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BOWL MEDIA GUIDE TABLE OF CONTENTS Bowl Committee 1 Quick Facts 1 Las Vegas Notes 2-4 Las Vegas Bowl Timeline 5 Las Vegas Bowl Contacts 6 Broadcast Information 7 Bowl Week Schedule of Events 8 2017 LAS VEGAS BOWL COMMITTEE Media Advisories 9-15 Gameday Timeline 16 Executive Director: Tim Herbst Media Guidelines 17 John Saccenti Derrick Hill Media Information 18-19 President: Patrick Hughes Media Parking Map 20 Rob Dondero Herb Hunter & Press Box Layout 21 2017 Game Chair: Steve Keith Boise State Coaching Staff 22 Kerry McGonical Jesse Leeds Boise State Numerical Roster 23 Rossi Ralenkotter, LVCVA Jim Livengood Coaching Staff 24 D.J. Allen Don Logan Oregon Numerical Roster 25 Branan Allison Jennifer Logan Tentative Depth Charts 26 Lawrence Barnard Michael Mack Pronunciation Guide 27 Tony Bonnici Napoleon McCallum 28 Chad Brown Kerry McGonigal Las Vegas Bowl Hall of Fame 29-30 Kevin Camper Joe Micatrotto Jr. LAS VEGAS BOWL RECORD BOOK Jason Cheney Joe Murphy All-Time Results/Title Sponsors/MVPs 31 Rick Cox Individual Records 32-34 John Dalrymple Tim ’Reilly Team Records 35-37 Julian Dugas Tony Renaud The Last Time... 38 Cliff Findlay Mike Rowland Game Recaps 39-63 Justin Findlay George Smith This is Las Vegas 64 Robby Findlay Steve Stallworth Michael Goldsmith Jeff Victor John Guedry Thomas Wagner Dan Hanneke Melissa Warren

BOWL QUICK FACTS Date: Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017 Kickoff: 12:36 p.m. PST Matchup: Boise State (Mountain West) (Pac-12) Television: ABC & WatchESPN Radio: Sports USA 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) Press Box Phone: (702) 895-1248 2016 Result: State 34, Houston 10 First Result: Bowling Green 35, 34 in 1992 LAS VEGAS BOWL Official Website: www.lvbowl.com ESPN EVENTS (702) 732-3912 Media Relations Mgr.: Mark Wallington (702) 528-6291 John Saccenti, Executive Director Media Hotel: Hard Rock Hotel (702) 693-5000 Melissa Meacham, Associate Manager Credential Pickup: Hard Rock Hotel in Room 30104 on Paulette Rutledge, Office Manager/Ticketing ground floor of the Paradise Tower. Robael Enyew, Events Coordinator Wednesday – 2:00-4:00 pm Casey Parisi, Operations Assistant Thursday – 3:00-6:00 & 10:00-11:00 pm Friday – 4:00-11:00 pm Mark Wallington, Manager of Media Relations Jeffrey Seals, Assistant Manager of Media Relations LAS VEGAS BOWL 2017 MEDIA GUIDE

BOWL GAME NOTES THE TEAMS TICKETS Las Vegas Bowl XXVI will see the Public tickets to this year’s game range from $45-$120. (7-5 Overall/4-5 Pac-12 North Division) and conference champion No. 25 Boise State University (10-3/7-1 EIGHT SELLOUTS IN LAST 13 YEARS Mountain West Mountain Division) meet each other on Tickets sold out for the Las Vegas Bowl for six consecutive games (2005- the football field for only the third time on December 16 at 10) until that streak was halted in 2011 when 35,720 were in attendance. Sam Boyd Stadium. 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 THE MATCHUP in Las Vegas Bowl, stadium and state history (42,213). The 26th edition of the bowl features two teams that have combined for a 4-1 record in this game but are both making their ECONOMIC IMPACT first appearance in a while. It is also the first Pac-12 How important is having a highly attended game to the vs. Mountain West matchup in three years after ap- Southern Nevada area? In research courtesy of the Las Vegas Convention pearances by independent BYU in 2015 and at-large and Visitors Authority, the 2016 Bowl Week provided an estimated $15.4 pick Houston last year. Oregon, which has split its two million in economic impact courtesy of 15,900 out-of-town visitors. In its all-time trips to Las Vegas, is playing in the bowl un- first quarter-century of existence, the bowl attracted more than 495,000 der . Boise State, mean- out-of-town visitors and pumped over $292 million into the local economy. while, is one of only two teams that are undefeated in the Las Vegas Bowl with multiple appearances (UNLV is the other at 2-0). RANKINGS The Broncos are 5-3 at Sam Boyd Stadium when you add in their games This will mark the 11th time in the last dozen years that the Las Vegas vs. the hometown Rebels. The Ducks and Broncos have played each other Bowl will feature at least one ranked team from the three major polls. Boise just twice before and Boise State took both ends of a home-and-home State now ties BYU for the most ranked appearances at the event with four. series in 2008 (37-32 in Eugene) and 2009 (19-8 in Idaho). Note: the CFP rankings replaced the BCS rankings in 2014. GAME, DATE & TIME RANKED TEAMS IN THE LAS VEGAS BOWL Kickoff is scheduled to take place at 12:36 p.m. PT (with a 5-minute TV YEAR TEAM AP COACHES CFP/BCS 2017 Boise State 25 25 25 slide possible) on Saturday, December 16, which is the earliest Las Vegas 2015 Utah 20 20 22 Bowl date since going on the 14th in 1995 when Toledo downed Nevada 2014 Utah 23 25 22 40-37 in the first overtime game in FBS history. This will mark the 11th Sat- 2013 Fresno State 21 20 20 urday kickoff in Las Vegas Bowl history and the sixth straight. It will also be 2013 USC RV RV 25 the 11th day game in the event’s history and the sixth straight. 2012 Boise State 20 15 19 2011 Boise State 8 6 7 26TH YEAR 2010 Boise State 10 10 10 2010 Utah 20 19 19 The Las Vegas Bowl turns 26 in 2017 and is currently the 16th-oldest bowl 2009 BYU 15 14 14 in existence. There are 30 defunct bowls that did not last as long as 20 2009 Oregon State 16 20 18 years, just one that did last at least that long and there are 23 current bowls 2008 BYU 16 17 16 that are younger than the Las Vegas Bowl. 2007 BYU 17 17 17 2006 BYU 19 20 20 HOME TEAM 1997 Air Force 21 23 N/A Using a rotating basis between the two partner conferences, Oregon (West 1995 Toledo 25 RV N/A Sideline and Locker Room) will serve as the home team while Boise State (East Sideline and Locker Room) will be the visiting team. CONFERENCE TIE-INS ESPN Events announced in summer of 2013 that it had extended its con- TELEVISION tract with both the Pac-12 and Mountain West conferences for an addition- Longtime ESPN personality and College GameDay host will al five years (2014-19). The game is scheduled each year to match the top handle play-by-play here for the third time in his career (2013, 2009) while selection/champion from the MW against the No. 6 choice from the Pac-12. , who is also the analyst for the se- Since 2000, the only times that a Pac-12 team has not played in the bowl ries on ABC, returns for his fourth Las Vegas Bowl but first came in 2010 and 2016 when the league did not qualify enough teams since doing three straight from 2010-12. Finally, the team’s and an at-large selection was used. Since the MW opened for business in field reporter will be Molly McGrath. She works ESPN Fri- 1999, the only time it has not supplied a team was 2015 when BYU made a day night games and will be on the sidelines for this bowl special contractual appearance and faced in-state rival Utah. for the first time. RADIO The game will also be broadcast on Sports USA’s national radio network. Colorado play-by-play announcer Mark Johnson makes his debut in the SBS booth while former college coach will again serve as analyst.

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BOWL GAME NOTES ESPN EVENTS HALL CALL The Las Vegas Bowl became the first The Southern Nevada Sports Hall of Fame executive committee welcomed bowl game owned and operated by ESPN the Las Vegas Bowl, along with four individuals, in being inducted as the Events (formerly known as ESPN Regional Television) back in 2001 but Class of 2017 in a ceremony at the Orleans Arena June 2. The diverse that number has steadily grown and this year is at 13. The others: Acad- class included Overton Curtis, Butch Harmon, Floyd Mayweather and emy Sports + Outdoors Bowl (Houston); Bad Boy Mowers Gaspa- Sam Schmidt. Now 98-members strong, the Southern Nevada Sports Hall rilla Bowl (Florida); (Nassau); (Alabama); of Fame is a non-profit organization committed to recognizing the outstand- Cheribundi Tart Cherry (Florida); Famous Idaho Potato ing achievements by Southern Nevada athletes, both in the world of sports Bowl (Boise); DXL (Frisco, Texas); Gildan and the local community. Proceeds from the event are donated to organi- (Albuquerque); Hawai’i Bowl (Honolulu); Lockheed Martin Armed Forces zations committed to the support and enhancement of Southern Nevada Bowl (-Fort Worth); Camellia Bowl (Montgomery, youth through active participation in programs designed to promote leader- Ala.); and Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl (Dallas-Fort Worth). ship, values and character through sports. GAME SITE OFFICIALS Sam Boyd Stadium will again serve as the host venue for the Las Vegas Assigned by the NCAA, this year’s Las Vegas Bowl will feature a crew from Bowl. Eight of the stadium’s 10 biggest crowds for college football have the American Athletic Conference: come during Las Vegas Bowls, including a state-record crowd of 44,615 to Referee Adam Savoie see BYU defeat Oregon in 2006 thanks to the some temporary bleachers Umpire Paul Myers used in the North End Zone. The Utah vs. BYU matchup in 2015 attracted Head Linesman Brian Perry the second-biggest crowd at 42,213. Line Judge Todd Reese Field Judge Rick Santili PREGAME Side Judge Alex Moore Preceding the national anthem will be a rendition of Back Judge Michael Griffith “America the Beautiful” by country/Americana group Center Judge Ryan Wingers The Powell Brothers fronted by brothers Taylor Pow- Alternate Anthony Calabrese ell (lead vocals) and Blake Powell (lead guitar). The Replay Peter Vaas National Anthem will be performed by David Terry Communicator Caz Kosciolek of the smash show “Magic Mike Live” at Hard Rock Hotel. Pregame festivities will also include a stadium TROPHIES AWARDED fly-over by four F-16 aircraft from the 57th Wing at The Rossi T. Ralenkotter Las Vegas Bowl Cham- Nellis AFB. pionship Trophy will be awarded to the winning team’s head coach on the field in a ceremony follow- BRONCOS’ BIG RUN ing the game. Voted on by members of the media, During its three-game run playing in the Las Vegas Bowl from 2010-12, the recently renamed Rich Abajian Most Valuable Boise State certainly created its share of memorable moments in the En- Player Trophy will also be awarded to the selected tertainment Capital of the World. The Broncos’ first appearance came as player on a stage located on the field near the north a member of the WAC and actually took the Pac-12’s vacated spot in the end zone. lineup and defeated current Pac-12 member Utah when the Utes were members of the Mountain West. In fact, the 26-3 drubbing of Utah that ROY WOOFTER AWARD year marks the only time that Ute head coach has lost a Now in its fifth year the Las Vegas Bowl Roy Woofter Outstanding Com- bowl game as his 10-1 postseason record is the best by percentage (.909) munity Service Award will go to one player on each in college football history. The following year, Boise State, now members team at the Kickoff Luncheon Dec.15. The award is in of the Mountain West, came in as the highest-ranked team in Las Vegas honor of the longtime community leader and Las Vegas Bowl history at No. 6. The Broncos routed Arizona State 56-24 by scoring Bowl Committee member who passed away Jan. 25, via pass, , return, return and return, including two 2013, at the age of 79. Woofter, a Wyoming native who 100-yard plays (opening kickoff return and pick-six). That game also was graduated from the University of Nevada and then earned an NCAA record-breaker for Boise State’s , who became the his law degree from Georgetown, was a former Las Ve- first in FBS history to win 50 games in a career. Boise State gas City Councilman, Clark County District Attorney and a justice court returned the following season ranked 15th and won a thriller over Wash- judge. He was also heavily involved with sports in Southern Nevada for ington, 28-26, despite a monster game from Husky Bishop Sankey decades, including supporting UNLV, minor league and helping (205 rushing yards). develop and grow the now 26-year-old bowl game.

TEAM GIFTS PREVIOUS WINNERS: The official travel party from both sides already received the following gifts 2016: Houston DT Aymiel Fleming & San Diego State OT Antonio Rosales Utah WR Kenneth Scott & BYU OL Ului Lapuaho from the Las Vegas Bowl: 2015: 2014: Utah S Brian Blechen & CSU CB Bernard Blake -$300 to spend in the official bowl gift suite on campus 2013: Fresno State QB & USC LB Devon Kennard -Oakley Backpack with custom bag tag -Las Vegas Bowl Beanie -Las Vegas Bowl Cap -Custom Las Vegas Bowl Rock ‘Em Socks

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BOWL GAME NOTES LAS VEGAS BOWL FIRSTS losing to Colorado State in the 1990 Freedom (when the Rams were in the The Las Vegas Bowl has been home to some of college football firsts. In WAC) and routing Air Force in the 1997 Las Vegas Bowl (Falcons were 1995, Toledo and Nevada played in what was the first-ever overtime game members of the WAC). on the Division I FBS level. The existing overtime rules were put into affect YEAR BOWL RESULT only for bowl games that season and the Rockets and Wolf Pack were 1916 Rose Oregon 14, Penn 0 the only teams that needed the extra time in the postseason. OT became 1919 Rose Harvard 7, Oregon 6 standard for all college football teams the very next season. In 2002, Katie 1948 Cotton SMU 21, Oregon 13 Hnida of New Mexico became the first woman to play in a FBS-level game 1957 Rose State 10, Oregon 7 when she entered in the first quarter to attempt an extra point. The attempt, 1960 Liberty Penn State 41, Oregon 12 which was low, was blocked by UCLA during the Bruins’ 27-13 victory. 1963 Sun Oregon 21, SMU 14 Also, 2011’s game featured three scoring plays 98 yards or longer and was 1989 Independence Oregon 27, Tulsa 24 1990 Freedom Colorado State 32, Oregon 31 believed to be the first bowl game in history that included a kickoff return 1992 Independence Wake Forest 39, Oregon 35 for a to start each half (Boise State’s Doug Martin opened the 1994 Rose Penn State 38, Oregon 20 game with a 100-yard kickoff return while Arizona State’s Rashad Ross 1995 Cotton Colorado 36, Oregon 6 began the second half with a 98-yard KOR for a TD). The 2016 game saw 1997 Las Vegas Oregon 41, Air Force 13 San Diego State’s become the rushing king of college 1998 Aloha Colorado 51, Oregon 43 football when he passed to finish with a career mark of 6,405 1999 Sun Oregon 24, Minnesota 20 yards. 2000 Holiday Oregon 35, Texas 30 2001 Fiesta Oregon 38, Colorado 16 2002 Wake Forest 38, Oregon 17 MW LEADS IN ALL-TIME WINS 2003 Sun Minnesota 31, Oregon 30 LEAGUE REC PCT MOST RECENT GAME 2005 Holiday Oklahoma 17, Oregon 14 MW 10-7 .588 (2016) 2006 Las Vegas BYU 38, Oregon 8 Pac-12 8-7 .533 (2015) 2007 Sun Oregon 56, South Florida 21 Big West 3-2 .600 (1996) 2008 Holiday Oregon 42, Oklahoma State 31 MAC 2-3 .400 (1996) 2009 Rose Ohio State 26, Oregon 17 ACC 1-0 1.000 (1998) 2010 BCS Championship Auburn 22, Oregon 19 WAC 1-3 .250 (2010) 2011 Rose Oregon 45, Wisconsin 38 SEC 0-1 .000 (2000) 2012 Fiesta Oregon 35, Kansas State 17 Independents 0-1 .000 (2015) 2013 Alamo Oregon 30, Texas 7 2014 Rose Oregon 59, Florida State 20 BOISE STATE IN BOWL GAMES 2014 CFP Championship Ohio State 42, Oregon 20 After winning its bowl games, Boise State now sits 11-6 in the 2015 Alamo TCU 47, Oregon 41 postseason since moving up to the FBS in 1996. The Broncos, who are appearing in a bowl for the 16th straight year, are 3-1 vs. Pac-12 oppo- ALL-TIME LAS VEGAS BOWL LUNCHEON nents in the postseason, including downing Arizona State and Washington in the Las Vegas Bowl (Utah was a member of the Mountain West when SPEAKERS & TV ANNOUNCERS YR SPEAKER TV TV TALENT the Broncos downed them in 2010). Head Coach brings 1992 * ESPN , , Sharlene Hawkes in a 2-1 bowl record with the Broncos and served as an assistant on the 1993 ESPN Ron Franklin, Mike Gottfried, Sharlene Hawkes 2010 Las Vegas Bowl champion team. The Broncos represent one of just 1994 Phil Villapiano ESPN Dr. , Mike Gottfried, 1995 ESPN Ron Franklin, Mike Gottfried, Dr. Jerry Punch two programs, along with hometown UNLV, that are undefeated in the Las 1996 ESPN Ron Franklin, Mike Gottfried, Dr. Jerry Punch Vegas with multiple appearances. 1997 Walter Payton ESPN Ron Franklin, Mike Gottfried, Adrian Karsten 1998 # ESPN2 Ron Franklin, Mike Gottfried, Adrian Karsten SEASON BOWL RESULT 1999 ESPN2 , , 1999 Humanitarian Boise State 34, Louisville 31 2000 ESPN2 , Todd Christensen, 2001 ABC Brent Musburger, , Jack Arute 2000 Humanitarian Boise State 38, UTEP 23 2002 ESPN Mark Jones, Bob Davie, Mike Gottfried, 2002 Humanitarian Boise State 34, Iowa State 16 2003 Craig James ESPN Sean McDonough, Craig James, Rod Gilmore 2003 Fort Worth Boise State 34, TCU 31 2004 ESPN Ron Franklin, Mike Gottfried, 2004 Liberty Louisville 44, Boise State 40 2005 ESPN Sean McDonough, Mike Gottfried, 2005 MPC Computers Boston College 27, Boise State 21 2006 ESPN Brent Musburger, Bob Davie, 2006 Fiesta Boise State 43, Oklahoma 42 (OT) 2007 ESPN , , Paul Maguire, 2007 East Carolina 41, Boise State 38 2008 ESPN , , Holly Rowe 2008 Poinsettia TCU 17, Boise State 16 2009 ESPN Rece Davis, Lou Holtz, Mark May, Quint Kesenich 2009 Fiesta Boise State 17, TCU 10 2010 ESPN Brent Musburger, Kirk Herbsteit, 2010 MB Las Vegas Boise State 26, Utah 3 2011 Rocky Bleier ESPN , Kirk Herbsteit, Tom Rinaldi 2011 MB Las Vegas Boise State 56, Arizona State 24 2012 Herm Edwards ESPN Brent Musburger, Kirk Herbsteit, Tom Rinaldi 2012 MB Las Vegas Boise State 28, Washington 26 2013 ABC Rece Davis, , , 2013 Hawaii Oregon State 38, Boise State 23 2014 Fiesta Boise State 38, Arizona 30 2014 ABC Brent Musburger, Jesse Palmer, 2015 ABC Brent Musburger, Jesse Palmer, Maria Taylor 2015 Poinsettia Boise State 55, Northern Illinois 7 2016 HOF Inductees+ ABC Brent Musburger, Jesse Palmer, Kaylee Hartung 2016 Cactus Baylor 31, Boise State 12 2017 Merril Hoge ABC Rece Davis, Kirk Herbstreit, Molly McGrath *Roy Firestone hosted the Downtown Pep Rally in 1992 OREGON IN BOWL GAMES #John Robinson emceed the Kickoff Luncheon in 1998 Overall, the Ducks are 13-17 in bowl games, including 1-1 in the Las Vegas +Brent Musburger, & Rob Dondero Bowl. The Ducks are 1-1 vs. teams that are currently in the Mountain West,

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BOWL TIMELINE • DEC. 17, 2016 – The Las Vegas Bowl celebrates its 25th year • DEC. 6, 2008 – Arizona becomes the sixth Pac-10 team to by pitting its first team from the state of Texas (at-large Houston) participate when it upsets No. 16/17 BYU 31-21 before the against San Diego State. With the nation following along, Aztec game’s fourth consecutive sellout. The Cougars came in as the and Las Vegas native Donnel Pumphrey waits un- highest-ranked team in Las Vegas Bowl history. til the fourth quarter to pass Wisconsin’s Ron Dayne to become • OCT. 17, 2007 – The newly named Pioneer Las Vegas Bowl the NCAA’s all-time rushing king. sees its allotment of public tickets gone nearly a month earlier • SEPT. 29, 2016 – The Las Vegas Bowl announces its than the previous record set in 2006 to mark a third-straight second Hall of Fame Class: Marshawn Lynch (Player), legend- sellout. ary announcer Brent Musburger (Contributor) and Rob Dondero • DEC. 21, 2006 – No. 19 BYU, the first MW champion to play (Founding Father). in the game, rolls past Oregon 38-8 before the largest crowd • DEC. 19, 2015 – The famed Holy War between BYU & No. 22 to ever witness a team sporting event in the state of Nevada – Utah comes to Las Vegas as the bitter in-state rivals face each 44,615 – thanks to 4,100 temporary bleacher end-zone seats. other in the postseason for the first time and quickly draws a • DEC. 22, 2005 – Cal defeats BYU 35-28 before a sold-out, sold-out crowd of 42,213 fans. It marks the 10th straight season then-bowl-record crowd of 40,053, which was the fourth-largest of at least one ranked team. attendance figure in Sam Boyd Stadium history for a sporting • JUNE 2014 – John Saccenti is named the new Executive event. Director of the the Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl. • AUG. 11, 2004 – The bowl announces new sponsor Pioneer • SUMMER 2013 – The RPLVB announces extensions with both PureVision in time for the 2004 game. the Pac-12 and Mountain West conferences through the 2019 • CHRISTMAS EVE 2003 – Game features a record-breaking season. performance by Oregon State running back Steven Jackson. In • SEPT. 25, 2013 – ERT welcomes new title sponsor Royal the Beavers’ 55-14 victory over New Mexico, the Las Vegas na- Purple, a synthetic oil & lubricant company, and the game is tive scores five to tie the all-time single-game bowl rebranded. record held by two other players. • DEC. 22, 2012 – The bowl is played during the day for the • CHRISTMAS DAY 2002 – New Mexico Katie first time in a decade. Taking on first-time visitor Washington, Hnida attempts an extra point, which is blocked, and becomes No. 20/15 Boise State becomes the first team to go 3-0 in Las the first woman to ever play in a Division I-A football game. Vegas and draws the second-highest-rated telecast in a decade • FEB. 2002 – The Sega Sports Las Vegas Bowl enters into a and third-highest in LV Bowl history. two-year agreement with the Pac-10 and extends its agreement • OCT. 5, 2012 – Las Vegas businessman Dan Hanneke is with the Mountain West for an additional three years. named the new Executive Director of MAACO Bowl Las Vegas. • CHRISTMAS DAY 2001 – Played for the first time on Dec. • DEC. 22, 2011– No. 8/6 Boise State, the highest-ranked op- 25, Utah shocks USC 10-6, which garners a TV rating of 4.7 ponent in the bowl’s history, routs first-time visitor Arizona State and a 14 share on ABC. Paid attendance is a then-bowl-record 56-24 in what is the final collegiate game of NCAA FBS QB all- 30,894. time wins leader Kellen Moore. The game features three scores • MAY 2001 – ESPN Regional Television (ERT), a subsidiary of of 98 yards or longer as each half opens with a kickoff return for ESPN Inc., assumes the ownership and management of the Las a TD and the Broncos add a 100-yard interception return. Vegas Bowl. • SEPT. 20, 2011 – The bowl announces its inaugural class for • DEC. 21, 2000 – Making its first appearance in the Las Vegas the Las Vegas Bowl Hall of Fame to help commemorate reach- Bowl since 1994, UNLV records a 31-14 victory over Arkansas ing the 20-year milestone. The group is made up of NFL star from the SEC. and former Oregon State RB Steven Jackson, CFL record-hold- • DEC. 18, 1999 – EA Sports Las Vegas Bowl features the first er and former Utah State QB , former NFL and bowl meeting between the WAC and the MW. Two conference UNLV coach John Robinson, and LVCVA president and one of co-champions battle with Utah holding off Fresno State 17-16 the game’s founding fathers, Rossi Ralenkotter. behind Ute RB Mike Anderson’s 254 yards on 34 carries (sixth- • MAY 24, 2011 – Designed by R&R Partners, a special blue best bowl rushing total at the time). and grey bowl logo is unveiled to help commemorate the game’s • DEC. 20, 1997 – Las Vegas Bowl VI presented by Reno Air unveils 20th year. a new format that matches a representative from the WAC against • DEC. 22, 2010 – Finalist QB Kellen Moore an at-large opponent. The game features an offensive explosion from leads Boise State to a 26-3 win over No. 19 Utah before the Oregon, which puts up 583 yards of total offense vs. 21st-ranked Air second-biggest crowd in the event’s history (41,923). The No. Force. 10 Broncos, who were an at-large pick, become the highest- • DEC. 14, 1995 – No. 25 (AP) Toledo defeats Nevada, 40-37, ranked team to ever play in the game. The nation tunes into the in Las Vegas Bowl IV to cap an undefeated season. The Rock- highly touted matchup and the game becomes the highest-rated ets post the first-ever OT victory in Division I-A history. ESPN Regional TV bowl telecast in history. • 1992-96 – The first five years of the Las Vegas Bowl feature • DEC. 6, 2009 – The first-ever matchup between two ranked champions of the Mid-American and the Big West conferences. teams is announced as No. 15/14 BYU is selected to take on Aside from UNLV’s 52-24 lopsided victory over Central Michigan No. 16/20 Oregon State. The Cougars also break their own in 1994, the average margin of victory is four points. record as the event’s highest-ranked team. • DEC. 18, 1992 – The Times calls the inaugural • APRIL 14, 2009 – Collision repair and auto painting company Las Vegas Bowl “the most exciting bowl game of the year” as MAACO Inc. signs on as the bowl’s new title sponsor. Thus, the Bowling Green holds on to record a dramatic 35-34 victory over game is rebranded the MAACO Bowl Las Vegas. Nevada.

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BOWL CONTACTS JOHN SACCENTI Saccenti serves on the Football Bowl Association Committee for PR and Mar- Las Vegas Bowl Executive Director 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 OFFICE: (702) 732-3912 Hall of Fame and on the board of the UNLV Football Foundation. Saccenti was a EMAIL: john.m.saccenti@.com member of “Las Vegas’ Top 40 Under 40” list published by Vegas Inc. magazine in 2012. 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 , 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.

