wyoming44.0 North Carolina, 1998 vs. San Diego State

PUNT RETURNSMost Returns:5 Oregon, 1997 vs. Air Force5 UNLV, 2000 vs. Arkansas5 Oregon State, 2003 vs. New Mexico4 Toledo, 1995 vs. Nevada4 Utah, 2001 vs. USCMost Yards:96 UCLA, 2002 vs. New Mexico54 Oregon, 2006 vs. BYU58 Oregon, 1997 vs. Air Force51 UNLV, 2000 vs. Arkansas27 USC, 2001 vs. Utah

KICKOFF RETURNSMost Returns:8 Toledo, 1995 vs. Nevada8 New Mexico, 2003 vs. Oregon State7 Colorado State, 2014 vs. Utah7 Fresno State, 2013 vs. USC7 Oregon State, 2009 vs. BYU7 Air Force, 1997 vs. Oregon6 4 times (last: BYU, 2008 vs. Arizona)Most Yards:187 Arizona State, 2011 vs. Boise State178 Toledo, 1995 vs. Nevada175 New Mexico, 2003 vs. Oregon State159 Boise State, 2011 vs. Arizona State156 Central Michigan, 1994 vs. UNLV

FUMBLESMost Fumbles:6 UCLA, 2004 vs. Wyoming5 Central Michigan, 1994 vs. UNLV4 Four times (last: Boise State, 2010 vs. Utah)Most Fumbles Lost:3 Toledo, 1995 vs. Nevada3 Arizona, 2008 vs. BYU3 Boise State, 2010 vs. Utah2 8 times (last: BYU, 2015 vs. Utah)

PENALTIESMost Penalties:19 Oregon, 1997 vs. Air Force15 Utah State, 1993 vs. Ball State15 Utah, 1999 vs. Fresno State13 New Mexico, 2003 vs. Oregon State12 UNLV, 2000 vs. Arkansas12 BYU, 2005 vs. CalLeast Penalties:2 Houston, 2016 vs. San Diego State2 BYU, 2007 vs. UCLA2 Washington, 2012 vs. Boise State3 San Diego State, 2016 vs. Houston3 Nevada, 1992 vs. Bowling Green

3 Nevada, 1995 vs. Toledo3 Boise State, 2010 vs. Utah3 Boise State, 2012 vs. Washington4 San Diego State, 1998 vs. North CarolinaMost Penalty Yards:166 Oregon, 1997 vs. Air Force151 Utah, 1999 vs. Fresno State150 Utah State, 1993 vs. Ball State117 UNLV, 2000 vs. Arkansas114 Wyoming, 2004 vs. UCLALeast Penalty Yards:10 Houston, 2016 vs. San Diego State10 Nevada, 1992 vs. Bowling Green10 Washington, 2012 vs. Boise State15 Nevada, 1995 vs. Toledo20 BYU, 2007 vs. UCLA

TIME OF POSSESSION1. 38:47 – USC, 2013 vs. Fresno State2. 38:01 – Utah, 2001 vs. USC3. 36:36 – Boise State, 2017 vs. Oregon4. 36:34 – Central Michigan, 1995 vs. UNLV5. 35:54 – Utah, 1999 vs. Fresno State

ATTENDANCE1. 44,615 – 2006, BYU vs. Oregon2. 42,213 – 2015, BYU vs. Utah 3. 42,178 – 2013, Fresno State vs. USC4. 41,923 – 2010, Boise State vs. Utah5. 40,712 – 2007, BYU vs. UCLA6. 40,053 – 2005, Cal vs. BYU7. 40,047 – 2008, Arizona vs. BYU8. 40,018 – 2009, BYU vs. Oregon State9. 36,432 – 2017, Boise State vs. Oregon10. 35,720 – 2011, Arizona State vs. Boise State

MOST APPEARANCES/YEARS/RECORD1. BYU 6 (2015, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005) 3-32. Utah 5 (2015, 2014, 2010, 2001, 1999) 4-13. Boise State 4 (2017, 2012, 2011, 2010) 4-04. Oregon 3 (2017, 2006, 1997) 1-2 Nevada 3 (1996, 1995, 1992) 1-2 UCLA 3 (2007, 2004, 2002) 1-27. Ball State 2 (1996, 1993) 0-2 Fresno State 2 (1999, 2013) 0-2 New Mexico 2 (2003, 2002) 0-2 Oregon State 2 (2009, 2003) 1-1 San Diego State 2 (1998, 2016) 1-1 UNLV 2 (2000, 1994) 2-0 USC 2 (2001, 2013) 1-1 14. Air Force 1 (1997) 0-1 Arizona 1 (2008) 1-0 Arizona State 1 (2011) 0-1 Arkansas 1 (2000) 0-1 Bowling Green 1 (1992) 1-0 California 1 (2005) 1-0 Central Michigan 1 (1994) 0-1 Colorado State 1 (2014) 0-1 Houston 1 (2016) 0-1 North Carolina 1 (1998) 1-0 Toledo 1 (1995) 1-0 Utah State 1 (1993) 1-0 Washington 1 (2012) 0-1 Wyoming 1 (2004) 1-0

WINS BY CONFERENCE1. Mountain West 10-7 .6112. Pac-12 8-8 .5003. Big West 3-2 .6004. Mid American Conference 2-3 .4005. Atlantic Coast Conference 1-0 1.0006. Western Athletic Conference 1-3 .2507. American Athletic 0-1 .000 Southeastern Conference 0-1 .000 Independent (BYU) 0-1 .000

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Missed FG return for TD: 75 Payton Williams of Fresno State, 1999 vs. UtahBlocked Punt Returned For A TD:0 David Bomar, North Carolina, 1998 vs. San Diego StateFumble Returned For A TD:86 Troy Dye, Oregon, 2017 vs. Boise StateInterception Return For TD:100 Tyree Robinson, Oregon, 2017 vs. Boise StatePunt Return For TD:74 Craig Bragg, UCLA, 2002 vs. New Mexico Two-Point Conversion: Jeremiah Johnson rush, Oregon, 2006 vs. BYUA Safety Was Scored: Ball State forced Utah State out of the end zone, 1993A Kickoff Was Returned For A TD:100 Doug Martin, Boise State, 2011 vs. Arizona State98 Rashad Ross, Arizona State, 2011 vs. Boise StateAn Overtime Game Was Played:1995 Toledo 40 Nevada 37 (1OT)A Team Did Not Have A Penalty: NeverA Team Did Not Commit A Turnover: San Diego State, 2016 vs. HoustonA Team Blocked A Field Goal: Danny Shelton, Washington, 2012 vs. Boise StateA Team Blocked A Punt: David Bomar, North Carolina, 1998 vs. San Diego StateAn Individual Attempted Four Or More Field Goals:4 Kai Forbath, UCLA, 2007 vs. BYUA 50-Yard Field Goal Was Attempted:52 Trevor Samson, BYU, 2015 vs. UtahA 50-Yard Field Goal Was Made:50 Kai Forbath, UCLA, 2007 vs. BYUAn Individual Scored Four Or More Touchdowns:4 Steven Jackson, Oregon State, 2003 vs. New MexicoA Team Had 600 Or More Yards Of Total Offense: NeverA Team Scored At Least 50 Points:56 Boise State vs. Arizona State, 2011A Team Scored At Least 60 Points: NeverA Pass Was Completed For At Least 70-79 Yards:71 Willie Tuitama, Arizona, 2008 vs. BYUAn Individual Passed For At Least 400 Yards: NeverAn Individual Completed At Least 30 Passes:30 Derek Carr, Fresno State, 2013 vs. USCAn Individual Attempted At Least 50 Passes:56 Tanner Mangum, BYU, 2015 vs. UtahA Team Passed For Less Than 100 Yards:71 Utah vs. BYU, 2015

An Individual Intercepted At Least Two Passes:2 Kameron Kelly, San Diego State, 2016 vs. HoustonAn Individual Had At Least 10 Receptions:10 Cedrick Wilson, Boise State, 2017 vs. OregonA Team Had Two Receivers With At Least 100 Yards:119 Austin Collie, BYU, 2008 vs. Arizona117 Michael Reed, BYU, 2008 vs. ArizonaAn Individual Had At Least 200 Yards Rushing:205 Bishop Sankey, Washington, 2012 vs. Boise StateA Run Went For At Least 50-59 Yards:51 Jemal Singleton, Air Force, 1997 vs. OregonA Run Went For At Least 60-69 Yards:60 Devontae Booker, Utah, 2014 vs. Colorado StateA Run Went For At Least 70-79 Yards:76 Mike Anderson, Utah, 1999 vs. Fresno StateA Run Went For At Least 80-89 Yards:84 Doug Martin, Boise State, 2010 vs. UtahA Team Rushed For At Least 300 Yards:359 Utah, 2014 vs. Colorado StateA Team Rushed For Less Than 50 Yards:47 Oregon, 2017 vs. Boise StateA Team Had Two Runners With At Least 100 Yards: Never

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Washington’s Bishop Sankey rushed for 205 yards against Boise State in 2012

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YEAR-BY-YEAR GAME RECAPS

1992

(Friday, Dec. 18, 1992) – The inaugural Las Vegas Bowl was voted one of the best bowl games of the year by ESPN and theLosAngelesTimes.TheUniversityofNevada,championsoftheBigWestConference,became

thefirstschooltowinaDivisionI-AconferencechampionshipintheirfirstyearafterjumpingfromDivisionI-AA.Mid-AmericanConferencechampionBowlingGreen,ledbyeventual

game MVP Erik White, jumped out to a 28-3 halftime lead. The Wolf Pack stormed back totakea34-28leadinthefourthquarter,settingupthegame-winningtouchdownbyBowling Green. Key to the game: Bowling Green’s Dave Hankins caught a 3-yard pass from White with :22 left on the game clock.Kickoff Time: 5:03 p.m. PTAttendance: 15,476MVP-ErikWhite,QB,BowlingGreenUniversity–24-40,245yards,2TDpasses

TEAM STATISTICS NEV BGSU First Downs 25 21Rushes-Yards 35-94 41-157Passing Yards 344 253Total Yards 438 410Passing(Comp-Att-Int) 29-49-0 25-41-0Punts-Average 4-36.7 5-43.2Fumbles - Lost 3-2 0-0Penalties -Yards 3-10 5-56Time of Poss. 33:35 26:25

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING – Nevada: Holmes 18-62; Vargas 4-22. BG: Jackson 22-113; Smith 12-27.PASSING – Nevada: Vargas 24-40-0-283; Gatlin 5-8-0-61. BG: White 24-40-0-245 yards; Smith 1-1-0-8 yards.RECEIVING – Nevada: Reeves 8-92; King 5-88; Senior 6-84; Stephens 7-52. BG: Smith 7-68; Szlachcic 5-51.

Bowling Green Head Coach: Gary Blackney

Nevada Head Coach: Chris Ault

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First QuarterBGSU Smith10-yardpassfromWhite(Leaverkick)NEV Terelak 30-yard FGBGSU Jackson4-yardrun(Leaverkick)

Second QuarterBGSU White8-yardpassfromSmith(Leaverkick)BGSU Jackson17-yardrun(Leaverkick)

Third QuarterNEV Senior 5-yard pass from Vargas (Terelak kick)NEV Holmes 5-yard run (Terelak kick)NEV Matter 3-yard pass from Vargas (Terelak kick)

Fourth QuarterNEV Reeves 3-yard run (Terelak kick)NEV Terelak 19-yard yard FGBGSU Hankins3-yardpassfromWhite(Leaverkick)

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1993Las Vegas Bowl II

(Friday, Dec. 17, 1993)–LasVegasBowlIIwasanoffensivewarastheCardinalsandAggiescombined for 75 total points and 805 yards of total offense.

Keys to the game: UtahStatequarterbackAnthonyCalvillothrewtwotouchdownsandthe Aggies dominated time of possession (35:11 to 24:49).

Attendance: 15,508Kickoff Time: 5:08 p.m. PTMVP-AnthonyCalvillo,QB,UtahStateUniversity–25-39,286yards,3TDpasses

TEAM STATISTICS BSU USU First Downs 14 25Rushes-Yards 26-73 46-205Passing Yards 241 286Total Yards 314 491Passing(Comp-Att-Int) 21-38-2 25-39-2Punts-Average 5-41 3-39.3Fumbles - Lost 1-1 2-1Penalties -Yards 5-30 15-150Time of Poss. 24:49 35:11

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING–BSU:Blair10-11;Neu7-4;Nibbs6-18;Kent1-27;McCray1-10;Deede1-3.USU:Grier33-142; Calvillo 8-50; Dye 2-8; Huey 1-5; Thompson 1-0; Team 1-0. PASSING–BSU:Neu20-37-2-239;Blair1-1-0-2.USU:Calvillo25-39-2-286.RECEIVING–BSU:Blair10-66;Oliver5-114;Gorman2-32;McCray2-21;Freeman1-6;Neu1-2.USU:Jenkins5-94;McMahon4-54;Lee4-48;A.Thompson4-28;Ray3-22;Grier2-32;Turner1-10;G. Thompson 1-2.

