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A UNIQUE BLEND OF EXCITEMENT ian attraction at . The world-famous Fountains of Bellagio will speak to your heart as opera, classical and whimsical musical selections are carefully choreo- graphed with the movements of more than 1,000 water- emitting devices. Next stop: Paris. Take an elevator ride to the observation deck atop the 50-story replica of the Eiffel Tower at Paris for a panoramic view of the . For decades, Las Vegas has occupied a singular place in America’s cultural spectrum. Showgirls and neon lights are some of the most familiar emblems of Las Vegas’ culture, but they are only part of the story. In recent years, Las Vegas has secured its place on the cultural map. Visitors can immerse themselves in the cultural offerings that are unique to the destination, de- livering a well-rounded dose of art and culture. Swiss artist Ugo Rondinone’s colorful, public artwork Seven Magic Mountains is a two-year exhibition located in the desert outside of Las Vegas, which features seven towering dayglow totems comprised of painted, locally- sourced boulders. Each “mountain” is over 30 feet high to exhibit the presence of color and expression in the There are countless “excuses” for making a trip to Las feet, 2-story welcome center features indoor and out- Vegas, from the amazing entertainment, to the world- door observation decks, meetings and event space and desert of the Ivanpah Valley. class dining, shopping and golf, to the sizzling nightlife much more. Creating a city-wide art gallery, artists from around that only Vegas delivers. Downtown’s famous casino-lined Fremont Street the world have helped to beautify Las Vegas’ ’ array of accommodations and amenities has been converted into a 175,700-square-foot pedes- district with giant murals painted on various buildings offer something for nearly every taste, including visitors trian area covered by the Viva Vision canopy, the world’s and structures throughout the Fremont East Entertain- seeking a luxurious experience, both in and out of the largest graphic display system. Called the Fremont ment District. Each year, the annual Life is Beautiful casino. In fact, in the last several years, Las Vegas has Street Experience, this canopy showcases spectacular Music and Arts Festival commissions artists to create established its place among the ranks of the world’s light and sound shows every hour on the hour during the new murals and art instillations for the three-day festival, plushest destinations. evenings. If you’re looking for thrills of a different nature, which then become part of the city’s landscape. While it would be impossible to list all that Las Ve- ride “SlotZilla,” the world’s most unique zip line attrac- The National Museum of Organized Crime and gas offers, below is just a taste of what’s available when tion, featuring the 850-foot Zipline and the 1,750-foot Law Enforcement (The Mob Museum) is an interactive visiting the destination. Zoomline as people launch from a 12-story slot-machine museum presenting a bold and authentic view of or- When you’re not winning in the casino, lounging by themed takeoff platform to fy under the Viva Vision ganized crime’s impact on Las Vegas’ history and the the pool or savoring delicious cuisine, you’ll fnd that Las canopy. unique imprint that extended to America and the world. Vegas has a variety of must-see attractions and enter- Not far from the Fremont Street Experience, Down- The exhibits, programs and experiences offer multiple tainment options to keep you occupied. From thrilling town Container Park has become a central hub for all perspectives and provide a contemporary, engaging, roller coasters to erupting volcanoes and the world’s things dining, shopping and entertainment in the Fre- challenging and educational experience. The $42 mil- tallest observation wheel, Las Vegas’ attractions appeal mont East area of downtown Las Vegas. Opening its lion museum is located in the heart of downtown’s urban to people around the world. doors to the frst guests in 2013, the unique structure core, and is housed in the former federal courthouse and The High Roller is the tallest observation wheel in soon became a hot spot for local businesses. The ar- Post Offce. the world at an impressive 550 feet tall and is located chitecture of the Park stands out among the mid-century Focused on preserving one aspect of Las Vegas’ vi- at Promenade. Towering above The LINQ buildings of downtown as it is assembled from recycled brant history, the is a collection of more Promenade’s $550 million outdoor, dining, entertain- shipping containers and Smart Cubes manufactured lo- than 150 classic neon signs from the 1930s to present ment and retail district by Caesars Entertainment, the cally. The venue’s centerpiece is The Treehouse with a day. The two-acre campus includes an outdoor exhibi- High Roller provides spectacular views of the Las Ve- 33-foot slide providing fun for guests of all ages. tion space formerly known as the Neon Boneyard and gas Strip and Valley. The attraction even offers an op- Stratosphere Casino, Hotel & Tower has four of the also encompasses a visitors’ center housed inside the tion for a Happy Half-hour, allowing passengers to en- world’s highest rides, located 100 stories above the former La Concha Motel lobby. Currently 15 refurbished, joy cocktails on their 30-minute revolution. For the yoga ground. SkyJump is a “controlled free-fall” in which par- vintage neon signs are on display throughout downtown enthusiasts, “Yoga in the Sky” is also available. The ticipants plummet 855 feet at a of up to 40 miles Las Vegas. experience includes a one-hour yoga session with an per hour. X-Scream teeters riders over the edge of the instructor from Silent Savasana and up to six guests per tower 900 feet above the ground, 30 feet over the edge cabin. This allows riders to have a more individualized, of the building, at 33 miles per hour. Big Shot is a thrill soothing and focused session while taking in sweeping ride that shoots adrenaline-seekers 160 feet into the air views of the and skyline. at a force of 4Gs before letting them free-fall back to SPEEDVEGAS is a 100-acre motorsports complex the launching pad. Insanity is an appropriately named, that opened in March 2016. Guests at SPEEDVEGAS dizzying, spinning ride that dangles passengers over the experience the world’s most sought-after muscle cars edge of the tower before whirling them around at speeds and exotic supercars from Porsche, Ferrari, Lamborghi- approaching 40 miles per hour. ni, Audi, Corvette and more. The experience features For the romantic in you, slow things down a bit with an impressive 1.5 mile (2.4 km) Formula One-inspired a Gondola Ride at The Venetian. Accompanied by sing- racetrack complete with 12 sweeping turns, 15 degree ing gondoliers, this leisurely tour takes you along the banked turns, 60 feet of total elevation change and a quarter-mile replica of the Grand Canal in Venice. Just half-mile straightaway. In addition, the 20,000 square down the street, you’ll discover another romantic Ital-

www.lvbol.co – 1 – BOWL MEDIA GUIDE TABLE OF CONTENTS Committee 1 Las Vegas Bowl 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 2016 LAS VEGAS BOWL COMMITTEE Media Advisories 9-15 Gameday Timeline 16 Executive Director: Dan Hanneke Media Guidelines 17 John Saccenti Tim Herbst Media Information 18-19 President: Derrick Hill Media Parking Map 20 Rob Dondero Patrick Hughes & Press Box Layout 21 2016 Game Chair: Herb Hunter State Coaching Staff 22 Don Logan Steve Keith San Diego State Numerical Roster 23 Rossi Ralenkotter, LVCVA Jesse Leeds Coaching Staff 24 Francisco Aguilar Jim Livengood Houston Numerical Roster 25 D.J. Allen Jennifer Logan The 26 Branan Allison Michael Mack The American Athletic Conference 27 Lawrence Barnard Napoleon McCallum Regular-Season Team Stats 28 Tony Bonnici Kerry McGonigal Tentative Depth Charts 29 Jude Bricker Joe Micatrotto Jr. Pronunciation Guide 30 Chad Brown Joe Murphy 31 Kevin Camper Tim O’Reilly Las Vegas Bowl Hall of Fame 33-33 Jason Cheney Tony Renaud LAS VEGAS BOWL RECORD BOOK John Dalrymple Mike Rowland All-Time Results/Title Sponsors/MVPs 34 Julian Dugas George Smith Individual Records 35-37 Cliff Findlay Steve Stallworth Team Records 38-40 Justin Findlay Jeff Victor The Last Time... 41 Michael Goldsmith Thomas Wagner Game Recaps 42-65 John Guedry Melissa Warren This is Las Vegas 66

BOWL QUICK FACTS Date: Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016 Kickoff: 12:36 p.m. PST Matchup: San Diego State (Mountain West) Houston (American Athletic) 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: Artifcial (SPRINTURF, installed 2015) Press Box Phone: (702) 895-1248 2015 Result: Utah 35, BYU 28 LAS VEGAS BOWL First Result: Bowling Green 35, 34 in 1992 Offcial 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, Offce Manager/Ticketing ground foor of the Paradise Tower. Robael Enyew, Events Coordinator Wednesday – 2:00-4:00 pm Todd Barnett, Operations Assistant Thursday – 3:00-6:00 & 10:00-11:00 pm Mark Wallington, Manager of Media Relations Friday – 4:00-11:00 pm Jeffrey Seals, Assistant Manager of Media Relations LAS VEGAS BOWL 2016 MEDIA GUIDE

BOWL GAME NOTES THE TEAMS TICKETS Las Vegas Bowl XXV will see the University of Hous- Public tickets to this year’s game ranged from $35-$250 until December 1 ton (9-3 Overall/5-3 AAC West Division) and conference when they rose $10 apiece. champion San Diego State University (10-3/6-2 Moun- tain West/West Division) meet each other on the football A RECORD HOMECOMING? feld for the frst time since 1973 on December 17 at Sam San Diego State senior tailback , who was just named Boyd Stadium. a First Team Walter Camp All-American, re- turns to his hometown needing 108 yards on THE MATCHUP the ground in the Las Vegas Bowl to overtake The 25th edition of this bowl features a team from east Wisconsin’s (6,397 yards in 1996- of the Rocky Mountains for the frst time since in 1998 as 99) as ’s all-time leading rusher. Houston is the frst program from the state of to Pumphrey, who graduated from Canyon Springs take part. San Diego State, meanwhile, earned only High School located just 18 miles from Sam its second Las Vegas Bowl bid and frst since that Boyd Stadium, has put up a combined 226 yards same 1998 contest against the Tar Heels. Houston, on just 27 carries in two games inside the facil- which is in its 25th bowl all-time, is 1-0 at Sam Boyd ity (14 attempts for 139 yards vs. UNLV in 2015 Stadium, having come here in 1989 to hand UNLV its and 13 for 87 against the Rebels as a freshman worst-ever loss, 69-0, behind the arm of eventual winner in 2013). . SDSU, meanwhile, is 6-7 in Las Vegas, including the one bowl defeat. The Cougars and Aztecs have played each other just twice ECONOMIC IMPACT before as UH won both ends of a home-and-home series: 14-9 on Oct. 6, How important is having a highly attended college football game to the 1973, in San Diego and 49-14 on Oct. 14, 1972, at the . Southern Nevada area? In research courtesy of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, the 2015 Bowl Week provided an estimated $20.2 GAME, DATE & TIME million in economic impact courtesy of 29,025 out-of-town visitors that were Kickoff is scheduled to take place at 12:36 p.m. PT (with a 5-minute TV responsible for flling more than 20,000 room nights. In its frst 24 years of slide possible) on Saturday, December 17, which is the earliest Las Vegas existence, the bowl attracted more than 468,000 out-of-town visitors and Bowl date since going on the 14th in 1995 when Toledo downed Nevada pumped over $276 million into the local economy. 40-37 in the frst overtime game in FBS history. This will mark the 10th Saturday kickoff in Las Vegas Bowl history but the ffth straight. It will also RANKINGS be the 10th day game in the event’s history and the ffth straight. This will mark the frst time in 11 years that the Las Vegas Bowl will not feature at least one ranked team from the three major polls. Note: the CFP 25TH YEAR rankings replaced the BCS rankings in 2014. The Las Vegas Bowl turns 25 in 2016 and is currently the 16th-oldest bowl RANKED TEAMS IN THE LAS VEGAS BOWL out of the 40 in existence. There are 29 defunct bowls that did not last YEAR TEAM AP COACHES CFP/BCS as long as 20 years, just one that did last at least that long and there are 2015 Utah 20 20 22 2014 Utah 23 25 22 24 current bowls that are younger than the Las Vegas Bowl. Hence, the 2013 Fresno State 21 20 20 #LVBowl ranks 17th in longevity out of 69 all-time college football bowl 2013 USC RV RV 25 games. 2012 Boise State 20 15 19 2011 Boise State 8 6 7 2010 Boise State 10 10 10 HOME TEAM 2010 Utah 20 19 19 San Diego State (East Sideline and Locker Room) will serve as the home 2009 BYU 15 14 14 team and wear red helmets and black jerseys and black pants. Houston 2009 Oregon State 16 20 18 2008 BYU 16 17 16 (West Sideline and Locker Room) will be the visiting team and wear white 2007 BYU 17 17 17 helmets, red jerseys and red pants. 2006 BYU 19 20 20 1997 Air Force 21 23 N/A TELEVISION 1995 Toledo 25 RV N/A ESPN’s lead crew from the SEC Network has been assigned to the Las Vegas Bowl, which will be on ABC for the fourth straight WITH HONORS Both of this year’s teams are full of players earning conference and na- season. The legendary will handle play- tional honors, including a frst team All-American on each side. Houston by-play here for the third straight year and seventh time had three First Team All-AAC honorees, including freshman DT Ed Oliver, overall, which ties him with former ESPN voice Ron Frank- who was also named the league’s Rookie of the Year. Oliver earned First lin for the most in the bowl’s history. Musburger’s regular Team All-America nods from , USA Today and Sport- SEC Network partner is back for the fourth year in a row. ing News and won the Bill Willis Award as the nation’s top DL from the Finally, the team’s feld reporter, Kaylee Hartung, will be on the sidelines Club of Columbus. SDSU boasted seven First Team All-MW for this game for the frst time. honorees, including three conference players of the year -- RB Donnel Pumphrey (Offense), CB Domontae Kazee (Defense) and KR Rashaad RADIO Penny (Special Teams). Pumphrey was named First Team All-America by The game will also be broadcast on Sports USA’s national radio network. Walter Camp and SI. Alabama play-by-play announcer Eli Gold returns to the SBS booth while former college coach will again serve as analyst.