MARK WALLINGTON JOE NICKELL Media Relations Manager Boise State Media Relations OFFICE: (702) 895-4472 OFFICE: (208) 426-3868 CELL: (702) 528-6291 CELL: (208) 631-5483 EMAIL: [email protected] EMAIL: [email protected]

JEFFREY SEALS JIMMY STANTON Asst. Media Relations Manager Oregon Media Relations Social Media Manager OFFICE: (541) 346-5538 OFFICE: (702) 895-3134 CELL: (615) 975-7322 CELL: (702) 683-8050 EMAIL: [email protected] EMAIL: [email protected]

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BROADCAST INFORMATION RECE DAVIS KIRK HERBSTREIT ABC PLAY-BY-PLAY COMMENTATOR (3rd LVB) ABC GAME ANALYST (4th LVB)

Rece Davis, who joined ESPN in 1995, was named Widely recognized as one of the best college football the host for ESPN College GameDay Built by The Home minds of his generation, Kirk Herbstreit has served as an Depot, the network’s college football program analyst for ESPN’s seven-time Sports Emmy Award-win- in 2015 when his six-year contract extension was an- ning College GameDay Built by The Home Depot remote nounced. In addition, he is the prime host of the network’s college football studio show since 1996, when he joined on-site coverage for both the and then-host Chris Fowler and co-analyst Lee Corso. For his the NCAA Men’s Final Four. efforts there, he has earned seven nominations and two In his first two seasons with college football’s longest-running and most-cele- Sports Emmy Awards for Best Studio Analyst (2010 & 2011). brated pregame show, College GameDay earned a Sports Emmy for best weekly Herbstreit is the game analyst for the Saturday Night Football series on ABC, studio show (2017 & 2016), adding to the previous five trophies (2015, 2014, broadcast television’s first weekly prime-time college football game, since the 2011, 2010 & 2008). series debut in 2006. Previously, Herbstreit called eight Games and He remains the host of ESPN’s College GameDay road show and seven BCS National Championships alongside legendary play-by-play announcer calls a Thursday night basketball game following the completion of the football Brent Musburger. season. A regular contributor to SportsCenter and ESPN Radio, Davis serves as Respected for his no-nonsense analysis and insightful perspective, he is also the host on the NBA on ESPN. a frequent contributor to SportsCenter, ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine. Previously, he was the host of ESPN’s Saturday college football pregame, Previously, Herbstreit was a game analyst on the popular ESPN Thursday night halftime and postgame studio coverage and with analysts college football series from 1999-2006. He joined ESPN in September 1995 as a Lou Holtz and Mark May. Davis also called the ESPN College Football Primetime college football sideline analyst. His talents were quickly noticed, as after just two game on Thursday nights until 2014. seasons, he was nominated for a 1997 Sports Emmy Award as television’s top Before joining ESPN, Davis worked at WJRT-TV in Flint, Mich., as a sports studio analyst. anchor/reporter (1993-95). From 1988 to 1993, he was a sports anchor and sports He earned a degree in business administration in 1993 from the Ohio State director at WRBL-TV in Columbus, , and, while he was still as student at University, where he was a four-year letterman with the Buckeyes as a quarter- the in 1987, a general assignment reporter for WCFT-TV back (1989-92). During his senior season in 1992, he served as a starter and team in Tuscaloosa. He also worked as a freelance television play-by-play announcer, captain, and was recognized as team MVP and most motivational player. He was studio host and radio announcer in select media outlets in Alabama (1983-93). former Ohio State coach John Cooper’s first signee. Davis, a native of Muscle Shoals, Ala., graduated cum laude from the University of Herbstreit is a Centerville, Ohio native. His father, Jim, a former player and Alabama in 1988 with a bachelor of arts degrees from the school of communica- captain at Ohio State (1958-60) went on to serve as an assistant coach (1960-61 tions in news and public affairs. — national champs in 1961) under the legendary and also coached with Bo Schembechler at (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 MERRIL HOGE the program. KICKOFF LUNCHEON GUEST SPEAKER

Returning for his second appearance at the Las Ve- MOLLY MCGRATH gas Bowl Kickoff Luncheon as keynote speaker is former ABC SIDELINE REPORTER (1ST LVB) NFL player and former longtime ESPN personality Merril Hoge. Molly McGrath, who joined ESPN in July 2016, serves A graduate of Idaho State with a degree in education, as the sideline reporter for ESPN’s Friday night college Hoge was a four-year starter for the Bengals and set 44 football games and host on . In ad- school and conference records along with two NCAA FCS dition to her college football duties, she will also work on records for receptions by a running back. Drafted by Pittsburgh in 1987, Hoge the sidelines of ESPN’s telecasts. played for the Steelers until 1993, leading the team in receptions and rushing in McGrath, who worked as a production assistant at four of those seasons. He played one season with the before retir- ESPN in 2011, returns after serving as a sideline reporter ing and joining ESPN as a game analyst and sideline reporter. In 2003, Hoge was and host for college sports and the NFL with . Prior to her time at Fox diagnosed with non-Hodkin’s lymphomia but was deemed cancer-free later that Sports, she worked for the Boston Celtics as a web and in-arena reporter at the year. Hoge’s son, Beau, is a quarterback at BYU. TD Garden while also hosting Celtics Now on Comcast SportsNet New England in 2012 and 2013. She also completed internships with NESN and WHDH-TV in Boston. McGrath graduated from Boston College in 2011, where she received the Athletic Director’s Award for Academic Excellence.

The 2017 Las Vegas Bowl will be broadcast live nationally on radio via Sports USA’s network. Mark Johnson, Voice of the Buffaloes, will handle play-by-play duties while former Colorado and North- western head coach Gary Barnett will again add his analysis.

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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS MONDAY, DECEMBER 11 8:00 pm approx. Oregon Team Arrival Mandalay Bay/Delano

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12 11 am-12:20 pm Oregon Practice (CLOSED) Bishop Gorman High School 2:30 pm approx. Boise State Team Arrival Hard Rock Hotel 6:00-6:45 pm Head Coach & Player Reps Media Opportunity Maverick Helicopters (6075 S Las Vegas Blvd) Boise State Scheduled: Head Coach Bryan Harsin, OL John Molchon & CB Tyler Horton Oregon Scheduled: Head Coach Mario Cristobal, OL Tyrell Crosby & DL 7:00-9:00 pm Las Vegas Nights VIP Reception (NO MEDIA ACCESS) Maverick Helicopters

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13 9:00-10:30 am Opportunity Village Visit Opportunity Village Engelstad Campus 12:00-2:00 pm Boise State Practice Rebel Park (UNLV Practice Fields) (Pre-Practice Interviews at 11:45 am, Photo & Video B-Roll allowed for approximately first 20 minutes of practice) 2:30-3:50 pm Oregon Practice Bishop Gorman High School (Pre-Practice Interviews at 2:00 pm, Photo & Video B-Roll allowed for approximately first 20 minutes of practice) 2:00-4:00 pm Media Center Open Hard Rock Hotel (Room 30104 Paradise Tower) 5:30-6:30 pm Team Welcome Reception Fremont Street Experience (3rd Street)

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14 12:00-2:00 pm Boise State Practice (CLOSED) Rebel Park (UNLV Practice Fields) 2:30-3:50 pm Oregon Practice Bishop Gorman High School (Pre-Practice Interviews at 2:00 pm, Photo & Video B-Roll allowed for approximately first 20 minutes of practice) 9:00-10:00 am Goodie Two Shoes Foundation Charity Event CP Squires Elementary School 10:30 am-4:00 pm Ladies Las Vegas Shopping & Dining Experience Downtown Summerlin 10:30 am-4:00 pm Kids Day Downtown Summerlin 3-6 pm & 10-11 pm Media Center Open: Hard Rock Hotel (Room 30104 Paradise Tower) 5:00 pm Boise State Rides High Roller The LINQ 6:15 pm Oregon Rides High Roller The LINQ

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15 11:00-11:30 am Kickoff Media Conference Hard Rock Hotel (Muse Hall A&B) Boise State Scheduled: Head Coach Bryan Harsin, LB & WR Cedrick Wilson Oregon Scheduled: Head Coach Mario Cristobal, 2 players TBA Noon-1:30 pm Kickoff Luncheon Pres. by Dignity Health (TICKET REQUIRED) Hard Rock Hotel (The Joint) 4:00-11:00 pm Media Center Open Hard Rock Hotel (Room 30104 Paradise Tower) Boise State Team Walk-Thru (CLOSED) Sam Boyd Stadium Oregon Team Walk-Thru (CLOSED) Sam Boyd Stadium 6:00-7:00 pm Fremont Street Pep Rally Fremont Street Experience (1st Street)

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16 9 am-12:00 pm Bud Light Pregame Fan Fest Sam Boyd Stadium (Star Nursery Fields) 12:36 pm Kickoff, 26th Las Vegas Bowl Sam Boyd Stadium Following the Game Post-Game Media Conference SBS North End Zone Interview Room

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TEAM WELCOME MEDIA OPPORTUNITY Tuesday, December 12

Head Coach & Player Reps Media Opportunity at Maverick Helicopters

WHO: Boise State Head Coach Bryan Harsin John Molchon, Boise State Offensive Lineman Tyler Horton, Boise State Oregon Head Coach Mario Cristobal Tyrell Crosby, Oregon Offensive Lineman Jalen Jelks, Oregon Defensive Lineman

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

WHERE: Maverick Helicopters 6075 S. Las Vegas Blvd.

WHEN: Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017 6:00-6:45 p.m. PT

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

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OPPORTUNITY VILLAGE VISIT Wednesday, December 13

Las Vegas Bowl Opportunity Village Visit - Las Vegas’ Favorite Charity

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

WHAT: A group that includes players from Boise State and Oregon will visit Opportunity Village as part of the Las Vegas Bowl pre-game activities and to give back to the Las Vegas community hosting them.

Founded in 1954, Opportunity Village is a not-for-profit organization that serves people 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 and social recreation, citizens with severe disabilities are able to find new friends, 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. 13, 2017 9:00-10:30 a.m. PT (Players will arrive at facility at 8:55 a.m. to begin tour)

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

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

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OFFICIAL WELCOME RECEPTION Wednesday, December 13

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

WHO: John Saccenti, Las Vegas Bowl Executive Director The Football Team The Team

WHAT: The first official event of Bowl Week 2017 will bring Boise State and Oregon 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 squads will engage in an outdoor feast.

WHERE: Fremont Street Experience (at the 3rd Street Intersection) Website: www.vegasexperience.com

WHEN: Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017 5:00-6:30 p.m. PT

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

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GOODIE TWO SHOES FOUNDATION RAISING CANE’S EVENT Thursday, December 14

Las Vegas Bowl Goodie Two Shoes Foundation/Raising Cane’s Event

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

WHAT: Staffers and players from both BSU and Oregon 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 Broncos and Ducks.

MRG Marketing & Management Inc., Southwestern franchise partner of Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers, the Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl and Goodie Two Shoes Foundation continue their annual partnership to brighten the holidays of underprivileged children at C.P. Squires Elementary School in North Las Vegas. As a result of a Raising Cane’s “Dollar Donation” initiative in November, more than 850 children will receive new shoes, socks and toys thanks to the $62,000 raised and donated by MRG’s Las Vegas Raising Cane’s restaurants and their patrons.

WHERE: CP Squires Elementary School (1312 East Tonopah Ave., North Las Vegas, NV 89030)

WHEN: Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017 9:00-10:00 a.m. PT

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

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HIGH ROLLER EVENT Thursday, December 14

Las Vegas Bowl High Roller at The LINQ Hotel Event

WHO: The Boise State Broncos and Oregon Ducks

WHAT: The travel parties from both Boise State and Oregon will take a spin on the High Roller. Located at the heart of the Las Vegas Strip, The High Roller is the world’s largest observation wheel with 28 transparent pods holding 40 passengers each. The 30- minute ride has transformed the Las Vegas skyline and stands at a staggering 550 feet and gives iconic panoramic views of the Strip, the Valley and the surrounding mountains.

WHERE: High Roller at The LINQ Hotel & Casino (3545 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109)

WHEN: Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017 BSU: 5:00 p.m. PT Oregon: 6:15 p.m. PT

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

FOR HIGH ROLLER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jenny Little, phone: (702) 449-1924 -- email: [email protected]

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MEDIA CONFERENCE & LUNCHEON Friday, December 15

Las Vegas Bowl Kickoff Media Conference & Luncheon

WHO: Dick Calvert, Emcee Boise State Head Coach Bryan Harsin Leighton Vander Esch, Boise State Cedrick Wilson, Boise State Oregon Head Coach Mario Cristobal TBA, Oregon Player TBA, Oregon Player

WHAT: Bowl Week continues with a final, formal media interview opportunity at the Kickoff 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. 15, 2017 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: Mark Wallington, cell: (702) 528-6291 – email: [email protected]

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BOWL PEP RALLY Friday, December 15

Las Vegas Bowl Pep Rally At Fremont Street Experience

WHO: Boise State coaching staff member and player representative The Blue Thunder Boise State mascot and cheerleaders Oregon coaching staff and player representative Oregon mascot and cheerleaders

WHAT: Beginning at 6 p.m., Boise State and Oregon cheerleaders, bands and mascots will lead loyal fans in traditional school spirit during the official Las Vegas 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. 15, 2017 6:00-7:00 p.m. PT

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

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

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TENTATIVE GAMEDAY TIMELINE Saturday, December 16

TIME (PT) EVENT AT SAM BOYD STADIUM 8:00 am Stadium Parking Lots Open 9:00 am Will-Call Window Opens at South End Zone Ticket Office (enclosed end) 10:30 am Pre-Game Meal Begins on Press Level 11:00 am Sam Boyd Stadium Gates Open to Fans 12:08 pm Teams exit field following warmups 12:10 pm Boise State marching band performs (5:00) 12:17 pm Oregon 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 Boise State Broncos take the field 12:33 pm Oregon Ducks take the field 12:34:30 pm Official Coin Toss at midfield 12:36 pm Kickoff (Tentative Time) 4th Quarter Working Media Cast Votes for Rich Abajian MVP Award Post-Game Las Vegas Bowl’s Rossi T. Ralenkotter Championship Trophy, MVP Award presented on the field immediately following the game. 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). -Coach of losing team and select player(s) enter media room first to address media. -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 GUIDELINES CREDENTIAL REQUESTS All credential requests for the 2017 Las Vegas Bowl are handled online at www.lvbowl.com (http://www. sportssystems.com/clients/LasVegasBowl/).

The deadline for all requests was Sunday, Dec. 10, 2017.

CREDENTIAL POLICIES Media credentials for the 2017 Las Vegas Bowl will be issued in accordance with the following priority guidelines: 1. Media agencies that cover the participating teams on a regular basis as verified by the participating schools’ sports information/media relations directors 2. Media agencies from the Southern Nevada area that regularly cover Las Vegas Bowl activities 3. National sports media agencies 4. Official daily school newspapers of participating schools as space permits 5. Television stations with a full-time sports director 6. Radio stations with a full-time sports director conducting daily sports talk shows 7. 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 INFORMATION Media/Photo credentials will not be mailed in advance, but will be available for pick-up at the Las Vegas Bowl Media Center located at Hard Rock Hotel during designated hours (Room 30104, ground floor of Paradise Tower) beginning Wednesday, Dec. 13 (see schedule below). Individuals with valid I.D. may claim all passes issued to his/her media organization. Lost or misplaced credentials will not be replaced. All media credentials remain property of the Las Vegas Bowl and must be surrendered upon request.

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. 15. Any credentials not picked by the end of the Luncheon OR from the Media Center by 11 p.m. PT on Friday (Dec. 15) will be transported to Sam Boyd Stadium and be available on game day at the Will-Call Window located at the SOUTH entrance (enclosed end zone). The Will-Call Window will be open from 9:30 a.m. PT until the start of the third quarter.

Acceptance of credentials constitutes agree- ment by the bearer and his/her media orga- nization to abide by the conditions as pre- scribed by the Las Vegas Bowl.

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MEDIA INFORMATION OFFICIAL MEDIA HEADQUARTERS The 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 14 – 2:00-4:00 pm PT Thursday, December 15 – 3:00-6:00 pm and 10:00-11:00 pm PT Friday, December 16 – 4:00-11:00 pm PT

MEDIA HOTEL INFORMATION Hard Rock Hotel is again the home of the official media headquarters of the Las Vegas Bowl. Hard Rock Hotel (4455 Paradise Road, Las Vegas, NV, 89169), which will also serve as home for the Moun- tain West team and travel party, is pleased to offer a Media Rate of $35.00 (plus $31.00 per-day Resort Fee), plus tax, for the dates of Tuesday, Dec. 12 through Thursday, Dec. 14, and Sunday, Dec. 17. The Media Rate for Friday, Dec. 15 and Saturday, Dec. 16 is $85 (plus $31.00 per-day Resort Fee), plus tax. Room rates and reservations are subject to space availability.

Link to book room: https://aws.passkey.com/event/49526464/owner/2315/home

Hard Rock Hotel Phone Number: 1-800-473-7625

Any media wishing to stay at the Pac-12 team’s headquarters, Mandalay Bay (3950 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas, NV, 89109), can make their reservations for a rate of $55.00 (plus $25.00 per-day Resort Fee) on Dec. 12-14 & 17 and $80.00 (plus $25.00 per-day Resort Fee) on Dec. 15-16, plus tax. Room rates and reservations are subject to space availability.

Link to book room: https://aws.passkey.com/event/49521509/owner/28466/home

Mandalay Bay Hotel Phone Number: 1-877-632-7000

PRESS BOX Entrance 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.). Press releases, statistics, press guides and flip cards will be available. A pre-game meal will be served only to accredited 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 con- fiscation of working press credentials and stadium security personnel will direct any violators to the exit.

TV SATELLITE TRUCK PARKING Parking places adjacent to Sam Boyd Stadium for satellite trucks are limited. Please contact Mark Wallington at (702) 895-4472 to reserve a parking location on a first-come, first-served basis.

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MEDIA INFORMATION STADIUM TELEPHONE & INTERNET INFORMATION The press box is equipped with complimentary Wireless Internet Access. Media outlets wishing to reserve and guarantee exclusive telephone service can purchase a line by calling Sam Boyd Stadium’s Mark Horn at (702) 895-1742 or email at [email protected]. LOCKER ROOM/PRACTICE POLICIES Throughout 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/VIDEOGRAPHERS Las 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.

There is no field-level workroom for photographers. However, ample workspace will be provided for credentialed photographers 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 INTERVIEWS Following a 10-minute cooling-off period, post-game interviews will take place in a designated room located under the scoreboard and attached to the back of the Boise State Broncos (away team) locker room. Only individuals displaying proper credentials will be permitted in the interview area. Security will be posted in these locations and will not allow anyone to obstruct entrances.

The losing coach and selected/requested players will speak and answer questions first, followed by the winning coach and players. The game’s Rich Abajian Most Valuable Player, which is voted on by work- ing media, will be announced on the field during the game trophy celebration. POSTGAME STATS BOOKS AND QUOTES Quote 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 Manager Office: (702) 895-4472 Email: [email protected] Cell phone: (702) 528-6291

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

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BOWL MEDIA PARKING MAP

Media Enter Gate #1

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SAM BOYD STADIUM LAYOUT

PRESS BOX LAYOUT

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PA National Score- Oregon ABC Oregon Boise St. Boise St. AD Radio board Coaches TV Radio Coaches Radio AD Oregon Boise St.

Press Seating

Photo Copy Media Room Room Dining Elevators Meal Media

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BOISE STATE’S BRYAN HARSIN Bryan Harsin, a former Boise State quarterback, as- Harsin has been a candidate for the Dodd Trophy in each of his three seasons at sistant coach and , is in his fourth Boise State, and in 2016 Harsin was once again named to the watch list for the Bry- season as the head coach at his alma mater. Harsin ant Award. boasts a record of 41-12 at Boise State, an average of more than 10 wins per year. Overall, he is 48-17 as a In addition to rejoining the national rankings, the Broncos’ offense also returned head coach –including one season at Arkansas State the nation’s elite under Harsin’s guidance. Boise State concluded the 2014 season – and has led his programs to bowl games in each ranked ninth nationally in scoring offense (39.7) and 14th nationally in total offense season as a head coach. (494.3). The team concluded the 2015 season ranked 15th nationally in both scoring offense (39.1) and total offense (501.5), and at the conclusion of 2016, ranked 21st In 2017, Boise State captured its second conference nationally in total offense (472.8). title under Harsin, defeating Fresno State (17-14; Dec. 2) in the Mountain West Championship. The win Led by the arm of quarterback , the Broncos concluded the 2015 sea- capped a 10-3 regular season, the third 10-win season son ranked 16th nationally in passing offense (310.2), and 15th nationally in 2016 in four years with Harsin at the helm. (298.3). For his efforts in each of his first two seasons as the Broncos’ starting signal caller, Rypien was named first-team All-Mountain West, in addition to garnering MW The Broncos enter the Las Vegas Bowl ranked 25th Freshman of the Year honors in 2015. He was a second-team all-league selection nationally, and the team’s 16-straight bowl games is a mark that ranks tied with Wis- in 2017. consin for the sixth-longest streak in the country. Running back Jeremy McNichols, a semifinalist in 2016, ranked second The Broncos had 19 individuals garner All-MW honors in 2017, highlighted by red- nationally in total touchdowns in both 2015 (26) and 2016 (27). Following his junior shirt junior linebacker being named MW Defensive Player of the Year. season in 2016, McNichols became the second Bronco running back in three sea- sons to forego his final season of eligibility and enter the In his debut season Harsin led his alma mater back to where it rose to national Draft, joining , who was named to the following his second season prominence. Boise State went 12-2 in 2014, winning its first outright Mountain West in the NFL. Championship and capping the campaign with a 38-30 victory over Arizona in the 2014 VIZIO . Harsin was named head coach, Dec. 11, 2013. A graduate of Capital High School in Boise, he played quarterback for the Broncos from 1995-99. Following his graduation The victory in the Fiesta Bowl was the third such win for the Broncos in the previous from Boise State with a degree in business management, Harsin coached running nine seasons. Harsin, serving as offensive coordinator in the first two Fiesta Bowl backs and receivers at Eastern Oregon in 2000. victories, has been a part of each of the school’s three appearances in the game. The former Bronco letterwinner began his coaching career at Boise State as a gradu- The team’s victory in the 2014 Sports Authority Mountain West Football Champion- ate assistant in 2001, before taking over the tight ends as a full-time assistant coach ship marked Boise State’s first outright league title since joining the conference in from 2002-05. When was hired as head coach in 2006, Harsin as- 2011. The only alumnus to lead the Broncos as head coach in the history of Boise sumed the role of offensive coordinator and coach. State, Harsin has won a conference championship as a student-athlete, assistant coach and head coach. Harsin was Petersen’s offensive coordinator for five of his eight seasons as head coach (2006-10), and was named a finalist for the 2009 , awarded In 2015, the Broncos went 9-4, climbing as high as No. 20 in both the Associated annually to the nation’s top assistant coach. Boise State went 61-5 during his tenure Press and USA Today Coaches Polls. The Broncos concluded the 2014 season as offensive coordinator. ranked No. 16 in each poll. Boise State capped the 2015 campaign with a 55-7 vic- tory over Northern Illinois in the San Diego County Credit Union , the With Harsin on staff, Boise State has won nine conference championships. fifth-largest margin of victory in the history of bowl games. Following the 2010 season, Harsin went to Texas, where he served as co-offensive In 2016, Harsin guided the Broncos to a 10-3 record. Boise State also climbed to coordinator from 2011-12. While with the Longhorns, Harsin helped guide the ascen- No. 13 in both the AP and Coaches’ Polls, the school’s highest ranking in each since sion of an offense that ranked 88th in scoring prior to his arrival, to No. 24 nationally finishing eighth and sixth, respectively, at the conclusion of the 2011 season. in 2012 (36.1). For his efforts in 2014, Harsin was named a finalist for the Paul “Bear Bryant” Na- Harsin then earned his first head coaching opportunity at Arkansas State in 2013, tional Coach of the Year Award, the Eddie Robinson National Coach of the Year which claimed a share of the championship and a berth in the Award and the Dodd Trophy, given annually by the Bobby Dodd National Coach of GoDaddy.com Bowl that season. the Year Foundation. He was also named the nation’s top first-year head coach by the Football Writers Association of America. Harsin and his wife Kes have two daughters, Devyn Lynn and Dayn Mykena, and a son, Davis. ASSISTANT COACHES

ASHLEY AMBROSE BRAD BEDELL STEVE CALDWELL GABE FRANKLIN Defensive Backs D. Coordinator/LBs Offensive Line Assistant Head Coach Safeties Defensive Line

ZAK HILL LEE MARKS KENT RIDDLE O. Coordinator/QBs Wide Receivers Running Backs Associate Head Coach TEs/Special Teams