Utah State Head Coach: Charlie Weatherbie

Ball State Head Coach: Paul Schudel

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First QuarterUSU McMahon 22-yard pass from Cavillo (Morrealle kick)USU ProfailGrier3-yardrun(Morreallekick)

Second QuarterUSU Thompson3-yardpassfromCavillo(Morreallekick)

Third QuarterBSU McCray7-yardpassfromNeu(Swartkick)BSU Swart31-yardFGUSU Grier15-yardrun(Morreallekick)USU Lee16-yardpassfromCalvilloBSU Blair2-yardpassfromNeu

Fourth QuarterBSU Safety,CalvilloforcedoutofendzoneUSU Toomer32-yardinterceptionreturnBSU Nibbs2-yardrun(passfailed)BSU Oliver2-yardpassfromNeu(passfailed)

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1994

(Thursday, Dec. 15, 1994)–UNLVscoredalopsided52-24victoryoverCentralMichiganinLasVegasBowl III. Theanticipatedmatch-upbetweenCentralMichigan’sheraldedRBBrian

Pruitt and the Rebels’ WR Randy Gatewood never materialized as Pruitt was sidelined with an injury and did not play.

Keys to the game: TheChippewasfumbledfivetimesandallowed589totalyardsbythe Rebel offense.Kickoff Time: 6:05 p.m. PTAttendance: 17,562MVP -HenryBailey,WR,UNLV– 5receptions,101yards,1TD–7carries,79yards, 3 rushing TDs

TEAM STATISTICS NEV BSU First Downs 26 22Rushes-Yards 42-301 51-152Passing Yards 288 224Total Yards 589 376Passing(Comp-Att-Int) 15-27-0 13-25-2Punts-Average 2-45 5-41.2Fumbles - Lost 3-1 5-2Penalties -Yards 8-89 6-50Time of Poss. 23:29 36:34

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING–UNLV:Branch13-125;Bailey7-79;Perez7-31;Brown6-32;Love6-21;Davis3-13.CMU:Johnson16-47;Timpf12-6;Tolbert11-79;King6-51;Darnell5-(minus24);Korytkowski1-(minus7). PASSING–UNLV:Brown11-21-0-195;Davis4-6-0-93.CMU:Timpf7-12-1-122;Darnell6-13-1-102.RECEIVING–UNLV:Gatewood6-104;Bailey5-101;Keener1-33;Bell1-31;Lewis1-12;Brewer1-7.CMU:McMillan4-100;Korytkowski3-44;Dunlap3-40;Miller2-32;Johnson1-8.

UNLV Head Coach: Jeff Horton

Central Michigan Head Coach: Dick Flynn

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First QuarterUNLV Bailey46-yardpassfromBrown(Garritanokick)UNLV Bailey1-yardrun(Garritanokick)CMU Blasy20-yardFGCMU McMillan53-yardpassfromTimpf(Blasykick)

Second QuarterUNLV Bailey49-yardrun(Garritanokick)UNLV Washington15-yardfumblereturn(Garritanokick)UNLV Garritano38-yardFG

Third QuarterUNLV Bailey1-yardrun(Garritanokick)UNLV Keener33-yardpassfromBrown(Garritanokick)

Fourth QuarterUNLV Gatewood45-yardpassfromDavis(Garritanokick)CMU McMillan24-yardpassfromDarnell(Blasykick)CMU Tolbert4-yardrun(Blasykick)

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UNLV 14 17 14 7 - 52CMU 10 0 0 14 - 24

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1995Las Vegas Bowl IV

(Thursday, Dec. 14, 1995) –InLasVegasBowlIV,theRocketsdefeatedtheWolfPack40-37inthefirst-everovertimegameinDivisionI-Acollegefootballhistory.Afterhold-ingNevadatoafieldgoal,Toledo’sWaseanTaitscoredhisfourthTDofthegame,giving the Rockets the victory. Keys to the game: Tait rushed 31 times for 185 yards and Toledo controlled the clock for 34:29. Kickoff Time: 6:00 p.m. PTAttendance: 12,500MVP-WaseanTait,RB,UniversityofToledo–31carries,185yards,4TDs

TEAM STATISTICS NEVADA TOLEDO First Downs 23 33Rushes-Yards 29-83 54-307Passing Yards 330 254Total Yards 438 410Passing(Comp-Att-Int) 27-51-0 23-41-1Punts-Average 5-49.8 3-37.3Fumbles-Lost 2-0 4-3Penalties-Yards 3-15 9-84Time of Poss. 25:31 34:29

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING – Nevada: Minor 16-38; Wilson 10-34; Maxwell 2-7; Bennett 1-4. Toledo: Tait 31-185; Huz-jak 13-59; Engel 9-47; Harris 1-16.PASSING – Nevada: Maxwell 27-49-0-330. Toledo: Huzjak 23-41-1-254.RECEIVING – Nevada: Van Dyke 14-176; West 4-46; McHenry 3-43; Wilkins 2-33; Minor 2-14; Noisy 1-11. Toledo: Tait 6-53; Kreitzburg 4-49; Spriggs 3-44; Brunswick 4-27; Rosi 3-41.

Toledo Head Coach: Gary Blackney

Nevada Head Coach: Chris Ault

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First QuarterTOL Huzjak 31-yard run (Spring kick)NEV Minor 2-yard run (Shea kick)

Second QuarterTOL Tait 18-yard run (Spring kick)TOL Tait 31-yard run (Spring kick)NEV Minor 1-yard run (Shea kick)

Third QuarterNEV Shea 34-yard FGTOL Harris 16-yard run (kick failed)NEV Bennett 4-yard run (Shea kick)

Fourth QuarterTOL Tait 26-yard run (Spring kick)NEV Minor 1-yard run (Shea kick)NEV Shea 26-yard FG

Fourth QuarterNEV Shea 22-yard FGTOL Tait 2-yard run

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1996

(Wednesday, Dec. 18, 1996)–TheUniversityofNevadadefensedominatedthegame,holdingBallStateto218yardsof total offense. The tenacious Wolf Pack defense forced 12 Ball State punts and controlled the

game from the outset. Key to the game: Nevada LB Mike Crawford, the eventual game MVP, picked off a Ball

State pass with 2:03 remaining to secure the victory.Attendance: 10,118Kickoff Time: 6:00 p.m. PTMVP-MikeCrawford,LB,UniversityofNevada–14tackles,3sacks,1interception

TEAM STATISTICS NEV BSU First Downs 24 12Rushes-Yards 31-84 36-112Passing Yards 376 106Total Yards 460 218Passing(Comp-Att-Int) 26-48-2 11-31-1Punts-Average 6-39.0 12-41.1Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-0Penalties-Yards 6-51 7-49Time of Poss.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING – Nevada: Lemon 24-96. Ball State: Moore 8-74; Blair 14-44.PASSING – Nevada: Dutton 18-33-2-224; Bennett 8-15-0-152 yards. Ball State: Baldwin 11-31-1-106 yards.RECEIVING – Wilkins 10-106.

Nevada Head Coach: Jeff Tisdel

Ball State Head Coach: Bill Lynch

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First QuarterNEV Wilkins 16-yard pass from Dutton (kick blocked)NEV Shea 22-yard FG

Second QuarterBSU Moore62-yardrun(Locklearkick)NEV Shea 33-yard FG

Fourth QuarterNEV Wilkins 11-yard pass from Bennett (pass failed)BSU Reese 27-yard pass from Baldwin (Abernathy pass from Baldwin)

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Ball State 0 7 0 8 - 15Nevada 9 3 0 6 - 18

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1997Las Vegas Bowl VI

(Saturday, Dec. 20, 1997)–Inamatch-upbetweenOregon’sexplosiveoffenseandthevaunteddefenseoftheAirForceAcademy,theDucksprovedtohavetoomuchfirepower.Oregonscoredonitsfirsttwoplays

from scrimmage, a 69-yard reception by eventual game MVP Pat Johnson and a 76-yard run by Saladin McCullough, and coasted to a convincing victory.

Keys to the game: Oregon gained 583 yards from scrimmage and put up 41 points against an Air Force defense that yielded, on average, only 12.4 points per contest during the season.Attendance: 21,514 Kickoff Time: 3:00 p.m. PTMVP-PatJohnson,WR,UniversityofOregon–5receptions,169yards,2TDs

TEAM STATISTICS OREGON AFA First Downs 22 11Rushes-Yards 43-266 41-152Passing Yards 317 59Total Yards 583 212Passing(Comp-Att-Int) 16-30-1 6-21-1Punts – Avg. 6-38.7 10-36.6Fumbles – Lost 3-2 1-1Penalties – Yards 19-166 7-57Time of Poss. 30:22 29:38

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING – Oregon: McCullough 17-150; Maas 5-40; Latimer 5-30; Cooper 6-27; Crump 5-26; Parker 1-8; Winn 1-(minus 1); Young 1-(minus 2); Smith 2-(minus 12). Air Force: Singleton 13-66; Ruff 7-27; Brown 1-16; Farmer 1-13; Paroda 5-12; Rillos 1-5; Hill 3-5; Morgan 8-5; Gilliam 2-3.PASSING – Oregon: Maas 9-15-0-188; Smith 4-10-1-87; Feeley 3-4-0-42; Johnson 0-1-0-0. Air Force: Morgan 6-19-1-59; Bonds 0-2-0-0.RECEIVING – Oregon: Johnson 5-169; Hartley 3-35; Spence 2-59; Collins 2-5; Parker 1-22; Weaver 1-20; Brust 1-6; Haynes 1-1. Air Force: Newman 2-29; Ruff 2-10; Rillos 1-13; Farmer 1-7.

Oregon Head Coach: Mike Belotti

Air Force Head Coach: Fisher DeBerry

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First QuarterORE Johnson 69-yard pass from Smith (Frankel kick)ORE McCullough 76-yard run (kick failed)

Second QuarterORE Parker recovered blocked punt in endzone (kick failed)ORE Hartley 7-yard pass from Maas (Smith kick)

Third QuarterAFA Morgan 1-yard run (Wright kick)ORE Hartley 21-yard pass from Maas (Spence pass from Maas)AFA Fisher 45-yard fumble recovery (pass failed)

Fourth QuarterORE Johnson 78-yard pass from Maas (Smith kick)

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1998

(Saturday, Dec. 19, 1998) – With winds blowing through Sam Boyd Stadium at more than 45 m.p.h., both defenses domi-natedtheaction.UNCfreshmanquarterbackRonaldCurry,whowouldgoontoclaimtheLas

VegasBowlMVPtrophy,scoredona48-yardruninthefirstquarter.UNCaddedatouch-down when David Bomar recovered a blocked punt in the endzone and took a 20-10 first-halflead.TheTarHeeldefenseheldofftheAztecsinthesecondhalftoclaimthevictory. Key to the game: UNCLBKeithNewmaninterceptedapassatthe2-yardlinewithonly :25 remaining to seal the victory.Attendance: 21,429Kickoff Time: 3:00 p.m. PTMVP-RonaldCurry,QB,UniversityofNorthCarolina–10carries,93yards,1TD

TEAM STATISTICS UNC SDSU First Downs 8 20Rushes-Yards 37-163 49-193Passing Yards 33 102Total Yards 196 295Passing(Comp-Att-Int) 4-13-0 11-23-1Punts – Avg. 5-44.0 7-24.1Fumbles – Lost 1-1 3-0Penalties – Yards 6-73 4-36Time of Poss. 26:13 33:47

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING –UNC:Curry10-93;Saunders17-39;Dyer4-15;Stevens1-9;Robinson3-6;Davenoport2-1.SDSU:Lewis25-61;Russell13-41;Ned9-25;Reyes1-18;Gourdine1-(minus12);Mitchell1-60.PASSING–UNC:Davenport3-11-0-30;Curry1-2-0-3.SDSU:Russell10-22-1-99;Lewis,1-1-0-3.RECEIVING–UNC:Brown3-18;Harris1-15.SDSU:D.Gourdine3-31;Ned2-18;Lewis2-14;Me-cham 1-18; Mitchell 1-14; McNeill 1-4; Russell 1-3.