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BOWL GAME NOTES CONFERENCE TIE-INS PREGAME ESPN Events announced in summer of 2013 that it had extended its con- Preceding the national anthem will be a rendition of tract with both the Pac-12 and Mountain West conferences for an addition- “America the Beautiful” by Amanda Miller, who cur- al fve years (2014-19). The game is scheduled to match the top selection/ rently stars as Sherrie in the hit show “Rock of Ages” champion from the MW against the No. 6 choice from the Pac-12. How- at The Rio. The National Anthem will be performed by ever, with selected for the , the Pac-12 Jonathan Williams of the show “Tenors of Rock” at did provide a team for this year’s bowl and opened the slot to an at-large Harrah’s. Pregame festivities will also include a sta- selection (Houston). Since 2000, the only other season that a Pac-12 team dium fy-over by four F-16 aircraft from the 57th Wing has not played in the bowl came in 2010 when the league did not qualify at Nellis AFB. enough teams and Boise State (then a member of the WAC) was an at- large selection to take on Utah, which at the time was a member of the MW. OFFICIALS Assigned by the NCAA, this year’s Las Vegas Bowl will feature a crew from SDSUNLV COACHES the Conference USA: San Diego State does not just bring conference ties to Las Vegas but also Referee Daniel Gautreaux three former Rebels who are a big part of ’s staff. Umpire Dongray Johnson Two former UNLV head coaches are now coordinators and associate Head Linesman Max Causey head coaches for the Aztecs: OC (now in his seventh year in Line Judge Brad McGrath San Diego) led the Rebels from 1994-98; and second-year special teams Field Judge Adrian Carson coordinator was in charge at UNLV from 2010-14. Finally Side Judge Chris Scott second-year wide receivers coach Hunkie Cooper was a player for Back Judge Tom Healey the Rebels for two seasons, leading them in all-purpose yards in both 1990 Center Judge Eric Steen and ‘91 and still holds the school record for most rushing yards by a quar- Alternate Steve LaMantia terback in a game with 165 vs. Oregon State in 1991. Cooper, who posted Replay Britt Choate one of the best careers in history, also served as Communicator Willie Vizoso a radio analyst for UNLV during the John Robinson era and went on to coach future Aztec Donnel Pumphrey as head coach at North Las Vegas’ TEAM GIFTS Canyon Spring High School. SDSU is not the only team in this year’s game The offcial travel party from both sides already received the following gifts with a former UNLV coach on its staff, however, as Houston’s second-year from the Las Vegas Bowl: running backs coach Kenith Pope held the same position for the Rebels -$300 to spend in the offcial bowl gift suite on campus during the 2008 season. -Oakley Backpack with bag tag -Bowl Game Beanie HORTON HERE -Las Vegas Bowl Cap San Diego State Jeff Horton is certainly no stranger to the Las Vegas Bowl as he will become the only person who coached in TROPHIES AWARDED both the frst and 25th editions of the game. He served as the wide receiv- The Las Vegas Championship Trophy will be awarded ers coach for Nevada in the inaugural Las Vegas Bowl when the Wolf Pack to the winning team’s head coach on the feld in a cer- fell 35-34 to Bowling Green in 1992. Just two years later Horton was the emony following the game. Voted on by members of the frst-year head coach at UNLV and took the Rebels to their frst appearance media, The Rossi T. Ralenkotter Most Valuable Play- in the game, routing Central Michigan 52-24 in 1994. Now he returns to er Trophy will also be awarded to the selected player coach in the 2016 Las Vegas Bowl with the Aztecs. on a stage located on the feld near the north end zone. ESPN EVENTS ROY WOOFTER AWARD The Las Vegas Bowl became the frst bowl Now in its fourth year the Las Vegas Bowl Roy Woofter game owned and operated by ESPN Events Outstanding Leader Award will go to one player on each team at the (formerly known as ESPN Regional Television) back in 2001 but that num- Kickoff Luncheon Dec.16. The award is in honor of the longtime commu- ber has steadily grown and this year is at 13. The others: AdvoCare V100 nity leader and Las Vegas Bowl Committee member who (Houston); Air Force Reserve (); Bir- passed away Jan. 25, 2013, at the age of 79. Woofter, mingham Bowl (Alabama); Famous Potato Bowl (Boise); Gildan New a Wyoming native who graduated from the University of Mexico Bowl (Albuquerque); Hawai’i Bowl (); Lockheed Martin Nevada and then earned his law degree from George- (-Fort Worth); Marmot (Flor- town, was a former Las Vegas City Councilman, Clark ida); Popeyes (Nassau); Camellia Bowl County District Attorney and a justice court judge. He was (Montgomery, Ala.); St. Petersburg Bowl (Florida); and Zaxby’s Heart of also heavily involved with sports in Southern Nevada for Dallas Bowl (Dallas-Fort Worth). decades, including supporting UNLV, minor league and helping develop and grow the now 25-year-old bowl game. GAME SITE Sam Boyd Stadium will again serve as the host venue for the Las Vegas PREVIOUS WINNERS: Bowl. Eight of the stadium’s 10 biggest crowds for college football have 2015: Utah WR Kenneth Scott & BYU OL Ului Lapuaho come during Las Vegas Bowls, including a state-record crowd of 44,615 to 2014: Utah S Brian Blechen & CSU CB Bernard Blake see BYU defeat Oregon in 2006 thanks to the some temporary bleachers 2013: Fresno State QB & USC LB Devon Kennard used in the North End Zone. Last year’s Utah vs. BYU matchup attracted the second-biggest crowd at 42,213. www.lvbol.co – 4 – LAS VEGAS BOWL 2016 MEDIA GUIDE

BOWL GAME NOTES HOUSTON IN BOWL GAMES SAN DIEGO STATE IN BOWL GAMES Houston is making its 25th bowl trip and will look to get to .500 all-time in Overall, the Aztecs are 7-7 in bowl games, 4-6 since moving to Division the postseason as the Cougars are 11-12-1. UH is 1-2 against Mountain One, 2-3 under head coach Rocky Long and 0-1 in the Las Vegas Bowl. West opponents in bowl games, having played three straight from 2007-09. This will be the second consecutive season that the Aztecs will face a team The Cougars lost to then-MW opponent TCU in the Texas Bowl and then from the American Athletic Conference in a bowl game as SDSU routed split two straight vs. Air Force in the Armed Forces Bowl. While Houston Cincinnati 42-7 in last season’s Hawai’i Bowl on Christmas Eve. is the frst team from Texas to appear in a Las Vegas Bowl, this is not the YEAR BOWL RESULT furthest west it has traveled for the postseason as UH lost to Washington 1947 Harbor Bowl Hardin-Simmons 53, SDSU 0 1951 Pineapple Bowl SDSU 34, Hawai’i 13 State in the 1988 Aloha Bowl and later fell to the host Warriors in the 2003 1966 Camellia Bowl SDSU 28, Montana State 7 Hawai’i Bowl. 1967 Camellia Bowl SDSU 27, State 6 YEAR BOWL RESULT 1969 Pasadena Bowl SDSU 28, Boston University 7 1939 Utah 26, New Mexico 0 1986 39, SDSU 38 1952 Salad Bowl Houston 26, Dayton 21 1991 Tulsa 28, SDSU 17 1962 Tangerine Bowl Houston 49, Miami (Ohio) 21 1998 Las Vegas Bowl North Carolina 20, SDSU 13 1969 Bluebonnet Bowl Houston 36, Auburn 7 2010 SDSU 35, Navy 14 1971 Bluebonnet Bowl Colorado 29, Houston 17 2011 Bowl 32, SDSU 30 1973 Bluebonnet Bowl Houston 47, Tulane 7 2012 Poinsettia Bowl BYU 23, SDSU 6 1974 Bluebonnet Bowl Houston 31, North Carolina St. 31 (TIE) 2013 Famous Idaho Potato SDSU 49, Buffalo 24 1977 Houston 30, Maryland 21 2014 Poinsettia Bowl Navy 17, SDSU 16 1979 Cotton Bowl Notre Dame 35, Houston 34 2015 Hawai’i Bowl SDSU 42, Cincinnati 7 1980 Cotton Bowl Houston 17, Nebraska 14 1980 Garden State Bowl Houston 35, Navy 0 1981 Sun Bowl Oklahoma 40, Houston 14 MW LEADS IN ALL-TIME WINS 1985 Cotton Bowl Boston College 45, Houston 28 LEAGUE REC PCT MOST RECENT GAME 1988 Aloha Bowl Washington State 24, Houston 22 MW 9-7 .563 (2014) 1996 Syracuse 30, Houston 17 Pac-12 8-7 .533 (2015) 2003 Hawai’i Bowl Hawai’i 54, Houston 48 (3OT) Big West 3-2 .600 (1996) 2005 Fort Worth Bowl Kansas 42, Houston 13 MAC 2-3 .400 (1996) 2006 Liberty Bowl South Carolina 44, Houston 36 ACC 1-0 1.000 (1998) 2007 Texas Bowl TCU 20, Houston 13 WAC 1-3 .250 (2010) 2008 Armed Forces Bowl Houston 34, Air Force 28 2009 Armed Forces Bowl Air Force 47, Houston 20 SEC 0-1 .000 (2000) 2012 TicketCity Bowl Houston 30, Penn State 14 Independents 0-1 .000 (2015) 2014 BBVA Compass Bowl Vanderbilt 41, Houston 24 2015 Armed Forces Houston 35, Pittsburgh 34 2015 Houston 38, Florida State 24 ALL-TIME LAS VEGAS BOWL LUNCHEON SPEAKERS & TV ANNOUNCERS AT-LARGE TEAMS IN THE BOWL YR SPEAKER TV TV TALENT Since the frst Las Vegas Bowl was played in 1992, six teams have com- 1992 * ESPN , , Sharlene Hawkes peted who were not members of a conference that were contracted to pro- 1993 ESPN Ron Franklin, Mike Gottfried, Sharlene Hawkes 1994 Phil Villapiano ESPN Dr. , Mike Gottfried, vide teams for the game. These At-Large entries have combined for a 4-2 1995 ESPN Ron Franklin, Mike Gottfried, Dr. Jerry Punch record, including 2-1 in games vs. current Mountain West members (Or- 1996 ESPN Ron Franklin, Mike Gottfried, Dr. Jerry Punch egon, UNC and ). From 1997-2000, the bowl by contract featured 1997 Walter Payton ESPN Ron Franklin, Mike Gottfried, Adrian Karsten the MW vs. an At-Large selection. 1998 # ESPN2 Ron Franklin, Mike Gottfried, Adrian Karsten 1999 ESPN2 , , Dave Ryan TEAM REC CONF YEAR(S) CONF REPLACED 2000 ESPN2 , Todd Christensen, Oregon 1-0 Pac-10 1997 N/A 2001 ABC Brent Musburger, , Jack Arute North Carolina 1-0 ACC 1998 N/A 2002 Deacon Jones ESPN Mark Jones, Bob Davie, Mike Gottfried, Fresno State 1-0 WAC 1999 N/A 2003 Craig James ESPN Sean McDonough, Craig James, Rod Gilmore Arkansas 0-1 SEC 2000 N/A 2004 ESPN Ron Franklin, Mike Gottfried, 2005 ESPN Sean McDonough, Mike Gottfried, Boise State 1-0 WAC 2010 Pac-12 2006 ESPN Brent Musburger, Bob Davie, BYU 0-1 IND 2015 MW 2007 ESPN , , Paul Maguire, 2008 ESPN , , Holly Rowe LAS VEGAS BOWL FIRSTS 2009 ESPN , Lou Holtz, Mark May, Quint Kesenich The Las Vegas Bowl has been home to some of college football frsts. In 2010 ESPN Brent Musburger, Kirk Herbsteit, 1995, Toledo and Nevada played in what was the frst-ever overtime game 2011 Rocky Bleier ESPN , Kirk Herbsteit, Tom Rinaldi on the Division I FBS level. The existing overtime rules were put into affect 2012 Herm Edwards ESPN Brent Musburger, Kirk Herbsteit, Tom Rinaldi 2013 ABC Rece Davis, Jesse Palmer, , only for bowl games that season and the Rockets and Wolf Pack were the only teams that needed the extra time in the postseason. OT became 2014 ABC Brent Musburger, Jesse Palmer, standard for all college football teams the very next season. In 2002, Katie 2015 ABC Brent Musburger, Jesse Palmer, Maria Taylor 2016 TBA ABC Brent Musburger, Jesse Palmer, Kaylee Hartung Hnida of New Mexico became the frst woman to play in a FBS-level game *Roy Firestone hosted the Downtown Pep Rally in 1992 when she entered in the frst quarter to attempt an extra point. The attempt, #John Robinson emceed the Kickoff Luncheon in 1998 which was low, was blocked by UCLA during the Bruins’ 27-13 victory. Also, 2011’s game featured three scoring plays 98 yards or longer and was believed to be the frst bowl game in history that included a kickoff return for a touchdown to start each half (Boise State’s Doug Martin opened the game with a 100-yard kickoff return while Arizona State’s Rashad Ross began the second half with a 98-yard KOR for a TD).