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BOISE STATE NUMERICAL ROSTER NO NAME POS HT WT YR HOMETOWN (LAST SCHOOL) NO NAME POS HT WT YR HOMETOWN (LAST SCHOOL) 01 Cedrick Wilson WR 6-3 189 SR Memphis, Tenn. (Coffeyville CC) 46 Joel Velazquez K/P 6-0 228 RS-FR Mission Viejo, Calif. (Trabuco Hills HS) 03 Montell Cozart QB 6-1 205 RS-SR Kansas City, Mo. (Kansas) 47 Matt Pistone TE 6-3 247 RS-SO Yuma, Ariz. (Yuma Catholic HS) 04 DeAndre Pierce CB 5-11 174 SO Long Beach, Calif. (Long Beach Poly HS) 47 Ma’a Tanuvasa S 6-1 197 RS-FR Mililani, Hawaii (Mililani HS) 04 Brett Rypien QB 6-2 208 JR Spokane, Wash. (Shadle Park HS) 48 Bruno DeRose WLB 5-11 216 RS-FR Pueblo, Colo. (Pueblo East HS) 05 Garrett Collingham SLB 6-4 228 RS-SO Meridian, Idaho (Mountain View HS) 49 John Mackesy LB 6-1 221 JR Phelan, Calif. (Chaffey College) 06 CT Thomas WR 5-8 152 FR Lancaster, Texas (Lancaster HS) 49 Quinn Skillin P 6-4 185 RS-JR San Diego, Calif. (Wagner College) 07 Ezekiel Noa WLB 5-11 241 FR Spring Valley, Calif. (Helix HS) 50 Nicholai Pitman LS 5-11 230 SO Boise, Idaho (Timberline HS) 07 A.J. Richardson WR 6-0 209 RS-JR Lomita, Calif. (Narbonne HS) 51 Daniel Cantrell LS 6-0 221 FR Boise, Idaho (Bishop Kelly HS) 08 Jabril Frazier STUD 6-4 243 RS-JR Los Angeles, Calif. (Verbum Dei HS) 52 Andrew Tercek OL 6-1 278 RS-SR (East Central HS) 08 Sean Modster WR 5-11 196 RS-JR Mission Viejo, Calif. (Mission Viejo HS) 53 Sam Whitney STUD 6-2 231 RS-SO Folsom, Calif. (Folsom HS) 09 Desmond Williams SLB 5-11 201 RS-FR Corona, Calif. (Centennial HS) 54 Matt Locher NT 6-2 281 RS-SO Los Alamitos, Calif. (Los Alamitos HS) 10 Chase Cord QB 6-2 196 FR Peoria, Ariz. (Sunrise Mountain HS) 55 David Moa NT 6-3 271 RS-JR San Diego, Calif. (Kearny HS) 10 Kekoa Nawahine S 6-2 199 SO Meridian, Idaho (Rocky Mountain HS) 56 Joseph Inda MLB 6-0 233 RS-JR Anaheim, Calif. (Golden West College) 13 Marques Evans CB 5-11 174 FR Pasadena, Calif. (Newbury Park HS) 57 Emmanuel Fesili NT 6-2 302 SO Long Beach, Calif. (Long Beach Poly HS) 14 Tyler Horton CB 5-11 188 JR Fresno, Calif. (Edison HS) 58 Tyson Maeva MLB 6-0 214 SO San Diego, Calif. (Cathedral Catholic HS) 15 Evan Tyler S 6-2 187 RS-SO Corona, Calif. (Eleanor Roosevelt HS) 59 Mason Hampton OL 6-3 295 RS-SR Meridian, Idaho (Meridian HS) 15 Jalen Walker S 6-0 172 RS-FR Lawndale, Calif. (Lawndale HS) 64 Ben Vering OL 6-4 258 RS-FR Boise, Idaho (Capital HS) 16 Tanner Bolt QB 5-11 194 FR Prosser, Wash. (Prosser HS) 65 Zachary Troughton OL 6-6 319 JR Maxwell, Calif. (Butte CC) 17 Austin Cottrell WR 6-2 203 SR Glendale, Ariz. (Scottsdale CC) 66 Isiah Moore OL 6-4 275 JR Tiffin, Ohio (Mesa CC) 18 Jermani Brown CB 5-9 170 FR Midlothian, Va. (Midlothian HS) 67 Garrett Larson OL 6-4 295 RS-SO Fruitland, Idaho (Fruitland HS) 19 Aisa Kelemete STUD 6-4 243 FR Pocatello, Idaho (Highland HS) 68 Jake Stetz OL 6-2 293 FR San Marcos, Calif. (Mission Hills HS) 20 Roman Kafentzis SLB 6-1 193 FR Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. (Mater Dei HS) 69 Austin Dixon OL 6-6 286 RS-FR Tempe, Ariz. (Corona del Sol HS) 21 Tyreque Jones S 6-2 183 FR San Bernardino, Calif. (San Gorgonio HS) 70 John Ojukwu OL 6-6 297 FR Boise, Idaho (Boise HS) 21 Ryan Wolpin RB 5-8 195 RS-S Trabuco Canyon, Calif. (N. Colorado) 71 Donte Harrington OL 6-2 298 RS-FR San Clemente, Calif. (San Clemente HS) 22 Alexander Mattison RB 5-11 214 SO San Bernardino, Calif. (San Bernardino HS) 73 Nick Crabtree OL 6-7 270 RS-FR Huntington Beach, Calif. (Huntington Beach HS) 23 Damion Wright S 6-0 194 RS-SO Los Angeles, Calif. (Bishop Mora Salesian HS) 74 Archie Lewis OL 6-3 299 RS-SR Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. (Rancho Cucamonga HS) 24 Breydon Boyd MLB 6-3 221 FR Katy, Texas (Katy HS) 75 Kole Bailey OL 6-4 297 RS-FR Twin Falls, Idaho (Twin Falls HS) 25 Benton Wickersham MLB 6-2 231 RS-FR Elko, Nev. (Elko HS) 76 Ezra OL 6-6 296 RS-FR Spanaway, Wash. (Bethel HS) 26 Avery Williams CB 5-9 194 RS-FR San Juan Capistrano, Calif. (JSerra Catholic HS) 77 John Molchon OL 6-5 313 RS-SO Las Vegas, Nev. (Faith Lutheran HS) 28 Kekaula Kaniho S 5-10 175 FR Kahuku, Hawaii (Kahuku HS) 78 Andres Preciado OL 6-6 292 RS-JR Imperial Beach, Calif. (Mar Vista HS) 29 Drake Beasley RB 5-11 178 FR La Canada, Calif. (La Canada HS) 79 Eric Quevedo OL 6-4 304 RS-SO West Covina, Calif. (West Covina HS) 30 Ravon Alexander WR 5-11 174 JR Stockton, Calif. (Lincoln HS/Modesto JC) 80 Christian Blaser WR 6-1 179 RS-FR Meridian, Idaho (Rocky Mountain HS) 30 Rob Lewis CB 5-10 175 RS-FR Los Angeles, Calif. (Hawkins HS) 81 Akilian Butler WR 5-10 193 JR Dallas, Texas (West Mesquite HS) 31 Justin Collins WR 5-9 181 SO Los Angeles, Calif. (Long Beach City College) 82 Octavius Evans WR 6-1 195 FR Center, Texas (Center HS) 31 Skyler Seibold S 6-1 210 RS-JR Temecula, Calif. (Chaparral HS) 83 Damon Cole WR 6-0 165 FR Richmond, Calif. (El Cerrito HS) 32 Jordan Happle S 5-11 198 RS-FR Portland, Ore. (Jesuit HS) 85 John Bates TE 6-6 253 RS-FR Lebanon, Ore. (Lebanon HS) 32 Jahred Silofau RB 5-8 210 FR Honolulu, Hawai’i (St. Louis School) 86 Chase Blakley TE 6-4 233 RS-JR Coeur d’Alene, Idaho (Coeur d’Alene HS) 33 Gabe Perez WLB 6-4 246 RS-SR Placentia, Calif. (Valencia HS) 87 Alec Dhaenens TE 6-3 246 RS-SR Fruitland, Idaho (Fruitland HS) 34 Robert Mahone RB 5-10 211 RS-FR Prosper, Texas (Prosper HS) 88 Jake Roh TE 6-3 227 RS-SR Scottsdale, Ariz. (Chaparral HS) 34 Solo Taylor MLB 6-2 220 RS-FR Rigby, Idaho (Rigby HS) 89 Brock Barr WR 6-3 204 RS-SR Redding, Calif. ( College) 35 Derriyon Shaw DE 6-2 223 RS-FR North Las Vegas, Nev. (Legacy HS) 90 Daniel Auelua DT 6-2 298 SR Alpine, Utah (Mesa CC) 36 Blake Whitlock WLB 6-1 222 SR Reno, Nev. (Saddleback College) 91 Durrant Miles DE 6-5 253 JR South Jordan, Utah (Bingham HS) 37 Cameron Hartsfield S 5-10 197 RS-SR Allen, Texas (Allen HS) 92 Paul Semons DT 6-3 274 RS-JR Eagle, Idaho (Eagle HS) 38 Leighton Vander Esch WLB 6-4 240 RS-JR Riggins, Idaho (Salmon River HS) 93 Chase Hatada DT 6-3 267 SO Rocklin, Calif. (Rocklin HS) 39 Jake Shaddox RB 5-11 216 RS-SO Redding, Calif. (Azusa Pacific) 94 Kevin Madigan K 5-11 189 FR Coppell, Texas (Coppell HS) 40 Jabari Watson DT 6-1 261 RS-FR Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. (Summit HS) 95 Nick Provenzano WLB 5-11 216 RS-FR Glendora, Calif. (Damien HS) 41 Will Heffner SLB 6-2 219 RS-SO Boise, Idaho (Bishop Kelly HS) 96 Haden Hoggarth K 6-0 198 RS-JR Ormond Beach, Fla. (Bethune-Cookman) 42 Clay Bowler SLB 6-0 192 FR Holtville, Calif. (Holtville HS) 97 Austin Silsby DT 6-3 255 RS-SR Kuna, Idaho (Kuna HS) 43 Joe Provenzano MLB 5-11 224 RS-JR Glendora, Calif. (Damien HS) 98 Sonatane Lui NT 6-1 305 SO Sandy, Utah (Alta HS) 44 Riley Whimpey WLB 6-1 212 FR San Clemente, Calif. (San Clemente HS) 99 Curtis Weaver STUD 6-3 252 RS-FR Long Beach, Calif. (St. Anthony HS) 45 Kayode Rufai DE 6-4 254 RS-FR Portland, Ore. (Lincoln HS)

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OREGON’S MARIO CRISTOBAL Mario Cristobal was tabbed to lead Oregon after working Cristobal coached at Miami (Fla.), his alma mater, under for three years before as the Ducks’ co-offensive coordinator, run-game coordi- accepting the head job at FIU, working as tight ends coach for the 2004 and 2005 seasons nator and offensive line coach during the 2017 season. and coaching multiple tight ends that turned into NFL draft picks, including first-round pick Cristobal joined the Oregon football staff in January 2017, and All-Pro Greg Olsen. In 2006, Cristobal took over a Miami offensive line that featured and was elevated to the role of interim head coach on four new starters and saw a 39 percent decrease in sacks allowed from the previous sea- December 5 for the Las Vegas Bowl following Willie Tag- son (36 to 22). gart’s departure. Cristobal spent three years (2001-03) at Rutgers under head coach , working In his first year at Oregon, Cristobal improved on an al- with the offensive tackles and tight ends for the first two seasons before shifting his focus ready stellar Oregon run-game as the Ducks finished the solely to the offensive line in 2003. Cristobal was a critical factor in Rutgers’ resurgence regular season with more than 3,000 yards on the ground, to competitiveness and helped lay the foundation in recruiting and coaching for a program averaging 268 yards rushing per game. The Ducks’ rush- that went from obscurity to college football’s upper echelon in a matter of five years. Cris- ing offense was ranked eighth in the FBS at the end of the tobal helped Rutgers to a 5-7 mark in 2003, the school’s best record since 1998. One of regular season. Cristobal’s most accomplished pupils was L.J. Smith, the ’ second-round pick in the 2003 NFL Draft. The Ducks tallied 40 rushing touchdowns during Cristobal’s first season, the most since 2014, averaging 5.4 yards per rush. Senior running back ran for 122.92 Cristobal began his coaching career in 1998 as a graduate assistant at Miami, working yards per game, ranking 11th in the country while scoring 16 rushing touchdowns, tied for with the Hurricanes for three seasons under . He joined the Hurricanes’ staff 12th-most in the country. six years after finishing a four-year playing career at Miami as a standout offensive lineman under Hall of Fame coach Jimmy Johnson. Cristobal was a first-team All-Big East selec- As a team, the Ducks’ offensive line allowed an average of 1.75 sacks per game. Under tion in 1992 and helped the Hurricanes to a pair of national championships (1989, 1991). Cristobal, standout senior left Tyrell Crosby allowed only three quarterback hurries and no sacks on his way to being named an candidate and the recipient of A native of Miami and a prep standout at Christopher Columbus High School, Cristobal the Morris Trophy as the top offensive lineman in the Pac-12. graduated from Miami in 1993 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration and later earned a master’s degree from Miami in 2001. Following his college career, Cristobal Cristobal spent the previous four seasons at Alabama as the assistant head coach and of- signed a free-agent contract with the in 1994 and then played for the fensive line coach, helping the Crimson Tide to the CFP National Championship following of NFL Europe in 1995 and 1996. the 2015 season, as well as a runner-up finish after the 2016 season. Cristobal’s offensive line ranked in the top 25 nationally in sacks allowed in each of his first two seasons, and Cristobal and his wife, Jessica, were married in June 2006 and have two sons, Mario Mateo in 2016 helped pave the way for the nation’s 11th-best rushing attack (246.7 ypg) and and Rocco. produced SEC Offensive Player of the Year Jalen Hurts.

Alabama’s offensive lines produced a plethora of standout players and NFL draft picks under Cristobal, including first-team All-American and 2015 first-round draft pick Ryan Kelly and 2014 freshman All-American , who went on to win the Outland Trophy in Cristobal’s final year with Alabama. Cristobal came to Oregon with a reputation as a top recruiter. He was named the National Recruiter of the Year by 247Sports in the 2015 cycle, and was ranked as the nation’s No. 2 recruiter in the country by 247Sports at the time of his hiring based on the final haul he brought to Alabama.

Prior to joining ’s staff at Alabama, Cristobal spent six seasons (2007-12) as the head coach at Florida International, solidifying his standing as one of the country’s top young college football coaches and recruiters. Cristobal led the Panthers to the most suc- cessful year in program history in 2011, capturing a program-record eight wins, including a road win at eventual co-Big East Champion Louisville.

Cristobal was named the Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year in 2010 after leading FIU to its first Sun Belt Conference championship and a bowl victory over MAC champion Toledo, and he finished his FIU career having produced NFL talents such as T.Y. Hilton and Jonathan Cyprien.

ASSISTANT COACHES

MARCUS ARROYO CHARLES CLARK KEITH HAYWARD MICHAEL JOHNSON Co-O. Coordinator Safeties Wide Receivers D. Coordinator/LBs QB/Tight Ends

DONTE PIMPLETON JOE SALAVA’A RAYMOND WOODIE Running Backs Associate Head Coach Associate Head Coach Defensive Line Defensive Line

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OREGON NUMERICAL ROSTER NO NAME POS HT WT YR HOMETOWN (LAST SCHOOL) NO NAME POS HT WT YR HOMETOWN (LAST SCHOOL) 01 Arrion Springs CB 6-0 205 SR San Antonio, TX (Roosevelt) 40 Zach Emerson K 6-2 207 RS-FR Bend, OR (Mountain View) 02 S 6-3 199 RS-SR San Diego, CA (Lincoln) 40 Taylor Stinson TE 6-6 245 RS-JR Happy Valley, OR (Clackamas) 03 Jonah Moi OLB 6-4 240 RS-SR Redlands, CA (Riverside CC/Citrus Valley) 41 Aidan Schneider K 6-3 236 SR Portland, OR (Grant) 04 Thomas Graham Jr. CB 5-10 189 FR Rancho Cucamonga, CA (Rancho Cucamonga) 42 Blake Maimone P 6-6 223 RS-SO Thousand Oaks, CA (Oaks Christian) 05 Taj Griffin WR 5-11 178 JR Powder Springs, GA (McEachern) 43 Isaac Slade-Matautia ILB 6-0 225 FR Honolulu, HI (St. Louis School) 05 Scott Pagano DL 6-4 294 SR Honolulu, HI (Clemson) 44 Matt Mariota TE 6-2 224 RS-SO Honolulu, HI (St. Louis) 06 Charles Nelson WR 5-8 170 RS-SR Daytona Beach, FL (Seabreeze) 45 Gus Cumberlander OLB 6-7 253 RS-SO Ellenwood, GA (Cedar Grove) 07 Ugochukwu Amadi CB 5-9 197 JR Nashville, TN (Overton) 48 Hunter Kampmoyer DL 6-4 272 RS-FR Bishop, CA (Bishop Union) 10 Ty Griffin CB 6-0 204 RS-SR Powder Springs, GA () 50 Popo Aumavae DL 6-3 347 FR Stockton, CA (St. Mary’s) 10 QB 6-6 225 RS-SO Eugene, OR (Sheldon) 51 Gary Baker DL 6-3 325 RS-SO Upland, CA (Upland) 11 Braxton Burmeister QB 6-1 204 FR La Jolla, CA (La Jolla Country Day) 52 Cody Shear OL 6-3 279 FR Eugene, OR (Sheldon) 11 OLB 6-5 238 RS-JR Arlington, TX (Martin) 53 Blake Rugraff ILB 6-1 226 RS-SO St. Charles, MO (St. Charles West) 12 Taylor Alie QB 6-0 184 RS-SR Eugene, OR (Sheldon) 54 Calvin Throckmorton OL 6-5 307 RS-SO Bellevue, WA (Newport) 12 Sampson Niu ILB 6-1 215 FR San Diego, CA (Madison) 55 Jake Hanson OL 6-5 302 RS-SO Eureka, CA (Eureka) 13 Dillon Mitchell WR 6-1 185 SO Memphis, TN (White Station) 56 Bryson Young OLB 6-5 241 SO Clovis, CA (Buchanan) 14 Demetri Burch QB 6-0 193 FR Apopka, FL (Apopka) 57 Doug Brenner OL 6-2 321 RS-SR Portland, OR (Jesuit) 15 Deommodore Lenoir CB 5-11 190 FR Los Angeles, CA (Salesian) 58 Tanner Carew LS 6-1 242 SR Chino Hills, CA (Damien) 16 Nick Pickett S 6-1 198 FR Los Angeles, CA (Salesian) 59 Ryan Walk OL 6-2 280 FR Eugene, OR (Sheldon) 17 Mike Irwin QB 6-1 198 FR Lake Oswego, OR (Lakeridge) 60 Logan Bathke OL 6-5 288 RS-FR Orange, CA (Lutheran) 17 Juwaan Williams S 6-0 197 RS-SR Tucker, GA (Tucker) 64 Charlie Landgraf OL 6-1 285 RS-SO Portland, OR (Hotchkiss School {CT) 18 Jimmie Swain ILB 6-3 237 SR Olathe, KS (Olathe North) 66 Brady Aiello OL 6-7 307 RS-SO Lafayette, CA (Acalanes) 19 Fotu T. Leiato II OLB 5-11 198 JR Steilacoom, WA (Steilacoom) 66 Devin Melendez LS 6-1 211 SR La Habra, CA (La Habra) 20 Tony Brooks-James RB 5-9 175 RS-JR Gainesville, FL (Gainesvlle)i 68 OL 6-4 317 RS-SO Yakima, WA (West Valley) 21 Royce Freeman RB 6-0 238 SR Imperial, CA (Imperial) 71 Jacob Capra OL 6-4 311 RS-FR Auburn, CA (Placer) 21 Mattrell McGraw S 5-10 193 RS-JR New Orleans, LA (John Curtis) 72 Sam Poutasi OL 6-4 302 RS-FR Las Vegas, NV (Desert Pines) 22 Darrian Felix RB 5-10 178 FR Fort Meyers, FL (Fort Meyers) 73 Tyrell Crosby OL 6-5 320 SR Henderson, NV (Green Valley) 22 Jihree Stewart CB 6-0 182 RS-SO Corona, CA (Centennial) 76 Jake Pisarcik OL 6-3 287 RS-SR Medford, NJ (Shawnee) 23 Malik Lovette WR 5-10 200 RS-SO Redlands, CA (Redlands East Valley) 77 George Moore OL 6-6 328 RS-SO Antioch, CA (College of San Mateo) 24 Keith Simms OLB 6-2 231 SO Washington, D.C. (Landon) 78 Alex Forsyth OL 6-3 297 FR West Linn, OR (West Linn) 25 Brady Breeze S 6-0 194 RS-FR Lake Oswego, OR (Central Catholic) 79 Evan Voeller OL 6-5 314 RS-SR West Linn, OR (West Linn) 25 CJ Verdell RB 5-8 192 FR Chula Vista, CA (Mater Dei) 80 Johnny Johnson III WR 6-0 205 FR Chandler, AZ (Chandler) 26 Kyle Buckner WR 6-3 186 RS-SO Eastvale, CA (Roosevelt) 81 Daewood Davis WR 6-1 173 FR Hollywood, FL (Deerfield Beach) 27 Jacob Breeland TE 6-5 241 RS-SO Mission Viejo, CA (Trabuco Hills) 82 Casey Eugenio WR 5-7 175 RS-JR San Clemente, CA (JSerra) 28 Billy Gibson S 6-1 179 FR Hialeah, FL (Miami Southridge) 83 Alex Ofodile WR 6-2 205 RS-SO Columbia, MO (Rock Bridge) 28 Chayce Maday WR 5-10 180 RS-JR Corning, CA (Corning) 84 Cam McCormick TE 6-4 248 RS-FR Bend, OR (Summit) 29 Kani Benoit RB 5-10 209 RS-SR Phoenix, AZ (Phx. Thunderbird) 85 Alfonso Cobb WR 6-0 174 RS-FR Chesterhill, OH (Federal Hocking) 29 Pou Peleti-Gore OLB 5-10 211 RS-JR Rohnert Park, CA (Santa Rosa JC) 86 Brenden Schooler S 6-2 195 SO Dana Point, CA (Mission Viejo) 30 Jaylon Redd WR 5-8 181 FR Rancho Cucamonga, CA (Rancho Cucamonga) 87 Ryan Bay TE 6-3 231 RS-SO Tigard, OR (Tigard) 31 Sean Killpatrick S 5-11 201 RS-SO Pearland, TX (St. Pius X) 89 Darrian McNeal WR 5-9 163 FR Seffner, FL (Armwood) 32 La’Mar Winston Jr. OLB 6-2 214 SO Portland, OR (Central Catholic) 90 Drayton Carlberg DL 6-5 286 RS-SO Minneapolis, MN (DeLaSalle) 33 Cyrus Habibi-Likio RB 6-0 208 FR Mountain View, CA (St. Francis) 90 Jack Vecchi WR 5-7 160 FR Portland, OR (Central Catholic) 34 Jordon Scott DL 6-1 333 FR Largo, FL (Pinellas Park) 91 Elijah George DL 6-5 284 RS-SR Las Vegas, NV (Arbor View) 35 ILB 6-4 224 SO Norco, CA (Norco) 92 Henry Mondeaux DL 6-4 280 SR Portland, OR (Jesuit) 36 Charles Sudduth CB 5-10 165 RS-SO Fairbanks, AK (West Valley) 94 Malik Young DL 6-2 301 RS-SR Marietta, GA (Eastern Arizona College) 37 Ivan Faulhaber TE 6-2 216 RS-SR Eugene, OR (Sheldon) 96 Adam Stack K 6-2 177 FR Honolulu, HI (Kamehameha) 37 Noah Holmes WR 6-2 178 FR Huntington Beach, CA (Marina) 97 Jalen Jelks DL 6-6 245 RS-JR Phoenix, AZ (Desert Vista) 37 Dexter Myers CB 6-0 186 RS-FR Pasadena, CA (Maranatha) 98 Jordan Kurahara DL 6-8 268 RS-JR Sherwood, OR (Sherwood) 38 Alec Hallman K 6-1 214 FR Lithia, FL (Newsome) 99 Austin Faoliu DL 6-3 289 FR Santa Ana, CA (Mater Dei) 39 Kaulana Apelu ILB 5-11 200 JR Aiea, HI (Kamehameha)

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TENTATIVE DEPTH CHARTS BOISE STATE OFFENSE OREGON OFFENSE LT 76 EZRA CLEVELAND (6-6, 296, RS-FR) LT 73 TYRELL CROSBY (6-5, 320, SR) 66 Isiah Moore (6-4, 275, JR) 77 George Moore (6-6, 328, SO) LG 77 JOHN MOLCHON (6-5, 313, RS-SO) LG 68 SHANE LEMIEUX (6-4, 317, SO) 67 Garrett Larson (6-4, 295, RS-FR) 79 Evan Voeller (6-5, 314, SR) C 59 MASON HAMPTON (6-3, 295, RS-SR) C 55 JAKE HANSON (6-5, 302, SO) 71 Donte Harrington (6-3, 295, RS-SO) 54 Calvin Throckmorton (6-5, 307, SO) RG 79 ERIC QUEVEDO (6-4, 34, RS-SO) RG 54 CALVIN THROCKMORTON (6-5, 307, SO) 52 Andrew Tercek (6-1, 278, RS-SR) 71 Jacob Capra (6-4, 311, FR) RT 74 ARCHIE LEWIS (6-3, 299, RS-SR) RT 66 BRADY AIELLO (6-7, 307, SO) 78 Andres Preciado (6-6, 292, RS-JR) 54 Calvin Throckmorton (6-5, 407, SO) Brett TE 88 JAKE ROH (6-3, 227, RS-SR) TE 27 JACOB BREELAND (6-5, 241, SO) Justin Rypien 87 Alec Dhaenens (6-3, 246, RS-SR) 87 Ryan Bay (6-3, 231, SO) Herbert QB 04 BRETT RYPIEN (6-2, 208, JR) QB 10 JUSTIN HERBERT (6-6, 225, SO) 03 Montrell Cozart (6-1, 205, RS-SR) 11 Braxton Burmeister (6-1, 204, FR) RB 22 ALEXANDER MATTISON (5-11, 208, SO) RB 21 ROYCE FREEMAN (6-0, 238, SR) 21 Ryan Wolpin (5-8, 195, RS-SR) 29 Kani Benoit (6-0, 238, SR) WR 01 CEDRICK WILSON (6-3, 189, SR) WR 13 DILLON MITCHELL (6-1, 185, SO) 17 Austin Cottrell (6-2, 203, SR) 23 Malik Lovette (5-10, 200, SO) WR 08 SEAN MODSTER (5-11, 196, RS-JR) WR 06 CHARLES NELSON (5-8, 170, SR) 06 CT Thomas (5-8, 152, FR) 05 Taj Griffin (5-11, 178, JR) WR 07 A.J. RICHARDSON (6-0, 209, RS-JR) WR 80 JOHNNY JOHNSON III (6-0, 205, FR) 82 Octavious Evans (6-1, 195, FR) 86 Brendan Schooler (6-2, 195, SO)

BOISE STATE DEFENSE OREGON DEFENSE Alexander DE 91 DURRANT MILES (6-5, 253, JR) DE 92 HENRY MONDEAUX (6-4, 280, SR) Royce Mattison 93 Chase Hatada (6-3, 267, SO) 91 Elijah George (6-5, 284, SR) Freeman NT 98 SONATANE LUI (6-1, 305, SO) NG 34 JORDON SCOTT (6-1, 333, FR) 57 Emmanuel Fesili (6-2, 302, SO) 99 Austin Faoliu (6-3, 289, FR) DT 55 DAVID MOA (6-3, 271, RS-JR) DE 97 JALEN JELKS (6-6, 245, JR) 90 Daniel Auelua (6-2, 298, SR) 90 Drayton Carlberg (6-5, 286, SO) LB 08 JABRIL FRAZIER (6-4, 243, RS-JR) OLB 11 JUSTIN HOLLINS (6-5, 238, JR) 99 Curtis Weaver (6-3, 252, RS-FR) 03 Jonah Moi (6-4, 240, SR) WLB 38 LEIGHTON VANDER ESCH (6-4, 240, RS-JR) JACK 35 TROY DYE (6-4, 224, SO) 44 Riley Whimpey (6-1, 212, FR) 12 Sampson Niu (6-1, 215, FR) MLB 58 TYSON MAEVA (6-0, 214, SO) MIKE 18 JIMMIE SWAIN (6-3, 237, SR) 25 Brenton Wickersham (6-2, 231, FR) 53 Blake Rugraff (6-1, 226, SO) SLB 33 GABE PEREZ (6-4, 246, RS-SR) DUCK 32 LA’MAR WINSTON JR. (6-2, 214, SO) Cedrick 28 Kekaula Kaniho (5-10, 175, RS-FR) 19 Fotu T. Leiato II (5-11, 198, JR) Jacob FCB 26 AVERY WILLIAMS (5-9, 194, RS-FR) CB 04 THOMAS GRAHAM JR. (5-10, 189, FR) Wilson 30 Rob Lewis (5-10, 175, RS-FR) 15 Deommodore Lenoir (5-11, 190, FR) Breeland FS 04 DEANDRE PIERCE (5-11, 174, SO) S 02 TYREE ROBINSON (6-4, 205, SR) 32 Jordan Happle (5-11, 198, RS-FR) 16 Nick Pickett (6-1, 198, FR) BS 10 KEKOA NAWAHINE (6-2, 199, SO) S 07 UGOCHUKWU AMADI (5-9, 197, JR) 37 Cameron Hartsfield (5-10, 197, RS-SR) 25 Brady Breeze (6-0, 194, FR) BCB 14 TYLER HORTON (5-11, 188, JR) CB 01 ARRION SPRINGS (6-0, 205, SR) 15 Jalen Walker (6-0, 172, RS-FR) 10 Ty Griffin (6-0, 204, SR)

BOISE STATE SPECIALISTS OREGON SPECIALISTS P 46 JOEL VELAZQUEZ (6-0, 228, RS-FR) P 96 ADAM STACK (6-2, 177, FR) 49 Quinn Skillin (6-4, 185, RS-JR) 42 Blake Maimone (6-6, 223, SO) PK 96 HADEN HOGGARTH (6-0, 198, RS-JR) PK 41 AIDAN SCHNEIDER (6-3, 236, SR) Leighton 46 Joel Velazquez (6-0, 228, RS-FR) 96 Adam Stack (6-3, 236, SR) Troy KO 46 JOEL VELAZQUEZ (6-0, 228, RS-FR) KO 41 AIDAN SCHNEIDER (6-3, 236, SR) Vander Esch LS 89 BROCK BARR (6-3, 204, RS-SR) 96 Adam Stack (6-3, 236, SR) Dye 50 Nicholai Pitman (5-11, 230, SO) LS 58 TANNER CAREW (6-1, 242, SR) H 49 QUINN SKILLIN (6-4, 185, RS-JR) H 12 TAYLOR ALIE (6-0, 184, SR) KR 01 CEDRICK WILSON (6-3, 189, SR) KR 20 TONY BROOKS-JAMES (5-9, 175, JR) 26 Avery Williams (5-9, 194, RS-FR) 06 Charles Nelson (5-8, 170, SR) 21 Ryan Wolpin (5-8, 195, RS-SR) PR 06 CHARLES NELSON (5-8, 170, SR) PR 26 AVERY WILLIAMS (5-9, 194, RS-FR) 13 Dillon Mitchell (6-1, 198, SO) 01 Cedrick Wilson (6-3, 189, SR)