North Carolina Head Coach: Carl Torbush

San Diego State Head Coach: Ted Tollner

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First QuarterSDSU Mitchell 60-yard run (Tandberg kick)UNC McGee 32-yard FGUNC McGee 23-yard FGUNC Curry 48-yard run (kick failed)

Second QuarterUNC Bomar recovered block punt in endzone (Bailey pass from Curry)SDSU Tandberg 32-yard FG

Fourth QuarterSDSU Tandberg 38-yard FG

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UNC 12 8 0 0 - 20SDSU 7 3 0 3 - 13

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1999EA Sports Las Vegas Bowl VIII

(Saturday, Dec. 18, 1999) – The eighth edition of the Las Vegas Bowl provided memorable performances from key players. Fresno State’s Terence Brown blocked two kicks, including one that was returned for a touch-

down.FortheUniversityofUtah,LasVegasBowlMVPMikeAndersonrushed34timesfor254yardsandtwotouchdowns.ThegameitselfalsowasstellarastheUtes’overcameafourthquarterdeficittodefeattheBulldogs,17-16.

Keys to the game: Utahheldtheballfor35:54andgained548yardsoftotaloffense.Mike Anderson rushed for 254 yards, the sixth-highest total in bowl history.Attendance: 28,227Kickoff Time: 3:00 p.m. PTMVP-MikeAnderson,RB,UniversityofUtah–34carries,254yards,2TDs

TEAM STATISTICS FRESNO UTAH First Downs 16 25Rushes-Yards 32-132 54-334Passing Yards 147 214Total Yards 279 548Passing(Comp-Att-Int) 14-28-011-24-1Punts – Avg. 5-37.2 4-39.0Fumbles – Lost 0-0 0-0Penalties – Yards 6-59 15-151Time of Poss. 24:06 35:54

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING – Fresno St.: Ward 15-63; Gaines 8-34; Armstrong 4-29; Smith 3-22; Wright 2-4. Utah:Anderson34-254;Bacon8-91;Russell1-4;Arceneaux9-14;Croshaw2-0.PASSING –FresnoSt.:Volek14-28-0-147.Utah:Arceneaux8-15-0-94;Croshaw3-9-1-120.RECEIVING – Fresno St.: Wright 6-55; Smith 4-53; Armstrong 1-20; Mahdi 1-8; Branstetter 1-6; Berrian 1-5.Utah:Russell5-96;Bendinger2-70;Utu2-28;Anderson1-15;Richardson1-5.

Utah Head Coach: Ron McBride

Fresno State Head Coach: Pat Hill

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First QuarterFS Williams 75-yard yard blocked FG return (Hanna kick)UTAH Anderson 34-yard run (Truhe kick)

Third QuarterFS Hanna 27-yard FGUTAH Anderson 5-yard run (Truhe kick)

Fourth QuarterFS Ward 2-yard run (kick blocked)UTAH Truhe 33-yard FG

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2000

(Thursday, Dec. 21, 2000) – Both participants entered the Las Vegas Bowl with momentum. After falling to 4-5, Arkansas finishedtheseasonwithwinsoverSEC-rivalsMississippiStateandLSUtoearnaberthinthe

LasVegasBowl. Similarly,after falling to4-5aftera loss toUtah,UNLVrecorded threestraight wins and capped the season with a thrilling 34-32 win against Hawaii. The Razor-backsjumpedouttoa14-7leadmidwaythroughthesecondquarterwhenQBRobbyHampton found Boo Williams for a 25-yard touchdown pass. The Rebels answered be-fore halftime when eventual Las Vegas Bowl MVP Jason Thomas found Nate Turner forfiveyardstotiethescoreat14-14.Inthesecondhalf,UNLVtooktheleadforthefirsttimewhenThomashookedupwithTroyMasonfor54yards.TheRebelsneverrelinquishedtheleadholdingtheRazorbacksscorelessinthesecondhalftorecorda 31-14 victory. Keys to the game: UNLVaveraged7.4yardsperplayandout-gainedArkansas476-298intotalyards.JasonThomaswasefficientinthepassinggame(12-17-0-

217) and threw 3 touchdown passes. Attendance: 29,113

Kickoff Time: 5:08 p.m. PTMVP –JasonThomas,QB,UNLV–12-17,217yards,3TDs

TEAM STATISTICS ARK UNLV First Downs 15 19Rushes - Yards 32-127 47-314Passing Yards 183 217Total Yards 298 476Passing(Comp-Att-Int) 18-40-012-17-0Punts – Avg. 7-46.1 4-40.3Fumbles – Lost 0-0 6-1Penalties – Yards 6-76 12-119Time of Poss. 29:35 30:25

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING –Arkansas:Holmes26-104;Howard1-12;Hampton4-10;Stinson1-1.UNLV:Rudolf14-110; Brown 13-80; Wofford 4-44; Thomas 10-45; Turner 1-18; Johnson 2-12; Costa 1-4; Gordon 1-1; Team 1-(minus 22). PASSING–Arkansas:Hampton18-40-0-183.UNLV:Thomas12-17-0-217.RECEIVING–Arkansas:Williams7-97;Smith4-26;Snowden4-20;Hamilton2-33;Stinson1-7.UNLV:Turner 8-126; Mason 3-89; Wofford 1-2.

UNLV Head Coach: John Robinson

Arkansas Head Coach: Houston Nutt

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First QuarterARK Stinson 7-yard pass from Hampton (O’Donohoe kick)

Second QuarterUNLV Turner 19-yard pass from Thomas (Pieffer kick)ARK Williams 25-yard pass from Hampton (O’Donohoe kick)UNLV Turner 5-yard pass from Thomas (Pieffer kick)

Third QuarterUNLV Mason 54-yard pass from Thomas (Pieffer kick)

Fourth QuarterUNLV Pieffer 26-yard FGUNLV Brown 18-yard run (Pieffer kick)

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2001Sega Sports Las Vegas Bowl

(Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2001)–InthefirstLasVegasBowlplayedonChristmasDay,theUniversityofUtahUtesoftheMoun-tainWestConferencerecordeda10-6victoryoverthePac-10Conference’sUSCTrojans.The

Utahrushinggame,headedbythetandemofAdamTate(23rushesfor103yards)andMVP Dameon Hunter (17 rushes for 94 yards), controlled the line of scrimmage and dominatedtimeofpossession,holdingtheballfor38:01.TheUtescontrolledthefirst30minutesandled10-0athalftimeona3-yardtouchdownrunbyTateinthefirstquarteranda26-yardfieldgoalbyRyanKaneshirointhesecond.TheTrojans,ledbyjuniorQBCarsonPalmer,beganthethirdperiodwithan80-yard12-playdrivetocutUtah’sleadto10-6. TheUtesdefenseheld theTrojansscorelesstherestof thewaytoclaim the Sega Sports Las Vegas Bowl championship trophy.Keys to the game: UtahheldUSCto1-yardrushingand151-yardstotalandcon-trolledtheballfor38:01.Asateam,Utahrushedtheball54timesfor222yards.Attendance: 30,894Kickoff Time: 1:30 p.m. PTMVP–DameonHunter,RB,UniversityofUtah–17carries,94yards

TEAM STATISTICS UTAH USC First Downs 20 12Rushes - Yards 54-222 25-1Passing Yards 136 150Total Yards 358 151Passing(Comp-Att-Int) 11-21-1 15-26-0Punts – Avg. 6-38.0 8-37.8Fumbles – Lost 0-0 0-0Penalties – Yards 10-95 6-47Time of Poss. 38:01 21:59

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING–Utah:Tate23-103;Hunter17-94;Russell2-15;Ita’Aehau1-7;Houston1-3;Rice12-1;Smith1-1;Fortune1-1;Team2-(minus3).USC:Byrd10-31;Howard3-14;Poston3-12;Hale1-8;Team 2-(minus 13); Palmer 6-(minus 51).PASSING–Utah:Rice12-21-1-136.USC:Palmer15-26-0-150.RECEIVING–Utah:Lyman4-41;Richardson3-35;Smith2-24;Russell2-19;Houston1-17.USC:Kelly 3-33; Pitts 3-32; Colbert 2-38; Holmes 2-16; Dickerson 2-8; Hale 1-13; Byrd 1-8; Landrigan 1-2.

Utah Head Coach: Ron McBride

USC Head Coach: Pete Carroll

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First QuarterUTAH Tate 3-yard run (Kaneshiro kick)

Second QuarterUTAH Kaneshiro 26-yard FG

Third QuarterUSC Byrd 2-yard run (Davis kick failed)

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2002

(Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2002) –UCLAinterimheadcoachEdKezirianledtheBruinstoa27-13victoryoverNewMexicointheeleventheditionoftheLasVegasBowl.UNM,makingonlyitssecondbowlappearancein41

years,jumpedouttoa6-3leadona55-yardinterceptionreturnbyDesmarBlackinthefirstquarter.Followingthetouchdown,KatieHnidabecamethefirstwomantoplayinaDivisionI-Afootballgamewhensheattemptedtheextrapoint.Thekick,whichsailedlow,wasblockedbytheBruins.Inthesecondhalf,UCLA(8-5)gotthebigplaysanddefensivestops it needed to seal the victory. The Bruins put the game away with a 74-yard punt returnbyMVPCraigBraggandtwotouchdownsinthefourthquarteroffNewMexicoturnovers.SafetyJarradPagescoredoneminuteintothefourthquarterona29-yardinterception return after he picked the ball out of the air on a pass from Casey Kelly that hit tight end Zach Cresap in the back. Freshman halfback Tyler Ebell scored with 10:40 left after New Mexico’s third turnover of the game – a fumble by wide receiver Joe Manning that was recovered by linebacker Brandon Chillar at the Lobo 31.Keys to the game:Despitebeingout-gainedbyNewMexicointotaloffense,UCLAreturned an interception and punt for scores in the win.

Attendance: 30,324Kickoff Time: 1:30 p.m. PT

MVP–CraigBragg,WR,UCLA–4catches,38yards,returnedpunt74yardsforaTD

TEAM STATISTICS UCLA UNM First Downs 9 15Rushes -Yards 39-73 34-45Passing Yards 94 237Total Yards 167 282Passing(Comp-Att-Int) 12-22-118-35-1Punts – Avg. 8-44.9 6-38.5Fumbles – Lost 1-0 4-2Penalties – Yards 10-108 9-68Time of Poss. 31:13 28:47

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING – New Mexico: Brody 4-17; Moore 14-17; Counter 1-9; Boyd 2-5; Millea 3-2; Byrd 1-1; Kelly 8-(minus4);Gaus1-(minus4).UCLA:Ebell25-70;White9-23;Harris1-0;Sciarra1-(minus4);Olson1-(minus 4); Moore 2-(minus 12). PASSING – New Mexico: Kelly 18-32-1-237; Brunker 0-1-0-0; Millea 0-1-0-0; Team 0-1-0-0. UCLA:Moore9-16-0-80;Olson3-6-1-14;Sciarra0-0-0-0.RECEIVING – New Mexico: Counter 5-78; Farrell 4-78; Manning 3-42; Moore 3-13; Cresap 1-15; Thomas1-7;Penley1-4.UCLA:Bragg4-38;Taylor4-19;White2-18;Carter1-16;Groves1-3.