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

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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. A member of EMAIL: john.m.saccenti@.com “Las Vegas’ Top 40 Under 40” list published by Vegas Inc. magazine in 2012. Saccenti and his wife, Ashley, live in Henderson, Nev. 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 MIKE MAY Media Relations Manager San Diego State Media Relations OFFICE: (702) 895-4472 OFFICE: (619) 594-5547 CELL: (702) 528-6291 CELL: (619) 957-8372 EMAIL: [email protected] EMAIL: [email protected]

JEFFREY SEALS DAVID BASSITY Asst. Media Relations Manager Houston Media Relations Social Media Manager OFFICE: (713) 743-9409 OFFICE: (702) 895-3134 CELL: (405) 274-1455 CELL: (702) 683-8050 EMAIL: [email protected] EMAIL: [email protected]

SAM BOYD STADIUM HARD ROCK HOTEL HOTEL OFFICES: (702) 895-4978 MAIN NUMBER: (702) 693-5000 MAIN NUMBER: (702) 632-5555 PRESS BOX: (702) 895-1248 MEDIA CENTER: Room 30104 (Ground foor of Paradise Tower)

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BROADCAST INFORMATION BRENT MUSBURGER JESSE PALMER ABC PLAY-BY-PLAY COMMENTATOR (7th LVB) ABC GAME ANALYST (4th LVB)

One of the most recognized and prominent voices in Jesse Palmer joined ESPN in 2007 as a college foot- the history of sports television, Brent Musburger serves ball analyst. The former as a host and play-by-play commentator for multiple joined the network after fve seasons in the NFL. sports across ESPN and ABC. Musburger, who is calling Palmer, who is calling his third straight Las Vegas his sixth Las Vegas Bowl, primarily works college football Bowl, has held prominent roles as analyst both in the and game telecasts, highlighted by SEC Net- studio on ABC’s Saturday games, as well as in the booth work beginning in 2014 and on ESPN’s Big 12 Big Mon- on ESPN’s Thursday Night College Football and as lead day games since the 2009-10 season. He previously called the analyst on the SEC Network. Little League World Series from 2000-11. In 2008, Palmer became a college football analyst on the ESPN College Foot- Musburger joined ABC in May 1990 after 15 years as CBS Sports’ primary ball Primetime Thursday game, joining announcer Chris Fowler and analyst Craig host and play-by-play commentator, appearing on The NFL Today, the NCAA James in the booth. He still works on the popular weekday series with commenta- Final Four, tennis’ U.S. Open, the NBA and the Masters. tor Rece Davis, analyst David Pollack and reporter Samantha Ponder. For ABC and ESPN, Musburger has hosted and/or called play-by-play for the In 2014 he was announced as the lead game analyst alongside legendary NBA, college football and basketball, golf, IRL races and the 2006 FIFA World sportscaster Brent Musburger for the SEC Network. Previously, Palmer served as Cup. He also hosted XXV’s pre-game and halftime shows as well as a studio analyst on , ABC Studio alongside John Saunders the 1991 Pan Am Games from Cuba. with pregame, halftime and postgame analysis, as well as previous studio work on Musburger has also been heard on ESPN Radio since 1992. He was the ESPN2, the BCS Countdown and on an ESPNU show, Palmer & Pollack. original host of its daily ESPN SportsBeat segments of news, interviews and com- From 1997-2000 at Florida, Palmer alternated at quarterback with Doug John- mentaries, which premiered in January 1993, and has called NBA play-by-play, son and then . He made 14 starts through 27 games played and including The NBA Finals. fnished with 3,755 yards and 31 touchdowns passing. The se- The Billings, Mont., native attended ’s Medill School lected Palmer in the fourth round of the 2001 NFL Draft. of Journalism before joining the . His broadcast career began in A native of Canada, Palmer is fuent in French. Palmer graduated from Florida 1968 as sports director at WBBM-TV in Chicago. He then moved to Los Angeles with bachelor’s degrees in marketing and political science and now lives in New as co-anchor of the nightly news at KNXT-TV. York City.

KAYLEE HARTUNG ABC SIDELINE REPORTER (1ST LVB)

Kaylee Hartung is an award-winning college sports reporter for ESPN. Hartung regularly appears on SportsCenter and contributes to ESPN’s coverage of The 2016 Las Vegas Bowl will be broadcast live nationally on radio college football, basketball and baseball as an in-game via Sports USA’s network. Eli Gold will handle play-by-play duties reporter. She is currently the sideline reporter for SEC while former Colorado and Northwestern head coach Gary Barnett Network’s Primetime Football Game. will again add his analysis. Hartung joined ESPN in the fall of 2012 as an anchor and reporter for . She hosted Longhorn Network’s fagship pro- gram Longhorn Extra, reported for Texas GameDay and crafted feature stories – two of which garnered LoneStar Emmys. When SEC Network launched in the fall of 2014, Hartung was tabbed as the reporter for the channel’s fagship college football program, SEC Nation. Hartung’s career in sports broadcasting began as a sideline reporter for CBS Sports Network. Additionally, she served as a reporter for CBS and ’ online coverage of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, the PGA Champion- ship and BCS National Championship, among other events. Before crossing over to sports, Hartung spent fve years in CBS News’ Wash- ington Bureau. A native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, she graduated from Washing- ELI GOLD GARY BARNETT ton and Lee University where she majored in and politics.

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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13 Approximately 4 pm SDSU Team Arrival Hard Rock Hotel Approximately 4:30 pm Houston Team Arrival Mandalay Bay/Delano

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14 9:00-10:30 am Opportunity Village Visit Opportunity Village Engelstad Campus

9:30-11:30 am SDSU Practice Rebel Park (UNLV Practice Fields) (Photo & Video B-Roll allowed from 10:30 am until end of practice, Post-Practice interviews available)

10:45 am-1:30 pm Houston Practice Bishop Gorman High School (Photo & Video B-Roll allowed from 12:20-12:35 pm, Post-Practice interviews available at approx. 1:35 pm)

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

4:00-4:30 pm Head Coach & Player Reps Media Opportunity Gold Diggers inside Golden Nugget Hotel Cougars Scheduled: HC , QB Jr., CB Brandon Wilson Aztecs Schedule: HC Rocky Long, S Malik Smith, OL

5:00-6:30 pm Team Welcome Reception Fremont Street Experience (3rd Street)

7:00-8:00 pm Team Activity -- High Roller at The LINQ The LINQ

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15 9:30-11:30 am SDSU Practice (CLOSED) Rebel Park (UNLV Practice Fields) (Practice Closed - No Media Availability)

10:45 am-12:45 pm Houston Practice (CLOSED) Bishop Gorman High School (Practice Closed - Post-Practice Interviews Only -- available at approx. 12:50 pm)

10:00-11:00 am Goodie Two Shoes Foundation Charity Event CP Squires Elementary School

11:30 am-3:30 pm Ladies Las Vegas Shopping & Dining Experience Fleming’s at Town Square

11:30 am-3:30 pm Kids Day GameWorks at Town Square

3-6 pm & 10-11 pm Media Center Open Hard Rock Hotel (Room 30104 Paradise Tower)

5:00-5:55 pm SDSU Rides High Roller The LINQ 6:30-7:25 pm Houston Rides High Roller The LINQ

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16 11:00-11:30 am Kickoff Media Conference Hard Rock Hotel (Muse Hall) Cougars Scheduled: HC Major Applewhite, TE Tyler McCloskey, DE Cameron Malveaux Aztecs Schedule: HC Rocky Long, RB Donnel Pumphrey, LB

Noon-1:30 pm Kickoff Luncheon (TICKET REQUIRED) Hard Rock Hotel (The Joint)

4:00-11:00 pm Media Center Open Hard Rock Hotel (Room 30104 Paradise Tower)

SDSU Team Walk-Thru (CLOSED) Sam Boyd Stadium

Houston Team Walk-Thru (CLOSED) Sam Boyd Stadium

6:00-7:00 pm Fremont Street Pep Rally Fremont Street Experience (1st Street)

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17 9 am-12:00 pm Cox Pregame Fan Fest Sam Boyd Stadium (Star Nursery Fields)

12:36 pm Kickoff, 25th Las Vegas Bowl Sam Boyd Stadium Following the Game Post-Game Media Conference SBS North End Zone Interview Room

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OPPORTUNITY VILLAGE VISIT Wednesday, December 14

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

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

WHAT: A group that includes players from Houston and SDSU 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-proft 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 fnd 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. 14, 2016 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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TEAM WELCOME MEDIA OPPORTUNITY Wednesday, December 14

Head Coach & Player Reps Media Opportunity at Gold Diggers inside the Golden Nugget in Downtown Las Vegas

WHO: Houston Head Coach Major Applewhite Greg Ward Jr., Houston Quarterback Brandon Wilson, Houston San Diego State Head Coach Rocky Long Malik Smith, San Diego State Safety Nico Siragusa, San Diego State Offensive 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 Houston and San Diego State helmets

WHERE: Gold Diggers (2nd Floor Showroom of the Golden Nugget) 301 Fremont St, Las Vegas, NV 89101

WHEN: Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016 4:00-4:30 p.m. PT

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

FOR FREMONT STREET EXPERIENCE/LIVE SHOT INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom Bruny, cell: (702) 373-7787 – email: [email protected]

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OFFICIAL WELCOME RECEPTION PRESENTED BY OUTBACK Wednesday, December 14

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 Football Team

WHAT: The frst offcial event of Bowl Week 2016 will bring Houston and San Diego State together at the famous Fremont Street Experience, complete with a Vegas-style red-carpet entrance. Team competitions will be staged in dancing and eating 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 supplied by Outback Steakhouse.