Kekoa Jalen Nawahine Jelks

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PLAYERS PLAYERS Ravon Alexander...... RAY-von Brady Aiello...... eye-EL-oh Daniel Auelua...... ah-way-LOO-uh Taylor Alie...... AL-ee Chase Blakley...... BLAKE-lee Kaulana Apelu...... kow-LAH-nah uh-PELL-oo Christian Blaser...... BLAZE-uhr Ugochukwu Amadi...... oo-go-choo-koo uh-MOD-ee Clay Bowler...... BOH-luhr Popo Aumavae...... poe-poe Ah-moo-Vye Breydon Boyd...... BRAY-den Logan Bathke...... BATH-key Jermani Brown...... Germany Kani Benoit...... can-EYE ben-WAH Akilian Butler...... uh-KILL-yun Jacob Capra...... CAP-ruh Ezra Cleveland...... EZZ-ruh Austin Faoliu...... fal-ee-you Austin Cottrell...... cuh-TRELL Ivan Faulhaber...... FALL-hay-bur Montrell Cozart...... COE-zart Cyrus Habibi-Likio...... ha-BEE-BEE LEAK-ee-oh Alec Dhaenens...... DAY-nenz Fotu T. Leiato...... FOH-two lay-AH-toe Marques Evans...... Marcus Deommodore Lenoir...... dee-AH-mo-door luh-NOOR Emmanuel Fesili...... fe-SILL-ee Malik Lovette...... LOVE-it Jabril Frazier...... juh-BRILL Blake Maimone...... may-MOAN Chase Hatada...... huh-TAH-duh Matt Mariota...... MARR-ee-OH-tah Haden Hoggarth...... HO-garth Jonah Moi...... moy Roman Kafentzis...... kuh-FENCE-iss Henry Mondeaux...... mon-dew Kekaula Kaniho...... kay-COW-luh kuh-NEE-ho Sampson Niu...... NEW Aisa Kelemete...... ICE-uh kell-uh-MET-ay Alex Ofodile...... oh-FAH-dah-lay Matt Locher...... lock-er Scott Pagano...... puh-GONE-oh Sonatane Lui...... SO-nuh-TAH-nay LOO-ee Pou Peleti-Gore...... POE Puh-LET-ee gore John Mackesy...... MACK-uh-see Jake Pisarcik...... pih-SAR-chik Tyson Maeva...... my-A-vuh Sam Poutasi...... po-TOSS-ee David Moa...... MO-uh Blake Rugraff...... ROO-graph John Molchon...... MOLE-chon Joe Salave’a...... SAL-uh-VAY-uh Isiah Moore...... eye-ZAY-uh Jordon Scott...... Jor-DON Kekoa Nawahine...... KAY-ko-uh nah-wuh-HEE-nay Isaac Slade-Matautia...... Mah-TA-oo-TEE-uh John Ojukwu...... oh-JOO-koo Arrion Springs...... AIR-ee-on Matt Pistone...... pis-TONE-ee Jihree Stewart...... jye-ree Andres Preciado...... press-ee-AH-doe Evan Voeller...... VOH-ler Eric Quevedo...... kay-VAY-doe Jake Roh...... row Kayode Rufai...... KY-oh-day roo-fye Brett Rypien...... RIP-in Skyler Seibold...... SEE-bold Jake Shaddox...... SHAD-ucks Jahred Silofau...... JAH-red SEE-low-fow Andrew Tercek...... TUHR-sek Zachary Troughton...... TRO-tun Ryan Wolpin...... WOLE-pin

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SAM BOYD STADIUM Standing as one of the top college football facilities in all American Classic postseason all-star game from 2003-05. the West is UNLV’s versatile venue Sam Boyd Stadium. Originally named Las Vegas Stadium when it was built in Undergoing a complete facelift and renovation during 1971 at a cost of $3.5 million, the facility was re-named the 1999, Sam Boyd expanded to a capacity of 36,800. In 2015, Las Vegas Silver Bowl in 1978 and then known as the Sam however, the facility underwent improvements to the field lev- Boyd Silver Bowl in honor of local gaming pioneer Sam Boyd el that included creating wider sidelines and installing a new beginning in 1984. Its name was officially shortened to Sam SPRINTURF playing surface. The changes took SBS to its Boyd Stadium in April 1994. current capacity of 35,500 for UNLV football (38,500 for the The first event held in the then-15,000-seat stadium was Las Vegas Bowl). a UNLV football game against Weber State on Oct. 23, 1971, Located approximately seven miles from both the UNLV won by the visiting Wildcats, 30-17. Official dedication cer- campus and McCarran In- emonies, however, took ternational Airport, Sam place the next season on Boyd Stadium successfully Sept. 9, 1972, at halftime of combines the excitement of a 35-28 loss to Western Il- a college football stadium linois before 8,800 fans. and the versatility of an en- SBS, which has al- tertainment arena. ways retained its horse- SBS marked its 25th an- shoe shape, underwent an niversary in 1996 by hosting expansion to 32,000 seats the state’s then-largest-ever in 1978 and again enjoyed crowd to watch a sporting improvements in 1994. The event on Sept. 14 when Rebel Experience area out- 41,091 fans saw UNLV take side the stadium opened in on Wisconsin. That total 1997. was surpassed just three One of the highlights months later when 41,238 of the 1999 renovation was saw BYU get past Wyoming the replacement of the so- in the first WAC Champion- called “Magic Carpet” re- ship game. That record was tractable that re-written once more when 42,075 fans saw the Badgers re- had been in place since 1985. Originally fitted with traditional turn to face the Rebels on Aug. 31, 2002. The 2006 Pioneer AstroTurf, Sam Boyd was the first stadium in the world to in- Las Vegas Bowl upped the record to 44,615 in a game be- stall a Monsanto Corp. outdoor retractable turf, which helped tween BYU and Oregon. give the facility its multi-purpose capability. The surface, which The stadium has hosted some of the greatest talents in simply rolled up into cylinders in less than an hour, was in- sports and show business. Future NFL quarterbacks Randall stalled at a cost of $1.2 million in part through a grant by the Cunningham, Jim McMahon, , , Sam Boyd family. Natural grass replaced the artificial turf from Alex Smith, John Beck, and Kellen Moore are 1999- 2002 before a synthetic surface, made by TurfTech, among those who have played at Sam Boyd Stadium along was installed in time for the 2003 season. with events involving athletes such as soccer legend Pele and motor sports stars. Additionally, the stadium has hosted world- SAM BOYD STADIUM class concerts by such musical acts as the Dave Matthews TOP-10 FOOTBALL CROWDS Band, the Eagles, U2, Paul McCartney, Wayne Newton, and the once-annual summer appearances by the Grateful Dead. RK ATT YEAR EVENT A mecca for football played on all levels, the stadium is 1. 44,615 2006 Las Vegas Bowl (BYU vs. Oregon)*# currently the site of the Las Vegas Bowl each December, in- 2. 42,213 2015 Las Vegas Bowl (BYU vs. Utah) cluding eight sold-out crowds in the last 11 years, after serving 3. 42,178 2013 Las Vegas Bowl (Fresno State vs. USC) as home to three Western Athletic Conference championship 4. 42,075 2002 Wisconsin at UNLV* games from 1996-98. The facility has served as host to profes- 5. 41,923 2010 Las Vegas Bowl (Boise State vs. Utah) sional football three times: the of the 6. 41,238 1996 WAC Championship (BYU vs. Wyoming)* UFL played here from 2009-12; the Las Vegas Outlaws of the 7. 40,712 2007 Las Vegas Bowl (BYU vs. UCLA)* XFL made it their home in 2001; and the , a 8. 40,091 1996 Wisconsin at UNLV* League franchise that played one season 9. 40,053 2005 Las Vegas Bowl (Cal vs. BYU) in 1994. SBS also hosts high school games and has been site 10. 40,047 2008 Las Vegas Bowl (Arizona vs. BYU) of the state’s prep championship game. *Included installation of North End Zone bleachers for game The venue also recently hosted two other college football #State record for team sporting event events: the Silver Dollar Classic, which features two teams from historically black universities, and the Las Vegas All-

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HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2011 The 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. The Las Vegas Bowl Hall of Fame will welcome a class every five years but there is no time requirement to be eligible for induction. While there is no minimum or maximum amount of honorees in a class, inductees will fall under the follow- ing categories: Player, Coach, Founding Father or Contributor. The second class will be inducted in 2016, with the third scheduled for 2021.

ANTHONY CALVILLO – QB – UTAH STATE STEVEN JACKSON – RB – OREGON STATE LAS VEGAS BOWL II - DEC. 18, XII - DEC. 24, 2003 The native helped Utah State win the 1993 co-Big West Confer- Born and raised in Las Vegas, Jackson signed with Oregon State af- ence championship and an automatic bid to its first bowl game since 1961 ... ter starring at Eldorado High School ... Led the Beavers to a 55-14 blow- Completed 25 of 39 passes for 286 yards and three touchdowns in leading out victory on Christmas Eve 2003 ... Voted bowl MVP after tying NCAA the Aggies to a thrilling 42-33 victory over Ball State ... It was the first and bowl record with five total touchdowns (four rushing, one receiving) to go only bowl victory in the school’s now-114 years of football history ... Voted with 149 yards rushing ... Selected in the first round (24th overall) in the the game’s MVP ... Went on to become the CFL’s all-time leading passer. 2004 NFL Draft by the St. Louis Rams and is now in his ninth pro season.

JOHN ROBINSON – HC– UNLV ROSSI RALENKOTTER LAS VEGAS BOWL IX - DEC. 21, 2001 FOUNDING FATHER The former USC and NFL coach took over UNLV in 1999 and one year later As President and CEO of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVC- led the Rebels to their first bowl appearance in six seasons ... UNLV earned an VA), Ralenkotter is responsible for marketing Las Vegas and Southern Nevada as at-large bid to the Las Vegas Bowl and defeated Arkansas 31-14 ... The Razor- the world’s most desirable destinations for leisure and business travel ... Was instru- backs were the only SEC team to ever play in Las Vegas ... Victory over Hous- mental in securing the bowl slot from the defunct California Raisin Bowl and mov- ton Nutt’s squad gave Robinson the best winning percentage (.888) in NCAA ing the game from Fresno to Las Vegas in time for the 1992 season ... Has helped bowl history for anyone with at least eight appearances (8-1 all-time in bowls). the game grow into a major economic boost for Southern Nevada each December.

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MARSHAWN LYNCH – RB – CAL BRENT MUSBURGER LAS VEGAS BOWL XIV - DEC. 22, 2005 BOWL CONTRIBUTOR A native of the Bay Area, Lynch helped hometown Cal to a 35-28 victory over One of the most recognized and prominent voices in the history of sports tele- BYU in the 2005 Las Vegas Bowl while turning in one of the top offensive perfor- vision, Musburger served as a host and play-by-play commentator for multiple mances in the event’s history ... He earned MVP honors after carrying the ball 24 sports across ESPN and ABC ... Including the 2016 game, he called seven Las times for 194 yards and three touchdowns and catches two passed for 27 yards Vegas Bowls, which is tied for the most ever for any play-by-play announcer ... vs. the Cougars ... The 194 yards is the third-most in a Las Vegas Bowl and he He retired from network broadcasting following the bowl game after he primar- is one of just six players to rush for at least three TDs in a game ... The following ily worked college football and basketball game telecasts, highlighted by SEC season he was a first team All-America selection and the 2006 Pac-10 Offensive Network beginning in 2014 and on ESPN’s Big 12 college basket- Player of the Year before being selected in the first round (12th Overall) of the ball games since the 2009-10 season ... The Billings, Montana, native attended 2007 NFL Draft by the ... Lynch played nine total seasons in the NFL, ’s Medill School of Journalism and his broadcast career including 2010-15 for the and was a five-time NFL Pro Bowl began in 1968 as sports director at WBBM-TV in Chicago. honoree ... He revived his career this season with the Oakland Raiders.

ROB DONDERO FOUNDING FATHER Dondero helped make the game a reality a quarter-century ago and then see tremendous 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 of R&R Partners, Inc. With a decades-long track record in the tourism industry, Dondero has 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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ALL-TIME RESULTS Las Vegas Bowl (2016) Date Result Attendance Head Coaches Game MVP 12/17/16 San Diego State 34, Houston 10 29,286 Long/ Donnel Pumphrey, RB, San Diego State Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl (2013-15) Date Result Attendance Head Coaches Game MVP 12/19/15 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, Utah 12/21/13 USC 45, Fresno State 20 42,178 */DeRuyter , QB, USC MAACO Bowl Las Vegas (2009-12) Date Result Attendance Head Coaches Game MVP 12/22/12 Boise State 28, Washington 26 33,217 Petersen/Sarkisian Bishop Sankey, RB, Washington 12/22/11 Boise State 56, Arizona State 24 35,720 Petersen/Erickson Doug Martin, RB, Boise State 12/22/10 Boise State 26, Utah 3 41,923 Petersen/Whittingham Kellen Moore, QB, Boise State 12/22/09 BYU 44, Oregon State 20 40,018 Mendenhall/Riley , QB, BYU Pioneer Las Vegas Bowl (2007-08) Date Result Attendance Head Coaches Game MVP 12/20/08 Arizona 31, BYU 21 40,047 Stoops/Mendenhall Willie Tuitama, QB, Arizona 12/22/07 BYU 17, UCLA 16 40,712 Mendenhall/DeWayne Walker* , WR, BYU Pioneer Purevision Las Vegas Bowl (2003-06) Date Result Attendance Head Coaches Game MVP 12/21/06 BYU 38, Oregon 8 44,615 Mendenhall/Belotti Jonny Harline, TE, BYU 12/22/05 California 35, BYU 28 40,053 Tedford/Mendenhall Marshawn Lynch, RB, California 12/23/04 Wyoming 24, UCLA 21 27,784 Glenn/Dorrell Corey Bramlet, QB, Wyoming Las Vegas Bowl (2003) Date Result Attendance Head Coaches Game MVP 12/24/03 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 MVP 12/25/02 UCLA 27, New Mexico 13 30,324 */Long Craig Bragg, WR, UCLA 12/25/01 Utah 10, USC 6 30,894 McBride/Carroll Dameon Hunter, RB, Utah Las Vegas Bowl (2000) Date Result Attendance Head Coaches Game MVP 12/21/00 UNLV 31, Arkansas 14 29,113 Robinson/Nutt Jason Thomas, QB, UNLV EA Sports Las Vegas Bowl (1999) Date Result Attendance Head Coaches Game MVP 12/18/99 Utah 17, Fresno State 16 28,227 McBride/Hill Mike Anderson, RB, Utah Las Vegas Bowl (1998) Date Result Attendance Head Coaches Game MVP 12/19/98 20, San Diego State 13 21,429 Torbush/Tollner , QB, North Carolina Las Vegas Bowl presented by Reno Air (1997) Date Result Attendance Head Coaches Game MVP 12/20/97 Oregon 41, Air Force 13 21,514 Belotti/DeBerry Pat Johnson, WR, Oregon Las Vegas Bowl (1992-96) Date Result Attendance Head Coaches Game MVP 12/18/96 Nevada 18, Ball State 15 10,118 Tisdel/Lynch , LB, Nevada 12/14/95 Toledo 40, Nevada 37 (OT) 12,500 Blackney/Ault Wasean Tait, RB, Toledo 12/15/94 UNLV 52, Central Michigan 24 17,562 Horton/Flynn Henry Bailey, WR, UNLV 12/17/93 Utah State 42, Ball State 33 15,508 Weatherbie/Schudel Anthony Calvillo, QB, Utah State 12/18/92 Bowling Green 35, Nevada 34 15,476 Blackney/Ault Erik White, QB, Bowling Green *Interim Head Coach The 26th Edition www.lvbowl.com – 31 – LAS VEGAS BOWL 2017 MEDIA GUIDE

BOWL RECORD BOOK Highest Completion Percentage: (Min. 10 attempts) INDIVIDUAL RECORDS .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) RUSHING .735 Jr., Houston, 2016 vs. San Diego State (25-34, 229 yards) Most Attempts: .733 Cody Kessler, USC, 2013 vs. Fresno State (22-30, 344 yards, 4 TD) 34 Mike Anderson, Utah, 1999 vs. Fresno State .714 Christian Chapman, San Diego State, 2016 vs. Houston (10-14, 128 yards, 1 TD) 33 Profail Grier, Utah State, 1993 vs. Ball State .706 Jason Thomas, UNLV, 2000 vs. Arkansas (12-17, 217 yards, 3 TD) 31 Doug Martin, Boise State, 2011 vs. Arizona State Most Passes had Intercepted: 31 Wasean Tait, Toledo, 1995 vs. Nevada 4 Greg Ward Jr., Houston, 2016 vs. San Diego State 30 Bishop Sankey, Washington, 2012 vs. Boise State Most Net Yards: RECEIVING 254 Mike Anderson, Utah, 1999 vs. Fresno State Most Receptions: 205 Bishop Sankey, Washington, 2012 vs. Boise State 14 Alex Van Dyke, Nevada, 1995 vs. Toledo 194 Marshawn Lynch, Cal, 2005 vs. BYU 13 Gerrell Robinson, Arizona State, 2011 vs. Boise State 185 Wasean Tait, Toledo, 1995 vs. Nevada 12 Austin Pettis, Boise State, 2010 vs. Utah 162 Devontae Booker, Utah, 2014 vs. Colorado State 12 Nathan Meikle, BYU, 2005 vs. Cal 151 Doug Martin, Boise State, 2011 vs. Arizona State 11 Austin Collie, BYU, 2008 vs. Arizona Most Touchdowns: Most Yards: 4 Steven Jackson, Oregon State, 2003 vs. New Mexico 241 Gerrell Robinson, Arizona State, 2011 vs. Boise State 4 Wasean Tait, Toledo, 1995 vs. Nevada 181 Jonny Harline, BYU, 2006 vs. Oregon 3 Travis Wilson, Utah, 2014 vs. Colorado State 176 Alex Van Dyke, Nevada, 1995 vs. Toledo 3 Marshawn Lynch, Cal, 2005 vs. BYU 169 Pat Johnson, Oregon, 1997 vs. Air Force 3 Kin Minor, Nevada, 1995 vs. Toledo 160 Geoff Noisy, Nevada, 1996 vs. Ball State 3 Henry Bailey, UNLV, 1994 vs. Central Michigan Most Touchdowns: Longest Rush: 2 , USC, 2013 vs. Fresno State 84 Doug Martin, Boise State, 2010 vs. Utah 2 , USC, 2013 vs. Fresno State 76 Mike Anderson, Utah, 1999 vs. Fresno State 2 Holden Huff, Boise State, 2012 vs. Washington 76 Sean McCullough, Oregon, 1998 vs. Air Force 2 DeSean Jackson, Cal, 2005 vs. BYU 62 LeAndre Moore, Ball State, 1996 vs. Nevada 2 Craig Bragg, UCLA, 2004 vs. Wyoming 60 Travis Wilson, Utah, 2014 vs. Colorado State 2 Nate Turner, UNLV, 2000 vs. Arkansas Best Average Per Carry: (Min. 10 attempts) 2 Pat Johnson, Oregon, 1997 vs. Air Force 9.6 DeJohn Branch, UNLV, 1994 vs. Central Michigan (13-125) 2 Tony Hartley, Oregon, 1997 vs. Air Force 9.3 Ronald Curry, UNC, 1998 vs. San Diego State (10-93, 1 TD) 2 Damond Wilkins, Nevada, 1996 vs. Ball State 8.8 Saladin McCullough, Oregon, 1997 vs. Air Force (17-150, 1 TD) 2 Terrance McMillan, Central Michigan, 1994 vs. UNLV 8.6 Doug Martin, Boise State, 2010 vs. Utah (17-147-1 TD) Longest Reception: 8.3 Travis Wilson, Utah, 2014 vs. Colorado State (11-91, 3 TD) 78 Jason Mass to Pat Johnson, Oregon, 1997 vs. Air Force Most Net Yards By A Quaterback: 71 Willie Tuitama to Terrell Turner, Arizona, 2008 vs. BYU 91 Travis Wilson, Utah, 2014 vs. Colorado State 71 Mike Maxwell to Alex Van Dyke, Nevada, 1995 vs. Toledo 59 Ryan Huzjak, Toledo, 1995 vs. Nevada 69 to Pat Johnson, Oregon, 1997 vs. Air Force 51 Dennis Dixson, Oregon, 2006 vs. BYU 67 T.D. Croshaw to Boo Bendinger, Utah, 1999 vs. Fresno State 50 Anthony Calvillo, Utah State, 1993 vs. Ball State Average Per Catch: (Min. 3 catches) 42 John Beck, BYU, 2005 vs. California 33.8 Pat Johnson, Oregon, 1997 vs. Air Force (5-169, 2TD) Most Touchdowns By A Quarterback: 28.8 Tyler Holden, Wyoming, 2004 vs. UCLA (4-115, 1TD) 3 Travis Wilson, Utah, 2014 vs. Colorado State 27.8 Terrell Turner, Arizona, 2008 vs. BYU (4-111) 25.0 Terrance McMillan, Central Michigan, 1994 vs. UNLV (4-100, 2TD) PASSING 22.8 Geoff Noisy, Nevada, 1996 vs. Ball State (7-160) Most Attempts: 54 Derek Carr, Fresno State, 2013 vs. USC TOTAL OFFENSE 53 John Beck, BYU, 2005 vs. Cal Most Plays: 49 Mike Maxwell, Nevada, 1995 vs. Toledo 60 John Beck, BYU, 2005 vs. Cal 47 Brock Osweiler, Arizona State, 2011 vs. Boise State 55 Brock Osweiler, Arizona State, 2011 vs. Boise State 46 2 times (last: Max Hall, BYU, 2008 vs. Arizona) 56 Greg Ward Jr., Houston, 2016 vs. San Diego State Most Completions: 56 Max Hall, BYU, 2008 vs. Arizona 35 John Beck, BYU, 2005 vs. Cal 54 Derek Carr, Fresno State, 2013 vs. USC 30 Derek Carr, Fresno State, 2013 vs. USC 54 Ryan Huzjak, Toledo, 1995 vs. Nevada 30 Brock Osweiler, Arizona State, 2011 vs. Boise State Most Total Yards: 30 Max Hall, BYU, 2008 vs. Arizona 401 John Beck, BYU, 2006 vs. Oregon 29 Mike Maxwell, Nevada, 1995 vs. Toledo 399 John Beck, BYU, 2005 vs. Cal Most Yards: 357 Brock Osweiler, Arizona State, 2011 vs. Boise State 395 Brock Osweiler, Arizona State, 2011 vs. Boise State 346 Cody Kessler, USC, 2013 vs. Fresno State 375 John Beck, BYU, 2006 vs. Oregon 344 Max Hall, BYU, 2008 vs. Arizona 352 John Beck, BYU, 2005 vs. Cal 344 Cody Kessler, USC, 2013 vs. Fresno State ALL-PURPOSE YARDS 330 Mike Maxwell, Nevada, 1995 vs. Toledo Most Yards: 328 Max Hall, BYU, 2008 vs. Arizona 301 Doug Martin, Boise State, 2011 vs. Arizona State Most Touchdown Passes: 279 Bishop Sankey, Washington, 2012 vs. Boise State 4 Cody Kessler, USC, 2013 vs. Fresno State 272 Pat Johnson, Oregon, 1997 vs. Air Force 3 Max Hall, BYU, 2009 vs. Oregon State 269 Mike Anderson, Utah, 1999 vs. Fresno State 3 John Beck, BYU, 2005 vs. Cal 249 Marshawn Lynch, Cal, 2005 vs. BYU 3 , Oregon, 1997 vs. Air Force Most Touchdowns: 3 Anthony Calvillo, Utah State, 1993 vs. Ball State 5 Steven Jackson, Oregon State, 2003, vs. New Mexico Longest Pass: 4 Wasean Tait, Toledo, 1995 vs. Nevada 78 Jason Maas to Pat Johnson, Oregon, 1997 vs. Air Force 4 Henry Bailey, UNLV, 1994 vs. Central Michigan 71 Willie Tuitama to Terrell Turner, Arizona, 2008 vs. BYU 3 Travis Wilson, Utah, 2014 vs. Colorado State 71 Mike Maxwell to Alex Van Dyke, Nevada, 1995 vs. Toledo 3 Marshawn Lynch, Cal, 2005 vs. BYU 69 Akili Smith to Pat Johnson, Oregon, 1997 vs. Air Force 3 Ken Minor, Nevada, 1995 vs. Toledo 67 T.D. Croshaw to Boo Bendinger, Utah, 1999 vs. Fresno State 63 Corey Bramlet to Tyler Holden, Wyoming, 2004 vs. UCLA