UCLA Interim Head Coach: Ed Kezirian

New Mexico Head Coach: Rocky Long

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First QuarterUCLA Fikse 49-yard FGUNM Black 55-yard interception return (kick blocked)UCLA Fikse 39-yard FG

Second QuarterUCLA Bragg 74-yard punt return (Fiske kick)

Third QuarterUCLA Page29-yardinterceptionreturn(Griffithkick)

Fourth QuarterUCLA Ebell 1-yard run (Fikse kick)UNM Manning11-yardpassfromKelly(Byrdkick)

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UCLA 3 3 7 14 - 27New Mexico 6 0 0 7 - 13

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2003Las Vegas Bowl XII

(Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2003)–InMikeRiley’sfirstbowlappearanceasaheadcoach,OregonStatecompletelydominatedNew Mexico by a score of 55-14. Junior running back Steven Jackson, a native of Las Vegas,

earnedLasVegasBowlMVPhonorsafterscoringfivetouchdownsandrushingfor149yardson28carries.Healsohadfivecatchesfor51yardsfor200all-purposeyards.Jackson’sfivescores–a34-yardtouchdownreceptionfromDerekAndersonandtouchdownrunsof 3, 11, 6 and 1 yards – tied the all-time bowl record held by two players: Sheldon CanleyofSanJoseStatewhoscoredfivetimesagainstCentralMichiganin1990’sCaliforniaBowlandBarrySanderswhotalliedfivescores(allrushing)againstWyo-ming in the 1988 Holiday Bowl. On the defensive side, Oregon State held heralded sophomore running back DonTrell Moore to 5 yards on 11 carries. Keys to the game:OregonStateheldNewMexicotoonefirstdowninthefirsthalfand21totalyardsthroughthefirstthreequarters.Attendance: 25,437Kickoff Time: 4:30 p.m. PTMVP – Steven Jackson, RB, Oregon State – 28 carries, 149 yards. 4 TDs

TEAM STATISTICS OSU UNM First Downs 29 7 Rushes -Yards 35-154 34-6 Passing Yards 386 121 Total Yards 540 127Passing(Comp-Att-Int) 27-41-1 10-23-1Punts – Avg. 3-37 10-39Fumbles – Lost 1-1 1-1Penalties – Yards 10-94 13-103Time of Poss. 29:36 30:24

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING – Oregon St.: Jackson 28-149; Newson 1-5; Wright 5-3; Anderson 1-(minus 3). New Mexico: Byrd 2-13; McKamey 5-7; Moore 11-5; Brody 1-3; Cox 4-(minus 1); Kelly 9-(minus 20). PASSING–OregonSt.:Anderson21-32-1-322;Rothenfluh6-8-0-64;Newson0-1-0-0.NewMexico:Kelly 4-12-0-32; McKamey 4-9-1-25; Brunker 1-1-0-18; Baskett 1-1-0-46. RECEIVING – Oregon St.: Euhus 7-121; Hass 6-88; Jackson 5-51; Newson 3-57; Gillett 3-25; Hawkins 1-19; Newton 1-15; Wright 1-10. New Mexico: Counter 2-63; Augustyniak 2-11; Thomas 2-3; Baskett 1-27; McKamey 1-18; Cresap 1-3; Moore 1-(-4).

Oregon State Head Coach: Mike Riley

New Mexico Head Coach: Rocky Long

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First QuarterOSU Jackson 34-yard pass from Anderson (Yliniemi kick)OSU Yliniemi 21-yard FGUNM Baskett 27-yard pass from Kelly (Zunker kick)OSU Hass 42-yard pass from Anderson (Yliniemi kick)

Second QuarterOSU Jackson 3-yard run (Yliniemi kick)OSU Jackson 11-yard run (Yliniemi kick)

Third QuarterOSU Jackson 6-yard run (Yliniemi kick)OSU Yliniemi 31-yard FG

Fourth QuarterOSU Jackson 1-yard run (Yliniemi kick)UNM Counter 17-yard pass from McKamey (Zunker kick)OSU Hawkins19-yardpassfromRothenfluh(Yliniemikick)

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(Thursday, Dec. 23, 2004)–Wyomingwonitsfirstbowlgameinnearly30years,upsettingheavilyfavoredUCLA24-21inthe13th edition of the Pioneer PureVision Las Vegas Bowl before a bowl-record crowd of 27,784 at Sam

BoydStadium.TheCowboysjumpedouttoanearly10-0leadona39-yardfieldgoalbyDericYaussi and then a 10-yard touchdown pass from Corey Bramlet to Tyler Holden late in the openingquarter.UCLAansweredwith twopassingtouchdowns in thesecondquarter, thefirsta26-yardhook-upbetweenBruinquarterbackDrewOlsonandwide receiverJuniorTaylor, cutting the lead to 10-7. After Olson hurt his knee, Bruin backup David Koral came in and kept the Bruin offense moving connecting with Craig Bragg twice, once in the sec-ondandagain in the third quarter to giveUCLAa 21-10 lead heading into the fourthquarter.TheCowboysusedatrickplaytocutintothedeficit,asJovonBouknightthrewa pass on a wide receiver reverse that J.J. Raterink hauled in for a 22-yard touchdown thattrimmedthemarginto21-17.BramletthencompletedtheCowboycomeback,firinga 12-yard touchdown pass to John Wadkowski with 57 seconds left in the game. Bramlet finishedthegamewith307yardspassingandtwotouchdowns,earninghimMVPhonors.Keys to the game: Wyoming threw for 329 yards through the air, including three touch-downpasseswhileUCLAhadjust185passingyards.


MVP – Corey Bramlet, QB, Wyoming – 20-34, 307 yards, 2 TDs

TEAM STATISTICS WYO UCLA First Downs 19 19 Rushes – Yards 30-76 42-126 Passing Yards 329 185 Total Yards 405 311Passing(Comp-Att-Int) 21-38-1 13-24-0Punts – Avg. 7-32.0 6-44.0Fumbles – Lost 1-0 6-2Penalties – Yards 11-114 10-84Time of Poss. 30:11 29:49

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING –Wyoming:Harris13-27;Davis1-16;Harrison5-16;Bouknight1-13;Bramlet9-5.UCLA:Drew 25-126; Markey 5-20; White 3-3; Olson 1-(minus 9); Koral 8-(minus 14). PASSING–Wyoming:Bramlet20-34-1-307;Raterink0-3-0-0;Bouknight1-1-0-22.UCLA:Olson6-12-0-96; Koral 12-7-0-89. RECEIVING – Wyoming: Bouknight 5-107; Holden 4-115; Pleasant 4-51; Barge 3-8; Wadkowski 2-20; Raterink1-22;Ford1-5;Harris1-1.UCLA:Bragg7-95;Markey2-14;Taylor1-29;White1-6.

Wyoming Head Coach: Joe Glenn

UCLA Head Coach: Karl Dorrell

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2004First QuarterWYO Yaussi 39-yard FGWYO Holden 10-yard pass from Bramlet (Yaussi kick)

Second QuarterUCLA Taylor 26-yard pass from Drew Olson (Medlock kick)UCLA Bragg 17-yard pass from Koral (Medlock kick)

Third QuarterUCLA Bragg 25-yard pass from Koral (Medlock kick)

Fourth QuarterWYO Raterink 22-yard pass from Bouknight (Yaussi kick)WYO Wadkowski 12-yard pass from Bramlet (Yaussi kick)

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2005Pioneer PureVision Las Vegas Bowl

(Thursday, Dec. 22, 2005) – Cal’s Marshawn Lynch rushed for career highs of 194 yards and three touchdowns to help the Gold-enBearsholdoffBYUandwinthe2005PioneerPureVisionLasVegasBowl35-28beforeapacked

Sam Boyd Stadium on Dec. 22. Lynch earned MVP honors for his running efforts while teammate DeSean Jackson caught two scoring passes for Cal, which improved to 8-4. Cal took a 21-point leadintothefinalquarterafterLynch’s35-yardscoringrunandJackson’s22-yarddivingTDcatchinthethird.ButBYUquarterbackJohnBeckrespondedwithscoringpassestoJonnyHarline and Todd Watkins, whose 9-yard grab with 5:35 left cut Cal’s lead to seven points. BYUhadachancetotielateinthegame,butBeck’sarmwashitbyCallinemanPhillipMbakogu, and Daymeion Hughes intercepted the wobbling pass to seal the Bears’ second bowl victory in three postseason trips under head coach Jeff Tedford. Beck set Pioneer PureVision Las Vegas Bowl records by going 35-for-53 for 352 yards and three TDs. En-joyingplayingbeforeapartisanCougarcrowdamongthebowl-record40,053fans,BYUmadeitsfirstbowltripinfouryearsandfinishedtheseasonat6-6.Keys to the game: Marshawn Lynch ran for nearly 200 yards himself and the Cal ground gamerackedup241yardswhileBYUranforjust94yards.


MVP – Marshawn Lynch, RB, Cal – 24 carries, 199 yards, 3 TDs

TEAM STATISTICS BYU CAL First Downs 27 26 Rushes - Yards 27-94 43-241 Passing Yards 352 228Total Yards 446 469Passing(Comp-Att-Int) 35-53-216-23-0Punts – Avg. 4-41.8 4-41.3Fumbles – Lost 1-0 1-0Penalties – Yards 12-103 9-85Time of Poss. 33:07 26:53

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING–BYU:Beck7-42;Brown12-28;Tahi8-24.CAL:Lynch24-194;Forsett8-37;Jordan2-10;Manderino 2-7; Levy 4-0. PASSING–BYU:Beck53-35-2-352.CAL:Levy23-16-0-228.RECEIVING–BYU:Meikle12-93;Harline7-73;Watkins5-93;Brown5-45;Allen2-31;Tahi2-9;Coats1-7; Ashworth 1-1. CAL: Jackson 6-130; Jordan 3-15; Beegun 2-32; Lynch 2-27; Manderino 2-20; DeSa 1-4

California Head Coach: Jeff Tedford

BYU Head Coach: Bronco Mendenhall

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First QuarterCal Lynch 3-yard run (Schneider kick)

Second QuarterBYU Brown 19-yard pass from Beck (McLaughlin kick)Cal Lynch 23-yard run (Schneider kick)BYU Tahi 3-yard run (McLaughlin kick)Cal Jackson 42-yard pass from Levy (Schneider kick)

Third QuarterCal Lynch 35-yard run (Schneider kick)Cal Jackson 22-yard pass from Levy (Schneider kick)

Fourth QuarterBYU Harline 7-yard pass from Beck (McLaughlin kick)BYU Watkins 9-yard pass from Beck (McLaughlin kick)

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2006YEAR-BY-YEAR GAME RECAPS

(Thursday, Dec. 21, 2006)–BYUquarterbackJohnBeckstoodonthepodiumaboveathrongofblue-cladfanssodensethegreenfieldbelowthemwasbarelyvisible.Afterfiveyearsoffrustrationandadecadeofpostseasonfutil-

ity,BYUfinallyhadsomethingtocelebrate.Beckpassedfor375yardsandtwotouchdowns,leadingthe No. 19 Cougars to a 38-8 victory over Oregon in the Pioneer PureVision Las Vegas Bowl. BYU(11-2)closedtheseasonwith10straightvictories,cappingthestreakwithitsfirstbowl

win since the 1996 season. Beck was 28-for-46 with two interceptions, and got plenty of help. Curtis Brown ran for 120 yards and two TDs, Jonny Harline, voted game MVP, caught nine passesfor181yardsandJustinRobinsoninterceptedtwopassesforBYU,whichshutouttheDucks(7-6)throughthreequarters.Beck,Brown,HarlineandRobinsonwereallplay-ingtheirfinalgamefortheCougars.CougarsfanswhopackedSamBoydStadiumwitharecordcrowdof44,615stormedthefieldafterthefinalplayincelebrationoftheBYUblowout.Itwasthelargestcrowdinstadiumhistory,breakingtheprevioushighof42,075fansforUNLV’sgameagainstWisconsinin2002,andthefanswerenearlyallwearingBYUdarkblue.Keys to the game:BYUrackedup548yardsoftotaloffense,including181yardsreceiv-ingbyJonnyHarlineand375yardspassingbyquarterbackJohnBeck.


MVP – Jonny Harline, TE, BYU–9receptions,181

yards, 1 TDTEAM STATISTICS BYU UO First Downs 27 26 Rushes - Yards 27-94 43-241 Passing Yards 352 228Total Yards 446 469Passing(Comp-Att-Int) 35-53-2 16-23-0Punts – Avg. 4-41.8 4-41.3Fumbles – Lost 1-0 1-0Penalties – Yards 12-103 9-85Time of Poss. 33:07 26:53

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING –BYU:Brown17-120;Beck6-26;Tonga4-21;Meikle2-3;Vakapuna2-3.OREGON:Dixon10-51; Johnson 6-41; Stewart 7-21; Leaf 7-(-19);PASSING–BYU:Beck46-28-2-375-2OREGON:Dixon20-10-1-122-1;Leaf14-6-1-44-0.RECEIVING–BYU:Harline9-181;Brown7-55;Tonga4-52;Jacobson2-26;Reed2-14;Collie2-10;Allen 1-34; Vakapuna 1-3 OREGON: Kent 5-33; Johnson 3-25; Dickson 3-20; Paysinger 1-47; Rosario 1-12; Stewart 1-9; Strong 1-8; Finley 1-7; Colvin 1-5.


Oregon Head Coach: Mike Bellotti

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Second QuarterBYU — McLaughlin 24-yard FGBYU Brown 6-yard run (McLaughlin kick)BYU Harline 41-yard pass from Beck (McLaughlin kick)

Third QuarterBYU Brown 4-yard run (McLaughlin kick)

Fourth QuarterBYU Beck 13-yard run (McLaughlin kick)UO Paysinger 47-yard pass from Dixon (Johnson rush)BYU Tonga 17-yard pass from Beck (McLaughlin)

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Pioneer Las Vegas Bowl

(Saturday, Dec. 22, 2007)–BYU(11-2)wonitssecond-consecutivePioneerLasVegasBowl,escapingwitha17-16victoryoverUCLA(6-7)afterdefensivelinemanEathynManumaleunablockeda28-yardfieldgoalastimeexpired.