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

WHEN: Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016 5:00-6:30 p.m. PT

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GOODIE TWO SHOES FOUNDATION RAISING CANE’S EVENT Thursday, December 15

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

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

WHAT: Staffers and players from both Houston and SDSU 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 Cougars and Aztecs.

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 $36,800 raised and donated by MRG’s 11 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. 15, 2016 10:00-11:00 a.m. PT

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

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HIGH ROLLER EVENT Thursday, December 15

Las Vegas Bowl High Roller at The LINQ Hotel Event

WHO: The Houston Cougars and San Diego State Aztecs

WHAT: The travel parties from both Houston and SDSU 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: Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2016 SDSU: 5:00-5:55 p.m. PT Houston: 6:30-7:25 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 16

Las Vegas Bowl Kickoff Media Conference & Luncheon

WHO: Dick Calvert, Emcee Houston Head Coach Major Applewhite Tyler McCloskey, Houston Cameron Malveaux, Houston San Diego State Head Coach Rocky Long Donnel Pumphrey, San Diego State Running Back Calvin Munson, San Diego State Linebacker

WHAT: Bowl Week continues with a fnal, 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. 16, 2016 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 $55 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 16

Las Vegas Bowl Pep Rally At Fremont Street Experience

WHO: Houston coaching staff member and player representative The Spirit of Houston Marching Band Houston mascot and cheerleaders San Diego State coaching staff and player representative The Marching Aztecs San Diego State mascot and cheerleaders

WHAT: Beginning at 6 p.m., Houston and SDSU cheerleaders, bands and mascots will lead loyal fans in traditional school spirit during the offcial 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. 16, 2016 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: Tom Bruny, cell: (702) 373-7787 – email: [email protected]

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TENTATIVE GAMEDAY TIMELINE Saturday, December 17

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 Offce (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 feld following warmups 12:10 pm SDSU marching band performs (6:00) 12:17 pm Houston marching band performs (6:00) 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 Houston Cougars take the feld 12:33 pm San Diego State Aztecs take the feld 12:34:30 pm Offcial Coin Toss at midfeld 12:36 pm Kickoff (Tentative Time) 4th Quarter Working Media Cast Votes for Rossi T. Ralenkotter MVP Award Post-Game Las Vegas Bowl Championship Trophy, MVP Award presented on the feld 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 SDSU locker room (underneath the North End Zone Scoreboard). -Coach of losing team and select player(s) enter media room frst 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 2016 Las Vegas Bowl are handled online at www.lvbowl.com (http://www. sportssystems.com/clients/LasVegasBowl/).

The deadline for all requests was Saturday, Dec. 10, 2016.

CREDENTIAL POLICIES Media credentials for the 2016 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 verifed 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. Offcial 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 foor of Paradise Tower) beginning Wednesday, Dec. 14 (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. 16. Any credentials not picked by the end of the Luncheon OR from the Media Center by 11 p.m. PT on Friday (Dec. 16) 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 foor 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 offcial 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 San Diego State team and travel party, is pleased to offer a Media Rate of $55.00 (Plus $25.00 per-day Resort Fee), plus tax, for the dates of Tuesday, Dec. 13 through Sunday, Dec. 18, 2016. Room rates and reservations are subject to space availability.

Link to book room: https://aws.passkey.com/event/14400276/owner/2315/home

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

Any media wishing to stay at Houston’s team headquarters, Mandalay Bay (3950 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas, NV, 89109), can make their reservations for a nightly Media Rate of $55.00 (plus $15.00 per-day Resort Fee) on Dec. 13-15 and $75.00 (plus $15.00 per-day Resort Fee) on Dec. 16- 18, plus tax. Room rates and reservations are subject to space availability.

Link to book room: https://aws.passkey.com/event/14235593/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 fip 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- fscation 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 frst-come, frst-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 feld. No media personnel, including journalists, radio and television personnel or their equipment, shall be in the team area or coaching box.

There is no feld-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 lo- cated under the scoreboard and attached to the back of the San Diego State (home 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 frst, followed by the winning coach and players. The game’s Rossi T. Ralenkotter Most Valuable Player, which is voted on by working media, will be announced on the feld 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 Offce: (702) 895-4472 Email: [email protected] Cell phone: (702) 528-6291

Jeff Seals, Assistant Media Relations Manager Offce (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

SDSU HOUSTON SEATING SEATING

PRESS BOX LAYOUT

Field

PA National Score- Houston ABC Houston SDSU SDSU board AD Radio Coaches TV Radio Coaches Radio AD SDSU Houston

Press Seating

Photo Copy Media Room Room Dining Elevators Meal Media

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SAN DIEGO STATE’S ROCKY LONG In the 17-year history of the Mountain West, no football SDSU closed out the regular season by winning seven consecutive games, matching the coach is more synonymous with success than Aztec head program’s longest victory streak since 1980-81. During that stretch, the Aztecs ranked ffth coach Rocky Long. in the nation in allowing 4.7 yards per play, while limiting the opposition to 19 points or less on fve occasions. Named San Diego State’s 18th head coach on Jan. 12, 2011, he is wrapping up his sixth year at the helm of the In 2013, Long directed SDSU to an unprecedented fourth straight postseason appearance, Aztecs. He continues is role as the squad’s defensive co- capped by an impressive 49-24 victory over Buffalo in the . With ordinator, a position that he has held when he frst arrived Long at the controls, the 2013 Aztecs became just the 19th team out of 488 from 1980- on campus in 2009. 2013 to advance to a bowl game after starting the season with an 0-3 record. The gritty SDSU squad fashed its mettle down the stretch, rallying from fourth-quarter defcits in fve Long is the winningest head coach in the history of the games and led the FBS Division with three victories when trailing by 14 points or more. Mountain West and has helped usher in two of the big- gest turnarounds at MW schools - New Mexico and San In 2014, San Diego State advanced to its ffth straight bowl game and fnishing in a tie for Diego State. frst in Division of the Mountain West. The Aztecs fnished in the top 20 nation- ally in nearly every defensive category, including scoring defense (13th) and total defense Over the last eight seasons (two as (16th). In addition, SDSU posted a perfect 6-0 record at home during the regular season. and fve-plus as head coach and defensive coordinator), Long helped institute a hard- nosed, blue-collar, physical-style of football on Montezuma Mesa that revitalized a program The 2015 Aztecs built on their success from a year prior. After opening the season with a that had been struggling to fnd an identity for decades. 1-3 mark, SDSU ran the gamut with 10 straight wins and a blemish-free 8-0 mark against MW opponents. San Diego State earned its second Mountain West title since 2012, its Now frmly established, that identity has taken the San Diego State football program to frst outright league championship since 1969 and the 20th conference crown in program heights that would have been unthinkable just a decade ago. The Aztecs have been to history with a win in the MW Championship game against Air Force. The Aztecs matched a school-record seven consecutive bowl games and has enjoyed its best six-year run in a school record with their frst 11-win campaign since 1969, defeating Cincinnati in the nearly four decades. Hawai’i Bowl, 42-7, marking their sixth consecutive bowl game appearance.

Since 2010, San Diego State’s 62-30 record (67.4 percent) trails only Stanford among SDSU picked up where it left off in 2016, winning the frst three games en route to earning the seven FBS schools in in winning percentage, placing the Aztecs ahead of, its frst national ranking since 1995 and ending up with a high of 19th in the Associated among others, USC, UCLA and Fresno State. It is also tied with Nebraska for the 20th-best Press Top 25 poll and 24th in the Amway Coaches poll. San Diego State captured its record in NCAA FBS play over that span. second straight MW title, league-high third since 2012 and 21st conference championship in league history with a win at Wyoming in the MW Championship game. The win was In December 2008, Long was named defensive coordinator at San Diego State after serv- SDSU’s 10th of the season, giving it back-to-back 10-win campaigns for the frst time while ing as head coach at his alma mater, New Mexico, for 11 seasons. being a member of a conference in its Division I history (since 1969).

Enter Long and his attacking 3-3-5 defense, and the improvement was immediate. De- Long had already made the transition from defensive coordinator to head coach once be- spite employing a drastically different style, Long, in his frst year as SDSU’s defensive fore, as he directed New Mexico to unparalleled success from 1998-2008. During those 11 coordinator in 2009, managed to shave more than a touchdown a game off the team’s years, Long compiled a 65-69 record, including seven seasons with six victories or more. average points allowed and took more than 78 yards per outing off of the total offense allowed fgure. At New Mexico, Long compiled a school-record 65 victories and led the Lobos to fve bowl game appearances in his fnal seven seasons, despite inheriting a team that had only three In 2010, Long built a top-40 defense that ceded 20 points or less six times, as the Aztecs winning seasons the previous 15 years. His teams were also bowl eligible in seven of his posted a winning record for the frst time in 12 years, claimed nine victories for the frst time fnal eight campaigns. since 1977, and captured a bowl victory for the frst time since 1969. While at New Mexico, Long coached 13 players selected in the NFL Draft, 10 players who Following the departure of the previous head coach, Long took over the program entering earned All-America honors and 44 frst-team all-conference selections. In addition, four the 2011 campaign, while continuing to serve as the defensive coordinator. Lobos garnered Academic All-America accolades fve times during his tenure.

The 2011 campaign was no different, as he became the frst Aztec head coach to lead the Originally a defensive back, Long became a three-year starter at quarterback for the Lobos team to a bowl game in his debut season. SDSU compiled an 8-5 record, including its frst from 1969-71. He earned team MVP honors three times and was the Western Athletic 3-0 start in 30 years, while also snapping a 19-game losing streak against Pac-10/12 foes Conference Offensive Player of the Year as a senior. He is a 1974 graduate of New Mexico and a 23-game skid vs. schools from automatic-qualifying BCS conferences. and was awarded an NCAA postgraduate scholarship.Personal

In 2012, Long garnered his second Mountain West Coach-of-the-Year award after guid- Long and his wife, Debby, have two daughters, Roxanne and Hannah. ing the Aztecs to their frst conference championship since 1998 and a third straight bowl appearance. Despite a modest ffth-place prediction in the MW preseason poll, Long and ASSISTANT COACHES

ZACH ARNETT HUNKIE COOPER BOBBY HAUCK JEFF HORTON Linebackers Wide Receivers Safeties Associate Head Coach Associate Head Coach Special Teams Coord. Offensive Coord./RBs