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LONG PLAYS Longest Rush: Most Punts: 84 Doug Martin, Boise State, 2010 vs. Utah 10 Brad Maynard, Ball State, 1996 vs. Nevada 76 Sean McCullough, Oregon, 1998 vs. Air Force 10 Tyler Gaus, New Mexico, 2003, vs. Oregon State 76 Mike Anderson, Utah, 1999 vs. Fresno State 9 Jason Kirkland, Air Force, 1997 vs. Oregon 62 LeAndre Moore, Ball State, 1996 vs. Nevada 8 Nate Fikse, UCLA, 2002 vs. New Mexico 60 Devontae Booker, Utah, 2014 vs. Colorado State 8 Mike MacGillivray, USC, 2001 vs. Utah Longest Rushing TD: Highest Average: (Min. 2 punts) 84 Doug Martin, Boise State, 2010 vs. Utah 49.8 Jason McLean, Nevada, 1995 vs. Toledo 76 Sean McCullough, Oregon, 1998 vs. Air Force 46.1 Richie Butler, Arkansas, 2000 vs. UNLV 62 LeAndre Moore, Ball State, 1996 vs. Nevada 49.5 Tom Hackett, Utah, 2015 vs. BYU 60 Devontae Booker, Utah, 2014 vs. Colorado State 45.7 Garrett Swanson, Fresno State, 2013 vs. USC 49 Henry Bailey, UNLV, 1994 vs. Central Michigan 45.0 Brad Faunce, UNLV, 1994 vs. Central Michigan Longest Pass: Longest Punt: 78 Jason Mass to Pat Johnson, Oregon, 1997 vs. Air Force 69 Garrett Swanson, Fresno State, 2013 vs. USC 71 Willie Tuitama to Terrell Turner, Arizona, 2008 vs. BYU 66 Brian Schmitz, UNC, 1998 vs. San Diego State 71 Mike Maxwell to Alex Van Dyke, Nevada, 1995 vs. Toledo 64 Johnny Hekkerm, Oregon State, 2009 vs. BYU 69 Akili Smith to Pat Johnson, Oregon, 1997 vs. Air Force 61 Josh Hubner, Arizona State, 2011 vs. Boise State 67 T.D. Croshaw to Boo Bendinger, Utah, 1999 vs. Fresno State 60 Ril Stephenson, BYU, 2009 vs. Oregon State Longest Passing TD: Most Kicks Blocked: 78 Jason Mass to Pat Johnson, Oregon, 1997 vs. Air Force 2 T. Brown, UCLA, 2007 vs. BYU 69 Akili Smith to Pat Johnson, Oregon, 1997 vs. Air Force 54 Jason Thomas to Troy Mason, UNLV, 2000 vs. Arkansas PUNT RETURNS 53 Erik Timpf to Terrance McMillian, Central Michigan, 1994 vs. UNLV Most Returns: 47 to Brian Paysinger, Oregon, 2006 vs. BYU 6 Dwight Counter, New Mexico, 2002 vs. UCLA Longest Reception: 5 Troy Mason, UNLV, 2000 vs. Arkansas 78 Jason Mass to Pat Johnson, Oregon, 1997 vs. Air Force 4 Mace Freeman, Toledo, 1995 vs. Nevada 71 Willie Tuitama to Terrell Turner, Arizona, 2008 vs. BYU 4 Pat Johnson, Oregon, 1997 vs. Air Force 71 Mike Maxwell to Alex Van Dyke, Nevada, 1995 vs. Toledo 4 Justin Walterscheid, Utah, 2001 vs. USC 69 Akili Smith to Pat Johnson, Oregon, 1997 vs. Air Force 4 Cole Clasen, Oregon State, 2003 vs. New Mexico 67 T.D. Croshaw to Boo Bendinger, Utah, 1999 vs. Fresno State Most Return Yards: Longest Reception TD: 89 Craig Bragg, UCLA, 2002 vs. New Mexico 78 Jason Mass to Pat Johnson, Oregon, 1997 vs. Air Force 54 , Oregon, 2006 vs. BYU 69 Akili Smith to Pat Johnson, Oregon, 1997 vs. Air Force 51 Troy Mason, UNLV, 2000 vs. Arkansas 54 Jason Thomas to Troy Mason, UNLV, 2000 vs. Arkansas 49 Pat Johnson, Oregon, 1997 vs. Air Force 53 Erik Timpf to Terrance McMillian, Central Michigan, 1994 vs. UNLV 45 Bryan Reeves, Nevada, 1992 vs. Bowling Green 47 Dennis Dixon to Brian Paysinger, Oregon, 2006 vs. Oregon Longest Return: 74 Craig Bragg, UCLA, 2002 vs. New Mexico KICKING/PUNTING 45 Bryan Reeves, Nevada, 1992 vs. Bowling Green Most Field Goals: 31 Patrick Chung, Oregon, 2006 vs. BYU 3 (3-3) Damon Shea, Nevada, 1995 vs. Toledo 27 Randy Gatewood, UNLV, 1994 vs. Central Michigan 3 (3-4) Kai Forbath, UCLA, 2007 vs. BYU 24 Troy Mason, UNLV, 2000 vs. Arkansas 3 (3-3) Michael Frisina, Boise State, 2012 vs. Washington Highest Return Average: (Min. 2 attempts) 2 (2-2) John Baron, San Diego State, 2016 vs. Houston 44.5 Craig Bragg, UCLA, 2002 vs. New Mexico (2-89, 74-yd TD) 2 (2-3) Kyle Bortzman, Boise State, 2010 vs. Utah 18.0 Patrick Chung, Oregon, 2006 vs. BYU (3-54) 2 (2-2) Kirk Yliniemi, Oregon State, 2003 vs. New Mexico 13.5 Kevin Arbet, USC, 2001 vs. Utah (2-27) 2 (2-2) Nate Fiske, UCLA, 2002 vs. New Mexico 11.4 Randy Gatewood, UNLV, 1994 vs. Central Michigan 2 (2-3) Josh McGee, North Carolina, 1998 vs. San Diego State 10.3 Craig Bragg, UCLA, 2004 vs. Wyoming (3-31) 2 (2-3) Nate Tandberg, San Deigo State, 1998 vs. North Carolina Punt Return For TD: 2 (2-2) Steve Terelak, Nevada, 1992 vs. Bowling Green 74 Craig Bragg, UCLA, 2002 vs. New Mexico Most Field Goals Attempted: 4 Kai Forbath, UCLA, 2007 vs. BYU KICKOFF RETURNS 3 Damon Shea, Nevada, 1995 vs. Toledo Most Returns: 3 Michael Frisina, Boise State, 2012 vs. Washington 6 Deionte Gaines, Colorado State, 2014 vs. Utah 3 Travis Coons, Washington, 2012 vs. Boise State 6 Da’Mari Scott, Fresno State, 2013 vs. USC 3 Josh McGee, North Carolina, 1998 vs. San Diego State 5 Riley Burt, BYU, 2015 vs. Utah 3 Nate Tandberg, San Deigo State, 1998 vs. North Carolina 5 Shane Williams-Rhodes, Boise State, 2012 vs. Washington 3 Jeff Hanna, Fresno State, 1999 vs. Utah 5 , Oregon, 2006 vs. BYU 3 Tommy Truhe, Utah, 1999 vs. Fresno State 4 Seven Times 3 Kyle Bortzman, Boise State, 2010 vs. Utah Last: Brandon Wilson, Houston, 2016 vs. San Diego State 3 Nick Marsh, Utah, 2010 vs. Boise State Most Yards: Longest : 135 Shane Williams-Rhodes, Boise State, 2012 vs. Washington 52 Kai Forbath, UCLA, 2007 vs. BYU 124 Doug Martin, Boise State, 2011 vs. Arizona State 50 Kai Forbath, UCLA, 2007 vs. BYU 123 Rashad Ross, Arizona State, 2011 vs. Boise State 49 Nate Fikse, UCLA, 2002 vs. New Mexico 119 Da’Mari Scott, Fresno State, 2013 vs. USC 44 Joe Phillips, Utah, 2010 vs. Boise State 119 Dwayne Harris, Toledo, 1995 vs. Nevada 41 Jared Roberts, Colorado State, 2014 vs. Utah Longest Return: 41 Travis Coons, Washington, 2012 vs. Boise State 100 Doug Martin, Boise State, 2011 vs. Arizona State Most PATs: 98 Rashad Ross, Arizona State, 2011 vs. Boise State 8 Michael Frisina, Boise State, 2011 vs. Arizona State 56 Deionte Gaines, Colorado State, 2014 vs. Utah 7 Nick Garritano, UNLV, 1994 vs. Central Michigan 51 Damon Tolbert, Central Michigan, 1994 vs. UNLV 7 Kirk Yliniemi, Oregon State, 2003 vs. New Mexico 47 Jonathan Stewart, Oregon, 2006 vs. BYU 6 Andy Phillips, Utah, 2014 vs. Colorado State 47 Mike Thomas, Arizona, 2008 vs. BYU 6 Andre Heidari, USC, 2013 vs. Fresno State 47 Shane Williams-Rhodes, Boise State, 2012 vs. Washington 6 Nathan Morreale, Utah State, 1993 vs. Ball State Highest Return Average: (Min. 2 attempts) 62.0 Doug Martin, Boise State, 2011 vs. Arizona State 61.5 Rashad Ross, Arizona State, 2011 vs. Boise State

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BOWL RECORD BOOK 33.0 Mike Thomas, Arizona, 2008 vs. BYU (2-66) 100-YARD RUSHERS 33.3 Damon Tolbert, Central Michigan, 1994 vs. UNLV 254 Mike Anderson, Utah, 1999 (34-254, 2 TD) 29.8 Dwayne Harris, Toledo, 1995 vs. Nevada (4-119) 205 Bishop Sankey, Washington, 2012 (30-205, 1 TD) 28.5 Marcus O’Keith, Cal, 2005 vs. BYU (2-57) 194 Marshawn Lynch, Cal, 2005 (24-194, 3 TD) 28.5 D’Sha Crockett, Utah, 1999 vs. Fresno State (2-57) 185 Wasean Tait, Toledo, 1995 (31-185, 4 TD) Kick Return For TD: 165 Devontae Booker, Utah, 2014 vs. Colorado State (26-165, 1 TD) 100 Doug Martin, Boise State, 2011 vs. Arizona State 151 Doug Martin, Boise State, 2011 (31-151, 1 TD) 98 Rashad Ross, Arizona State, 2011 vs. Boise State 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) Most Interceptions: 142 Profail Grier, Utah State, 1993 (33-142, 2 TD) 2 Kameron Kelly, San Diego State, 2016 vs. Houston 126 Maurice Drew, UCLA, 2004 (25-126) 2 Tevin Carter, Utah, 2015 vs. BYU 125 DeJohn Branch, UNLV, 1994 (13-125) 2 Justin Robinson, BYU, 2006 vs Oregon 120 Curtis Brown, BYU, 2006 (17-120, 2 TD) 2 Donald Toomer, Utah State, 1993 vs. Ball State 117 Chris Markey, UCLA, 2007 (27-117) 1 31 Times 115 Donnel Pumphrey, San Diego State, 2016 (19-115, 1 TD) Last: /Ron Smith, San Diego State, 2016 vs. Houston 113 Zeb Jackson, Bowling Green, 1992 (22-113, 2 TD) Most Return Yards: 103 Adam Tate, Utah, 2001 (23-103, 1 TD) 100 Jamar Taylor, Boise State, 2011 vs. Arizona State 61 Tevin Carter, Utah, 2015 vs. BYU 100-YARD RECEIVERS 56 Scott Johnson, BYU, 2009 vs. Oregon State 241 Gerell Robinson, Arizona State, 2011 (13-241, 1 TD) 55 Desmar Black, New Mexico, 2002 vs. UCLA 181 Jonny Harline, BYU, 2006 (9-181, 1 TD) 55 Darnell Hasson, Nevada, 1995 vs. Toledo 176 Alex Van Dyke, Nevada, 1995 (11-176) Longest Return: 169 Pat Johnson, Oregon, 1997 (5-169, 2 TD) 100 Jamar Taylor, Boise State, 2011 vs. Arizona State 147 Austin Pettis, Boise State, 2010 (12-147, 1 TD) 56 Scott Johnson, BYU, 2009 vs. Oregon State 130 DeSean Jackson, Cal, 2005 (6-130, 2 TD) 55 Desmar Black, New Mexico, 2002 vs. UCLA 126 Nate Turner, UNLV, 2000 (8-126, 2 TD) 55 Darnell Hasson, Nevada, 1995 vs. Toledo 121 Tim Euhus, Oregon State, 2003 (7-121) 54 Ron Smith, San Diego State, 2016 vs. Houston 119 Austin Collie, BYU, 2008 (7-119) Interception Return For TD: 118 Marqise Lee, USC, 2013 (7-118, 2 TD) 100 Jamar Taylor, Boise State, 2011 vs. Arizona State 117 Michael Reed, BYU, 2008 (9-117) 55 Desmar Black, New Mexico, 2002 vs. UCLA 115 Tyler Holden, Wyoming, 2004 (4-115, 1 TD) 54 Ron Smith, San Dieog State, 2016 vs. Houston 114 Brian Oliver, Ball State, 1993 (5-114, 1 TD) 46 Dom Hatfield, Utah, 2015 vs. BYU 111 Terrell Turner, Arizona, 2008 (4-111) 41 Derron Smith, Fresno State, 2013 vs. USC 110 Rashard Higgins, Colorado State, 2014 vs. Utah (7-110) Most Passes Broken Up: 107 Jovon Bouknight, Wyoming, 2004 (5-107) 4 Reginald Porter, Utah, 2015 vs. BYU 107 Austin Collie, BYU, 2007 (6-107, 1 TD) 3 Al Verner, UCLA, 2007 vs. BYU 106 Damond Wilkens, Nevada, 1996 (10-106, 2 TD) 3 Ben Criddle, BYU, 2007 vs. UCLA 104 Randy Gatewood, UNLV, 1994 (6-104, 1 TD) 3 Thurmond Walter, Oregon, 2006 vs. BYU 102 Damola Adeniji, Oregon State, 2009 (7-102, 1 TD) 3 Kevin Thomas, UNLV, 2000 vs. Arkansas 101 Henry Bailey, UNLV, 1994 (5-101, 1 TD) 3 Rashad Bauman, Oregon, 1997 vs. Air Force 100 Terrance McMillan, Central Michigan, 1994 (4-100, 2 TD) 3 Travis Schow, Utah State, 1993 vs. Ball State 3 Forey Duckett, Nevada, 1992 vs. Bowling Green 300-YARD PASSERS TACKLES 395 Brock Osweiler, Arizona State, 2011 (30-47-395, 2 TD) Most Tackles: 375 John Beck, BYU, 2006 (28-46-375, 2 TD) 20 , USC, 2001 vs. Utah 352 John Beck, BYU, 2005 (35-53-352, 3 TD) 18 Derron Smith, Fresno State, 2013 vs. USC 344 Cody Kessler, USC, 2013 (22-30-344, 4 TD) 17 J.C. Percy, Boise State, 2012 vs. Washington 339 Kellen Moore, Boise State (28-38-339, 2 TD) 15 Kellen Fowler, BYU, 2008 vs. Arizona 330 Mike Maxwell, Nevada, 1995 (27-49-330) 15 Xavier Kelley, Arizona, 2008 vs. BYU 328 Max Hall, BYU, 2008 (30-46-328, 1 TD) Most Unassisted Tackles: 325 Willie Tuitama, Arizona, 2008 (24-35-325, 2 TD) 12 Troy Polamalu, USC, 2001 vs. Utah 322 Derek Andrson, Oregon State, 2003 (21-32-322, 2 TD) 11 Derron Smith, Fresno State, 2013 vs. USC 315 , BYU, 2015 (25-56-315, 2 TD) 10 Steve Bryant, Nevada, 1992 vs. Bowling Green 307 Corey Bramlet, Wyoming, 2004 (20-34-307, 2 TD) 10 Artie Mangham, Bowling Green, 1992 vs. Nevada 9 J.C. Percy, Boise State, 2012 vs. Washington 8 J.D. Nelson, Oregon, 2006 vs. Oregon 8 Lamar Chapman, Utah, 2010 vs. Boise State 8 Harrison Smith, Cal, 2005 vs. BYU 8 Jarrad Page, UCLA, 2002 vs. New Mexico Most Sacks: 3 Mike Crawford, Nevada, 1996 vs. Ball State 2.5 , UCLA, 2007 vs. BYU 2 Tomasi Laulile, BYU, 2015 vs. Utah 2 , USC, 2013 vs. Fresno State 2 Billy Winn, Boise State, 2011 vs. Arizona State 2 Jan Jorgensen, BYU, 2007 vs. UCLA 2 John Flora, Wyoming, 2004 vs. UCLA 2 Mike Pringley, North Carolina, 1998 vs. San Diego State 2 Rodney Mazion, UNLV, 1994 vs. Central Michigan 2 Mark Byers, UNLV, 1994 vs. Central Michigan 1994 MVP Henry Bailey of UNLV accounted for four total touchdowns in his team’s blowout victory.

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BOWL RECORD BOOK Most Yards: TEAM RECORDS 395 Arizona State, 2011 vs. Boise State RUSHING 386 Oregon State, 2003 vs. New Mexico Most Attempts: 375 BYU, 2006 vs. Oregon 54 Toledo, 1995 vs. Nevada 352 BYU, 2005 vs. Cal 54 Utah, 2001, vs. USC 344 USC, 2013 vs. Fresno State 51 Central Michigan, 1994 vs. UNLV 344 Nevada, 1992 vs. Bowling Green 49 San Digo State, 1998 vs. North Carolina 341 Boise State, 2010 vs. Utah 48 Utah, 2014 vs. Colorado State 330 Nevada, 1995 vs. Toledo Fewest Attempts: Fewest Yards: 6 Fresnp State, 2013 vs. USC 33 North Carolina, 1998 vs. San Diego State 19 Colorado State, 2014 vs. Utah 59 Air Force, 1997 vs. Oregon 21 Arizona State, 2011 vs. Boise State 71 Utah, 2015 vs. BYU 25 BYU, 2015 vs. Utah 93 Utah, 2010 vs. Boise State 25 USC, 2001 vs. Utah 94 UCLA, 2002 vs. New Mexico 27 Oregon State, 2009 vs. BYU 102 San Diego State, 1998 vs. North Carolina 27 BYU, 2005 vs. Cal Highest Completion Percentage (Min. 10 attempts): Most Net Yards: .750 Boise State, 2011 vs. Arizona State 359 Utah, 2014 vs. Colorado State .735 Houston, 2016 vs. San Diego State 334 Utah, 1999 vs. Fresno State .733 USC, 2013 vs. Fresno State 307 Toledo, 1995 vs. Nevada .725 Boise State, 2010 vs. Utah 301 UNLV, 1994 vs. Central Michigan .714 San Diego State, 2016 vs. Houston 266 Oregon, 1997 vs. Air Force .706 UNLV, 2000 vs. Arkansas Fewest Net Yards: Lowest Completion Percentage (Min. 10 attempts): -11 Arizona State, 2011 vs. Boise State .286 Air Force, 1997 vs. Oregon 1 USC, 2001 vs. Utah .308 North Carolina, 1998 vs. San Diego State 6 New Mexico, 2003 vs. Oregon State .355 Ball State, 1996 vs. Nevada 12 Colorado State, 2014 vs. Utah .379 UCLA, 2007 vs. BYU 25 Houston, 2016 vs. San Diego State .416 Utah, 2010 vs. Boise State Highest Average Per Carry: .435 New Mexico, 2003 vs. Oregon State 7.5 Utah, 2014 vs. Colorado State Most Touchdown Passes: 7.2 UNLV, 1994 vs. Central Michigan 4 USC, 2013 vs. Fresno State 6.2 Fresno State, 2013 vs. USC 4 Oregon, 1997 vs. Air Force 6.2 Utah, 1999 vs. Fresno State 3 Bowling Green, 1992 vs. Nevada 6.2 Oregon, 1997 vs. Air Force 3 Utah State, 1993 vs. Ball State Lowest Average Per Carry: 3 Ball State, 1993 vs. Utah State -0.5 Arizona State, 2011 vs. Boise State 3 UNLV, 1994 vs. Central Michigan 0.0 USC, 2001 vs. Utah 3 UNLV, 2000 vs. Arkansas 0.2 New Mexico, 2003 vs. Oregon State 3 Oregon State, 2003 vs. New Mexico 0.6 Colorado State, 2014 vs. Utah 3 Wyoming, 2004 vs. UCLA 0.6 Houston, 2016 vs. San Diego State 3 UCLA, 2004 vs. Wyoming Most Touchdowns: 3 BYU, 2005 vs. Cal 6 Toledo, 1995 vs. Nevada 3 BYU, 2009 vs. Oregon State 5 Utah, 2014 vs. Colorado State 3 Boise State, 2011 vs. Arizona State 4 Oregon State, 2003 vs. New Mexico 3 Boise State, 2012 vs. Washington 4 Nevada, 1995 vs. Toledo 2 13 times (last: BYU, 2015 vs. Utah) 3 Three times (last: BYU, 2006 vs. Oregon) Most Passes Had Intercepted: 4 Houston, 2016 vs. San Diego State PASSING 3 BYU, 2015 vs. Utah Most Attempts: 2 8 Times (last: Washington, 2012 vs. Boise State) 56 BYU, 2015 vs. Utah 55 Fresno State, 2013 vs. USC RECEIVING 53 BYU, 2005 vs. Cal Most Receptions: 49 Nevada, 1995 vs. Toledo 35 BYU, 2005 vs. Cal 49 Nevada, 1992 vs. Bowling Green 30 Arizona State, 2011 vs. Boise State Fewest Attempts: 30 BYU, 2008 vs. Arizona 13 North Carolina, 1998 vs. San Diego State 29 Boise State, 2010 vs. Utah 14 San Diego State, 2016 vs. Houston 29 Nevada, 1992 vs. Bowling Green 16 Utah, 2015 vs. BYU Fewest Receptions: 17 UNLV, 2000 vs. Arkansas 4 North Carolina, 1998 vs. San Diego State 19 Air Force, 1997 vs. Oregon 6 Air Force, 1997 vs. Oregon Most Completions: 9 Utah, 2015 vs. BYU 35 BYU, 2005 vs. Cal 10 Utah, 2010 vs. Boise State 30 Fresno State, 2013 vs. USC 10 New Mexico, 2003 vs. Oregon State 30 Arizona State, 2011 vs. Boise State 11 4 teams tied (last UCLA, 2007 vs. BYU) 30 BYU, 2008 vs. Arizona Most Yards: 29 Boise State, 2010 vs. Utah 395 Arizona State, 2011 vs. Boise State 29 Nevada, 1992 vs. Bowling Green 386 Oregon State, 2003 vs. New Mexico Fewest Completions: 375 BYU, 2006 vs. Oregon 4 North Carolina, 1998 vs. San Diego State 352 BYU, 2005 vs. Cal 6 Air Force, 1997 vs. Oregon 344 USC, 2013 vs. Fresno State 9 Utah, 2015 vs. BYU 344 Nevada, 1992 vs. Bowling Green 10 San Diego State, 2016 vs. Houston Fewest Yards: 10 Utah, 2010 vs. Boise State 33 North Carolina, 1998 vs. San Diego State 10 New Mexico, 2003 vs. Oregon State 59 Air Force, 1997 vs. Oregon 11 Four Times 71 Utah, 2015 vs. BYU Last: UCLA, 2007 vs. BYU 93 Utah, 2010 vs. Boise State 94 UCLA, 2002 vs. New Mexico

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BOWL RECORD BOOK Most Touchdowns: Biggest Deficit Overcome To Win: 4 USC, 2013 vs. Fresno State 11 Wyoming defeated UCLA, 24-21, 2004 4 Oregon, 1997 vs. Air Force Cowboys trailed 21-10 entering 4th Quarter 3 12 times (last Boise State, 2012 vs. Washington) FIRST DOWNS TOTAL OFFENSE Most First Downs: Most Plays: 33 Toledo, 1995 vs. Nevada 95 Toledo, 1995 vs. Nevada 30 BYU, 2006 vs. Oregon 85 Utah State, 1993 vs. Ball State 29 Utah, 2014 vs. Colorado State 84 Nevada, 1992 vs. Bowling Green 29 Oregon State, 2003 vs. New Mexico 82 Bowling Green, 1992 vs. Nevada 27 Boise State, 2011 vs. Arizona State 81 BYU, 2015 vs. Utah 27 Utah State, 1993 vs. Ball State 80 BYU, 2005 vs. Cal 27 BYU, 2005 vs. Cal 80 Nevada, 1995 vs. Toledo Fewest First Downs: Fewest Plays: 7 New Mexico, 2003 vs. Oregon State 50 North Carolina, 1998 vs. San Diego State 8 Utah, 2010 vs. Boise State 51 San Diego State, 2016 vs. Houston 8 North Carolina, 1998 vs. San Diego State 51 USC, 2001 vs. Utah 9 UCLA, 2002 vs. New Mexico 53 Utah, 2010 vs. Boise State 11 Air Force, 1997 vs. Oregon 54 Colorado State, 2014 vs. Utah 12 USC, 2001 vs. Utah 57 New Mexico, 2003 vs. Oregon State 12 Ball State, 1996 vs. Nevada Most Net Yards: Most First Downs Rushing: 589 UNLV, 1994 vs. Central Michigan 17 Toledo, 1995 vs. Nevada 583 Oregon, 1997 vs. Air Force 16 Cal, 2005 vs. BYU 561 Toledo, 1995 vs. Nevada 15 Utah, 2014 vs. Colorado State 548 Utah, 2014 vs. Colorado State 14 Utah, 1999 vs. Fresno State 548 Utah, 1999 vs. Fresno State 13 UCLA, 2007 vs. BYU 548 BYU, 2006 vs. Oregon 13 UNLV, 1994 vs. Central Michigan 543 Boise State, 2010 vs. Utah Fewest First Downs Rushing: 540 Oregon State, 2003 vs. New Mexico 1 Fresno State, 2013 vs. USC Fewest Net Yards: 1 Arizona State, 2011 vs. Boise State 127 New Mexico, 2003 vs. Oregon State 2 Colorado State, 2014 vs. Utah 151 USC, 2001 vs. Utah 2 Nevada, 1996 vs. Ball State 167 UCLA, 2002 vs. New Mexico 3 Oregon State, 2003 vs. New Mexico 197 Utah, 2015 vs. BYU 3 New Mexico, 2003 vs. Oregon State 200 Utah, 2010 vs. Boise State 3 Nevada, 1995 vs. Toledo 218 Ball State, 1996 vs. Nevada 4 4 times (last Utah, 2010 vs. Boise State) 254 Fresno State, 2013 vs. USC Most First Downs Passing: 254 Houston, 2016 vs. San Diego State 20 Nevada, 1996 vs. Ball State 255 San Diego State, 2016 vs. Houston 18 BYU, 2006 vs. Oregon 18 BYU, 2005 vs. Cal MISCELLANEOUS SCORING 18 Nevada, 1995 vs. Toledo Most Points Scored One Team: 17 Arizona State, 2011 vs. Boise State 56 Boise State, 2011 vs. Arizona State 17 Oregon State, 2003 vs. New Mexico Most Points Scored Combined: Fewest First Downs Passing: 80 Boise State 56, Arizona State 24 2 North Carolina, 1998 vs. San Diego State Most Points Scored in First Half: 3 Utah, 2015 vs. BYU 35 Utah, 2015 vs. BYU 3 Utah, 2010 vs. Boise State 35 USC, 2013 vs. Fresno State 3 Air Force, 1997 vs. Oregon Most Points Scored in Second Half: 3 New Mexico, 2003 vs. Oregon State 33 Ball State, 1993 vs. Utah State 5 4 times (last: UCLA, 2007 vs. BYU) Most Points Scored in First Quarter: Most First Downs by Penalty: 35 Utah, 2015 vs. BYU 4 BYU, 2015 vs. Utah Most Points Scored in Second Quarter: 4 Arizona State, 2011 vs. Boise State 21 USC, 2013 vs. Fresno State 4 BYU, 2006 vs. Oregon Most Points Scored in Third Quarter: 4 San Diego State, 1998 vs. North Carolina 21 Nevada, 1992 vs. Bowling Green 3 7 times (last: Utah, 2015 vs. BYU) Most Points Scored in Fourth Quarter: Fewest First Downs by Penalty: 21 Boise State, 2011 vs. Arizona State 0 USC, 2013 vs. Fresno State Overtime Game: 0 Washington, 2012 vs. Boise State Toledo 40, Nevada 37, 1995 (1 possession each) 0 UCLA, 2007 vs. BYU Longest Touchdown Play: 0 Oregon, 2006 vs. BYU 100 Doug Martin kickoff return, Boise State, 2011 vs. Arizona State 0 Toledo, 1995 vs. Nevada 100 Jamar Taylor interception return, Boise State 2011 vs. Arizona State 0 Central Michigan, 1994 vs. UNLV Most Points Scored Winner: 1 15 times 56 Boise State defeated Arizona State, 56-24, 2011 Last: San Diego State, 2016 vs. Houston Most Points Scored Loser: 37 Toledo defeated Nevada, 40-37 (OT), 1995 Fewest Points Scored Winner: PUNTING 10 Utah defeated USC, 10-6, 2001 Most Punts: Fewest Points Scored Loser: 12 Ball State, 1996 vs. Nevada 3 Boise State defeated Utah, 26-3, 2010 10 New Mexico, 2003 vs. Oregon State Largest Win Point Differential: 10 Air Force, 1997 vs. Oregon 41 Oregon State defeated New Mexico, 55-14, 2003 8 Fresno State, 2013 vs. USC Smallest Win Point Differential: 8 UCLA, 2007 vs. BYU 1 Utah defeated Fresno State, 17-16, 1999 8 BYU, 2007 vs. UCLA Bowling Green defeated Nevada, 35-34, 1992 8 UCLA, 2002 vs. New Mexico 8 USC, 2001 vs. Utah

