2011 LAS VEGAS BOWL GAME INFO:
Date: December 22, 2011
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Venue: Sam Boyd Stadium
Teams: Arizona Sun Devils vs. Boise State Broncos
This year’s entries into the annals of Las Vegas Bowl history will attempt to scorch the air hotter than the midday sidewalk on The Strip. The Arizona Sun Devils bring in the 11th ranked air attack in the country, and weren’t afraid to use it to beat top contenders like Missouri or USC earlier in the year. In the Boise State Broncos, they face a formidable foe that was one bad field goal away from playing in a BCS bowl this year. This will be Heisman hopeful quarterback Kellen Moore’s last game for the Broncos, so be prepared to have the Las Vegas sky lit up on December 22nd!
2010 Las Vegas Bowl Recap:
The Boise State Broncos beat the Utah Utes 26-3.
LAS VEGAS BOWL GAME INFO:
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Venue: Sam Boyd Stadium
Previous Name: SEGA Sports Las Vegas Bowl
Notable MVPs: Mike Anderson, Jason Thomas, Craig Bragg, Marshawn Lynch
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The Las Vegas Bowl
The Las Vegas Bowl is an annual postseason college football bowl game played in Las Vegas, Nevada at Sam Boyd Stadium. The game is played between teams from the Pac-12 and Mountain West Conferences. Previous conference tie-ins include Mid-American, Western Athletic, and Big West conferences. The official name for the game is the Pioneer PureVision Las Vegas Bowl. Former sponsors include EA Sports and SEGA Sports.
First played in 1992, the Las Vegas Bowl is the successor to the California Bowl played in Fresno, California from 1982 to 1991. The game is historically noteworthy as being the first overtime game played in college football history when Toledo and Nevada played in 1995. Overtime was adopted as a tiebreaker for all college games the next season.
Sam Boyd Stadium, site of the Las Vegas Bowl, is the home of the UNLV Rebels football team and has a capacity of just under 37,000. It used to be known as the Silver Bowl until the name was changed to Sam Boyd Stadium in 1984. Watching a game at Sam Boyd Stadium lets you experience college football history in the making combined with the excitement of Las Vegas' casinos and famous shows. Buy Las Vegas Bowl tickets and be part of long-time college football tradition!
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