ERNIE LAWSON BLANE MORGAN TONY WHITE Defensive Line Offensive Line

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SAN DIEGO STATE NUMERICAL ROSTER NO NAME POS HT WT YR HOMETOWN (LAST SCHOOL) NO NAME POS HT WT YR HOMETOWN (LAST SCHOOL) 02 Christian Cumberlander WR 6-3 205 Jr. West Point, Ga. (Jireh Prep (N.C.) 53 Douglas Tucker II OL 6-5 300 Fr. Dallas, Texas (Parish Episcopal HS) 03 Trey Lomax S 5-11 195 Jr. San Diego, Calif. (Mira Mesa HS) 53 Temerick Harper LB 6-1 225 Jr. Fontana, Calif. 04 Kendrick Mathis WR 6-0 195 Sr. Ventura, Calif. (Buena HS) (San Bernardino Valley Coll.) 05 Chase Favreau WR 6-1 200 Jr. Huntington Beach, Calif. (Edison HS) 54 Calvin Munson LB 6-1 245 Sr. St. Charles, Mo. (Francis Howell HS) 06 Mikah Holder WR 6-0 180 Jr. Oceanside, Calif. (Oceanside HS) 55 Chibu Onyeukwu DL 6-4 240 Jr. Pittsburg, Calif. (Contra Costa College) 07 Kameron Kelly S 6-2 195 Jr. Murphy, Texas (Wylie HS) 56 Nico Siragusa OL 6-5 330 Sr. Chula Vista, Calif. 09 Ryan Agnew QB 6-0 185 Fr. Southlake, Texas (Carroll HS) (Mater Dei Catholic HS) 10 Christian Chapman QB 6-0 200 So. Carlsbad, Calif. (Carlsbad HS) 57 Ryan Dunn LB 6-3 230 Jr. Alamo, Calif. (Arizona) 10 Jeff Clay S 6-0 195 Fr. Lancaster, Calif. (Antelope Valley HS) 58 Alex Barrett DL 6-3 255 Sr. Mesa, Ariz. (Desert Ridge HS) 11 Will Stricklin II S 6-0 200 Fr. San Marcos, Calif. (Mission Hills HS) 59 Kyle Kelley DL 6-3 260 Sr. Irvine, Calif. (Saddleback JC) 12 Malik Smith S 6-0 190 Sr. Compton, Calif. (Dominguez HS) 60 Keith Ismael OL 6-3 310 Fr. Daly City, Calif. 13 Daniel Prieto QB 5-11 165 So. Simi Valley, Calif. () (Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep) 14 Parie Dedeaux S 6-1 180 Fr. Los Angeles, Calif. (Dorsey HS) 61 Damon Moore DL 6-4 245 So. Novato, Calif. (San Marin HS) 15 FB 6-3 240 Jr. Los Gatos, Calif. (Los Gatos HS) 62 Nick Gerhard OL 6-5 300 Fr. Arlington, Texas 16 Dwayne Parchment S 5-11 195 Fr. Fontana, Calif. (Kaiser HS) (Mansfield Timberview HS) 17 Ron Smith CB 6-0 170 Fr. Oakland, Calif. (St. Mary’s HS) 63 Trenton Fincher OL 6-8 340 Fr. Grand Rapids, Mich. (East Kentwood HS) 18 Trenton Thompson S 6-2 185 Fr. Palm Springs, Calif. (Palm Springs HS) 64 Ryan Krum OL 6-4 320 Sr. San Diego, Calif. (Valhalla HS/UAB) 18 Jimmy Walker QB 6-3 215 Jr. Redlands, Calif. (Cerritos College) 65 Sergio Phillips DL 6-2 295 Jr. DeSoto, Texas (DeSoto HS) 19 Donnel Pumphrey RB 5-9 180 Sr. Las Vegas, Nev. (Canyon Springs HS) 66 Jordan Bécar OL 6-4 315 Fr. San Bernadino, Calif. (Cajon HS) 20 Rashaad Penny RB 5-11 220 Jr. Norwalk, Calif. (Norwalk HS) 67 Antonio Rosales OL 6-4 295 Jr. Tucson, Ariz. (Tucson Magnet HS) 21 Na’im McGee S 6-0 200 Sr. Oakland, Calif. (Diablo Valley College) 68 Myles Cheatum DL 6-2 265 Fr. Cedar Park, Texas (Cedar Park HS) 22 Chase Jasmin RB 5-11 185 Fr. Agoura Hills, Calif. (Westlake HS) 69 Ryan Simmons LS 6-1 210 Fr. Dana Point, Calif. (Dana Hills HS) 22 Kalan Montgomery CB 6-1 185 Jr. Compton, Calif. (Dominguez HS) 70 Arthur Flores OL 6-5 305 Sr. Denver, Colo. (J.K. Mullen HS) 23 CB 5-11 190 Sr. San Bernardino, Calif. (Cajon HS) 71 OL 6-5 260 Sr. Valley Center, Calif. (Valley Center HS) 26 Marcus Stamps RB 6-1 215 Jr. Los Angeles, Calif. (Jefferson HS) 72 Derrick Achayo OL 6-4 285 Jr. Roseville, Calif. (Sierra College) 27 Kyree Woods CB 6-0 175 Fr. Mesa, Ariz. (Chandler HS) 73 Alfonso Solis OL 6-2 280 Fr. Oxnard, Calif. (Channel Islands HS) 29 John Baron II K/P 5-11 190 So. Temecula, Calif. (Chaparral HS) 74 Tyler Roemer OL 6-7 305 Fr. Fernley, Nev. (Fernley HS) 29 Juwan Washington RB 5-7 190 Fr. Kennedale, Texas (Kennedale HS) 75 Kwayde Miller OL 6-7 315 Sr. Ramona, Calif. (Ramona HS) 30 Garrett Binkley CB 5-9 170 Fr. Ramona, Calif. (Ramona HS) 76 Zach Thomas OL 6-5 270 Fr. Carlsbad, Calif. (Carlsbad HS) 32 Tayler Hawkins CB 6-1 185 Fr. Palm Springs, Calif. (Palm Springs HS) 77 Ryan Pope OL 6-7 325 So. Long Beach, Calif. 33 Parker Baldwin S 6-2 215 So. Siloam Springs, Ark. () (Siloam Springs HS) 78 Joe Salcedo OL 6-7 295 So. Santa Barbara, Calif. (Bishop Diego HS) 34 John Carroll LB 6-2 225 Fr. Santa Clarita, Calif. (St. Francis HS) 79 Daishawn Dixon OL 6-5 340 Fr. , Texas 34 Isaac Lessard FB 6-3 230 Fr. Sacramento, Calif. (Jesuit HS) (William Howard Taft HS) 35 Kevin Walcott CB 5-11 195 Jr. Los Angeles, Calif. (Washington Prep) 80 Brandon Fitzpatrick S 6-3 190 Fr. Ramona, Calif. (Ramona HS) 36 Keoni Stallworth S 6-1 190 Fr. Elk Grove, Calif. (Cosumnes Oaks HS) 81 Eric Judge WR 6-1 195 Sr. San Diego, Calif. (San Diego HS) 37 Liam Cabrera WR 5-10 190 Fr. Canyon Country, Calif. (Canyon HS) 82 Parker Houston TE 6-3 240 Fr. Sparks, Nev. (Edward C. Reed HS) 37 Dwayne Johnson, Jr. S 6-2 190 Fr. Murrieta, Calif. (Vista Murrieta HS) 83 Kyle Spalding TE 6-6 270 Fr. McKinleyville, Calif. (McKinleyville HS) 38 Dru Mathis LB 6-3 205 Fr. Ventura, Calif. (Buena HS) 84 Darryl Richardson TE 6-5 255 Jr. Seffner, Fla. (Armwood HS) 39 Ronley Lakalaka LB 6-0 235 So. Kalihi, (Punahou HS) 85 Quest Truxton WR 6-0 180 Jr Newport Harbor, Calif. 40 Randy Ricks LB 6-5 230 Sr. Las Vegas, Nev. (Arizona Western CC) (Golden West College) 41 Dakota Turner FB 6-3 250 Jr. Mililani, Hawaii (Mililani HS) 86 Jerry Chaney WR 6-0 190 Fr. Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. 42 Troy Cassidy LB 6-3 210 Fr. Carlsbad, Calif. (Carlsbad HS) (Rancho Cucamonga HS) 43 Austin Wyatt-Thayer LB 6-5 230 Sr. Paradise, Calif. (Sierra College) 87 Kahale Warring TE 6-6 245 Fr. Sonora, Calif. (Sonora HS) 43 Kaylen Williams WR 6-4 180 Fr. Los Angeles, Calif. (Cathedral HS) 88 David Wells TE 6-5 255 Jr. Clovis, Calif. (Clovis North HS) 44 Kyahva Tezino LB 6-0 230 Fr. Los Angeles, Calif. (Salesian HS) 90 Julian Rochelin DL 6-5 245 So. Woodland Hills, Calif. 44 Chad Woolsey RB 6-1 205 So. Vista, Calif. (Santa Barbara CC) (El Camino Real HS) 45 Tyler Wormhoudt RB 6-1 205 Fr. Mammoth Lakes, Calif. 91 Tanner Blain P 6-0 205 Sr. Lindenhurst, Ill. (El Camino College) (Mammoth Lakes HS) 92 Isiah Macklin WR 6-5 200 Fr. Las Vegas, Nev. (Green Valley HS) 46 Jay Henderson DL 6-2 230 Jr. Phelan, Calif. (Serrano HS) 93 Timothy Wilson, Jr. WR 6-4 190 Fr. Plano, Texas (Plano East HS) 47 Kaelin Himphill LB 6-2 225 Fr. Hillsboro, Ore. (Liberty HS) 94 Jondarius Gardner DL 6-4 295 Jr. Pensacola, Fla. (Mesa CC) 48 Israel Cabrera S 5-10 180 Fr. Canyon Country, Calif. (Canyon HS) 95 Noble Hall DL 6-3 265 So. Las Vegas, Nev. (Valley HS) 48 Taylor Dodds WR 6-2 190 Fr. Lake Forest, Calif. (El Toro HS) 97 Curtis Anderson III WR 6-3 200 Sr. Palmdale, Calif. (Antelope Valley College) 50 Turner Bernard LS 6-1 200 Fr. Glendale, Ariz. (Mountain Ridge HS) 98 Reggie Murphy LB 6-5 250 Fr. Menifee, Calif. (Heritage HS) 51 Sam Tai DL 6-3 280 Sr. Henderson, Nev. (Liberty HS/UCLA) 99 Forrest Hanlon DL 6-2 240 Fr. Lemon Grove, Calif. (Helix HS) 52 Tyler Morris LB 6-3 225 Jr. Henderson, Nev. (Foothill HS)

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HOUSTON’S MAJOR APPLEWHITE The leader of the #HTownTakeover’s offense the past nationally with an average of 29.8 points per game. Houston scored over 30 points in 12 two years, Major Applewhite was named the 14th head games, over 40 points in six games and over 50 points in four games. coach of the Football program on December 9. Houston was led by the Earl Campbell Award winner - junior quarterback Greg Ward Jr., who was one of only two players nationally to rush for over 1,000 yards and throw for Applewhite’s appointment became effective immediately over 1,400 yards, fnishing the regular season with 1,108 rushing yards and 2,828 pass- and he will serve as Houston’s head coach for the Las ing yards. The junior broke 14 Houston or The American records in 2015 while tying three Vegas Bowl. others.

Applewhite, who has spent 11 of his 13 professional years Applewhite arrived in Houston after seven years at Texas, his fnal four years as co-of- coaching in the state of Texas, has spent seven years as fensive coordinator after serving as assistant head coach his frst three seasons. Position an offensive coordinator beginning in 2006 at Rice where wise, Applewhite oversaw the program’s running backs his frst fve seasons and the quar- he was the youngest coordinator on the FBS level at the terbacks his fnal year. time. Applewhite returned to his alma mater after spending the 2007 season as offensive coor- Over the last two seasons, Applewhite’s explosive offenses have helped the Houston pro- dinator and quarterbacks coach at Alabama, where he was the youngest coordinator on gram to the best two-year win total in program history with the 22 wins over 2015-16 rank- the FBS level. ing fourth nationally behind only Alabama, Clemson and Ohio State. Houston started out 5-0 in back-to-back seasons for the frst time in program history with Applewhite’s offense In Applewhite’s one year at Alabama, the Crimson Tide bounced back from a losing sea- averaging 45.3 points per game in those 10 games. son in 2006 to post a 7-6 record under frst-year coach . Under his guidance, Alabama improved its offensive output by nearly 40 yards per game (335.9 to 373.8) and His offense eclipsed the 500-yard mark in 11 games and the 600-yard mark in four games increased its scoring from 22.9 points per game to 27.1. His offense generated 256 yards over the past two years. Scoring wise, Applewhite’s offense has eclipsed the 40-point mark passing and 388 total yards to cap the year with a 30-24 win over Colorado in the Inde- 12 times and the 50-point mark on fve occasions. pendence Bowl.