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BOWL RECORD BOOK Average (min. 2 punts): Least Penalty Yards: 49.8 Nevada, 1995 vs. Toledo 10 Houston, 2016 vs. San Diego State 49.5 Utah, 2015 vs. BYU 10 Nevada, 1992 vs. Bowling Green 46.1 Arkansas, 2000 vs. UNLV 10 Washington, 2012 vs. Boise State 45.0 UNLV, 1994 vs. Central Michigan 15 Nevada, 1995 vs. Toledo 44.9 Fresno State, 2013 vs. USC 20 BYU, 2007 vs. UCLA 44.9 UCLA, 2002 vs. New Mexico 44.7 Washington, 2012 vs. Boise State TIME OF POSSESSION 44.0 Colorado State, 2014 vs. Utah 1. 38:47 – USC, 2013 vs. Fresno State 44.0 UCLA, 2004 vs. Wyoming 2. 38:01 – Utah, 2001 vs. USC 44.0 North Carolina, 1998 vs. San Diego State 3. 36:34 – Central Michigan, 1995 vs. UNLV 4. 35:54 – Utah, 1999 vs. Fresno State PUNT RETURNS 5. 35:11 – Utah State, 1994 vs. Ball State Most Returns: 5 Oregon, 1997 vs. Air Force ATTENDANCE 5 UNLV, 2000 vs. Arkansas 1. 44,615 – 2006, BYU vs. Oregon 5 Oregon State, 2003 vs. New Mexico 2. 42,213 – 2015, BYU vs. Utah 4 Toledo, 1995 vs. Nevada 3. 42,178 – 2013, Fresno State vs. USC 4 Utah, 2001 vs. USC 4. 41,923 – 2010, Boise State vs. Utah Most Yards: 5. 40,712 – 2007, BYU vs. UCLA 96 UCLA, 2002 vs. New Mexico 6. 40,053 – 2005, Cal vs. BYU 54 Oregon, 2006 vs. BYU 7. 40,047 – 2008, Arizona vs. BYU 58 Oregon, 1997 vs. Air Force 8. 40,018 – 2009, BYU vs. Oregon State 51 UNLV, 2000 vs. Arkansas 9. 35,720 – 2011, Arizona State vs. Boise State 27 USC, 2001 vs. Utah 10. 33,217 – 2012, Boise State vs. Washington KICKOFF RETURNS Most Returns: MOST APPEARANCES/YEARS/RECORD 8 Toledo, 1995 vs. Nevada 1. BYU 6 (2015, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005) 3-3 8 New Mexico, 2003 vs. Oregon State 2. Utah 5 (2015, 2014, 2010, 2001, 1999) 4-1 7 Colorado State, 2014 vs. Utah 3. Boise State 3 (2012, 2011, 2010) 3-0 7 Fresno State, 2013 vs. USC Nevada 3 (1996, 1995, 1992) 1-2 7 Oregon State, 2009 vs. BYU UCLA 3 (2007, 2004, 2002) 1-2 7 Air Force, 1997 vs. Oregon 6. Ball State 2 (1996, 1993) 0-2 6 4 times (last: BYU, 2008 vs. Arizona) Fresno State 2 (1999, 2013) 0-2 Most Yards: New Mexico 2 (2003, 2002) 0-2 187 Arizona State, 2011 vs. Boise State Oregon 2 (2006, 1997) 1-1 178 Toledo, 1995 vs. Nevada Oregon State 2 (2009, 2003) 1-1 175 New Mexico, 2003 vs. Oregon State San Diego State 2 (1998, 2016) 1-1 159 Boise State, 2011 vs. Arizona State UNLV 2 (2000, 1994) 2-0 156 Central Michigan, 1994 vs. UNLV USC 2 (2001, 2013) 1-1 13. Air Force 1 (1997) 0-1 Arizona 1 (2008) 1-0 Most Fumbles: Arizona State 1 (2011) 0-1 6 UCLA, 2004 vs. Wyoming Arkansas 1 (2000) 0-1 5 Central Michigan, 1994 vs. UNLV Bowling Green 1 (1992) 1-0 4 Four times (last: Boise State, 2010 vs. Utah) California 1 (2005) 1-0 Most Fumbles Lost: Central Michigan 1 (1994) 0-1 3 Toledo, 1995 vs. Nevada Colorado State 1 (2014) 0-1 3 Arizona, 2008 vs. BYU Houston 1 (2016) 0-1 3 Boise State, 2010 vs. Utah North Carolina 1 (1998) 1-0 2 8 times (last: BYU, 2015 vs. Utah) Toledo 1 (1995) 1-0 Utah State 1 (1993) 1-0 PENALTIES Washington 1 (2012) 0-1 Most Penalties: Wyoming 1 (2004) 1-0 19 Oregon, 1997 vs. Air Force 15 Utah State, 1993 vs. Ball State WINS BY CONFERENCE 15 Utah, 1999 vs. Fresno State 1. Mountain West 10-7 .588 13 New Mexico, 2003 vs. Oregon State 2. Pac-12 8-6 .571 12 UNLV, 2000 vs. Arkansas 3. Big West 3-2 .600 12 BYU, 2005 vs. Cal 4. Mid American Conference 2-3 .400 Least Penalties: 5. Western Athletic Conference 1-3 .250 2 Houston, 2016 vs. San Diego State 6. Atlantic Coast Conference 1-0 1.000 2 BYU, 2007 vs. UCLA 7. 0-1 .000 2 Washington, 2012 vs. Boise State 8. Independent (BYU) 0-1 .000 3 San Diego State, 2016 vs. Houston 3 Nevada, 1992 vs. Bowling Green 3 Nevada, 1995 vs. Toledo 3 Boise State, 2010 vs. Utah 3 Boise State, 2012 vs. Washington 4 San Diego State, 1998 vs. North Carolina Most Penalty Yards: 166 Oregon, 1997 vs. Air Force 151 Utah, 1999 vs. Fresno State 150 Utah State, 1993 vs. Ball State 117 UNLV, 2000 vs. Arkansas 114 Wyoming, 2004 vs. UCLA

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LAST TIME IN A LAS VEGAS BOWL... Missed FG return for TD: 75 Payton Williams of Fresno State, 1999 vs. Utah Blocked Punt Returned For A TD: 0 David Bomar, North Carolina, 1998 vs. San Diego State Fumble Returned For A TD: 26 Travis Stanaway, Boise State, 2011 vs. Arizona State Interception Return For TD: 54 Ron Smith, San Diego State, 2016 vs. Houston Punt Return For TD: 74 Craig Bragg, UCLA, 2002 vs. New Mexico Two-Point Conversion: Jeremiah Johnson rush, Oregon, 2006 vs. BYU A Safety Was Scored: Ball State forced Utah State out of the end zone, 1993 A Kickoff Was Returned For A TD: 100 Doug Martin, Boise State, 2011 vs. Arizona State 98 Rashad Ross, Arizona State, 2011 vs. Boise State An Overtime Game Was Played: 1995 Toledo 40 Nevada 37 (1OT) A Team Did Not Have A Penalty: Never A Team Did Not Commit A Turnover: San Diego State, 2016 vs. Houston A Team Blocked A Field Goal: Danny Shelton, Washington, 2012 vs. Boise State Washington’s Bishop Sankey rushed for 205 A Team Blocked A Punt: yards against Boise State in 2012 David Bomar, North Carolina, 1998 vs. San Diego State An Individual Attempted Four Or More Field Goals: An Individual Intercepted At Least Two Passes: 4 Kai Forbath, UCLA, 2007 vs. BYU 2 Kameron Kelly, San Diego State, 2016 vs. Houston A 50-Yard Field Goal Was Attempted: An Individual Had At Least 10 Receptions: 52 Trevor Samson, BYU, 2015 vs. Utah 13 Gerrell Robinson, Arizona State, 2011 vs. Boise State A 50-Yard Field Goal Was Made: A Team Had Two Receivers With At Least 100 Yards: 50 Kai Forbath, UCLA, 2007 vs. BYU 119 Austin Collie, BYU, 2008 vs. Arizona An Individual Scored Four Or More Touchdowns: 117 Michael Reed, BYU, 2008 vs. Arizona 4 Steven Jackson, Oregon State, 2003 vs. New Mexico An Individual Had At Least 200 Yards Rushing: A Team Had 600 Or More Yards Of Total Offense: 205 Bishop Sankey, Washington, 2012 vs. Boise State Never A Run Went For At Least 50-59 Yards: A Team Scored At Least 50 Points: 51 Jemal Singleton, Air Force, 1997 vs. Oregon 56 Boise State vs. Arizona State, 2011 A Run Went For At Least 60-69 Yards: A Team Scored At Least 60 Points: 60 Devontae Booker, Utah, 2014 vs. Colorado State Never A Run Went For At Least 70-79 Yards: A Pass Was Completed For At Least 70-79 Yards: 76 Mike Anderson, Utah, 1999 vs. Fresno State 71 Willie Tuitama, Arizona, 2008 vs. BYU A Run Went For At Least 80-89 Yards: An Individual Passed For At Least 400 Yards: 84 Doug Martin, Boise State, 2010 vs. Utah Never A Team Rushed For At Least 300 Yards: An Individual Completed At Least 30 Passes: 359 Utah, 2014 vs. Colorado State 30 Derek Carr, Fresno State, 2013 vs. USC A Team Rushed For Less Than 50 Yards: An Individual Attempted At Least 50 Passes: 25 Houston, 2016 vs. San Diego State 56 Tanner Mangum, BYU, 2015 vs. Utah A Team Had Two Runners With At Least 100 Yards: A Team Passed For Less Than 100 Yards: Never 71 Utah vs. BYU, 2015

Boise State’s Doug Martin’s 84-yard rush against Arizona State is the longest rush from scrimmage in San Diego State’s Kameron Kelly was the last defensive Las Vegas Bowl history. player to intercept at least two passes in a game.

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YEAR-BY-YEAR GAME RECAPS Nevada 3 0 21 10 - 34 Bowling Green 14 14 0 7 - 35 Las1992 Vegas Bowl I First Quarter BGSU Smith 10-yard pass from White (Leaver kick) 10-2 NEV Terelak 30-yard FG 35 BGSU Jackson 4-yard run (Leaver kick) Second Quarter Bowling Green Head Coach: Gary Blackney BGSU White 8-yard pass from Smith (Leaver kick) BGSU Jackson 17-yard run (Leaver kick)

Third Quarter 7-5 NEV Senior 5-yard pass from Vargas (Terelak kick) 34 NEV Holmes 5-yard run (Terelak kick) NEV Matter 3-yard pass from Vargas (Terelak kick)

Nevada Head Coach: Fourth Quarter NEV Reeves 3-yard run (Terelak kick) NEV Terelak 19-yard yard FG BGSU Hankins 3-yard pass from White (Leaver kick) (Friday, Dec. 18, 1992) – The inaugural Las Vegas Bowl was voted one of the best bowl games of the year by ESPN and the . The University of Nevada, champions of the , became the first school to win a Division I-A conference championship in their first year after jumping from Division I-AA. Mid-American Conference champion Bowling Green, led by eventual game MVP Erik White, jumped out to a 28-3 halftime lead. The Wolf Pack stormed back to take a 34-28 lead in the fourth quarter, setting up the game-winning touchdown by Bowling 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. PT Attendance: 15,476 MVP - Erik White, QB, Bowling Green University – 24-40, 245 yards, 2 TD passes

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

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING – 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.

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YEAR-BY-YEAR GAME RECAPS Ball State 0 0 17 16 - 33 Utah State 14 7 14 7 - 42 Las1993 Vegas Bowl II First Quarter USU McMahon 22-yard pass from Cavillo (Morrealle kick) 7-5 USU Profail Grier 3-yard run (Morraelle kick) 42 Second Quarter USU Thompson 3-yard pass from Cavillo (Morrealle kick) Utah State Head Coach: Third Quarter BSU McCray 7-yard pass from Neu (Swart kick) BSU Swart 31-yard FG 8-3-1 USU Grier 15-yard run (Morrealle kick) 33 USU Lee 16-yard pass from Calvillo BSU Blair 2-yard pass from Neu

Ball State Head Coach: Fourth Quarter BSU Safety, Calvillo forced out of endzone USU Toomer 32-yard interception return BSU Nibbs 2-yard run (pass failed) BSU Oliver 2-yard pass from Neu (pass failed)

(Friday, Dec. 17, 1993) – Las Vegas Bowl II was an offensive war as the Cardinals and Aggies combined for 75 total points and 805 yards of total offense. Keys to the game: Utah State quarterback Anthony Calvillo threw two touchdowns and the Aggies dominated time of possession (35:11 to 24:49). Attendance: 15,508 Kickoff Time: 5:08 p.m. PT MVP - Anthony Calvillo, QB, Utah State University – 25-39, 286 yards, 3 TD passes

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

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING – BSU: Blair 10-11; Neu 7-4; Nibbs 6-18; Kent 1-27; McCray 1-10; Deede 1-3. USU: Grier 33-142; Calvillo 8-50; Dye 2-8; Huey 1-5; Thompson 1-0; Team 1-0. PASSING – BSU: Neu 20-37-2-239; Blair 1-1-0-2. USU: Calvillo 25-39-2-286. RECEIVING – BSU: Blair 10-66; Oliver 5-114; Gorman 2-32; McCray 2-21; Freeman 1-6; Neu 1-2. USU: Jenkins 5-94; McMahon 4-54; Lee 4-48; A. Thompson 4-28; Ray 3-22; Grier 2-32; Turner 1-10; G. Thompson 1-2.

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YEAR-BY-YEAR GAME RECAPS UNLV 14 17 14 7 - 52 CMU 10 0 0 14 - 24 Las1994 Vegas Bowl III First Quarter UNLV Bailey 46-yard pass from Brown (Garritano kick) UNLV Bailey 1-yard run (Garritano kick) 7-5 CMU Blasy 20-yard FG 52 CMU McMillan 53-yard pass from Timpf (Blasy kick)

UNLV Head Coach: Second Quarter UNLV Bailey 49-yard run (Garritano kick) UNLV Washington 15-yard fumble return (Garritano kick) 9-3 UNLV Garritano 38-yard FG 24 Third Quarter UNLV Bailey 1-yard run (Garritano kick) UNLV Keener 33-yard pass from Brown (Garritano kick) Central Michigan Head Coach: Dick Flynn Fourth Quarter UNLV Gatewood 45-yard pass from Davis (Garritano kick) CMU McMillan 24-yard pass from Darnell (Blasy kick) CMU Tolbert 4-yard run (Blasy kick) (Thursday, Dec. 15, 1994) – UNLV scored a lopsided 52-24 victory over Central Michigan in Las Vegas Bowl III. The anticipated match-up between Central Michigan’s heralded RB Brian Pruitt and the Rebels’ WR Randy Gatewood never materialized as Pruitt was sidelined with an injury and did not play. Keys to the game: The Chippewas fumbled five times and allowed 589 total yards by the Rebel offense. Kickoff Time: 6:05 p.m. PT Attendance: 17,562 MVP - Henry Bailey, WR, UNLV – 5 receptions, 101 yards, 1 TD – 7 carries, 79 yards, 3 rushing TDs

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

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING – UNLV: Branch 13-125; Bailey 7-79; Perez 7-31; Brown 6-32; Love 6-21; Davis 3-13. CMU: Johnson 16-47; Timpf 12-6; Tolbert 11-79; King 6-51; Darnell 5-(minus 24); Korytkowski 1-(minus 7). PASSING – UNLV: Brown 11-21-0-195; Davis 4-6-0-93. CMU: Timpf 7-12-1-122; Darnell 6-13-1-102. RECEIVING – UNLV: Gatewood 6-104; Bailey 5-101; Keener 1-33; Bell 1-31; Lewis 1-12; Brewer 1-7. CMU: McMillan 4-100; Korytkowski 3-44; Dunlap 3-40; Miller 2-32; Johnson 1-8.

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YEAR-BY-YEAR GAME RECAPS #25/RV Toledo 7 14 6 7 6 40 Nevada 7 7 10 10 3 37 Las1995 Vegas Bowl IV First Quarter TOL Huzjak 31-yard run (Spring kick) 11-0-1 NEV Minor 2-yard run (Shea kick) 40 Second Quarter TOL Tait 18-yard run (Spring kick) Toledo Head Coach: Gary Blackney TOL Tait 31-yard run (Spring kick) OT NEV Minor 1-yard run (Shea kick) Third Quarter 9-3 NEV Shea 34-yard FG 37 TOL Harris 16-yard run (kick failed) NEV Bennett 4-yard run (Shea kick)

Nevada Head Coach: Chris Ault Fourth Quarter TOL Tait 26-yard run (Spring kick) NEV Minor 1-yard run (Shea kick) NEV Shea 26-yard FG

Fourth Quarter NEV Shea 22-yard FG TOL Tait 2-yard run

(Thursday, Dec. 14, 1995) – In Las Vegas Bowl IV, the Rockets defeated the Wolf Pack 40-37 in the first-ever overtime game in Division I-A college football history. After hold- ing Nevada to a field goal, Toledo’s Wasean Tait scored his fourth TD of the game, 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. PT Attendance: 12,500 MVP - Wasean Tait, RB, University of Toledo – 31 carries, 185 yards, 4 TDs

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

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING – 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.

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YEAR-BY-YEAR GAME RECAPS Ball State 0 7 0 8 - 15 Nevada 9 3 0 6 - 18 Las1996 Vegas Bowl V First Quarter NEV Wilkins 16-yard pass from Dutton (kick blocked) 10-2 NEV Shea 22-yard FG 18 Second Quarter BSU Moore 62-yard run (Locklear kick) Nevada Head Coach: NEV Shea 33-yard FG Fourth Quarter 7-5 NEV Wilkins 11-yard pass from Bennett (pass failed) 15 BSU Reese 27yard pass from Baldwin (Abernathy pass from Baldwin)

Ball State Head Coach:

(Wednesday, Dec. 18, 1996) – The University of Nevada defense dominated the game, holding Ball State to 218 yards of 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: 10,118 Kickoff Time: 6:00 p.m. PT MVP - Mike Crawford, LB, University of Nevada – 14 tackles, 3 sacks, 1 interception

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

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING – 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.

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YEAR-BY-YEAR GAME RECAPS Oregon 13 13 8 7 - 41 #21/23 Air Force 0 0 13 0 - 13 Las1997 Vegas Bowl VI First Quarter ORE Johnson 69-yard pass from Smith (Frankel kick) 7-5 ORE McCullough 76-yard run (kick failed) 41 Second Quarter ORE Parker recovered blocked punt in endzone (kick failed) Oregon Head Coach: Mike Belotti ORE Hartley 7-yard pass from Maas (Smith kick) Third Quarter AFA Morgan 1-yard run (Wright kick) 10-3 ORE Hartley 21-yard pass from Maas (Spence pass from Maas) 13 AFA Fisher 45-yard fumble recovery (pass failed) Fourth Quarter Fisher DeBerry Air Force Head Coach: ORE Johnson 78-yard pass from Maas (Smith kick)

(Saturday, Dec. 20, 1997) – In a match-up between Oregon’s explosive offense and the vaunted defense of the Air Force Academy, the Ducks proved to have too much firepower. Oregon scored on its first two plays 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. PT MVP - Pat Johnson, WR, University of Oregon – 5 receptions, 169 yards, 2 TDs

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

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING – 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.

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YEAR-BY-YEAR GAME RECAPS UNC 12 8 0 0 - 20 SDSU 7 3 0 3 - 13 EA1998 Sports Las Vegas Bowl VII First Quarter SDSU Mitchell 60-yard run (Tandberg kick) 7-5 UNC McGee 32-yard FG UNC McGee 23-yard FG 20 UNC Curry 48-yard run (kick failed)

North Carolina Head Coach: Second Quarter UNC Bomar recovered block punt in endzone (Bailey pass from Curry) SDSU Tandberg 32-yard FG 7-5 Fourth Quarter 13 SDSU Tandberg 38-yard FG

San Diego State Head Coach:

(Saturday, Dec. 19, 1998) – With winds blowing through Sam Boyd Stadium at more than 45 m.p.h., both defenses domi- nated the action. UNC freshman quarterback Ronald Curry, who would go on to claim the Las Vegas Bowl MVP trophy, scored on a 48-yard run in the first quarter. UNC added a touch- down when David Bomar recovered a blocked punt in the endzone and took a 20-10 first-half lead. The Tar Heel defense held off the Aztecs in the second half to claim the victory. Key to the game: UNC LB Keith Newman intercepted a pass at the 2-yard line with only :25 remaining to seal the victory. Attendance: 21,429 Kickoff Time: 3:00 p.m. PT MVP - Ronald Curry, QB, University of North Carolina – 10 carries, 93 yards, 1 TD

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

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING – UNC: Curry 10-93; Saunders 17-39; Dyer 4-15; Stevens 1-9; Robinson 3-6; Davenoport 2-1. SDSU: Lewis 25-61; Russell 13-41; Ned 9-25; Reyes 1-18; Gourdine 1-(minus 12); Mitchell 1-60. PASSING – UNC: Davenport 3-11-0-30; Curry 1-2-0-3. SDSU: Russell 10-22-1-99; Lewis, 1-1-0-3. RECEIVING – UNC: Brown 3-18; Harris 1-15. SDSU: D. Gourdine 3-31; Ned 2-18; Lewis 2-14; Me- cham 1-18; Mitchell 1-14; McNeill 1-4; Russell 1-3.

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YEAR-BY-YEAR GAME RECAPS Fresno State 7 0 3 6 - 16 Utah 7 0 7 3 - 17 EA1999 Sports Las Vegas Bowl VIII First Quarter FS Williams 75-yard yard blocked FG return (Hanna kick) 8-4 UTAH Anderson 34-yard run (Truhe kick) 17 Third Quarter FS Hanna 27-yard FG Utah Head Coach: Ron McBride UTAH Anderson 5-yard run (Truhe kick) Fourth Quarter 8-5 FS Ward 2-yard run (kick blocked) 16 UTAH Truhe 33-yard FG

Fresno State Head Coach:

(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. For the , Las Vegas Bowl MVP Mike Anderson rushed 34 times for 254 yards and two touchdowns. The game itself also was stellar as the Utes’ overcame a fourth quarter deficit to defeat the Bulldogs, 17-16. Keys to the game: Utah held the ball for 35:54 and gained 548 yards of total offense. Mike Anderson rushed for 254 yards, the sixth-highest total in bowl history. Attendance: 28,227 Kickoff Time: 3:00 p.m. PT MVP - Mike Anderson, RB, University of Utah – 34 carries, 254 yards, 2 TDs

TEAM STATISTICS FRESNO UTAH First Downs 16 25 Rushes-Yards 32-132 54-334 Passing Yards 147 214 Total Yards 279 548 Passing (Comp-Att-Int) 14-28-0 11-24-1 Punts – Avg. 5-37.2 4-39.0 Fumbles – Lost 0-0 0-0 Penalties – Yards 6-59 15-151 Time of Poss. 24:06 35:54

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING – Fresno St.: Ward 15-63; Gaines 8-34; Armstrong 4-29; Smith 3-22; Wright 2-4. Utah: Anderson 34-254; Bacon 8-91; Russell 1-4; Arceneaux 9-14; Croshaw 2-0. PASSING – Fresno St.: Volek 14-28-0-147. Utah: Arceneaux 8-15-0-94; Croshaw 3-9-1-120. RECEIVING – Fresno St.: Wright 6-55; Smith 4-53; Armstrong 1-20; Mahdi 1-8; Branstetter 1-6; Berrian 1-5. Utah: Russell 5-96; Bendinger 2-70; Utu 2-28; Anderson 1-15; Richardson 1-5.

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YEAR-BY-YEAR GAME RECAPS Arkansas 7 7 0 0 - 14 UNLV 0 14 7 10 - 31 Las2000 Vegas Bowl IX First Quarter ARK Stinson 7-yard pass from Hampton (O’Donohoe kick) 8-5 Second Quarter 31 UNLV Turner 19-yard pass from Thomas (Pieffer kick) ARK Williams 25-yard pass from Hampton (O’Donohoe kick) UNLV Head Coach: John Robinson UNLV Turner 5-yard pass from Thomas (Pieffer kick) Third Quarter 6-6 UNLV Mason 54-yard pass from Thomas (Pieffer kick) 14 Fourth Quarter UNLV Pieffer 26-yard FG UNLV Brown 18-yard run (Pieffer kick) Arkansas Head Coach:

(Thursday, Dec. 21, 2000) – Both participants entered the Las Vegas Bowl with momentum. After falling to 4-5, Arkansas finished the season with wins over SEC-rivals Mississippi State and LSU to earn a berth in the Las Vegas Bowl. Similarly, after falling to 4-5 after a loss to Utah, UNLV recorded three straight wins and capped the season with a thrilling 34-32 win against Hawaii. The Razor- backs jumped out to a 14-7 lead midway through the second quarter when QB Robby Hampton 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 for five yards to tie the score at 14-14. In the second half, UNLV took the lead for the first time when Thomas hooked up with Troy Mason for 54 yards. The Rebels never relinquished the lead holding the Razorbacks scoreless in the second half to record a 31-14 victory. Keys to the game: UNLV averaged 7.4 yards per play and out-gained Arkansas 476-298 in total yards. Jason Thomas was efficient in the passing game (12-17-0- 217) and threw 3 touchdown passes. Attendance: 29,113 Kickoff Time: 5:08 p.m. PT MVP – Jason Thomas, QB, UNLV – 12-17, 217 yards, 3 TDs

TEAM STATISTICS ARK UNLV First Downs 15 19 Rushes - Yards 32-127 47-314 Passing Yards 183 217 Total Yards 298 476 Passing (Comp-Att-Int) 18-40-0 12-17-0 Punts – Avg. 7-46.1 4-40.3 Fumbles – Lost 0-0 6-1 Penalties – Yards 6-76 12-119 Time of Poss. 29:35 30:25 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING – Arkansas: Holmes 26-104; Howard 1-12; Hampton 4-10; Stinson 1-1. UNLV: Rudolf 14- 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: Hampton 18-40-0-183. UNLV: Thomas 12-17-0-217. RECEIVING – Arkansas: Williams 7-97; Smith 4-26; Snowden 4-20; Hamilton 2-33; Stinson 1-7. UNLV: Turner 8-126; Mason 3-89; Wofford 1-2.

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YEAR-BY-YEAR GAME RECAPS Utah 7 3 0 0 - 10 USC 0 0 6 0 - 6 Sega2001 Sports Las Vegas Bowl First Quarter UTAH Tate 3-yard run (Kaneshiro kick) 8-4 10 Second Quarter UTAH Kaneshiro 26-yard FG Utah Head Coach: Ron McBride Third Quarter USC Byrd 2-yard run (Davis kick failed) 6-6 6

USC Head Coach:

(Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2001) – In the first Las Vegas Bowl played on Christmas Day, the University of of the Moun- tain West Conference recorded a 10-6 victory over the Pac-10 Conference’s USC Trojans. The Utah rushing game, headed by the tandem of Adam Tate (23 rushes for 103 yards) and MVP Dameon Hunter (17 rushes for 94 yards), controlled the line of scrimmage and dominated time of possession, holding the ball for 38:01. The Utes controlled the first 30 minutes and led 10-0 at halftime on a 3-yard touchdown run by Tate in the first quarter and a 26-yard field goal by Ryan Kaneshiro in the second. The Trojans, led by junior QB , began the third period with an 80-yard 12-play drive to cut Utah’s lead to 10-6. The Utes defense held the Trojans scoreless the rest of the way to claim the Sega Sports Las Vegas Bowl championship trophy. Keys to the game: Utah held USC to 1-yard rushing and 151-yards total and con- trolled the ball for 38:01. As a team, Utah rushed the ball 54 times for 222 yards. Attendance: 30,894 Kickoff Time: 1:30 p.m. PT MVP – Dameon Hunter, RB, University of Utah – 17 carries, 94 yards

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

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING – Utah: Tate 23-103; Hunter 17-94; Russell 2-15; Ita’Aehau 1-7; Houston 1-3; Rice 12-1; Smith 1-1; Fortune 1-1; Team 2-(minus 3). USC: Byrd 10-31; Howard 3-14; Poston 3-12; Hale 1-8; Team 2-(minus 13); Palmer 6-(minus 51). PASSING –Utah: Rice 12-21-1-136. USC: Palmer 15-26-0-150. RECEIVING – Utah: Lyman 4-41; Richardson 3-35; Smith 2-24; Russell 2-19; Houston 1-17. 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.

