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MEDIA GUIDE DECEM BER 21, 2019 Bowl Media Guide 1992 2019 TABLE OF CONTENTS Las Vegas Bowl Committee 1 Las Vegas Bowl Quick Facts 1 Las Vegas Bowl Game Notes 2-4 Las Vegas Bowl Timeline 5 Las Vegas Bowl Contacts 6 Broadcast Information 7 2019 LAS VEGAS BOWL COMMITTEE Bowl Week Schedule of Events 8 Executive Director: President: Media Advisories 9-15 John Saccenti Rob Dondero Gameday Timeline 16 Francisco Aguilar Julian Dugas Napoleon McCallum Media Guidelines 17 DJ Allen Cliff Findlay Kerry McGonigal Media Information 18-19 Brana Allison Justin Findlay Michael Mack Media Parking Map 20 Lawrence Bar- Robby Findlay Joe Micatrotto Jr. Stadium & Press Box Layout 21 nard Shane Glisan Joe Murphy Boise State Coaching Staff 22 Danielle Bister- Michael Goldsmith Brent Musburger Boise State Numerical Roster 23 feldt John Guedry Tim O’Reilly Washington Coaching Staff 24 Tony Bonnici Dan Hanneke Susan Pitz Washington Numerical Roster 25 Chad Brown Tim Herbst Rossi Ralenkotter Tentative Depth Charts 26 Fletch Brunelle Patrick Hughes Tony Renaud Pronunciation Guide 27 Kevin Camper Herb Hunter Mike Rowland Sam Boyd Stadium 28 Jim Chaisson Steve Keith George Smith Las Vegas Bowl Hall of Fame 29-30 Jason Cheney Brian Kunec Krisit Staab LAS VEGAS BOWL RECORD BOOK Rick Cox Jesse Leeds Steve Stallworth All-Time Results/Title Sponsors/MVPs 31 John Dalrymple Jim Livengood Jeff Victor Individual Records 32-34 J Dapper Don Logan Thomas Wagner Team Records 35-37 Brandon Doll Jennifer Logan Melissa Warren The Last Time... 38 Rob Dondero Michael Mack Game Recaps 39-66 This is Las Vegas 66 @lasvegasbowl | #MMLVBowl BOWL QUICK FACTS Date: Saturday, Dec. 21, 2019 Kickoff: 4:36 pm PST Matchup: No. 19 Boise State (Mountain West) Washington (Pac-12) Television: ABC & WatchESPN Radio: GameDay Radio Location: Las Vegas (Pop. 2 million/Elevation 2,100 feet) Facility: Sam Boyd Stadium (Opened 1971) Capacity: 38,500 for bowl game Surface: Artificial (SPRINTURF, installed 2015) LAS VEGAS BOWL Press Box Phone: (702) 895-1248 ESPN EVENTS (702) 732-3912 2018 Result: Fresno State 31, Arizona State 20 John Saccenti, Executive Director First Result: Bowling Green 35, Nevada 34 in 1992 Melissa Meacham-Grossman, Associate Executive Director Official Website: www.lvbowl.com Media Relations Mgr.: Mark Wallington (702) 528-6291 Paulette Rutledge, Office Manager/Ticketing Media Hotel: Hard Rock Hotel (702) 693-5000 J.J. Jones, Events Coordinator Credential Pickup: Hard Rock Hotel in Room 30104 on Mary-Alice Rasmuson, Events Assistant ground floor of the Paradise Tower. Mark Wallington, Manager of Media Relations Wednesday – 2:00-4:00 pm PT Jeffrey Seals, Assistant Manager of Media Relations Thursday – 3:00-6:00 pm PT Friday – 6:00-9:00 pm PT Saturday – 10:00-11:00 am PT Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas Bowl 2019Media Guide Bowl Game Notes ECONOMIC IMPACT THE TEAMS How important is having a highly attended college football game to the Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas Bowl XXVIII will see the University of Wash- Southern Nevada area? In research courtesy of the Las Vegas Conven- ington (7-5 Overall/4-5 Pac 12 North Division) and conference champion tion and Visitors Authority, the 2018 Bowl Week provided an estimated No. 19 Boise State University (12-1/8-0 Mountain West Mountain Divi- $23.6 million in economic impact courtesy of 22,000 out-of-town visitors. sion) meet each other on the football field for the seventh time on Decem- In its first quarter-century-plus of existence, the bowl attracted more than ber 21 at Sam Boyd Stadium. 527,000 out-of-town visitors and pumped more than THE MATCHUP $340 million into the local economy. The first rematch in Las Vegas Bowl history is on 2019 CONFERENCE TIE-INS tap as these two programs also met in 2012 when This marks the final year of a contract extension signed Boise State won a thriller over Washington, 28-26. by ESPN Events announced in summer of 2013 that That game marked the only previous appearance in matched the top selection/champion from the Mountain Las Vegas by the Huskies and featured the only MVP West against the No. 6 choice from the Pac-12. Since from a losing side as running back Bishop Sankey 2000, the only times that a Pac-12 team has not played earned the honor after rushing for 205 yards and a in the bowl came in 2010 and 2016 when the league touchdown. Led by head coach Bryan Harsin, the did not qualify enough teams and an at-large selection Broncos will be looking to become the first team to was used. Since the MW opened for business in 1999, improve to 5-0 in the Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas the only time it did not supply a team was 2015 when Bowl. Boise State is 7-3 all-time at Sam Boyd Stadium when figuring in a BYU made a special contractual appearance and faced 3-3 mark vs. the hometown Rebels, including downing UNLV 38-13 back in-state rival Utah. on October 5. The Huskies and Broncos split their previous four meetings with the most-recent coming in a 16-13 win by Boise State in 2015. 