The second-largest crowd (40,712) in Pioneer Las Vegas Bowl history and an ESPNHD audience watched the thrilling game. The unlikely ending followed a record-setting night by Bruin place-

kicker Kai Forbath, who made a bowl-record 52-yard kick, along with attempts of 50 and 22 yardsthatkepttheBruinsinit.UCLAdrovenearlytheentirelengthofthefieldinthefinaltwo minutes to line up Forbath for the potential winner. But Manumaleuna and Brett Den-neyledasurgebythedefensivelinefortheblockandtheCougarsgottheirfirstwinovertheBruinssinceSteveYoungwastheCougars’quarterback.CougarwidereceiverAustinCollie,theMVPofthebowl,finishedwithsixreceptionsfor107yardsandatouchdowninhelpingBYUwinits10thstraightdespitegettingshutoutinthesecondhalf.SophomorequarterbackMaxHallthrewtwotouchdownsinthefirsthalfasBYUgrabbeda17-6lead.The Cougar victory avenged a 27-17 regular-season loss in Los Angeles and it snapped a seven-game losing streak to the Bruins. Keys to the game:BYUdefensivelinemanEathynManumaleunablockeda28-yardfieldgoal as time expired.


MVP–AustinCollie,WR,BYU–8receptions,107yards,1TD

TEAM STATISTICS UCLA BYU First Downs 18 17 Rushes - Yards 47-162 28-34 Passing Yards 154 231Total Yards 316 265Passing(Comp-Att-Int) 11-29-1 21-35-0Punts – Avg. 8-36.9 8-32.0Fumbles – Lost 2-1 2-2Penalties – Yards 5-46 2-20Time of Poss. 33:13 26:47

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING –UCLA:Markey27-117;Ramirez4-26;Rasshan4-17;Moline4-14;Cowan1-2;Breazell1-(-5);Bethel-Thompson6-(-9).BYU:Tonga3-21;Unga17-16;Vakapuna3-4;Hall5-(-7).PASSING–UCLA:Bethel-Thompson11-27-1-154-1;Breazell0-1-0-0-0;Rasshan0-1-0-0-0.BYU:Hall21-35-0-231-2. RECEIVING–UCLA:Breazell4-44;Austin3-34;Paulsen2-43;Cowan1-28;Markey1-5.BYU:Collie6-107;Pitta5-38;Unga3-26;Reed2-19;Semanoff2-17;George2-12;Allen1-12.


UCLA Interim Head Coach: DeWayne Walker

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First QuarterUCLA Forbath 22-yard FGBYU Payne 29-yard FG

Second QuarterBYU Collie 14-yard pass from Hall (Payne kick)UCLA Forbath 52-yard FGBYU Reed 13-yard pas from Hall (Payne kick)UCLA Breazell 4-yard pass from Bethel-Thompson (Forbath kick)

Fourth QuarterUCLA Forbath 50-yard FG

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(Saturday, Dec. 20, 2008)–ArizonaquarterbackWillieTuitamathrewfortwotouchdownsandranforanotherinleadinghisteamtoitsfirstbowl-gamevictoryinadecadeastheWildcatsralliedtodefeatBYU31-21in

the 17th edition of the Pioneer Las Vegas Bowl on December 20. Starring before a sold-out crowd of 40,047 fans at Sam Boyd Stadium, the senior signal caller won most valuable

player honors after passing for 325 yards. He threw a 37-yard score to Delashaun Dean inthethirdquarterandthena24-yardtouchdowntoRobGronkowskijustafewminuteslaterasArizonaovercamea14-10BYUleadinthesecondhalf.TheWildcatsfinishedtheseasonat8-5afterplayingintheirfirstbowlgamesincethe1998HolidayBowl.BYU,whichmissedallthreeofitsfield-goalattempts,turnedtheballoverthreetimes.Quarterback Max Hall lost two fumbles and threw an interception as the Cougars, whoweremakingtheirfourthstraightappearanceinthegame,finished10-3overall.Keys to the game: After falling behind, Arizona scores 21 straight points as Willie Tuitamathrowsfortwothird-quartertouchdownsandthenscoresonasix-yardruntoputtheWildcatsup31-14lateinthefourthquarter.Attendance: 40,047Kickoff Time: 5:06 p.m. PT

MVP – Willie Tuitama, QB, Arizona – 24-35, 325 yards, 2 TDs, 1 rushing TD

TEAM STATISTICS BYU UA First Downs 22 20 Rushes - Yards 32-116 28-91 Passing Yards 328 325Total Yards 444 416Passing(Comp-Att-Int) 30-46-1 24-35-0Punts – Avg. 3-37.0 3-32.3Fumbles – Lost 4-2 3-3Penalties – Yards 10-76 7-54Time of Poss. 32:48 27:12

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING –BYU:Unga17-71;Kariya3-24;Hall10-16;Collie1-3;Vakapuna1-2.UA:Grigsby20-87;Thomas 3-12; Team 2-(-4); Tuitama 3-(-4).PASSING–BYU:Hall30-46-1-328-1.UA:Tuitama24-35-0-325-2. RECEIVING–BYU:Collie11-119;Reed9-117;Pitta5-58;George2-15;Kariya1-8;Unga1-6;Vakapu-na1-5.UA:Dean7-88;Turner4-111;Thomas4-29;R.Gronkowski4-27;C.Gronkowski2-43;Antolin2-21; Criner 1-6.

Arizona Head Coach: Mike Stoops


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2008First QuarterUA Grigsby 1-yard run (Bondzio kick) 6:23

Second QuarterUA Bondzio 31-yard FG 9:21BYU Unga1-yardrun(Paynekick) 6:50

Third QuarterBYU George 1-yard pass from Hall (Payne kick) 11:21UA Dean 37-yard pass from Tuitama (Bondzio kick) 7:07UA Gronkowski 24-yard pass from Tuitama (Bondzio kick) 0:25

Fourth QuarterUA Tuitama 6-yard run (Bondzio kick) 6:09BYU Hall 1-yard run (Payne kick) 3:38

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(Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2009)–BYUquarterbackMaxHallcompleted19-of-30passesandthrewforthreetouchdownsasthe Cougars ran away with the 44-20 win over the Oregon State Beavers in the 18th-annual Las

VegasBowl.BYU,makingitsfifthstraightappearanceintheLasVegasBowl,feelbehind7-0earlyaftertheBeavers’SeanCanfieldpuncheditinfromayardoutinthefirstquarter.TheCougarswouldanswer,tyingthegameat7-7followingaHarveyUngaone-yardtouch-downrunandthentakingtheleadafterMattBaumanscoopedupaJacquizzRodgersfumbleandreturnedit34yardsforthego-aheadscore.BYUaddedtoitsleadinthesecondwithaMitchPaynefieldgoalandaLukeAshworth25-yardtouchdownrecep-tion from Hall, bringing the score to 23-7 at half. Hall added a touchdown pass in the thirdandfourth,helpingputthegameoutofreachat37-7.TheCougarsheldtheOSUoffense to under 100 yards rushing on the night. Hall took home MVP honors as he helpedBYUtoitsthirdLasVegasBowltitleinfiveyears.Keys to the game: Cougars score 37 unanswered points after falling behind 7-0 in thefirstquarter.Attendance: 40,018

Kickoff Time: 5:01 p.m. PTMVP–MaxHall,QB,BYU–19-30,192yards,3TDs

TEAM STATISTICS OSU BYU First Downs 17 18 Rushes - Yards 27-88 35-116 Passing Yards 217 192Total Yards 305 308Passing(Comp-Att-Int) 22-47-1 19-30-0Punts – Avg. 4-26.0 4-37.5Fumbles – Lost 2-2 2-2Penalties – Yards 11-96 9-73Time of Poss. 29:57 30:03

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING –OSU:Rodgers;Jacq.18-63-1;Rodgers;James4-14;Katz2-9;Canfield2-1;Stevenson1-1.BYU:Unga24-71-1;Tonga5-42-1;Jorgensen1-6;Hall5-(-3).PASSING–OSU:Canfield19-40-1-168-0;Katz2-6-0-46-1;Hekker1-10-3-0.BYU:Hall19-30-0-192-3. RECEIVING–OSU:Adeniji7-102-1;Rodgers;James4-30;Rodgers;Jacq.4-13;Bishop2-21;Kjos1-20;Halahuni1-12;Wheaton1-12;Parker1-4;Mitchell1-3.BYU:Pitta5-45-1;George4-46;Unga3-15; Jacobson 2-27; Tonga 2-19-1; Ashworth 1-25-1; Di Luigi 1-9; Chambers 1-6.


Oregon State Head Coach: Mike Riley

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2009First QuarterOSU Canfield1-yardrun(Kahutkick) 8:46BYU Unga1-yardrun(Paynekick) 2:47BYU Bauman 34-yard fumble recovery (Payne kick) 1:41

Second QuarterBYU Payne28-yardfieldgoal 9:21BYU Ashworth 25-yard pass from Hall (kick failed) 6:22

Third QuarterBYU Pitta 17-yard pass from Hall (Payne kick) 8:51

Fourth QuarterBYU Tonga 15-yard pass from Hall (Payne kick) 12:51OSU Rodgers,Jacq.1-ydrun(Kahutkick) 9:00BYU Tonga 18-yard run (Payne kick) 3:22OSU Adeniji 31-yard pass from Katz (Kahut kick) 2:35

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(Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2010) – Kellen Moore threw for 339 yards on 28-of-38 attempts and two touchdowns, helping lead No. 10 Boise State to a 26-3 victory and endNo.19Utah’snine-gamebowlwinningstreakhereattheMAACOBowlLasVegasatSamBoydStadium.

Moore was voted the Rossi T. Ralenkotter Most Valuable Player for the game, overcoming a slow start in which the Broncos turned theballoveronthreeoftheirfirstfivepossessionsandwereheldscorelessintheopeningquarterforthefirsttimeallseason.

UtahcouldnotcapitalizeearlyafterrecoveringaBoiseStatefumbleonitsown20-yardline,losingtwoyardsonthedrivebeforepullinga39-yardfieldgoalattemptwideleft.LinebackerChazWalkersettheUtesupwithgreatfieldpositionafterinterceptingMooreandmakinghiswaydowntothe32-yardline.Utah’sJoePhillipsconnectedfrom44yardsouttogivetheUtesa3-0leadwithjustunderaminuteontheclockintheopeningquarter. Boise answered in the second with 16 points, highlighted by the longest play from scrimmage in Las Vegas Bowl history,an84-yardrunfromDougMartin.Martinfinishedwith147yardson17carriesforthenight,out-rushingUtah’sentireteamintheprocess.AfteraKyleBrotzman29-yardfieldgoal,theBroncosgrabbedcontinuedtheirmomentumheadingintothelock-er room by utilizing perfect execution of the two-minute drill with under a minute left in the half. Moore completed twostraightpassesbeforefindingastreakingTylerShoemakerdownthemiddleofthefieldfrom25yardsout.Shoemakerwasoneof threeBroncos to haul in at least five catcheson thenight, joiningTitusYoung (sixcatches, 64 yards) and Austin Pettis, who lead all receivers with 12 receptions for 147 yards and a touchdown. BoiseStateaddedatouchdowninthethirdquarterwhenMoorefoundPettisfrom18yardsoutandBortzmanconverted a 21-yard chip shot in the fourth to cap the scoring at 26-3 in favor of the co-Western Athletic Confer-ence champions.TheBroncosdominatedoffensively,outgainingUtah543-200for thegameandheldtheUtesto justeightfirst

downs on the night.Boise State, which was the high-est-ranked team to appear in a

Las Vegas Bowl, improved to 12-1 overallwhiletheUtes,whocamein2-0 in Las Vegas Bowls, finished

the season at 10-3 overall.Keys to the game: Broncos score 26

unanswered points after falling behind 3-0 inthefirstquarter


MVP – Kellen Moore, QB, Boise State – 28-38, 339 yards, 2 TDs

TEAM STATISTICS UTAH BSUFirst Downs 8 23 Rushes - Yards 29-107 37-202Passing Yards 93 341Total Yards 200 543Passing(Comp-Att-Int) 10-24-0 29-40-1Punts – Avg. 5-41.2 1-47.0Fumbles – Lost 3-3 4-3Penalties – Yards 10-83 3-29Time of Poss. 26:50 33:10

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING –UTAH:Wide6-34;Smithson3-32;Asiata5-22;Cain14-19;Brooks1-0.BSU:Martin17-147-2; Avery 12-55; Young 3-9; Potter 1-1; Paul 1-1; Moore 3-(-11);PASSING–UTAH:Cain12-24-0-93-0BSU:28-38-1-339-2;Potter0-1-0-0-0;Pettis1-1-0-2-0.RECEIVING–UTAH:Smithson3-56;Wide3-21;Asiata1-10;Matthews1-6;Brooks1-5;Vakapuna1-(-5).BSU:Pettis12-147-1;Young6-64;Shoemaker5-89-1;Avery2-15;Martin1-15;Efaw1-7;Potter1-3; Paul 1-1.