Applewhite led a 2016 Houston offense that was among the nation’s best, ranking 15th in Prior to Alabama, Applewhite spent a season as offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach passing offense (301.9 yards per game) and 21st in scoring offense (38.0 points per game) at Rice where, as the youngest coordinator on the FBS level, he directed an offense that as Houston scored over 30 points in 11 of 12 games. scored the then-most points (350) and gained the then second-most yards (4,486) in Owls’ history. Under his guidance, Rice produced a 1,000-yard rusher, a 1,000-yard receiver Quarterback Greg Ward Jr. was the only player nationally to average over 300 yards pass- and a 1,000-yard passer for the frst time in school history en route to the program’s frst ing per game and over 45 yards rushing per game en route to earning second team hon- appearance in a bowl game since 1961. The 2006 Rice offense produced a 109-point ors from The American. Under Applewhite’s leadership, Ward fnished the regular season improvement in scoring over the previous season. fourth nationally in total offense per game with an average of 349.6 yard per game while ranking eighth in completion percentage, 67.6 percent, and 11th in passing average with Before his stint at Rice, Applewhite joined Greg Robinson at Syracuse where he served 302.5 yards per game. as quarterbacks coach in 2005. Applewhite’s coaching career began where he starred, at Texas, where he served as a graduate assistant coach and worked with the offensive line Showing its balance, the Houston offense was one of only eight nationally to average over for two seasons (2003-04). In his fnal year in 2004, the Longhorns went 11-1, beat No. 300 yards passing per game and over 157 yards rushing per game in 2016. The versatility 12 Michigan in the and earned a No. 4 fnal ranking - its highest since 1981. of the offense was evident with seven different players recording rushing touchdowns and eighth players pulling in receiving touchdowns. The Longhorns’ team captain in 2001, Applewhite helped Texas to four straight bowl games (1999 and 2000 Cotton Bowls/2000 and 2001 Holiday Bowls) and posted a 22-8 Houston was one of only six programs nationally with three players pulling in at least 650 record as a starter. He capped his career by throwing for a UT record 473 yards and a receiving yards led by Linell Bonner who became Houston’s 19th 1,000-yard receiver with Longhorn-bowl-game best four TDs en route to Offensive MVP honors in a 47-43 victory 93 receptions for 1,076 yards, ranking fourth nationally with an average of 8.5 receptions over No. 20 Washington in the 2001 Holiday Bowl. per game. A native of Baton Rouge, La., Applewhite threw for 50 touchdowns and ran for eight more in In his frst season at Houston, Applewhite led an offense that was one of only three nation- two years as a starter at Catholic High School. He was tabbed an Honorable Mention prep ally to average over 235 yards per game in both rushing (235.8 yards per game) and pass- All-America by USA Today after leading Catholic High to a 13-1 record and No. 10 national ing (248.4 yards per game) as the Houston offense ranked 20th nationally in total offense ranking as a senior. He was 25-2 as a starter. with an average of 484.1 yards per game. Applewhite and his wife Julie have two children, daughter Lila, and son Nash. The explosive Cougar attack ranked 10th nationally in scoring offense with an average of 40.4 points per game, an improvement of 47 spots from 2014 when it fnished the year 57th ASSISTANT COACHES

JAMES CASEY THOMAS DUNSON CRAIG NAIVER TODD ORLANDO KENITH POPE Offensive Analyst Defensive Analyst Associate Head Coach Co-Defensive Coord. Running Backs Co-Defensice Cood. Linebackers

KYLE ROBINSON DARRYL WYATT Special Teams Analyst Wide Receivers

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HOUSTON NUMERICAL ROSTER NO NAME POS HT WT YR HOMETOWN (LAST SCHOOL) NO NAME POS HT WT YR HOMETOWN (LAST SCHOOL) 01 Garrett Davis SAF 6-1 200 So. Red Oak, Texas (Red Oak HS) 41 Joel Scarbrough K 5-10 182 Fr. Houston, Texas (Langham Creek HS) 01 Greg Ward Jr. QB 5-11 185 Sr. Tyler, Texas (John Tyler HS) 41 Steven Taylor OLB 6-1 225 Sr. Cedar Hill, Texas (Cedar Hill HS) 02 Duke Catalon RB 6-0 210 So. Houston, Texas (Texas) 42 Grayson Thorburn SAF 6-1 180 Fr. Frisco, Texas (Frisco HS) 02 Khalil Williams SAF 6-0 200 Jr. Missouri City, Texas (Hightower HS) 43 Leroy Godfrey OLB 6-3 240 Fr. Missouri City, Texas (Elkins HS) 03 Kyle Postma QB 6-3 205 Jr. Katy, Texas (Trinity Valley CC) 44 Luke Hogan K 6-1 197 Fr. Keller, Texas (Keller HS) 04 D’Eriq King QB 5-10 170 Fr. Manvel, Texas (Manvel HS) 45 Tyler McCloskey TE 6-2 245 Sr. Houston, Texas (Memorial HS) 05 Ra’Shaad Samples WR 5-11 190 Jr. Dallas, Texas (Oklahoma State) 46 Patrick Carr RB 5-8 195 So. Houtson, Texas (Colorado) 05 Collin Wilder SAF 5-11 175 Fr. Katy, Texas (Katy HS) 46 Jordan Milburn LB 6-1 225 Fr. Galveston, Texas (Ball HS) 06 Howard Wilson CB 6-1 185 So. DeSoto, Texas (DeSoto HS) 47 Ty Cummings K 6-0 185 Sr. Southlake, Texas (Southlake Carroll HS) 07 Patrick Rosette CB 6-1 195 Fr. Richmond, Texas (Foster HS) 48 Michael Dunn RB 5-10 200 So. Toledo, Ohio (Northwood University) 07 WR 6-0 175 Fr. Shreveport, La. (Evangel Christian Academy) 48 Zach Faires LS 6-2 235 Sr. Edinburg, Texas (Edinburg HS) 08 Emeke Egbule LB 6-3 230 So. Galena Park, Texas (North Shore HS) 49 Blake Hirsch RB 6-0 220 So. Katy, Texas (Cinco Ranch HS) 08 Hunter McCoy QB 6-4 220 Sr. Mineral Wells, Texas (Trinity Valley CC) 50 Aymiel Fleming DE 6-2 284 Fr. La Marque, Texas (La Marque HS) 09 Matthew Adams ILB 6-1 230 Jr. Missouri City, Texas (Hightower HS) 51 Na’Ty Rodgers OL 6-5 292 Jr. Pomfret, Md. (Iowa Western CC) 09 Courtney Lark WR 6-1 163 Fr. Bellaire, Texas (Bellaire HS) 51 Rasheed Tynes LB 5-11 220 Jr. , Md. (Briar Cliff University) 10 QB 6-3 210 Jr. Scottsdale, Ariz. (Texas A&M) 52 Jerard Carter DE 6-3 297 So. Houston, Texas (Dekaney HS) 10 Ed Oliver DT 6-2 290 Fr. Houston, Texas (Westfield HS) 52 Braylon Jones OL 6-3 278 Fr. Tyler, Texas (John Tyler HS) 12 D’Juan Hines ILB 6-1 225 Jr. Spring, Texas (Dekaney HS) 53 Alex Fontana OL 6-3 310 Jr. , Canada (New Mexico Military Inst.) 12 Bowman Sells QB 6-2 202 Fr. Lucas, Texas (Lovejoy HS) 54 Cameron Doubenmier ILB 5-11 220 Jr. League City, Texas (Clear Springs HS) 13 Mason McClendon QB 5-10 190 So. Midland, Texas (Midland Christian HS) 55 Davonte Thomas ILB 6-1 220 Sr. Aldine, Texas (Eisenhower HS) 13 Joeal Williams CB 5-10 185 So. Missouri City, Texas (Hightower HS) 56 Dixie Wooten III OL 6-5 322 Fr. Houston, Texas (Lamar HS) 14 Isaiah Johnson WR 6-4 205 So. Bryan, Texas (Rudder HS) 57 Payton Pardee LS 5-10 190 Fr. Houston, Texas (St. Thomas HS) 15 Linell Bonner WR 6-0 202 Jr. Houston, Texas (Dekaney HS) 58 Ryan Hirsch OL 6-2 280 Fr. Katy, Texas (Cinco Ranch HS) 16 Bear Fenimore QB 6-1 215 So. Austin, Texas (Westwood HS) 59 Zorrell Ezell DE 6-1 285 Sr. Humble, Texas (Baylor) 16 Ka’Darian Smith CB 6-0 172 Fr. Spring, Texas (Spring HS) 60 Kordell Snyder OL 6-3 265 Fr. Frisco, Texas (Frisco HS) 17 Chauntez Jackson DE 6-5 280 Sr. Inglewood, Calif. (Inglewood HS) 61 Ryan Deshotel OL 6-4 272 Fr. Pearland, Texas (Pearland HS) 17 Terry Mark WR 6-1 190 Fr. Lufkin, Texas (Lufkin HS) 62 Jarrid Williams OL 6-6 290 Fr. Cedar Hill, Texas (Cedar Hill HS) 18 Keith Corbin WR 6-2 175 Fr. Beaumont, Texas (West Brook HS) 63 Marc Reid DE 6-5 279 Jr. Atascocita, Texas (Atascocita HS) 18 Michael Eke SAF 6-2 205 Fr. Houston, Texas (Cypress Falls HS) 64 Grant Strimple OL 6-2 277 Fr. Richmond, Texas (Foster HS) 19 Javian Smith CB 6-1 165 Fr. Richmond, Texas (Bush HS) 66 Cole Miller OL 5-11 298 Fr. Deer Park, Texas (Deer Park HS) 20 Roman Brown OLB 6-0 220 So. DeSoto, Texas (Midlothian HS) 69 Will Noble OL 6-4 290 So. Leander, Texas (Rouse HS) 20 Kaliq Kokuma RB 5-11 210 So. League City, Texas (Clear Creek HS) 70 Mac Long OL 6-4 300 Sr. Edna, Texas (Edna HS) 21 Chance Allen WR 6-3 215 Sr. Missouri City, Texas (Oregon) 72 Mason Denley OL 6-4 305 So. Columbus, Texas (Columbus HS) 21 Ralph Harvey Jr. OLB 6-2 245 Sr. Los Angeles, Calif. (El Camino College) 73 Marcus Oliver OL 6-3 295 Jr. Houston, Texas (Westfield HS) 22 Austin Robinson SAF 6-3 220 Jr. Pearland, Texas (UTSA) 74 Josh Jones OL 6-5 280 Fr. Richmond, Texas (George Bush HS) 23 Kinte Hatton WR 5-10 170 Jr. Houston, Texas (Blinn JC) 76 Kameron Eloph OL 6-3 294 So. Bossier City, La. (Parkway HS) 23 Terrell Williams SAF 6-3 210 Jr. Lawton, Okla. (Northeastern Oklahoma A&M) 77 Keenan Murphy OL 6-2 295 Fr. Crosby, Texas (Crosby HS) 24 Jeremy Winchester CB 6-0 190 So. Spring, Texas (Klein Collins HS) 79 OL 6-6 332 Jr. Shreveport, La. (Evangel Christian Academy) 25 Dillon Birden RB 5-9 172 Jr. Houston, Texas (Blinn CC) 80 Colton Cerday WR 6-0 216 Fr. Wimberley, Texas (Wimberley HS) 25 Chandler Smith RB 5-7 180 Fr. Conroe, Texas (Oak Ridge HS) 81 OLB 6-3 240 Sr. Tyler, Texas (John Tyler HS) 26 Brandon Wilson CB 5-11 200 Sr. Shreveport, La. (Calvary Academy) 82 Romello Brooker TE 6-4 240 So. Houston, Texas (Alief Taylor HS) 27 D.J. Jenkins DL 6-2 260 Fr. Huntsville, Texas (Huntsville HS) 83 Derek McLemore WR 6-0 197 Jr. Southlake, Texas (Southlake Carroll HS) 27 Christian Luke WR 6-2 215 Fr. Willis, Texas (Willis HS) 84 Chris Johnson TE 6-5 235 Jr. Bryan, Texas (Baylor) 28 Josh Burrell RB 5-10 247 Fr. Missouri City, Texas (Ridge Point HS) 85 John Leday WR 6-0 200 Jr. Port Arthur, Texas (Memorial HS) 29 Darius Gilbert SAF 6-2 195 Fr. Springhill, La. (North Webster HS) 86 Kobe Idumwonyi OLB 6-2 245 Fr. Cedar Hill, Texas (Cedar Hill HS) 30 Andrew Robertson CB 5-9 176 So. Garland, Texas (Lakeview Centennial HS) 87 Alex Leslie TE 6-5 240 Jr. New Braunfels, Texas (Iowa State) 31 Jon Letter LS 6-3 191 Fr. Katy, Texas (Katy HS) 88 WR 6-3 210 Jr. Metairie, La. (Rummel HS) 31 D’Aundre Holmes-Wilfork SAF 5-10 183 Fr. Friendswood, Texas (Friendswood HS) 89 Byron Simpson TE 6-5 260 Jr. Cat Spring, Texas (Sealy HS) 32 Khari Dotson OLB 6-1 210 So. Houston, Texas (Memorial HS) 90 Zach Vaughan DE 6-4 270 So. Round Rock, Texas (McNeil HS) 32 Kevrin Justice RB 5-11 190 Fr. Kilgore, Texas (Kilgore HS) 91 Nick Thurman DL 6-4 290 Jr. Dallas, Texas (Lake Highlands HS) 33 Ja’Von Shelley OLB 6-1 230 So. Klein, Texas (Klein Oak HS) 93 B.J. Singleton DT 6-4 314 Sr. Destrehan, La. (Destrehan HS) 34 Mulbah Car RB 5-11 194 Fr. Austin, Texas (John H. Reagan HS) 94 Cameron Malveaux DE 6-6 270 Sr. Beaumont, Texas (Hamshire-Fannett HS) 34 Mason Tobola K 6-2 205 Fr. West, Texas (West HS) 95 Colby Brignac OL 6-1 290 Fr. New Orleans, La. (Brazoswood HS) 35 Andrew Mathis CB 6-0 204 So. Duncanville, Texas (West Texas A&M) 96 Blaine Medland DE 6-0 246 So. Deer Park, Texas (Deer Park HS) 36 Nomluis Fruge OLB 6-0 225 Jr. Houston, Texas (E.L. Furr HS) 97 Nick Wildberger LS 6-1 210 So. San Antonio, Texas (Converse Judson HS) 37 Caemen Mayfield SAF 5-10 204 So. Fulshear, Texas (LeTourneau University) 38 Dane Roy P 6-7 230 Fr. Bunyip, Australia 39 Keisland Smalls WR 5-9 185 Fr. Austin, Texas (McCallum HS) 40 Alexander Myres CB 5-10 184 Jr. Houston, Texas (The Woodlands College Park HS)