2020: NEW HOME, NEW MATCHUP Beginning in 2020, the Las Vegas Bowl will be played in the state-of-the- GAME, DATE & TIME art, $2 billion Allegiant Stadium (home to the NFL’s Raiders as well as Kickoff is scheduled to take place at 4:36 pm PT (with a 5-minute TV slide UNLV) being built just off the World Famous Las Vegas Strip, and feature possible) on Saturday, December 21, which is the 28th and perhaps final a team from the Pac-12 Conference vs. a team from either the SEC or Big Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas Bowl pre-Christmas date. This will mark the Ten Conference. The new agreement, announced June 4, will run through 13th Saturday kickoff in Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas Bowl history and the the 2025 game and the Las Vegas Bowl will move to a post-Christmas eighth straight. Earning a coveted Eastern Time primetime slot on ABC, date for the first time. During those years, the Las Vegas Bowl will have this year’s game will be the first since 2011 to start later than 1 pm PT. the No. 2 selection (after the College Football Playoff selection) from the Pac-12 and share that position with the Holiday Bowl. The Las Vegas Bowl 28TH YEAR will share a spot with the Belk Bowl in the SEC “pool of six” that follows the The Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas Bowl turns 28 in 2019 and is currently CFP and Citrus selections and host a team here in 2020, ’22 and ’24. Las the 16th-oldest bowl in existence. There are 30 defunct bowls Vegas will share a Big Ten spot with the Music City Bowl after the CFP, that did not last as long as 20 years, just one that did last at Citrus and Outback selections and host a team here in 2021, ’23 and ’25. least that long and there are 23 current bowls that are young- er than the Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas Bowl. TELEVISION Making his Las Vegas Bowl debut will be New York Jets HOME TEAM and ESPN play-by-play man Bob Wischusen while College Using a rotating basis between the two partner conferences, Gameday’s Kirk Herbstreit, who is also the analyst for the Boise State (East Sideline and Locker Room) will serve as Saturday Night Football series on ABC, returns for his sixth Mitsubishi Mo- the visiting team while Washington (West Sideline and Locker Room) will tors Las Vegas Bowl overall, which trails only Mike Gottfried’s 10 for the be the designated home team. most ever. Finally, the crew’s field reporter will be ESPN reporter Molly COACH PETE McGrath who also was part of the team that called the 2017 game. This matchup includes the unique twist of both programs having been led RADIO by . The current UW head coach, who announced this Chris Petersen The game will also be broadcast on the GameDayRadio national radio would be his final game for the Huskies after six seasons, moved from network. TCU football play-by-play announcer Brian Estridge makes his Boise to Seattle in December 2013 after eight years leading the Broncos Las Vegas Bowl debut along with Salt Lake City radio personality Hans to national prominence. He led Boise State to a 28-26 win over UW in the Olsen and sideline reporter Landry Burdine. 2012 game here and a victory Saturday would make him just the second coach to win a Las Vegas Bowl at two different schools. Jeff Tedford was TITLE SPONSOR: MITSUBISHI MOTORS the first to accomplish the feat, coaching Cal over BYU in 2005 and Fresno Bowl organizers announced in July 2018 that State over Arizona State just last year. world-renowned brand Mitsubishi Motors signed on as the bowl’s new title sponsor for two years. TICKETS This marked the first time Mitsubishi Motors North Public tickets to this year’s game range from $45-$120. America, Inc. (MMNA) has been a title sponsor for a college football bowl game. MMNA sells se- EIGHT SELLOUTS IN 14 YEARS dans and crossovers/SUVs through a network of Tickets sold out for the Las Vegas Bowl for six consecutive games (2005- approximately 360 dealers and recently launched 10) until that streak was halted in 2011 when 35,720 were in attendance. the all-new Eclipse Cross CUV and the plug-in hy- Another sellout in 2013 saw a crowd of 42,178 fans and the 2015 game brid electric Outlander PHEV.