Boise State Head Coach: Chris Petersen

Utah Head Coach: Kyle Whittingham

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Second QuarterUTAH Phillips 44-yard FG 0:56

Second QuarterBSU Martin 84-yard run (Brotzman kick) 8:39BSU Brotzman29-yardfieldgoal 2:27BSU Shoemaker 25-yard pass from Moore (2pt. att. failed) 0:18

Third QuarterBSU Pettis 18-yard pass from Moore (Brotzman kick) 8:18

Fourth QuarterBSU Brotzman21-yardfieldgoal 8:49

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(Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011)–Sixth-rankedBoiseStatescoredtouchdownsinfivedifferentwaysaspartofa56-24blowoutwinoverArizonaStatetocapayear-longcelebration of the 20th year of the MAACO Bowl Las Vegas on Dec. 22.

TheBroncos,thehighest-rankedteamintheevent’shistoryatNo.6bythecoaches,wereperhapsonemadefieldgoalawayfrom playing for a BCS title but instead got to be part of a party in Las Vegas before the 35,720 fans at Sam Boyd Stadium. Inwhatwasthefinalgameofoneofcollegefootball’smostsuccessful,KellenMoorebecamethefirstquar-terbackinNCAAFBShistorytoreach50careervictoriesasastarterasBoiseStatecruisedtoitsfirstwinoverASUtoclose the season at 12-1 overall for the second consecutive year.The Broncos started out with a bang thanks to Doug Martin’s 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown on the opening play.ItmarkedthelongestreturninMBLVhistoryandwasthefirsttimeanybowlgamestartedwithareturnforascore since Ohio State did it in the 2007 BCS Championship against Florida. Martin was not nearly done with is heroics, however, as he went on to earn the Rossi T. Ralenkotter MVP Trophy after rolling up a staggering 301 all-purpose yards and two TDs. That total included 151 yards rushing on 31 carries and 26 more through the air on three receptions.Boise State jumped out to a 21-0 lead with a 14-yard TD catch by Tyler Shoemaker and then a two-yard TD grab by Matt Miller both coming from the arm of Moore. Miller brought in another one just before halftime to make it 28-3 at the break. The Sun Devils showed life, however, coming out of the locker room as Rashad Ross took the third-quarterkickoffbackforhisownhighlightplaya98-yardtouchdown.Laterinthegame,ASUwasheadinginfromtheone-yard line looking to close the gap even more but Brock Osweiler’s pass was intercepted by Jamar Taylor, who

returned it 100 yards the other way for a stunning touchdown that sealed the outcome.WhenTravisStanawayscoopedupanASUfumbleandtookit26yardsforsixpointsinthefourthquarter,itmeantBoise State had scored via pass, rush, return, interception and fumble.Despitehiskeypick,OsweilerwasthequarterbackwhocameawaywithhistoricnumbersashebrokeformerBYU

QB John Beck’s MBLV record with 395 yards through the air to go with two scores. A majority of those yards went to Gerell Robinson, who shattered the record for

receiving yards in the MAACO Bowl Las Vegas byfinishingwith241on13grabs,includinga21-

yardscoreinthefinalquarter. While there was not much defense on display,

Boise State did get to Osweiler for four sacks, two by Las Vegas High School graduate Billy Winn, who got

toplayhisfinalcollegegameinhishometown.Kickoff Time: 5:06 p.m. PT

Keys to the game:Broncosrecordeda touchdownfivedifferent ways (pass, rush, return, interception and fumble.)

Attendance: 35,720MVP–DougMartin,RB,BSU–31-151yards,1TD

TEAM STATISTICS ASU BSU First Downs 22 27 Rushes - Yards 21-(-11) 35-162Passing Yards 395 298Total Yards 384 460Passing(Comp-Att-Int) 30-47-1 27-36-2Punts – Avg. 6-37.3 3-38.0Fumbles – Lost 2-1 1-1Penalties – Yards 10-92 6-55Time of Poss. 28:01 31:59

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING –ASU:Morrison2-15;Marshall11-12;Osweiler8-(-38).BSU:Martin31-151-1;Burroughs1-10; Harper 1-4; Moore; Ke. 1-(-1); Team 1-(-2).PASSING–ASU:Osweiler30-47-1-395-2.BSU:Moore;Ke.26-34-2-293-2;Miller1-1-0-5-1;Moore;Ki.0-1-0-0-0RECEIVING–ASU:Robinson13-241-1;Middlebrooks5-39;Pflugrad4-45;Bell2-41-1;Pickens2-15;Kohl2-9;Ross1-9;Marshall1-(-1).BSU:Efaw5-38-1;Burroughs4-59;Miller4-32-1;Boldewign3-57;Shoemaker 3-35-1; Martin 3-26; Moore; Ki. 2-30; Burroughs 1-12; Potter 1-12; Harper 1-(-3).


Arizona State Head Coach: Dennis Erickson

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First QuarterBSU Martin 100-yard kickoff return (Frisina Kick) 14:46BSU Shoemaker 14-yard pass from Moore (Frisina kick) 4:36

Second QuarterBSU Miller 2-yard pass from Moore 12:03ASU Garoutte32-yardfieldgoal 5:44BSU Efaw 5-yard pass from Miller 0:43

Third QuarterASU Ross 98-yard kickoff return (Garoutte kick) 14:45BSU Taylor 100-yard interception return (Frisina kick) 6:52

Fourth QuarterBSU Harper 4-yard run (Frisina kick) 14:55BSU Stanaway 26-yard fumble return (Frisina kick) 14:17ASU Robinson 21-yard pass from Osweiler (Garoutte Kick) 13:05BSU Martin 2-yard run (Frisina kick) 2:24ASU Bell 30-yard pass from Osweiler (Garoutte Kick) 0:28

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(Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012) – The 21st edition of the game had the makings of a third straight Boise State blowout in the MAACO Bowl Las Vegas but this timetheBroncos’opponentnotonlyralliedbuteventooktheleadinthefourthquarter.Infact,ittookMichaelFrisina’s27-yardfieldgoalwith1:16lefttogiveheadcoachChrisPetersen’ssquadthevictoryonagorgeousSaturdayafternoonat

Sam Boyd Stadium December 22. MountainWestco-championBoiseStatebecamethefirstteamtostartout3-0inthisbowlwitha28-26victoryover

Washington of the Pac-12 Conference in front of 33,217 fans, which was the eighth-biggest Las Vegas Bowl crowd inhistory.Witha12:30pmPTkickoff,the2012versionwasthefirstdayMBLVsinceUCLAdownedNewMexico27-13onChristmasDay2002.ItwasalsothesixthSaturdaykickoffinMAACOBowlLasVegashistoryandthefirstsince2008.Injustthesecondmeetingbetweenthetwoschools,thevictoryimprovedtheBroncosto11-2whiletheHuskies,whobecametheninthPac-12teamtoappearinthebowl,finished7-6overall.Trailing18-3inthesecondquarterafteracoupleofBSUtouchdownpassesandfieldgoals,UWuseda26-yardBishopSankeyrushingscoreandaseven-yardrunbyquarterbackKeithPricetomakeit18-17athalftime.Aftereachsideaddedatouchdowninthethirdquarter,itcamedowntoakickingcontest.Withunderfivemin-utesleft,Washington’sTravisCoonsnaileda38-yardertogivehisteamitsfirstandonlyleadoftheday,26-25.However,aftertheBroncosgotabigkickoffreturn,quarterbackJoeSouthwickcoollyledhissquaddownfieldandsetupFrisina’sgame-winner.BoiseStatelatersealedthewinwhenJeremyIoaneinterceptedPrice’spassastheHuskiesnearedmidfield.Southwickwasefficientallday,finishing26-of-38for264yards,twoscoreandnointerceptions.ItwasSankey,however,whoshinedbrightest.Thesophomoretailbackbecamethefirstplayerfromthelosingteamtobevoted

the winner of the Rossi T. Ralenkotter MVP Trophy after he rushed 30 times for 205 yards and caught six passes for another 74 yards. His rushing total was the second-highest in Las Vegas Bowl history.PetersenjoinedBYU’sBroncoMen-

denhall in becoming the second coach to win three Las Vegas Bowls and the

only one to do without a loss (Menden-hall is 3-2). He said he knew it would be a

tougher go this time around.Keys to the game: The Broncos used three

field goals from Michael Frisina, includingthe game-winner with 1:16 left in the game, to

weather the Husky rally.Kickoff Time: 12:35 p.m. PT

Attendance: 33,217MVP – Bishop Sankey, RB, Washington – 30-205, 1

touchdown

TEAM STATISTICS WASH BSUFirst Downs 20 21 Rushes - Yards 20-205 21-109Passing Yards 242 298Total Yards 447 407Passing(Comp-Att-Int) 20-39-2 27-39-0Punts – Avg. 3-44.7 5-36.4Fumbles – Lost 1-1 2-1Penalties – Yards 2-10 3-23Time of Poss. 30:59 29:01

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING –WASH:Sankey30-205-1;Taylor1-2;Price7-(-2)-1.BSU:Harper16-72;Southwick11-39;Ajayi 4-7; Team 1-(-2); Potter 2-(-4); Williams-Rhodes 2-(-5).PASSING–WASH:Price20-39-2-242-1BSU:Southwick26-38-0-264-2;Potter1-1-0-34-1.RECEIVING–WASH:Williams6-95;Sankey6-74;Seferian-Jenkins6-61-1;Mickens2-12.BSU:Pot-ter 9-55; Miller 6-90; Boldewijn 5-59-1; Harper 3-14; Huff 2-35-2; Burks 1-40; Williams-Rhodes 1-5.


Washington Head Coach: Steve Sarkisian

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First QuarterBSU Frisina 34-yard FG 10:26WASH Coons 26-yard FG 4:47BSU Boldewijn 16-yard pass from Southwick (Frisina kick blocked) 0:15

Second QuarterBSU Frisina 30-yard FG 9:00BSU Huff 34-yard pass from Potter (Conversion failed) 5:25WASH Sankey 26-yard run (Coons kick) 4:42 WASH Price 7-yard run (Coons kick) 0:03

Third QuarterBSU Huff 1-yard pass from Southwick (Frisina kick) 8:13WASH Seferian-Jenkins 6-yard pass from Price (Conversion failed) 2:28

Fourth QuarterWASH Coons 26-yard FG 4:09BSU Frisina 27-yard FG 1:16

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TEAM STATISTICS FS USC First Downs 14 23 Rushes - Yards 6-37 45-143Passing Yards 217 344Total Yards 254 487Passing(Comp-Att-Int) 30-55-1 22-30-1Punts – Avg. 8-44.9 4-36.0Fumbles – Lost 1-1 1-1Penalties – Yards 5-65 11-98Time of Poss. 18:33 38:47

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING –FS:Quezada2-20;Waller4-17.USC:Allen26-75;Isaac8-44;Vainuku3-8;Lee1-6;Akiba 2-6; Jaffe 1-4; Kessler 3-2; TEAM 1-(-2).PASSING–FS:Carr30-54-1-217;Smith0-1-0-0.USC:Kessler22-30-1-344.RECEIVING – FS: Adams 9-74; Peck 6-47; Burse 6-39; Quezada 3-7; Waller 2-25; Jensen 2-9; John-son1-15;Watson1-1.USC:Lee7-118;Agholor5-94;Allen4-33;Rogers2-31;Grimble2-22;Isaac1-35; Telfer 1-11.