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YEAR-BY-YEAR GAME RECAPS UCLA 3 3 7 14 - 27 New Mexico 6 0 0 7 - 13 Sega2002 Sports Las Vegas Bowl First Quarter UCLA Fikse 49-yard FG 8-5 UNM Black 55-yard interception return (kick blocked) 27 UCLA Fikse 39-yard FG Second Quarter UCLA Interim Head Coach: Ed Kezirian UCLA Bragg 74-yard punt return (Fiske kick) Third Quarter 6-6 UCLA Page 29-yard interception return (Griffith kick) 13 Fourth Quarter UCLA Ebell 1-yard run (Fikse kick) UNM Manning 11-yard pass from Kelly (Byrd kick) New Mexico Head Coach: Rocky Long

(Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2002) – UCLA interim head coach Ed Kezirian led the Bruins to a 27-13 victory over New Mexico in the eleventh edition of the Las Vegas Bowl. UNM, making only its second bowl appearance in 41 years, jumped out to a 6-3 lead on a 55-yard interception return by Desmar Black in the first quarter. Following the touchdown, became the first woman to play in a Division I-A football game when she attempted the extra point. The kick, which sailed low, was blocked by the Bruins. In the second half, UCLA (8-5) got the big plays and defensive stops it needed to seal the victory. The Bruins put the game away with a 74-yard punt return by MVP Craig Bragg and two touchdowns in the fourth quarter off New Mexico turnovers. Safety Jarrad Page scored one minute into the fourth quarter on a 29-yard interception 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 31. Keys to the game: Despite being out-gained by New Mexico in total offense, UCLA returned an interception and punt for scores in the win. Attendance: 30,324 Kickoff Time: 1:30 p.m. PT MVP – Craig Bragg, WR, UCLA – 4 catches, 38 yards, returned punt 74 yards for a TD

TEAM STATISTICS UCLA UNM First Downs 9 15 Rushes -Yards 39-73 34-45 Passing Yards 94 237 Total Yards 167 282 Passing (Comp-Att-Int) 12-22-1 18-35-1 Punts – Avg. 8-44.9 6-38.5 Fumbles – Lost 1-0 4-2 Penalties – Yards 10-108 9-68 Time of Poss. 31:13 28:47 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING – New Mexico: Brody 4-17; Moore 14-17; Counter 1-9; Boyd 2-5; Millea 3-2; Byrd 1-1; Kelly 8-(minus 4); Gaus 1-(minus 4). UCLA: Ebell 25-70; White 9-23; Harris 1-0; Sciarra 1-(minus 4); Olson 1-(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: Moore 9-16-0-80; Olson 3-6-1-14; Sciarra 0-0-0-0. RECEIVING – New Mexico: Counter 5-78; Farrell 4-78; Manning 3-42; Moore 3-13; Cresap 1-15; Thomas 1-7; Penley 1-4. UCLA: Bragg 4-38; Taylor 4-19; White 2-18; Carter 1-16; Groves 1-3.

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YEAR-BY-YEAR GAME RECAPS Oregon State 17 14 10 14 - 55 New Mexico 7 0 0 7 - 14 Las2003 Vegas Bowl XII First Quarter OSU Jackson 34-yard pass from Anderson (Yliniemi kick) 8-5 OSU Yliniemi 21-yard FG UNM Baskett 27-yard pass from Kelly (Zunker kick) 55 OSU Hass 42-yard pass from Anderson (Yliniemi kick) Second Quarter Oregon State Head Coach: OSU Jackson 3-yard run (Yliniemi kick) OSU Jackson 11-yard run (Yliniemi kick) 8-5 Third Quarter 14 OSU Jackson 6-yard run (Yliniemi kick) OSU Yliniemi 31-yard FG New Mexico Head Coach: Rocky Long Fourth Quarter OSU Jackson 1-yard run (Yliniemi kick) UNM Counter 17-yard pass from McKamey (Zunker kick) OSU Hawkins 19-yard pass from Rothenfluh (Yliniemi kick) (Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2003) – In Mike Riley’s first bowl appearance as a head coach, Oregon State completely dominated New Mexico by a score of 55-14. Junior running back Steven Jackson, a native of Las Vegas, earned Las Vegas Bowl MVP honors after scoring five touchdowns and rushing for 149 yards on 28 carries. He also had five catches for 51 yards for 200 all-purpose yards. Jackson’s five scores – a 34-yard touchdown reception from Derek Anderson and touchdown runs of 3, 11, 6 and 1 yards – tied the all-time bowl record held by two players: Sheldon Canley of San Jose State who scored five times against Central Michigan in 1990’s and who tallied five scores (all rushing) against Wyo- ming in the 1988 . On the defensive side, Oregon State held heralded sophomore running back DonTrell Moore to 5 yards on 11 carries. Keys to the game: Oregon State held New Mexico to one first down in the first half and 21 total yards through the first three quarters. Attendance: 25,437 Kickoff Time: 4:30 p.m. PT MVP – 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 540 127 Passing (Comp-Att-Int) 27-41-1 10-23-1 Punts – Avg. 3-37 10-39 Fumbles – Lost 1-1 1-1 Penalties – Yards 10-94 13-103 Time of Poss. 29:36 30:24

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING – 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 – Oregon St.: Anderson 21-32-1-322; Rothenfluh 6-8-0-64; Newson 0-1-0-0. New Mexico: 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).

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YEAR-BY-YEAR GAME RECAPS Wyoming 10 0 0 14 - 24 UCLA 0 14 7 0 - 21 Pioneer2004 PureVision Las Vegas Bowl First Quarter WYO Yaussi 39-yard FG 7-5 WYO Holden 10-yard pass from Bramlet (Yaussi kick) 24 Second Quarter UCLA Taylor 26-yard pass from Drew Olson (Medlock kick) Wyoming Head Coach: Joe Glenn UCLA Bragg 17-yard pass from Koral (Medlock kick) Third Quarter 6-6 UCLA Bragg 25-yard pass from Koral (Medlock kick) 21 Fourth Quarter WYO Raterink 22-yard pass from Bouknight (Yaussi kick) WYO Wadkowski 12-yard pass from Bramlet (Yaussi kick) UCLA Head Coach:

(Thursday, Dec. 23, 2004) – Wyoming won its first bowl game in nearly 30 years, upsetting heavily favored UCLA 24-21 in the 13th edition of the Pioneer PureVision Las Vegas Bowl before a bowl-record crowd of 27,784 at Sam Boyd Stadium. The Cowboys jumped out to an early 10-0 lead on a 39-yard field goal by Deric Yaussi and then a 10-yard touchdown pass from Corey Bramlet to Tyler Holden late in the opening quarter. UCLA answered with two passing touchdowns in the second quarter, the first a 26-yard hook-up between Bruin quarterback Drew Olson and wide receiver Junior Taylor, 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- ond and again in the third quarter to give UCLA a 21-10 lead heading into the fourth quarter. The Cowboys used a trick play to cut into the deficit, as Jovon Bouknight threw a pass on a wide receiver reverse that J.J. Raterink hauled in for a 22-yard touchdown that trimmed the margin to 21-17. Bramlet then completed the Cowboy comeback, firing a 12-yard touchdown pass to John Wadkowski with 57 seconds left in the game. Bramlet finished the game with 307 yards passing and two touchdowns, earning him MVP honors. Keys to the game: Wyoming threw for 329 yards through the air, including three touch- down passes while UCLA had just 185 passing yards. Attendance: 27,784 Kickoff Time: 7:00 p.m. PT 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 405 311 Passing (Comp-Att-Int) 21-38-1 13-24-0 Punts – Avg. 7-32.0 6-44.0 Fumbles – Lost 1-0 6-2 Penalties – Yards 11-114 10-84 Time of Poss. 30:11 29:49 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING – Wyoming: Harris 13-27; Davis 1-16; Harrison 5-16; Bouknight 1-13; Bramlet 9-5. UCLA: Drew 25-126; Markey 5-20; White 3-3; Olson 1-(minus 9); Koral 8-(minus 14). PASSING – Wyoming: Bramlet 20-34-1-307; Raterink 0-3-0-0; Bouknight 1-1-0-22. UCLA: Olson 6-12- 0-96; Koral 12-7-0-89. RECEIVING – Wyoming: Bouknight 5-107; Holden 4-115; Pleasant 4-51; Barge 3-8; Wadkowski 2-20; Raterink 1-22; Ford 1-5; Harris 1-1. UCLA: Bragg 7-95; Markey 2-14; Taylor 1-29; White 1-6.

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YEAR-BY-YEAR GAME RECAPS Cal 7 14 14 0 - 35 BYU 0 14 0 14 - 28 Pioneer2005 PureVision Las Vegas Bowl First Quarter Cal Lynch 3-yard run (Schneider kick) 8-4 Second Quarter 35 BYU Brown 19-yard pass from Beck (McLaughlin kick) Cal Lynch 23-yard run (Schneider kick) California Head Coach: BYU Tahi 3-yard run (McLaughlin kick) Cal Jackson 42-yard pass from Levy (Schneider kick) 6-6 Third Quarter 28 Cal Lynch 35-yard run (Schneider kick) Cal Jackson 22-yard pass from Levy (Schneider kick) BYU Head Coach: Fourth Quarter BYU Harline 7-yard pass from Beck (McLaughlin kick) BYU Watkins 9-yard pass from Beck (McLaughlin kick)

(Thursday, Dec. 22, 2005) – Cal’s Marshawn Lynch rushed for career highs of 194 yards and three touchdowns to help the Gold- en Bears hold off BYU and win the 2005 Pioneer PureVision Las Vegas Bowl 35-28 before a packed 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 lead into the final quarter after Lynch’s 35-yard scoring run and Jackson’s 22-yard diving TD catch in the third. But BYU quarterback John Beck responded with scoring passes to Jonny Harline and Todd Watkins, whose 9-yard grab with 5:35 left cut Cal’s lead to seven points. BYU had a chance to tie late in the game, but Beck’s arm was hit by Cal lineman Phillip Mbakogu, 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- joying playing before a partisan Cougar crowd among the bowl-record 40,053 fans, BYU made its first bowl trip in four years and finished the season at 6-6. Keys to the game: Marshawn Lynch ran for nearly 200 yards himself and the Cal ground game racked up 241 yards while BYU ran for just 94 yards. Attendance: 40,053 Kickoff Time: 5:00 p.m. PT 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 352 228 Total Yards 446 469 Passing (Comp-Att-Int) 35-53-2 16-23-0 Punts – Avg. 4-41.8 4-41.3 Fumbles – Lost 1-0 1-0 Penalties – Yards 12-103 9-85 Time of Poss. 33:07 26:53

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING – BYU: Beck 7-42; Brown 12-28; Tahi 8-24. CAL: Lynch 24-194; Forsett 8-37; Jordan 2-10; Manderino 2-7; Levy 4-0. PASSING – BYU: Beck 53-35-2-352. CAL: Levy 23-16-0-228. RECEIVING – BYU: Meikle 12-93; Harline 7-73; Watkins 5-93; Brown 5-45; Allen 2-31; Tahi 2-9; Coats 1-7; Ashworth 1-1. CAL: Jackson 6-130; Jordan 3-15; Beegun 2-32; Lynch 2-27; Manderino 2-20; DeSa 1-4

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YEAR-BY-YEAR GAME RECAPS #19/20 BYU 0 17 7 14 - 38 Oregon 0 0 0 8 - 8 Pioneer2006 PureVision Las Vegas Bowl Second Quarter BYU — 11-2 McLaughlin 24-yard FG BYU Brown 6-yard run (McLaughlin kick) 38 BYU Harline 41-yard pass from Beck (McLaughlin kick) BYU Head Coach: Bronco Mendenhall Third Quarter BYU Brown 4-yard run (McLaughlin kick) 7-6 Fourth Quarter 8 BYU Beck 13-yard run (McLaughlin kick) UO Paysinger 47-yard pass from Dixon (Johnson rush) BYU Tonga 17-yard pass from Beck (McLaughlin) Oregon Head Coach:

(Thursday, Dec. 21, 2006) – BYU quarterback John Beck stood on the podium above a throng of blue-clad fans so dense the green field below them was barely visible. After five years of frustration and a decade of postseason futil- ity, BYU finally had something to celebrate. Beck passed for 375 yards and two touchdowns, leading the No. 19 Cougars to a 38-8 victory over Oregon in the Pioneer PureVision Las Vegas Bowl. BYU (11-2) closed the season with 10 straight victories, capping the streak with its first bowl 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 passes for 181 yards and Justin Robinson intercepted two passes for BYU, which shut out the Ducks (7-6) through three quarters. Beck, Brown, Harline and Robinson were all play- ing their final game for the Cougars. Cougars fans who packed Sam Boyd Stadium with a record crowd of 44,615 stormed the field after the final play in celebration of the BYU blowout. It was the largest crowd in stadium history, breaking the previous high of 42,075 fans for UNLV’s game against Wisconsin in 2002, and the fans were nearly all wearing BYU dark blue. Keys to the game: BYU racked up 548 yards of total offense, including 181 yards receiv- ing by Jonny Harline and 375 yards passing by quarterback John Beck. Attendance: 44,615 Kickoff Time: 5:01 p.m. PT MVP – Jonny Harline, TE, BYU – 9 receptions, 181 TEAM STATISTICS BYU UO yards, 1 TD First Downs 27 26 Rushes - Yards 27-94 43-241 Passing Yards 352 228 Total Yards 446 469 Passing (Comp-Att-Int) 35-53-2 16-23-0 Punts – Avg. 4-41.8 4-41.3 Fumbles – Lost 1-0 1-0 Penalties – Yards 12-103 9-85 Time of Poss. 33:07 26:53

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING – BYU: Brown 17-120; Beck 6-26; Tonga 4-21; Meikle 2-3; Vakapuna 2-3. OREGON: Dixon 10-51; Johnson 6-41; Stewart 7-21; Leaf 7-(-19); PASSING – BYU: Beck 46-28-2-375-2 OREGON: Dixon 20-10-1-122-1; Leaf 14-6-1-44-0. RECEIVING – BYU: Harline 9-181; Brown 7-55; Tonga 4-52; Jacobson 2-26; Reed 2-14; Collie 2-10; 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.

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YEAR-BY-YEAR GAME RECAPS UCLA 3 10 0 3 - 16 #17/17 BYU 3 14 0 0 - 17 Pioneer2007 Las Vegas Bowl First Quarter UCLA Forbath 22-yard FG 11-2 BYU Payne 29-yard FG 17 Second Quarter BYU Collie 14-yard pass from Hall (Payne kick) UCLA Forbath 52-yard FG BYU Head Coach: Bronco Mendenhall BYU Reed 13-yard pas from Hall (Payne kick) UCLA Breazell 4-yard pass from Bethel-Thompson (Forbath kick) 6-7 Fourth Quarter 16 UCLA Forbath 50-yard FG

UCLA Interim Head Coach: DeWayne Walker

(Saturday, Dec. 22, 2007) – BYU (11-2) won its second-consecutive Pioneer Las Vegas Bowl, escaping with a 17-16 victory over UCLA (6-7) after defensive lineman Eathyn Manumaleuna blocked a 28-yard field goal as time expired. 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 yards that kept the Bruins in it. UCLA drove nearly the entire length of the field in the final two minutes to line up Forbath for the potential winner. But Manumaleuna and Brett Den- ney led a surge by the defensive line for and the Cougars got their first win over the Bruins since was the Cougars’ quarterback. Cougar wide receiver Austin Collie, the MVP of the bowl, finished with six receptions for 107 yards and a touchdown in helping BYU win its 10th straight despite getting shut out in the second half. Sophomore quarterback Max Hall threw two touchdowns in the first half as BYU grabbed a 17-6 lead. 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: BYU defensive lineman Eathyn Manumaleuna blocked a 28-yard field goal as time expired. Attendance: 40,712 Kickoff Time: 5:12 p.m. PT MVP – Austin Collie, WR, BYU – 8 receptions, 107 yards, 1 TD

TEAM STATISTICS UCLA BYU First Downs 18 17 Rushes - Yards 47-162 28-34 Passing Yards 154 231 Total Yards 316 265 Passing (Comp-Att-Int) 11-29-1 21-35-0 Punts – Avg. 8-36.9 8-32.0 Fumbles – Lost 2-1 2-2 Penalties – Yards 5-46 2-20 Time of Poss. 33:13 26:47 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING – UCLA: Markey 27-117; Ramirez 4-26; Rasshan 4-17; Moline 4-14; Cowan 1-2; Breazell 1-(-5); Bethel-Thompson 6-(-9). BYU: Tonga 3-21; Unga 17-16; Vakapuna 3-4; Hall 5-(-7). PASSING – UCLA: Bethel-Thompson 11-27-1-154-1; Breazell 0-1-0-0-0; Rasshan 0-1-0-0-0. BYU: Hall 21-35-0-231-2. RECEIVING – UCLA: Breazell 4-44; Austin 3-34; Paulsen 2-43; Cowan 1-28; Markey 1-5. BYU: Collie 6-107; Pitta 5-38; Unga 3-26; Reed 2-19; Semanoff 2-17; George 2-12; Allen 1-12.

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YEAR-BY-YEAR GAME RECAPS #16/17 BYU 0 7 7 7 - 21 Arizona 7 3 14 7 - 31 Pioneer2008 Las Vegas Bowl First Quarter UA Grigsby 1-yard run (Bondzio kick) 6:23 8-5 Second Quarter 31 UA Bondzio 31-yard FG 9:21 BYU Unga 1-yard run (Payne kick) 6:50 Arizona Head Coach: Third Quarter BYU George 1-yard pass from Hall (Payne kick) 11:21 10-3 UA Dean 37-yard pass from Tuitama (Bondzio kick) 7:07 21 UA Gronkowski 24-yard pass from Tuitama (Bondzio kick) 0:25 Fourth Quarter UA Tuitama 6-yard run (Bondzio kick) 6:09 BYU Head Coach: Bronco Mendenhall BYU Hall 1-yard run (Payne kick) 3:38

(Saturday, Dec. 20, 2008) – Arizona quarterback Willie Tuitama threw for two touchdowns and ran for another in leading his team to its first bowl-game victory in a decade as the Wildcats rallied to defeat BYU 31-21 in 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 in the third quarter and then a 24-yard touchdown to just a few minutes later as Arizona overcame a 14-10 BYU lead in the second half. The Wildcats finished the season at 8-5 after playing in their first bowl game since the . BYU, which missed all three of its field-goal attempts, turned the ball over three times. Quarterback Max Hall lost two fumbles and threw an interception as the Cougars, who were making their fourth straight appearance in the game, finished 10-3 overall. Keys to the game: After falling behind, Arizona scores 21 straight points as Willie Tuitama throws for two third-quarter touchdowns and then scores on a six-yard run to put the Wildcats up 31-14 late in the fourth quarter. Attendance: 40,047 Kickoff 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 328 325 Total Yards 444 416 Passing (Comp-Att-Int) 30-46-1 24-35-0 Punts – Avg. 3-37.0 3-32.3 Fumbles – Lost 4-2 3-3 Penalties – Yards 10-76 7-54 Time of Poss. 32:48 27:12

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING – BYU: Unga 17-71; Kariya 3-24; Hall 10-16; Collie 1-3; Vakapuna 1-2. UA: Grigsby 20-87; Thomas 3-12; Team 2-(-4); Tuitama 3-(-4). PASSING – BYU: Hall 30-46-1-328-1. UA: Tuitama 24-35-0-325-2. RECEIVING – BYU: Collie 11-119; Reed 9-117; Pitta 5-58; George 2-15; Kariya 1-8; Unga 1-6; Vakapu- na 1-5. UA: Dean 7-88; Turner 4-111; Thomas 4-29; R. Gronkowski 4-27; C. Gronkowski 2-43; Antolin 2-21; Criner 1-6.

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YEAR-BY-YEAR GAME RECAPS Oregon State 7 0 0 13 - 20 #15/14 BYU 14 9 7 14 - 44 MAACO2009 Bowl Las Vegas First Quarter OSU Canfield 1-yard run (Kahut kick) 8:46 11-2 BYU Unga 1-yard run (Payne kick) 2:47 44 BYU Bauman 34-yard fumble recovery (Payne kick) 1:41 Second Quarter BYU Payne 28-yard field goal 9:21 BYU Head Coach: Bronco Mendenhall BYU Ashworth 25-yard pass from Hall (kick failed) 6:22 8-5 Third Quarter 20 BYU Pitta 17-yard pass from Hall (Payne kick) 8:51 Fourth Quarter BYU Tonga 15-yard pass from Hall (Payne kick) 12:51 Oregon State Head Coach: Mike Riley OSU Rodgers, Jacq. 1-yd run (Kahut kick) 9:00 BYU Tonga 18-yard run (Payne kick) 3:22 OSU Adeniji 31-yard pass from Katz (Kahut kick) 2:35

(Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2009) – BYU quarterback Max Hall completed 19-of-30 passes and threw for three touchdowns as the Cougars ran away with the 44-20 win over the in the 18th-annual Las Vegas Bowl. BYU, making its fifth straight appearance in the Las Vegas Bowl, feel behind 7-0 early after the Beavers’ Sean Canfield punched it in from a yard out in the first quarter. The Cougars would answer, tying the game at 7-7 following a Harvey Unga one-yard touch- down run and then taking the lead after Matt Bauman scooped up a fumble and returned it 34 yards for the go-ahead score. BYU added to its lead in the second with a Mitch Payne field goal and a Luke Ashworth 25-yard touchdown recep- tion from Hall, bringing the score to 23-7 at half. Hall added a touchdown pass in the third and fourth, helping put the game out of reach at 37-7. The Cougars held the OSU offense to under 100 yards rushing on the night. Hall took home MVP honors as he helped BYU to its third Las Vegas Bowl title in five years. Keys to the game: Cougars score 37 unanswered points after falling behind 7-0 in the first quarter. Attendance: 40,018 Kickoff Time: 5:01 p.m. PT MVP – Max Hall, QB, BYU – 19-30, 192 yards, 3 TDs

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

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING – OSU: Rodgers; Jacq. 18-63-1; Rodgers; James 4-14; Katz 2-9; Canfield 2-1; Stevenson 1-1. BYU: Unga 24-71-1; Tonga 5-42-1; Jorgensen 1-6; Hall 5-(-3). PASSING – OSU: Canfield 19-40-1-168-0; Katz 2-6-0-46-1; Hekker 1-10-3-0. BYU: Hall 19-30-0-192-3. RECEIVING – OSU: Adeniji 7-102-1; Rodgers; James 4-30; Rodgers; Jacq. 4-13; Bishop 2-21; Kjos 1-20; Halahuni 1-12; Wheaton 1-12; Parker 1-4; Mitchell 1-3. BYU: Pitta 5-45-1; George 4-46; Unga 3-15; Jacobson 2-27; Tonga 2-19-1; Ashworth 1-25-1; Di Luigi 1-9; Chambers 1-6.

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YEAR-BY-YEAR GAME RECAPS #20/19 Utah 3 0 0 0 - 3 #10/10 Boise State 0 16 7 3 - 26 MAACO2010 Bowl Las Vegas Second Quarter UTAH Phillips 44-yard FG 0:56 12-1 Second Quarter 26 BSU Martin 84-yard run (Brotzman kick) 8:39 BSU Brotzman 29-yard field goal 2:27 Boise State Head Coach: Chris Petersen BSU Shoemaker 25-yard pass from Moore (2pt. att. failed) 0:18 Third Quarter 10-3 BSU Pettis 18-yard pass from Moore (Brotzman kick) 8:18 3 Fourth Quarter BSU Brotzman 21-yard field goal 8:49 Utah Head Coach: Kyle Whittingham

(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 end No. 19 Utah’s nine-game bowl winning streak here at the MAACO Bowl Las Vegas at Sam Boyd Stadium. Moore was voted the Rossi T. Ralenkotter Most Valuable Player for the game, overcoming a slow start in which the Broncos turned the ball over on three of their first five possessions and were held scoreless in the opening quarter for the first time all season. Utah could not capitalize early after recovering a Boise State fumble on its own 20-yard line, losing two yards on the drive before pulling a 39-yard field goal attempt wide left. Linebacker Chaz Walker set the Utes up with great field position after intercepting Moore and making his way down to the 32-yard line. Utah’s Joe Phillips connected from 44 yards out to give the Utes a 3-0 lead with just under a minute on the clock in the opening quarter. Boise answered in the second with 16 points, highlighted by the longest play from scrimmage in Las Vegas Bowl history, an 84-yard run from Doug Martin. Martin finished with 147 yards on 17 carries for the night, out-rushing Utah’s entire team in the process. After a Kyle Brotzman 29-yard field goal, the Broncos grabbed continued their momentum heading into the lock- er room by utilizing perfect execution of the two-minute drill with under a minute left in the half. Moore completed two straight passes before finding a streaking Tyler Shoemaker down the middle of the field from 25 yards out. Shoemaker was one of three Broncos to haul in at least five catches on the night, joining Titus Young (six catches, 64 yards) and Austin Pettis, who lead all receivers with 12 receptions for 147 yards and a touchdown. Boise State added a touchdown in the third quarter when Moore found Pettis from 18 yards out and Bortzman converted 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. The Broncos dominated offensively, outgaining Utah 543-200 for the game and held the Utes to just eight first downs on the night. Boise State, which was the high- est-ranked team to appear in a Las Vegas Bowl, improved to 12-1 TEAM STATISTICS UTAH BSU overall while the Utes, who came in First Downs 8 23 2-0 in Las Vegas Bowls, finished Rushes - Yards 29-107 37-202 the season at 10-3 overall. Passing Yards 93 341 Keys to the game: Broncos score 26 Total Yards 200 543 unanswered points after falling behind 3-0 in the first quarter Passing (Comp-Att-Int) 10-24-0 29-40-1 Attendance: 41,923Kickoff Time: 5:06 Punts – Avg. 5-41.2 1-47.0 p.m. PT Fumbles – Lost 3-3 4-3 MVP – Kellen Moore, QB, Boise State – 28-38, Penalties – Yards 10-83 3-29 339 yards, 2 TDs Time of Poss. 26:50 33:10

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING – UTAH: Wide 6-34; Smithson 3-32; Asiata 5-22; Cain 14-19; Brooks 1-0. BSU: Martin 17- 147-2; Avery 12-55; Young 3-9; Potter 1-1; Paul 1-1; Moore 3-(-11); PASSING – UTAH: Cain 12-24-0-93-0 BSU: 28-38-1-339-2; Potter 0-1-0-0-0; Pettis 1-1-0-2-0. RECEIVING – UTAH: Smithson 3-56; Wide 3-21; Asiata 1-10; Matthews 1-6; Brooks 1-5; Vakapuna 1-(-5). BSU: Pettis 12-147-1; Young 6-64; Shoemaker 5-89-1; Avery 2-15; Martin 1-15; Efaw 1-7; Potter 1-3; Paul 1-1.