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MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE 2016 ALL-CONFERENCE SELECTIONS MW STANDINGS Team MW Overall FIRST TEAM OFFENSE FIRST TEAM DEFENSE MOUNTAIN QB Brett Rypien SO Boise State DL Ryan Watson SR Air Force Boise State 6-2 10-2 WR Thomas Sperbeck SO Boise State DL Sam McCaskill SR Boise State Wyoming 6-2 8-5 WR JR Colorado State DL Alex Barrett SR San Diego State New Mexico 6-2 8-4 RB Donnel Pumphrey SR San Diego State LB Calvin Munson SR San Diego State Air Force 5-3 9-3 RB Brian Hill JR Wyoming LB Jahlani Tavai SO Hawai’i Colorado State 5-3 7-5 TE SR Wyoming LB Tau Lotulelei SR UNLV Utah State 1-7 3-9 OL Travis Averill SR Boise State DB Andre Chachere JR San Jose State WEST OL Mario Yakoo SR Boise State DB Weston Steelhammer SR Air Force San Diego State 6-2 10-3 OL Fred Zerblis SR Colorado State DB Andrew Wingard SO Wyoming Hawai’i 4-4 6-7 OL Nico Siragusa SR San Diego State DB Damontae Kazee SR San Diego State Nevada 3-5 5-7 UNLV 3-5 4-8 SECOND TEAM OFFENSE SECOND TEAM DEFENSE San Jose State 3-5 4-8 QB SO Wyoming DL Malik Reed SO Nevada Fresno State 0-8 1-11 WR SR Wyoming DL Nik D’Avanzo SR New Mexico WR Jalen Robinette SR Air Force DL Garrett Hughes JR New Mexico RB Jeremy McNichols JR Boise State DL Travis Seefeldt SR Utah State RB Teriyon Gipson SR New Mexico LB Ben Weaver SR Boise State 2016-17 MOUNTAIN WEST TE David Wells JR San Diego State LB Kevin Davis SR Colorado State BOWL MATCHUPS OL Jake Bennett JR Colorado State LB Jeff Camilli SR Fresno State GILDAN New Mexico vs. UTSA OL Dejon Allen JR Hawai’i DB Brodie Hicks SR Air Force Dec. 17, 2016 OL JR Nevada DB Chanceller James SR Boise State 11:00 a.m. PT (ESPN) OL Reno Henderson SR New Mexico DB Jonathan Moxey SR Boise State OL Daniel Brunskill SR San Diego State DB Malik Smith SR San Diego State LAS VEGAS BOWL Houston vs. San Diego State Dec. 17, 2016 FIRST TEAM SPECIALISTS SECOND TEAM SPECIALISTS 12:30 p.m. PT (ABC) PK John Baron II SR San Diego State PK Luke Strebel SR San Diego State SAN DIEGO COUNTY P Hayden Hunt SR Colorado State P Sean Wade SR Boise State CREDIT UNION POINSETTIA BOWL PR/KR Rashaad Penny JR San Diego State PK/KR D.J. May SR Wyoming BYU vs. Wyoming Dec. 21, 2016 6:00 p.m. PT (ESPN) AWARD WINNERS FAMOUS IDAHO POTATO BOWL Offensive Player of the Year: Donnel Pumphrey, RB, San Diego State Idaho vs. Colorado State Defensive Player of the Year: Damontae Kazee, DB, San Diego State Dec. 22, 2016 4:00 p.m. PT (ESPN) Special Teams Player of the Year: Rashaad Penny, JR, KR/PR, San Diego State Freshman of the Year: Logan Wilson, LB, Wyoming HAWAI’I BOWL Coach of the Year: , Wyoming Hawai’i vs. Middle Tennessee State Dec. 24, 2016 HONORABLE MENTION 11:20 a.m. PT (ESPN) AIR FORCE: Haji Dunn, SR, LB; Tim McVey, JR, KR; Colin Sandor, SR, OL; Dylan Vail, SR, OL. MOTEL 6 CACTUS BOWL BOISE STATE: Steven Baggett, SR, OL; Mason Hampton, JR, OL; Tanner Vallejo, SR, LB; Cedrick Wilson, JR, WR. Boise State vs. Baylor COLORADO STATE: Nick Callender, SR, OL; Nick Stevens, JR, QB; Paul Thurston, SR, OL. Dec. 27, 2016 FRESNO STATE: Stratton Brown, SR, DB; KeeSean Johnson, SO, WR; Kody Kroening, JR, P. 7:15 p.m. PT (ESPN) HAWAI’I: Trayvon Henderson, JR, DB; Marcus Kemp, SR, WR; Leo Koloamatangi, SR, OL; Meffy Koloamatangi, JR, DL; Jalen Rogers, SR, DB; Rigoberto Sanchez, SR, PK/P. NOVA HOME LOANS NEVADA: James Butler, JR, RB; Wyatt Demps, JR, WR; Asauni Rufus, SO, DB. NEW MEXICO: Dakota Cox, SR, LB; Daniel Henry, SR, DB; Aaron Jenkins, SO, OL; , JR, PK. South Alabama vs. Air Force Dec. 30, 2016 SAN DIEGO STATE: Kyle Kelley, SR, DL; Quest Truxton, JR, PR. 2:30 p.m. (ESPN) SAN JOSE STATE: Michael Carrizosa, JR, P; Isaiah Irving, SR, DL; Jeremiah Kolone, JR, OL; Maurice McKnight, JR, DB; Christian Tago, SR, LB. UNLV: Troy Hawthorne, SR, DB; Mike Hughes, JR, DL; Nathan Jacobson, SO, OL; Will Kreitler, SR, OL; Torry McTyer, SR, DB. UTAH STATE: Austin Albrecht, SR, OL; Ricky Ali’ifua, SR, DL; Wyatt Houston, SR, TE; Jake Simonich, SR, OL; Austin Stephens, SR, OL. WYOMING: Lucas Wacha, SR, LB.

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AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE 2016 ALL-CONFERENCE SELECTIONS AMERICAN STANDINGS Team AAC Overall FIRST TEAM OFFENSE FIRST TEAM DEFENSE EAST QB JR USF DL Ed Oliver FR Houston Temple 7-1 10-3 RB Marlon Mack JR USF DL Justin Lawler JR SMU South Florida 7-1 10-2 RB James Flanders SR Tulsa DL Haason Reddick SR Temple UCF 4-4 6-6 WR Zay Jones SR East Carolina DL Tanzel Smart SR Tulane Cincinnati 1-7 4-8 WR Courtland Sutton SO SMU LB Shaquem Griffn JR UCF East Carolina 1-7 3-9 WR Keevan Lucas SR Tulsa LB Eric Wilson SR Cincinnati Connecticut 1-7 3-9 TE Daniel Montiel SR Memphis LB Steven Taylor SR Houston WEST OT Kof Amichia SR USF LB Genard Avery SO Memphis Navy 7-1 9-4 OT SR Temple LB Nico Marley SR Tulane Tulsa 6-2 9-3 OG Adam West SR Navy CB Howard Wilson SO Houston Memphis 5-3 8-4 OG Blake Belcher SR Tulsa CB Horace Richardson SR SMU Houston 5-3 8-4 C Chandler Miller SO Tulsa S SR UConn SMU 3-5 5-7 S Darrion Milliness SR SMU Tulane 1-7 4-8

SECOND TEAM OFFENSE SECOND TEAM DEFENSE QB Greg Ward Jr. SR Houston DL Jamiyus Pittman JR UCF 2016-17 AMERICAN RB Jahad Thomas SR Temple DL Cortez Broughton SO Cincinnati BOWL MATCHUPS RB D’Angelo Brewer JR Tulsa DL Deadrin Senat JR USF LAS VEGAS BOWL Houston vs. San Diego State WR Noel Thomas SR UConn DL Praise Martin-Oguike SR Temple Dec. 17, 2016 WR Anthony Miller JR Memphis LB Tyus Bowser SR Houston 12:30 p.m. PT (ESPN) WR Rodney Adams JR USF LB Micah Thomas JR Navy TE Mitchell Wilcox FR USF LB Auggie Sanchez JR USF AUTONATION UCF vs. Arkansas State OT Blake Copeland SR Navy LB Avery Williams SR Temple Dec. 17, 2016 OT Evan Plagg JR Tulsa CB Shaquil Griffn SR UCF 2:30 p.m. (ABC) OG Dominique Threatt SR USF CB Brandon Wilson SR Houston OG Tyler Bowling SO Tulsa CB Deatrick Nichols JR USF Central Michigan vs. Tulsa C Maurice Morris SR Navy CB Parry Nickerson JR Tulane Dec. 19, 2016 S Garrett Davis SO Houston 11:30 a.m. PT (ESPN) S Sean Chandler JR Temple BOCA RATON BOWL Memphis vs. Western Kentucky FIRST TEAM SPECIALISTS SECOND TEAM SPECIALISTS Dec. 20, 2016 PK SR Memphis PK Aaron Boumerhi FR Temple 4:00 p.m. PT (ESPN) P Spencer Smith SO Memphis P Worth Gregory SR East Carolina LOCKHEED MARTIN RS Tony Pollard FR Memphis RS D’Ernest Johnson JR USF ARMED FORCES BOWL Louisiana Tech vs. Navy Dec. 23, 2016 AWARD WINNERS 6:15 p.m. PT (ESPN) Offensive Player of the Year: Quinton Flowers, QB, USF Defensive Player of the Year: Shaquem Griffn, LB, UCF PRESENTED BY Special Teams Player of the Year: Tony Pollard, WR/KF, Memphis NORTHROP GRUMMAN Rookie of the Year: Ed Oliver, DT, Houston Temple vs. Wake Forest Coach of the Year: , Navy Dec. 27, 2016 12:30 p.m. PT (ESPN) HONORABLE MENTION HOUSTON: Linell Bonner, JR, WR. South Florida vs. South Carolina NAVY: Alohi Gilman, FR, S; Evan Martin, JR, OG; Dishan Romine, SR, RS. Dec. 29, 2016 TEMPLE: Stephaun Marshall, SR, LB; Colin Thompson, SR, TE. 11:00 p.m. PT (ESPN) UCF: Drico Johnson, SR, S.