USC Interim Head Coach: Clay Helton

Fresno State Head Coach: Tim DeRuyter

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First QuarterUSC Lee 10-yard pass from Kessler (Heidari Kick) 8:54FS Burse 8-yard pass from Carr (McGuire kick blocked) 8:33USC Agholor 40-yard pass from Kessler (Heidari Kick) 6:22

Second QuarterUSC Agholor 17-yard pass from Kessler (Heidari Kick) 9:05USC Allen 24-yard run (Heidari Kick) 7:27USC Lee 40-yard pass from Kessler (Heidari Kick) 0:37

Third QuarterFS Adams 23-yard pass from Carr (McGuire kick) 11:42USC Heidari39-yardfieldgoal 6:44

Fourth QuarterFS Smith 41-yard interception return (McGuire kick) 14:40USC Allen 1-yard run (Heidari Kick) 4:44

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(Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013)–Threedifferentcoaches,includingoneforthefinalgameoftheseason? No problem.

Southern California ended its season with a 45-20 blowout win over 21st-ranked Fresno State in the Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl on Saturday at Sam Boyd Stadium.CodyKesslerpassedfor344yardsandabowl-recordfourtouchdownsinUSC’swinovertheBulldogs

under interim coach Clay Helton, the team’s third head coach in less than three months.MarqiseLeeandNelsonAgholorhauledintwotouchdowncatchesapiece,whileJavoriusAllenrushedtwo more scores.TheTrojans(10-4)earnedtheirfirstpostseasonvictorysince2009,whileFresnoStatestillhasn’twona bowl game since 2007, having lot six of its last seven.DerekCarrpassedforamere217yardsandtwotouchdownsinhisfinalgameatFresnoState(11-2).USCbeattheBulldogs,soundly,openingupa35-6halftimeleadanddefendingFresnoState’sat-tempt at a second half comeback.And while Kessler outplayed his close friend Carr, he set a Las Vegas Bowl record for touchdown passesbeforehalftimewhilefinishing22-for-30.USCmadeitsstatementinthesecondquarter,scor-

ing three touchdowns over a nine-minute span.Kesslerthrewfor243yardsandsettheLasVegasBowlsingle-gamerecordforTDpassesinthefirsthalfalone,butUSC’sdefenseperhapswasevenmorespectacularagainstthenation’stoppassingof-

fense.Despitefinishinghiscollegiatecareerwithoutabowlvictory,CarrbecamethefourthplayerinNCAAhistory

to surpass 5,000 yards passing and 50 TD passes during the game.

Carr, who finished 30 for 54, faced con-stant pressure from Trojans, whose sizzling

blitzing schemes negated Fresno State’s run-ning game and twice stifled the Bulldogs on

fourthdownsinthefirsthalf.Kickoff Time: 12:36 p.m. PT

Keys to the game: The Trojans scored 35 points in the firsthalfandcontroledthepaceofthegame.

Attendance: 42,178MVP–CodyKessler,QB,USC–22-30-1,344yards,4TD



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TEAM STATISTICS UTAH CSUFirst Downs 29 13 Rushes - Yards 48-359 19-12Passing Yards 189 266Total Yards 548 278Passing(Comp-Att-Int) 19-29-1 21-35-1Punts – Avg. 3-39.0 7-44.0Fumbles – Lost 0-0 2-1Penalties – Yards 7-68 7-68Time of Poss. 33:56 26:04


CSU Interim Head Coach: Dave Baldwin

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First QuarterUTAH Wilson 8-yard run (Phillips kick) 12:37UTAH McClellon 16-yard pass from Wilson (Phillips kick) 8:29CSU Grayson 39-yard pass from Lovett (Roberts kick) 5:42UTAH Booker 60-yard run (Phillips kick) 5:30CSU Roberts 41-yard FG 2:09

Second QuarterUTAH Phillips 38-yard FG 8:25

Third QuarterUTAH Wilson 15-yard run (Phillips kick) 4:12

Fourth QuarterUTAH Wilson 12-yard run (Phillips kick) 13:23UTAH Poole 10-yard run (Phillips kick) 12:28

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(Saturday, Dec. 20, 2014)–Utahnotonlyledthenationinsacksthispastseason,andprideditselfbyitsstiflingdefense,whichheldfiveofitsregularseasonopponentsto17pointsorless.InSaturday’sRoyalPurpleLasVegasBowl,the22nd-rankedUtesnevermissedabeat,astheyrouted

Colorado State, 45-10, in the 23rd edition of the game.UtahquarterbackTravisWilsonranforthreetouchdownsandpassedforanotherenroutetowinning

the game’s MVP trophy.Wilson rushed for a season-high 91 yards on 11 carries and completed 17 of 26 passes for 158 yards.Utah(9-4)scoredthreetimesinthefirstquarterandfinishedwith548totalyards,including359on the ground.Devontae Booker ran for 162 yards and a TD and Troy McCormick ran for 86.ColoradoState(10-3)fellbehindinthefirstthreeminutesandneverfoundagrooveforitsnormallyexplosiveoffense.ItwasthefirsttimetheRamsfacedarankedteamthisseason,andmarked their 16th consecutive loss against teams in the Top 25.Mountain West Conference Offensive Player of the Year Garrett Grayson completed 21 of 35 passesfor242yards,butwasunderpressurefromUtah’sdefensiveswarm,mostlyinthesecond

half, when the Rams were forced to throw the ball.Utah,whichledthenationwith52sacks,droppedGraysontwiceinthegame.Graysonalsothrewaninterceptionandlostafumbleinthefourthquarter,bothofwhichresultedinUtahtouchdowns.

Keys to the game:TheUtes’defenseallowed10firstquarter

points and no more the remainder of the game, while their QB Travis

Wilson rushed for three touchdowns and threw for another.

Kickoff Time: 12:36 p.m. PTAttendance: 33,067

MVP – Travis Wilson, QB, Utah – 17-26,158 1 touchdown; 11-91 3 TDs

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING –UTAH:Booker26-162-1;Wilson11-91-3;McCormick5-86;Poole3-12;Thompson2-8;1-3.CSU:Hart7-21;Jarrells6-13;Oden1-12;Team1-(-13);Grayson4-(-21).PASSING–UTAH:Wilson17-26-1-158-1;Schultz2-2-0-31;Thompson0-1-0-0.CSU:Grayson20-34-1-227-0; Lovett 1-1-0-39-1. RECEIVING–UTAH:Scott6-61;Clay4-63;Booker4-24;McClellon2-22-1;Tonga1-9;Fakailoatonga1-7;McCormick1-3.CSU:Higgins7-110;Williams3-49;Hansley3-16;Lovett1-39;Gaines1-12;Jar-rells 1-11; Peralta 1-7; Hart 1-4; Walker 1-2.



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TEAM STATISTICS BYU UTAHFirst Downs 21 14 Rushes - Yards 25-71 47-126Passing Yards 315 71Total Yards 386 197Passing(Comp-Att-Int) 25-56-3 9-16-0Punts – Avg. 4-39.0 6-49.5Fumbles – Lost 2-2 0-0Penalties – Yards 6-54 7-76Time of Poss. 26:52 33:08



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First QuarterUTAH Williams 1-yard run (Phillips kick) 10:59UTAH Carter 28-yard interception return (Phillips kick) 10:42UTAH Williams 1-yard run (Phillips kick) 9:01UTAH Hatfield46-yardinterceptionreturn(Phillipskick) 7:29UTAH Wilson20-yardrun(Phillipskick) 4:38

Second QuarterBYU Peck3-yardpassfromMangum(Samsonkick) 0:36

Third QuarterBYU Bernard10-yardrun(Samsonkick) 10:02

Fourth QuarterBYU Kurtz5-yardpassfromMangum(Samsonkick) 10:33BYU Mangum4-yardrun(Samsonkick) 3:23

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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING –BYU:Bernard7-58-1;Brown5-12;Mangum11-3-1;Canada1-1;Dye1-)-3).UTAH:Wil-liams 25-91-2; Wilson 15-23-1; Hackett 1-21; Poole 1-0; Covey 1-0; Thompson 1(-5).PASSING–BYU:Mangum25-56-3-315-2.UTAH:9-16-0-71-0.RECEIVING–BYU:Houk6-68;Juergens5-55;Kurtz4-56-1;Blackmon3-97;Bernard2-19;Brown2-9;Mathews2-8;Peck1-3.UTAH:Williams2-22;Handley2-16;Covey2-1;Smith1-15;Scott1-9;Thomp-son 1-8.

(Saturday, Dec. 19, 2015)–Utahscored35pointsinthefirst11minutesoftheRoyalPurpleLasVegasBowl,andthat’salltheUteswouldneed.Infact,it’salltheyendedupwithina35-28winoverBYU,inthe24theditionoftheLasVegasBowl,onSaturdayatSamBoydStadium.ItwasthefirstmeetingofintheheatedrivalryknownastheHolyWay,outsideofthestateofUtah.

UtahtookadvantageofBYU’sdisastrousstart,scoringitsfivefirst-quartertouchdownsonturnovers–includingapairofinterceptionsbyTevinCarter–thenheldonforthewinastheCougarsclawedtheirwaybackinthefinalthreequarters.Utahstruckfirstinthegame,whenJoeWilliamsculminatedasix-playdrivewithaone-yardplungejustfourminutesintothegame.Then,oneplayafterBYU’sRileyBurtreturnedthekickofftothe21-yard-line,BYUfreshmanquarterbackTannerMangumwasinterceptedbyTevinCarter,whoraced28yardstoextendtheUtes’lead.SixplaysintoBYU’snextdrive,CarterswipedMangum’sthrowatthe34-yard-lineandreturnedit33yards.Williamspunchedinhissecond1-yardTDrunandsixminutesintotheLasVegasBowltheUteswereahead, 21-0.MangumthrewthisthirdinterceptionofthequarteronBYU’snextdrive,thistimebyDomHatfield,whotookit46yardstothehousetogiveUtaha28-0lead.Four turnovers. Four touchdowns.Makeitfive,onlythistimeitwasBYU’sSquallyCanadawhocougheduptheball.UtahquarterbackTravisWilson,the2014LasVegasBowlMVP,dictatedthefive-playdriveandfinisheditwith20-yardscamperupthe middle.The35-pointfirst-quartersetaLasVegasBowlrecordforpointsinaquarter,aswellasaUtahrecordformostfirst-quarterpoints(since1968).ButBYUwouldn’tgoaway.Itwas

Mangum’spoisethatbroughtBYUback, and gave the Cougars a chance

to steal the game at the end, as the second half was a different story for the

22-year-old. After completing 14 of 30 for 137 yards, three interceptions and one TD

inthefirsthalf,Mangumfinished25of56with two touchdowns and three picks while

rushing for a score too.Kickoff Time: 12:36 p.m. PT

Attendance: 42,213MVP–TevinCarter,DB,Utah–2INTs,1TD



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TEAM STATISTICS UH SDSUFirst Downs 16 13 Rushes - Yards 41-25 37-127Passing Yards 229 128Total Yards 254 255Passing(Comp-Att-Int) 25-34-4 10-14-0Punts – Avg. 4-40.0 7-36.7Fumbles – Lost 0-0 0-0Penalties – Yards 2-10 3-25Time of Poss. 32:12 27:48

UH Head Coach: Major Applewhite

SDSU Head Coach: Rocky Long

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First QuarterUH Cummings 31-yard FG 6:38 UH WardJr.2-yardrun(Cummingskick) 1:22

Second QuarterSDSU Baron23-yardFG 6:28SDSU Baron28-yardFG 1:29

Third QuarterSDSU Pumphrey32-yardrun(Baronkick) 3:14SDSU Smith54-yardinterceptionreturn(Baronkick) 0:56

Fourth QuarterSDSU Anderson28-yardpassfromChapman(Baronkick) 8:58SDSU Washington7-yardrun(Baronkick) 1:11

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(Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016) – As San Diego State pulled away for its 34-10 victory over Houston in the 25th Las Vegas Bowl, a second victory for the Mountain West Conference on the opening day of the bowl season became an afterthought.

With 11:49 left in the game, the storyline changed as senior running back Donnel Pumphrey ran 15 yards down San Diego State’s sideline, and became the NCAA career rushing leader. And has his teammates embraced

him, tears ran faster than he did for 115 yards against the nation’s No. 3 rushing defense.Pumphrey–whohad-1yardafterthefirstquarter–finishedwith115yardsrushingandatouchdownto

earn most valuable player honors in a game San Diego State (11-3) was installed as an underdog.AfterasluggishfirsthalfthatsawHouston(9-4)opena10-0lead,theAztecsmadeaminoradjustmentin the trenches, which gave their rushing game some breathing room, and they scored 34 unanswered points en route to the win.Pumphrey’s senior total of 2,133 yards rushing ranks in the top 10 for an FBS player. Teammate RashaadPennyfinishedwithamere23yardsrushing,butitsenthimoverthe1,000-yardplateau,givinghim1,018fortheseason,markingthefirsttimeinNCAAhistoryoneteamhada2,000-yardrusher and a 1,000-yard rusher in the same season.And while Pumphrey was doing his part to give his teammates a chance to win, San Diego State’s defensedominatedtheCougarsoverthelastthreequarters.Aftergaining102yardsonoffenseinthefirstquarter,Houstonmanagedtogainjust152yardstherestoftheway.TheAztecsinterceptedHoustonquarterbackGregWardJr.,fourtimes,includingRonSmith’s54-yardinterception return.