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YEAR-BY-YEAR GAME RECAPS Arizona State 0 3 7 14 - 24 2011 #8/6 Boise State 14 14 7 21 - 56 MAACO Bowl Las Vegas First Quarter BSU Martin 100-yard kickoff return (Frisina Kick) 14:46 12-1 BSU Shoemaker 14-yard pass from Moore (Frisina kick) 4:36 Second Quarter 56 BSU Miller 2-yard pass from Moore 12:03 ASU Garoutte 32-yard field goal 5:44 Boise State Head Coach: Chris Petersen BSU Efaw 5-yard pass from Miller 0:43 Third Quarter 6-7 ASU Ross 98-yard kickoff return (Garoutte kick) 14:45 24 BSU Taylor 100-yard interception return (Frisina kick) 6:52 Fourth Quarter Arizona State Head Coach: BSU Harper 4-yard run (Frisina kick) 14:55 BSU Stanaway 26-yard fumble return (Frisina kick) 14:17 ASU Robinson 21-yard pass from Osweiler (Garoutte Kick) 13:05 BSU Martin 2-yard run (Frisina kick) 2:24 ASU Bell 30-yard pass from Osweiler (Garoutte Kick) 0:28 (Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011) – Sixth-ranked Boise State scored touchdowns in five different ways as part of a 56-24 blowout win over Arizona State to cap a year-long celebration of the 20th year of the MAACO Bowl Las Vegas on Dec. 22. The Broncos, the highest-ranked team in the event’s history at No. 6 by the coaches, were perhaps one made field goal away from 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. In what was the final game of one of college football’s most successful, Kellen Moore became the first quar- terback in NCAA FBS history to reach 50 career victories as a starter as Boise State cruised to its first win over ASU to close 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. It marked the longest return in MBLV history and was the first time any bowl game started with a return for a score 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- quarter kickoff back for his own highlight play a 98-yard touchdown. Later in the game, ASU was heading in from the one-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. When Travis Stanaway scooped up an ASU fumble and took it 26 yards for six points in the fourth quarter, it meant Boise State had scored via pass, rush, return, interception and fumble. Despite his key pick, Osweiler was the quarterback who came away with historic numbers as he broke former BYU 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 TEAM STATISTICS ASU BSU by finishing with 241 on 13 grabs, including a 21- First Downs 22 27 yard score in the final quarter. Rushes - Yards 21-(-11) 35-162 While there was not much defense on display, Boise State did get to Osweiler for four sacks, two by Passing Yards 395 298 Las Vegas High School graduate Billy Winn, who got Total Yards 384 460 to play his final college game in his hometown. Passing (Comp-Att-Int) 30-47-1 27-36-2 Kickoff Time: 5:06 p.m. PT Punts – Avg. 6-37.3 3-38.0 Keys to the game: Broncos recorded a touchdown five Fumbles – Lost 2-1 1-1 different ways (pass, rush, return, interception and fumble.) Attendance: 35,720 Penalties – Yards 10-92 6-55 MVP – Doug Martin, RB, BSU – 31-151 yards, 1 TD Time of Poss. 28:01 31:59

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING – ASU : Morrison 2-15; Marshall 11-12; Osweiler 8-(-38). BSU: Martin 31-151-1; Burroughs 1-10; Harper 1-4; Moore; Ke. 1-(-1); Team 1-(-2). PASSING – ASU: Osweiler 30-47-1-395-2. BSU: Moore; Ke. 26-34-2-293-2; Miller 1-1-0-5-1; Moore; Ki. 0-1-0-0-0 RECEIVING – ASU: Robinson 13-241-1; Middlebrooks 5-39; Pflugrad 4-45; Bell 2-41-1; Pickens 2-15; Kohl 2-9; Ross 1-9; Marshall 1-(-1). BSU: Efaw 5-38-1; Burroughs 4-59; Miller 4-32-1; Boldewign 3-57; Shoemaker 3-35-1; Martin 3-26; Moore; Ki. 2-30; Burroughs 1-12; Potter 1-12; Harper 1-(-3).

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YEAR-BY-YEAR GAME RECAPS Washington 3 14 6 3 - 26 #20/15 Boise State 9 9 7 3 - 28 MAACO2012 Bowl Las Vegas First Quarter BSU Frisina 34-yard FG 10:26 11-2 WASH Coons 26-yard FG 4:47 28 BSU Boldewijn 16-yard pass from Southwick (Frisina kick blocked) 0:15 Second Quarter Boise State Head Coach: Chris Petersen BSU Frisina 30-yard FG 9:00 BSU Huff 34-yard pass from Potter (Conversion failed) 5:25 WASH Sankey 26-yard run (Coons kick) 4:42 7-6 WASH Price 7-yard run (Coons kick) 0:03 26 Third Quarter BSU Huff 1-yard pass from Southwick (Frisina kick) 8:13 WASH Seferian-Jenkins 6-yard pass from Price (Conversion failed) 2:28 Washington Head Coach: Fourth Quarter WASH Coons 26-yard FG 4:09 BSU Frisina 27-yard FG 1:16 (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 time the Broncos’ opponent not only rallied but even took the lead in the fourth quarter. In fact, it took Michael Frisina’s 27- yard field goal with 1:16 left to give head coach Chris Petersen’s squad the victory on a gorgeous Saturday afternoon at Sam Boyd Stadium December 22. Mountain West co-champion Boise State became the first team to start out 3-0 in this bowl with a 28-26 victory over Washington of the Pac-12 Conference in front of 33,217 fans, which was the eighth-biggest Las Vegas Bowl crowd in history. With a 12:30 pm PT kickoff, the 2012 version was the first day MBLV since UCLA downed New Mexico 27-13 on Christmas Day 2002. It was also the sixth Saturday kickoff in MAACO Bowl Las Vegas history and the first since 2008.In just the second meeting between the two schools, the victory improved the Broncos to 11-2 while the Huskies, who became the ninth Pac-12 team to appear in the bowl, finished 7-6 overall. Trailing 18-3 in the second quarter after a couple of BSU touchdown passes and field goals, UW used a 26-yard Bishop Sankey rushing score and a seven-yard run by quarterback Keith Price to make it 18-17 at halftime. After each side added a touchdown in the third quarter, it came down to a kicking contest. With under five min- utes left, Washington’s Travis Coons nailed a 38-yarder to give his team its first and only lead of the day, 26-25. However, after the Broncos got a big kickoff return, quarterback Joe Southwick coolly led his squad down field and set up Frisina’s game-winner. Boise State later sealed the win when Jeremy Ioane intercepted Price’s pass as the Huskies neared midfield. Southwick was efficient all day, finishing 26-of-38 for 264 yards, two score and no interceptions. It was Sankey, however, who shined brightest. The sophomore tailback became the first player from the losing team to be voted 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. Petersen joined BYU’s Bronco Men- denhall in becoming the second coach to win three Las Vegas Bowls and the TEAM STATISTICS WASH BSU only one to do without a loss (Menden- First Downs 20 21 hall is 3-2). He said he knew it would be a Rushes - Yards 20-205 21-109 tougher go this time around. Passing Yards 242 298 Keys to the game: The Broncos used three Total Yards 447 407 field goals from Michael Frisina, including Passing (Comp-Att-Int) 20-39-2 27-39-0 the game-winner with 1:16 left in the game, to weather the Husky rally. Punts – Avg. 3-44.7 5-36.4 Kickoff Time: 12:35 p.m. PT Fumbles – Lost 1-1 2-1 Attendance: 33,217 Penalties – Yards 2-10 3-23 MVP – Bishop Sankey, RB, Washington – 30-205, 1 Time of Poss. 30:59 29:01 touchdown

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING – WASH: Sankey 30-205-1; Taylor 1-2; Price 7-(-2)-1. BSU: Harper 16-72; Southwick 11-39; Ajayi 4-7; Team 1-(-2); Potter 2-(-4); Williams-Rhodes 2-(-5). PASSING – WASH: Price 20-39-2-242-1 BSU: Southwick 26-38-0-264-2; Potter 1-1-0-34-1. RECEIVING – WASH: Williams 6-95; Sankey 6-74; Seferian-Jenkins 6-61-1; Mickens 2-12. 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.

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YEAR-BY-YEAR GAME RECAPS Fresno State 6 0 7 7 - 20 2013 #RV/25 BCS USC 14 21 3 7 - 45 Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl First Quarter USC Lee 10-yard pass from Kessler (Heidari Kick) 8:54 FS Burse 8-yard pass from Carr (McGuire kick blocked) 8:33 10-4 USC Agholor 40-yard pass from Kessler (Heidari Kick) 6:22 45 Second Quarter USC Agholor 17-yard pass from Kessler (Heidari Kick) 9:05 USC Interim Head Coach: Clay Helton USC Allen 24-yard run (Heidari Kick) 7:27 USC Lee 40-yard pass from Kessler (Heidari Kick) 0:37 11-2 Third Quarter FS Adams 23-yard pass from Carr (McGuire kick) 11:42 20 USC Heidari 39-yard field goal 6:44 Fresno State Head Coach: Tim DeRuyter Fourth Quarter FS Smith 41-yard interception return (McGuire kick) 14:40 USC Allen 1-yard run (Heidari Kick) 4:44

(Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013) – Three different coaches, including one for the final game of the season? 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. Cody Kessler passed for 344 yards and a bowl-record four touchdowns in USC’s win over the Bulldogs under interim coach Clay Helton, the team’s third head coach in less than three months. Marqise Lee and Nelson Agholor hauled in two touchdown catches apiece, while Javorius Allen rushed two more scores. The Trojans (10-4) earned their first postseason victory since 2009, while Fresno State still hasn’t won a bowl game since 2007, having lot six of its last seven. Derek Carr passed for a mere 217 yards and two touchdowns in his final game at Fresno State (11-2). USC beat the Bulldogs, soundly, opening up a 35-6 halftime lead and defending Fresno State’s at- tempt at a second half comeback. And while Kessler outplayed his close friend Carr, he set a Las Vegas Bowl record for touchdown passes before halftime while finishing 22-for-30. USC made its statement in the second quarter, scor- ing three touchdowns over a nine-minute span. Kessler threw for 243 yards and set the Las Vegas Bowl single-game record for TD passes in the first half alone, but USC’s defense perhaps was even more spectacular against the nation’s top passing of- fense. Despite finishing his collegiate career without a bowl victory, Carr became the fourth player in NCAA history to surpass 5,000 yards passing and 50 TD passes during the game. TEAM STATISTICS FS USC Carr, who finished 30 for 54, faced con- First Downs 14 23 stant pressure from Trojans, whose sizzling Rushes - Yards 6-37 45-143 blitzing schemes negated Fresno State’s run- Passing Yards 217 344 ning game and twice stifled the Bulldogs on Total Yards 254 487 fourth downs in the first half. Passing (Comp-Att-Int) 30-55-1 22-30-1 Kickoff Time: 12:36 p.m. PT Punts – Avg. 8-44.9 4-36.0 Keys to the game: The Trojans scored 35 points in the first half and controled the pace of the game. Fumbles – Lost 1-1 1-1 Attendance: 42,178 Penalties – Yards 5-65 11-98 MVP – Cody Kessler, QB, USC – 22-30-1, 344 yards, 4 TD Time of Poss. 18:33 38:47

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING – FS: Quezada 2-20; Waller 4-17. USC: Allen 26-75; Isaac 8-44; Vainuku 3-8; Lee 1-6; Akiba 2-6; Jaffe 1-4; Kessler 3-2; TEAM 1-(-2). PASSING – FS: Carr 30-54-1-217; Smith 0-1-0-0. USC: Kessler 22-30-1-344. RECEIVING – FS: Adams 9-74; Peck 6-47; Burse 6-39; Quezada 3-7; Waller 2-25; Jensen 2-9; John- son 1-15; Watson 1-1. USC: Lee 7-118; Agholor 5-94; Allen 4-33; Rogers 2-31; Grimble 2-22; Isaac 1-35; Telfer 1-11.

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YEAR-BY-YEAR GAME RECAPS #23/25 Utah 21 3 7 14 - 45 Colorado State 10 0 0 0 - 10 Royal2014 Purple Las Vegas Bowl First Quarter UTAH Wilson 8-yard run (Phillips kick) 12:37 9-4 UTAH McClellon 16-yard pass from Wilson (Phillips kick) 8:29 CSU Grayson 39-yard pass from Lovett (Roberts kick) 5:42 45 UTAH Booker 60-yard run (Phillips kick) 5:30 CSU Roberts 41-yard FG 2:09 Utah Head Coach: Kyle Whittingham Second Quarter UTAH Phillips 38-yard FG 8:25 10-3 Third Quarter 10 UTAH Wilson 15-yard run (Phillips kick) 4:12 Fourth Quarter CSU Interim Head Coach: Dave Baldwin UTAH Wilson 12-yard run (Phillips kick) 13:23 UTAH Poole 10-yard run (Phillips kick) 12:28

(Saturday, Dec. 20, 2014) – Utah not only led the nation in sacks this past season, and prided itself by its stifling defense, which held five of its regular season opponents to 17 points or less. In Saturday’s Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl, the 22nd-ranked Utes never missed a beat, as they routed Colorado State, 45-10, in the 23rd edition of the game. Utah quarterback Travis Wilson ran for three touchdowns and passed for another en route to winning 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) scored three times in the first quarter and finished with 548 total yards, including 359 on the ground. Devontae Booker ran for 162 yards and a TD and Troy McCormick ran for 86. Colorado State (10-3) fell behind in the first three minutes and never found a groove for its normally explosive offense. It was the first time the Rams faced a ranked team this season, and marked their 16th consecutive loss against teams in the Top 25. Offensive Player of the Year Garrett Grayson completed 21 of 35 passes for 242 yards, but was under pressure from Utah’s defensive swarm, mostly in the second half, when the Rams were forced to throw the ball. Utah, which led the nation with 52 sacks, dropped Grayson twice in the game. Grayson also threw an interception and lost a fumble in the fourth quarter, both of which resulted in Utah touchdowns. Keys to the game: The Utes’ defense allowed 10 first quarter TEAM STATISTICS UTAH CSU points and no more the remainder First Downs 29 13 of the game, while their QB Travis Rushes - Yards 48-359 19-12 Wilson rushed for three touchdowns Passing Yards 189 266 and threw for another. Total Yards 548 278 Kickoff Time: 12:36 p.m. PT Passing (Comp-Att-Int) 19-29-1 21-35-1 Attendance: 33,067 Punts – Avg. 3-39.0 7-44.0 MVP – Travis Wilson, QB, Utah – 17-26, Fumbles – Lost 0-0 2-1 158 1 touchdown; 11-91 3 TDs Penalties – Yards 7-68 7-68 Time of Poss. 33:56 26:04 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING – UTAH: Booker 26-162-1; Wilson 11-91-3; McCormick 5-86; Poole 3-12; Thompson 2-8; 1-3. CSU: Hart 7-21; Jarrells 6-13; Oden 1-12; Team 1-(-13); Grayson 4-(-21). PASSING – UTAH: Wilson 17-26-1-158-1; Schultz 2-2-0-31; Thompson 0-1-0-0. CSU: Grayson 20-34- 1-227-0; Lovett 1-1-0-39-1. RECEIVING – UTAH: Scott 6-61; Clay 4-63; Booker 4-24; McClellon 2-22-1; Tonga 1-9; Fakailoatonga 1-7; McCormick 1-3. CSU: Higgins 7-110; Williams 3-49; Hansley 3-16; Lovett 1-39; Gaines 1-12; Jar- rells 1-11; Peralta 1-7; Hart 1-4; Walker 1-2.

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YEAR-BY-YEAR GAME RECAPS BYU 0 7 7 14 - 28 #20/20 Utah 35 0 0 0 - 35 Royal2015 Purple Las Vegas Bowl First Quarter UTAH Williams 1-yard run (Phillips kick) 10:59 9-3 UTAH Carter 28-yard interception return (Phillips kick) 10:42 UTAH Williams 1-yard run (Phillips kick) 9:01 28 UTAH Hatfield 46-yard interception return (Phillips kick) 7:29 UTAH Wilson 20-yard run (Phillips kick) 4:38 BYU Head Coach: Bronco Mendenhall Second Quarter BYU Peck 3-yard pass from Mangum (Samson kick) 0:36

9-3 Third Quarter 35 BYU Bernard 10-yard run (Samson kick) 10:02 Fourth Quarter Kyle Whittingham Utah Head Coach: BYU Kurtz 5-yard pass from Mangum (Samson kick) 10:33 BYU Mangum 4-yard run (Samson kick) 3:23

(Saturday, Dec. 19, 2015) – Utah scored 35 points in the first 11 minutes of the Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl, and that’s all the Utes would need. In fact, it’s all they ended up with in a 35-28 win over BYU, in the 24th edition of the Las Vegas Bowl, on Saturday at Sam Boyd Stadium. It was the first meeting of in the heated rivalry known as the Holy Way, outside of the state of Utah. Utah took advantage of BYU’s disastrous start, scoring its five first-quarter touchdowns on turnovers – including a pair of interceptions by Tevin Carter – then held on for the win as the Cougars clawed their way back in the final three quarters. Utah struck first in the game, when Joe Williams culminated a six-play drive with a one-yard plunge just four minutes into the game. Then, one play after BYU’s Riley Burt returned the kickoff to the 21-yard-line, BYU freshman quarterback Tanner Mangum was intercepted by Tevin Carter, who raced 28 yards to extend the Utes’ lead. Six plays into BYU’s next drive, Carter swiped Mangum’s throw at the 34-yard-line and returned it 33 yards. Williams punched in his second 1-yard TD run and six minutes into the Las Vegas Bowl the Utes were ahead, 21-0. Mangum threw this third interception of the quarter on BYU’s next drive, this time by Dom Hatfield, who took it 46 yards to the house to give Utah a 28-0 lead. Four turnovers. Four touchdowns. Make it five, only this time it was BYU’s Squally Canada who coughed up the ball. Utah quarterback Travis Wilson, the 2014 Las Vegas Bowl MVP, dictated the five-play drive and finished it with 20-yard scamper up the middle. The 35-point first-quarter set a Las Vegas Bowl record for points in a quarter, as well as a Utah record for most first-quarter points (since 1968). But BYU wouldn’t go away. It was Mangum’s poise that brought BYU TEAM STATISTICS BYU UTAH back, and gave the Cougars a chance First Downs 21 14 to steal the game at the end, as the second half was a different story for the Rushes - Yards 25-71 47-126 22-year-old. After completing 14 of 30 for Passing Yards 315 71 137 yards, three interceptions and one TD Total Yards 386 197 in the first half, Mangum finished 25 of 56 Passing (Comp-Att-Int) 25-56-3 9-16-0 with two touchdowns and three picks while Punts – Avg. 4-39.0 6-49.5 rushing for a score too. Fumbles – Lost 2-2 0-0 Kickoff Time: 12:36 p.m. PT Penalties – Yards 6-54 7-76 Attendance: 42,213 MVP – Tevin Carter, DB, Utah – 2 INTs, 1 TD Time of Poss. 26:52 33:08 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING – BYU: Bernard 7-58-1; Brown 5-12; Mangum 11-3-1; Canada 1-1; Dye 1-)-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: Mangum 25-56-3-315-2. UTAH: 9-16-0-71-0. RECEIVING – BYU: Houk 6-68; Juergens 5-55; Kurtz 4-56-1; Blackmon3-97; Bernard 2-19; Brown 2-9; Mathews 2-8; Peck 1-3. UTAH: Williams 2-22; Handley 2-16; Covey 2-1; Smith 1-15; Scott 1-9; Thomp- son 1-8.

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YEAR-BY-YEAR GAME RECAPS Houston 10 0 0 0 - 10 San Diego State 0 6 14 14 - 34 Las2016 Vegas Bowl First Quarter UH Cummings 31-yard FG 6:38 9-4 UH Ward Jr. 2-yard run (Cummings kick) 1:22 10 Second Quarter SDSU Baron 23-yard FG 6:28 UH Head Coach: Major Applewhite SDSU Baron 28-yard FG 1:29 Third Quarter 11-3 SDSU Pumphrey 32-yard run (Baron kick) 3:14 34 SDSU Smith 54-yard interception return (Baron kick) 0:56 Fourth Quarter SDSU Anderson 28-yard pass from Chapman (Baron kick) 8:58 Rocky Long SDSU Head Coach: SDSU Washington 7-yard run (Baron kick) 1:11

(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 – who had -1 yard after the first quarter – finished with 115 yards rushing and a touchdown to earn most valuable player honors in a game San Diego State (11-3) was installed as an underdog. After a sluggish first half that saw Houston (9-4) open a 10-0 lead, the Aztecs made a minor adjustment in 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 Rashaad Penny finished with a mere 23 yards rushing, but it sent him over the 1,000-yard plateau, giving him 1,018 for the season, marking the first time in NCAA history one team had a 2,000-yard rusher 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 defense dominated the Cougars over the last three quarters. After gaining 102 yards on offense in the first quarter, Houston managed to gain just 152 yards the rest of the way. The Aztecs intercepted Houston quarterback Greg Ward Jr., four times, including Ron Smith’s 54-yard interception 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 TEAM STATISTICS UH SDSU ran for a touchdown, and place- First Downs 16 13 kicker John Baron booted two field Rushes - Yards 41-25 37-127 goals for the Aztecs. Passing Yards 229 128 Total Yards 254 255 Kickoff Time: 12:36 p.m. PT Passing (Comp-Att-Int) 25-34-4 10-14-0 Attendance: 29,286 Punts – Avg. 4-40.0 7-36.7 MVP – Donnel Pumphrey, RB, SDSU – 19- Fumbles – Lost 0-0 0-0 126, 1 TD Penalties – Yards 2-10 3-25 Time of Poss. 32:12 27:48 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING – UH: Catalon 14-18; Wilson 4-6; Corbin 1-1; Ward Jr. 22-0. SDSU: Pumphrey 19-115; Penny 10-23; Washington 3-8; Agnew 1-1; Team 1(-1); Chapman 3(-19). PASSING – UH: Ward Jr. 25-34-4-220-0. SDSU: Chapman 10-14-0-128-1. RECEIVING – UH: Wilson 5-52; Bonner 5-42; Johnson 4-31; Catalon 4-9; Corbin 3-51; Dunbar 2-23; McCloskey 2-21. SDSU: Wells 4-33; Anderson 1-28-1; Pumphrey 1-26; Bawden 1-20; Holder 1-12; Houston 1-5; Penny 1-4.

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A UNIQUE BLEND OF EXCITEMENT see in Vegas. Located at 917 Fremont Street, Atomic Liquors is the oldest freestanding bar in Las Vegas. A staple in Downtown Las Vegas’ rich history, the iconic venue is known for unique handcrafted cocktails, expan- sive beer offerings and 1950s-style atmosphere. The iconic downtown bar recently expanded with the opening of The Kitchen at Atomic, which offers delicious bar bites and a seasonally changing menu. Recently celebrating its fifth edition, the annual Life Is Beautiful Music & Art Festival brings amazing music, world-class food, iconic public speakers and phenomenal art together for an incredible three-day event. Founded in 2013, the festival welcomes thou- sands of visitors to Downtown Las Vegas as well as marquee musicians, celebrity chefs, artists and speakers. The festival will return Sept. 21-23, 2018. For decades, Las Vegas has occupied a singu- lar place in America’s cultural spectrum. 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The installation was produced In recent years, Las Vegas has redefined the trance of the iconic property, just off the famed Las by the Art Production Fund, New York and Nevada culinary and wine experience by offering the most Vegas Strip. Museum of Art, Reno. comprehensive collection of celebrity chefs, world- Wolf and Sparrow is a new restaurant from Chef With the help of the annual Life is Beautiful Mu- class restaurants and Master Sommeliers (12). Brian Howard. Opened in Chinatown area of Las sic Festival’s art program, Downtown Las Vegas has Southern Nevada is home to more than 5,000 gen- Vegas, this restaurant features American Cuisine. become one of the largest, free public art galleries in eral restaurants and 375 buffets. These numbers Plates are meant to be shared and there are special the world. are just a small part of the overall food & bever- dishes that are featured on a rotating basis. The National Museum of Organized Crime and age culture in the region and do not account for Fans of Milk Bar can find the first Las Vegas Law Enforcement (The Mob Museum) is an interac- the thousands of snack bars, take-out venues and location at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. Estab- tive museum presenting a bold and authentic view of drinking establishments, which also populate the lished by award-winning chef and owner Christina organized crime’s impact on Las Vegas’ history and area. Tosi, Milk Bar focuses on putting a playful spin on the unique imprint that extended to America and the As the dining scene continues to evolve in Las familiar home-style desserts. The menu highlights world. The exhibits, programs and experiences offer Vegas, new restaurants continue to open nearly ev- delectable desserts, including exclusive menu items multiple perspectives and provide a contemporary, ery month, providing unique experiences for repeat only available in Las Vegas. engaging, challenging and educational experience. visitors. Some of the many new restaurants include Las Vegas is called the “Entertainment Capital of The $42 million museum is located in the heart of the following: the World” for good reason. Since its Rat Pack days, downtown’s urban core, and is housed in the former At Monte Carlo two new restaurants have the destination has been associated with legendary federal courthouse and Post Office. opened, the new Primrose features French style shows, entertainers, Cirque du Soleil spectaculars, Looking at the glitz and glam of vintage Vegas, fare and garden inspired cocktails. Chef Bryce Shu- world-renowned concert headliners, Broadway- the Neon Museum is home to the neon lights of Ve- man teamed up with the Sydell Group, the force caliber productions, award-winning magicians and gas past, including the original signs for iconic ho- behind The NoMad to open this restaurant that will only-in-Vegas production shows. Today, the Las Ve- tels including Stardust, Moulin Rouge, Binions and offer breakfast, lunch and dinner. This is the first of gas entertainment scene still has plenty of classic many more. The museum is dedicated to collecting, Park MGM’s restaurant collection to open at Monte glamour, but it has evolved to include so much more. preserving, studying and exhibiting iconic Las Vegas Carlo. In addition, a renowned Chicago classic, Boasting internationally known headliners, signs for educational, historic, arts and cultural en- Bavette’s Steakhouse & Bar has opened. The res- the Las Vegas Strip is home to performers includ- richment. The campus includes the outdoor exhibi- taurant offers a stylish departure from a traditional ing Backstreet Boys, Jennifer Lopez, Celine Dion, tion space known as the Neon Boneyard, a visitors’ steakhouse and embraces French Flair without the Britney Spears, , Rod Stewart, Carlos center housed inside the former La Concha Motel formality. The menu offers fresh seafood towers, Santana, Reba McEntire, Brooks & Dunn and many lobby and the Neon Boneyard North Gallery which delicious steaks, traditional side dishes and house- more. Bringing Broadway to the boulevard, visitors houses additional rescued signs. made desserts. The property will transform next can also marvel at amazing productions including year to two luxury properties: Park MGM and The Magic Mike Live, BAZ – Star Crossed Love, Michael NoMad. Jackson ONE, Le Rêve – The Dream, Absinthe, The authentic Jewish deli, Canter’s Deli has Blue Man Group and more. made its way to The LINQ Promenade and Tivoli The roots of Las Vegas originate in downtown, Village and offers fan favorites including, hot pas- which was established as a city in 1905. Starting out trami, corned beef, toasted turkey and authentic as a railroad stop, the area quickly boomed into a Matzah ball soup. destination for leisure and neon lights. Looking for MB Steak at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino is the original, vintage Vegas? Head downtown. From the creation of brothers David Morton and Michael the Fremont East Entertainment District to the Arts Morton. The restaurant pairs the old-school steak- District, downtown is a destination and hotspot to

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