San Diego State wideout Curtis Anderson also caught a 28-yard touchdown pass – his only reception of the game – from Christian Chap-

man, while Juwan Washington ran for a touchdown, and place-

kickerJohnBaronbootedtwofieldgoals for the Aztecs.


MVP–DonnelPumphrey,RB,SDSU–19-126, 1 TD

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING –UH:Catalon14-18;Wilson4-6;Corbin1-1;WardJr.22-0.SDSU:Pumphrey19-115;Penny 10-23; Washington 3-8; Agnew 1-1; Team 1(-1); Chapman 3(-19).PASSING–UH:WardJr.25-34-4-220-0.SDSU:Chapman10-14-0-128-1.RECEIVING–UH:Wilson5-52;Bonner5-42;Johnson4-31;Catalon4-9;Corbin3-51;Dunbar2-23;McCloskey2-21.SDSU:Wells4-33;Anderson1-28-1;Pumphrey1-26;Bawden1-20;Holder1-12;Houston 1-5; Penny 1-4.



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TEAM STATISTICS BSU UOFirst Downs 28 14 Rushes - Yards 47-112 28-47Passing Yards 369 233Total Yards 481 280Passing(Comp-Att-Int) 23-43-2 26-36-2Punts – Avg. 5-43.0 8-40.9Fumbles – Lost 2-1 2-2Penalties – Yards 4-50 10-95Time of Poss. 36:36 23:24

BSU Head Coach: Brian Harsin

UO Head Coach: Mario Cristobal

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First QuarterBSU Wolpin1-yardrun(Hoggarthkick) 8:17BSU Wilson26-yardpassfromRypien(Hoggarthkick) 1:21

Second QuarterBSU Hoggarth39-yardFG 8:59BSU Kaniho53-yardinterceptionreturn(Hoggarthkick) 5:11UO Dye86-yardfumblerecovery(Schneiderkick) 0:37UO Robinson 100-yard interception return (Schneider kick) 0:07

Third QuarterBSU Dhaenens 13-yard pass from Rypien (Hoggarth kick) 9:41

Fourth QuarterUO Schooler24-yardpassfromHerbert(Schneiderkick) 10:07BSU Wolpin1-yardrun(Hoggarthkick) 2:22UO Redd8-yardpassfromHerbert(Schneiderkick) 1:12

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(Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017) – Cedrick Wilson caught 10 passes for 221 yards and a touchdown, Kekaula Kaniho returned an interception 53 yards for a score and No. 25 Boise State beat Oregon 38-28 in the Las Vegas Bowl on Saturday.

Brett Rypien threw for 362 yards and two touchdown passes — with two interceptions — to help the Broncos (11-3) break a three-game losing streak against Power 5 opposition. Ryan Wolpin rushed for two touchdowns.

Troy Dye and Tyree Robinson each scored a defensive touchdown, and Justin Herbert was 26 of 36 pass-ing for 233 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions for the Ducks (7-6) in new head coach

Mario Cristobal’s debut.BoiseStateforcedfourturnoversinthefirsthalf,takinga14-0leadinthefirstquarteronWolpin’s1-yard touchdown run and Rypien’s 26-yard scoring pass to Wilson. Haden Hoggarth added a 39-yardfieldgoalbeforeanoff-balanceHerbertheavedapasstowardthesidelinethatwaseasilypicked off and run back by Kaniho, who also had a strip-sack.Oregon clawed back after Dye recovered a fumble on a botched Statue of Liberty handoff and returned it 86 yards for a touchdown with 37 seconds remaining.A 65-yard reception by Wilson to set the Boise State single-season record for yards receiving got the Broncos right back in the red zone, but Robinson picked off Rypien’s pass in the end zone and took it back 100 yards on the longest interception return in school history with 7 seconds remaining to make it 24-14.Ifnotfortwodefensivescores,thefullextentofBoiseState’sdominancewouldhavebeenevident.TheBroncosoutgainedtheDucks294-77inthefirsthalfandreachedDucks’territoryon10of15

meaningful possessions in the game. They held Oregon to 47 yards rushing and 1.7 yards per carry, recording nine tackles for loss

with four sacks while outclassing their Pac-12 foe on both sides of

the line of scrimmage.


MVP – Cedrick Wilson, WR, BSU–10-221,1TD

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING –BSU:Wolpin23-71;Mahone12-34;Mattison3-12;Wilson2-4;Team3-(-2);Rypien4-(-7).UO:Herbert9-17;Brooks-James7-13;Benoit8-11;Redd3-6;Nelson1-0.PASSING–BSU:Rypien21-38-2-362-2;Cozart2-4-0-7-0;Wilson0-1-0-0-0.UO:Herbert26-36-2-233-2. RECEIVING–BSU:Wilson10-221-1;Modster3-63;Thomas2-31;Dhaenens3-24-1;Wolpin3-19;Evans1-8;Mahone1-3.UO:Mitchell9-143;Schooler2-29-1;Johnson2-15;Nelson2-12;Breeland1-9; Redd 2-9-1; Brooks-James 4-8; Felix 2-8; Benoit 2-0.



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asa railroadstop, theareaquicklyboomed intoadestination for leisure and neon lights. Looking for the original, vintage Vegas? Head downtown. From the Fremont East Entertainment District to the Arts District, downtown is a destination and hotspot to see in Vegas. For decades, Las Vegas has occupied a singular place in America’s cultural spectrum. Showgirls and neon lights are some of the most familiar emblems of Las Vegas’ culture, but they are only part of the story. In recent years, Las Vegas has secured itsplace on the cultural map. Visitors can immerse themselvesintheculturalofferingsthatareuniqueto the destination, delivering a well-rounded dose of art and culture. Swiss artist Ugo Rondinone’s colorful, publicartwork Seven Magic Mountains is a two-year exhibition located in the desert outside of Las Ve-gas, which features seven towering dayglow totems comprised of painted, locally-sourced boulders. Each “mountain” is over 30 feet high to exhibit the presence of color and expression in the desert of the IvanpahValley. The installationwas producedby the Art Production Fund, New York and Nevada Museum of Art, Reno. With the help of the annual Life is Beautiful Music Festival’s art program, Downtown Las Ve-gas has become one of the largest, free public art galleries in the world. More than 30 vibrant murals by internationally known artists such as Shepard Fairey,D*Face,FafiandTristanEatondecoratethestreets of the burgeoning neighborhood, encourag-ingvisitorstoexploreanddiscovertheuniquearea.Additionally, Downtown Las Vegas is home to the first, 100 percent solar-powered art mural, whichwas created by Spanish artist Felipe Pantone and will continuously produce power to not only light the installation but it will also create energy for the city throughout the year. The National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement (The Mob Museum) is an interactive museum presenting a bold and authentic view of organized crime’s impact on Las Vegas’ his-toryandtheuniqueimprintthatextendedtoAmericaand the world. The exhibits, programs and experi-ences offer multiple perspectives and provide a con-temporary, engaging, challenging and educational experience. The $42 million museum is located in the heart of downtown’s urban core, and is housed intheformerfederalcourthouseandUnitedStatesPostOffice. Looking at the glitz and glam of vintage Vegas, the Neon Museum is home to the neon lights of Ve-gas past, including the original signs for iconic ho-tels including Stardust, Moulin Rouge, Binions and many more. The museum is dedicated to collecting, preserving, studying and exhibiting iconic Las Vegas signs for educational, historic, arts and cultural en-richment. The campus includes the outdoor exhibi-tion space known as the Neon Boneyard, a visitors’ center housed inside the former La Concha Motel lobby and the Neon Boneyard North Gallery which houses additional rescued signs.

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LAS VEGAS: A UNIQUE BLEND OF EXCITEMENT

There are countless excuses for making a trip to Las Vegas, from the world-class dining, shopping and golf, to the exciting nightlife and entertainment that only Vegas delivers. Las Vegas’ array of ac-commodations and amenities offer something for every taste, including visitors seeking a luxurious experience,bothonandofftheStrip.Infact,inthelast several years, Las Vegas has established its place among the ranks of the world’s plushest des-tinations. In recent years, Las Vegas has redefined theculinary and wine experience by offering the most comprehensive collection of celebrity chefs, world-class restaurants and Master Sommeliers (12). Southern Nevada is home to more than 5,000 gen-eral restaurants and 375 buffets. These numbers are just a small part of the overall food & beverage culture in the region and do not account for the thou-sands of snack bars, take-out venues and drinking establishments, which also populate the area. As the dining scene continues to evolve in Las Vegas, new restaurants continue to open nearly ev-erymonth,providinguniqueexperiencesforrepeatvisitors. Some of the many new restaurants include the following: Cipriani, the internationally celebrated four-gen-eration hospitality brand continues its global growth with Cipriani Las Vegas at Wynn Las Vegas. The menu includes signature classics such as carpac-cio alla Cipriani, baked tagliolini with ham, and the decadent vanilla meringue. Also, recently open at Wynn Las Vegas is Urth Caffé. The café offers or-ganic heirloom coffees, and inspired items for the whole spectrum of healthy living – from vegan, and gluten-free to pure decadence. This new location is thefirstU.S.expansionoutsideofCaliforniafortheLos Angeles-based brand. CATCH LAS VEGAS, the go-to dining destina-tion for celebrities from Hollywood to New York City, officiallymade itsmarkon theLasVegasStripatARIA Resort & Casino. The restaurant brings epic renditions of opulent seafood, sushi and steak. The dining experience offers something with seamless transitions and an elevated, interactive atmosphere from early evening to prime-time dinner, late night and special events. Red Plate a luxurious new traditional Chinese concept recently opened The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. The restaurant is led by Chef Yip Cheung, an esteemed expert in multi-regional Chinse cui-

sine. Red Plate is located on the third level of The Cosmopolitan’s Boulevard Tower adjacent to Sarep-ta and Beauty & Essex. NoMad Las Vegas opened its doors on Oct. 12 bringingtherefinementofaEuropeanhometoParkMGM. Chef Daniel Humm and restaurateur Will Guidara, the visionaries behind the world’s best res-taurant, Eleven Madison Park will also make their Vegas debut with Nomad Restaurant in this resort. The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas is thrilled to welcome a dynamic new culinary destination known as Block 16 Urban Eatery & Bar.Block16UrbanEatery & Bar showcases a curated selection of un-deniablyuniqueconcepts,unitingthemostsought-after chefs and restaurants handpicked from foodie capitals across the country. Six individual food and beverage outposts live within the urban space, of-fering curious eaters and ambitious restauranteurs a place to celebrate their shared passion for inno-vative food and drink. Restaurants include: District Donuts.Sliders.Brew., Ghost Donkey, Hattie B’s Hot Chicken, Lardo, Pok Pok Wing, and Tekka Bar: Han-droll & Sake. Scotch 80 Prime at Palms Casino Resort, one of Las Vegas’ newest premier steakhouses, combines classic Las Vegas charm with an intimate dining experience. Featuring delicious tableside pre-sentations, expertly curated spirits and a world-class scotch collection, Scotch 80 Prime is a culinary high-light of Palms’ $620 million renovation. Las Vegas is called the “Entertainment Capital of the World” for good reason. Since its Rat Pack days, the destination has been associated with legendary shows,entertainers,CirqueduSoleilspectaculars,world-renowned concert headliners, Broadway-caliber productions, award-winning magicians and only-in-Vegas production shows. Today, the Las Vegas entertainment scene still has plenty of classic glamour, but it has evolved to include so much more. Boasting internationally known headliners, the Las Vegas Strip is home to performers including Backstreet Boys, Celine Dion, Britney Spears, Gwen Stefani, Lady Gaga, Rod Stewart, Carlos Santana, Reba McEntire, Brooks & Dunn and many more. Bringing Broadway to the boulevard, visitors can also marvel at amazing productions including Magic MikeLive,OPIUM,MichaelJacksonONE,LeRêve– The Dream, Absinthe, Blue Man Group and more. The roots of Las Vegas originate in downtown, which was established as a city in 1905. Starting out

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