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REGULAR-SEASON TEAM STATS SAN DIEGO STATE HOUSTON

TEAM STATISTICS SDSU OPPONENTS TEAM STATISTICS HOUSTON OPPONENTS Points Per Game 35.3 273 Points Per Game 38.0 22.6 First Downs 265 220 First Downs 298 200 Rushing Yardage 3,553 1,455 Rushing Yardage 1,887 1,175 Passing Yardage 1,895 2,707 Passing Yardage 3,623 2,725 Total Offense 5,448 4,162 Total Offense 5,510 3,900 Yards Per Game 419.1 320.2 Yards Per Game 459.2 325.0 Kick Returns 33-935 54-1,100 Kick Returns 33-674 41-942 Avg. 28.3 20.4 Avg. 20.4 23.0 Punt Returns 27-255 19-175 Punt Returns 18-73 10-18 Avg. 9.4 9.2 Avg. 4.1 1.8 Interception Returns 22-277 6-27 Interception Returns 7-132 11-124 /Lost 16-9 12-3 Fumbles/Lost 21-10 23-11 Punt Avg. 41.9 41.8 Punt Avg. 40.7 41.6

RUSHING LEADERS ATT YARDS AVG. TD RUSHING LEADERS ATT YARDS AVG. TD Donnel Pumphrey 330 2,018 6.1 16 Greg Ward Jr. 175 518 3.0 9 Rashaad Penny 126 995 7.9 11 Duke Catalon 131 510 3.9 4 Juwan Washington 52 433 8.3 5 Dillon Birden 62 289 4.7 6 Christian Chapman 68 82 1.2 0 Mulbah Car 49 206 4.2 2

PASSING LEADERS C-A-I PCT. YARDS TD PASSING LEADERS C-A-I PCT. YARDS TD Christian Chapman 143-237-6 60.3 1,866 19 Greg Ward Jr. 294-435-9 67.6 3,328 22 Ryan Agnew 2-2-0 100.0 29 0 Kyle Postma 29-46-2 63.0 210 0

RECEIVING LEADERS NO. YARDS AVG. TD RECEIVING LEADERS NO. YARDS AVG. TD Mikah Holder 26 569 21.9 5 Linell Bonner 93 1,076 11.6 3 Donnel Pumphrey 26 205 7.9 0 Chance Allen 56 815 14.6 6 David Wells 21 261 12.4 4 Steven Dunbar 51 669 13.1 5 Eric Judge 16 182 11.4 0 Duke Catalon 40 272 6.8 3 Rashaad Penny 14 220 15.7 3 D’Eriq King 29 228 7.9 1

PUNT RETURN LEADER NO. YARDS AVG. TD PUNT RETURN LEADER NO. YARDS AVG. TD Quest Truxton 27 255 9.4 0 Collin Wilder 9 40 4.4 0 D’Eriq King 6 29 4.8 0 KICK RETURN LEADERS NO. YARDS AVG. TD Rashaad Penny 18 575 31.9 2 KICK RETURN LEADERS NO. YARDS AVG. TD Juwan Washington 10 293 29.3 1 Brandon Wilson 17 401 23.6 0 D’Eriq King 10 254 25.4 1 INTERCEPTION LEADERS NO. YARDS AVG. TD Damontae Kazee 7 156 22.3 1 INTERCEPTION LEADERS NO. YARDS AVG. TD Derek Babiash 3 0 0.0 0 Howard Wilson 5 58 11.6 1 Kamerson Kelly 3 26 8.7 0 Brandon Wilson 1 0 0.0 0 Steven Taylor 1 74 74.0 1 DEFENSIVE LEADERS S-A-TOTAL TFL SCKS Calvin Munson 53-55-108 10.0-38 3.5-21 DEFENSIVE LEADERS S-A-TOTAL TFL SCKS Ronley Lakalaka 32-32-64 2.0-8 -- Steven Taylor 39-33-72 11.0-77 8.5-65 Damontae Kazee 41-19-60 3.0-6 -- Matthew Adams 50-20-70 7.0-18 2.0-10 Parker Baldwin 30-27-57 3.0-4 -- Khalil Williams 45-16-61 5.0-17 1.0-7 Malik Smith 29-24-53 2.0-7 -- Ed Oliver 43-18-61 19.5-66 5.0-35 Garrett Davis 41-20-61 7.0-25 3.0-16

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TENTATIVE DEPTH CHARTS SAN DIEGO STATE OFFENSE HOUSTON OFFENSE LT 75 KWAYDE MILLER (6-7, 315, SR) LT 74 JOSH JONES (6-5, 280, R-FR) 74 Tyler Roemer (6-7, 305, FR) 62 Jarrid Williams (6-6, 290 R-FR) LG 56 NICO SIRAGUSA (6-5, 330, SR) LG 72 MASON DENLEY (6-4, 305, SO) 60 Keith Ismael (6-3, 310, FR) 76 Kameron Eloph (6-3, 294, SO) C 70 ARTHUR FLORES (6-5, 3-5, SR) C 69 WILL NOBLE (6-4, 290, SO) 62 Nick Gerhard (6-5, 310, FR) 61 Ryan Deshotel (6-4, 272, R-FR) RG 67 ANTONIO ROSALES (6-4, 295, JR) RG 73 MARCUS OLIVER (6-3, 295, JR) 79 Daishawn Dixon (6-5, 340, FR) 53 Alex Fontana (6-3, 310, JR) RT 71 DANIEL BRUNSKILL (6-5, 260, SR) RT 52 BRAYLON JONES (6-3, 278, FR) 77 Ryan Pope (6-7, 325, SO) 51 Na’Ty Rodgers (6-5, 292, JR) Christian TE 88 DAVID WELLS (6-5, 255, JR) TE 45 TYLER MCCLOSKEY (6-2, 245, SR) Greg Chapman 82 Parker Houston (6-3, 240, FR) 82 Romello Brooker (6-4, 240, SO) Ward QB 10 CHRISTIAN CHAPMAN (6-0, 200, SO) QB 01 GREG WARD JR. (5-11, 190, SR) 09 Ryan Agnew (6-0, 185, FR) 08 Hunter McCoy (6-4, 220, SR) RB 19 DONNEL PUMPHREY (5-9, 180, SR) RB 02 DUKE CATALON (6-0, 210, SO) 20 Rashaad Penny (5-11, 220, JR) 25 Dillon Birden (5-9, 172, JR) FB 15 NICK BAWDEN (6-3, 240, JR) WR 21 CHANCE ALLEN (6-3, 215, SR) 34 Isaac Lessard (6-3, 230, FR) 18 Keith Corbin (6-2, 175, FR) WR 97 CURTIS ANDERSON III (6-3, 200, SR) WR 15 LINELL BONNER (6-0, 200, JR) 81 Eric Judge (6-1, 195, JR) 07 Marquez Stevenson (6-0, 175, FR) WR 06 MIKAH HOLDER (6-0, 180, JR) WR 88 STEVEN DUNBAR (6-3, 210, JR) 85 Quest Truxton (6-0, 180, JR) 14 Isaiah Johnson (6-4, 205, SO) SAN DIEGO STATE DEFENSE HOUSTON DEFENSE Donnel DE 59 KYLE KELLEY (6-3, 260, SR) DL 91 NICK THURMAN (6-4, 290, JR) Duke Pumphrey 41 Dakota Turner (6-3, 250, JR) 93 B.J. Singleton (6-4, 305, SR) Catalon DT 95 NOBLE HALL (6-3, 265, SO) DL 10 ED OLIVER (6-2, 290, FR) 65 Sergio Phillips (6-2, 295, JR) 52 Jerard Carter (6-3, 290, SO) DE 58 ALEX BARRETT (6-3, 260, SR) DL 94 CAMERON MALVEAUX (6-6, 270, SR) 90 Julian Rochelin (6-5, 245, SO) 90 Zach Vaughan (6-4, 270, SO) LB 54 CALVIN MUNSON (6-1, 245, SR) OLB 81 TYUS BOWSER (6-3, 240, SR) 42 Troy Cassidy (6-3, 210, FR) 08 Emeke Egbule (6-3, 230, SO) MLB 46 JAY HENDERSON (6-2, 230, JR) ILB 09 MATTHEW ADAMS (6-0, 230, JR) 57 Ryan Dunn (6-3, 230, JR) 12 D’Juan Hines (6-1, 225, JR) LB 39 RONLEY LAKALAKA (6-0, 235, SO) ILB 41 STEVEN TAYLOR (6-1, 225, SR) 43 Austin Wyatt-Thayer (6-5, 230, SR) 36 Nomluis Fruge (6-0, 225, JR) CB 17 RON SMITH (6-0, 170, FR) OLB 12 D’JUAN HINES (6-1, 225, JR) David 27 Kyree Woods (6-0, 175, FR) 08 Emeke Egbule (6-3, 230, SO) Linell WAR 12 MALIK SMITH (6-0, 190, SR) CB 06 HOWARD WILSON (6-1, 185, SO) Wells 18 Trenton Thompson (6-2, 185, FR) 24 Jeremy Winchester (6-0, 190, SO) Bonner AZ 33 PARKER BALDWIN (6-2, 215, SO) SAF 01 GARRETT DAVIS (6-1, 200, SO) 03 Trey Lomax (5-11, 195, JR) 23 Terrell Williams (6-3, 210, JR) WAR 03 TREY LOMAX (5-11, 195, JR) SAF 02 KHALIL WILLIAMS (6-0, 200, JR) 07 Kameron Kelly (6-2, 195, JR) 05 Collin Wilder (5-11, 175, FR) CB 23 DAMONTAE KAZEE (5-11, 190, SR) CB 26 BRANDON WILSON (5-11, 200, SR) 22 Kalan Montgomery (6-1, 185, JR) 19 Javian Smith (6-1, 165, FR) SAN DIEGO STATE SPECIALISTS HOUSTON SPECIALISTS P 91 TANNER BLAIN (6-0, 205, SR) P 38 DANE ROY (6-7, 230, FR) 96 Neil Boudreau (6-3, 200, FR) PK 47 TY CUMMINGS (6-0, 185, SR) PK 29 JOHN BARON II (5-11, 190, SO) 41 Joel Scarbrough (5-10, 182, R-FR) Damontae 59 Conor Perkins (5-11, 170, FR) KO 47 TY CUMMINGS (6-0, 185, SR) Howard KO 29 JOHN BARON II (5-11, 190, SO) LS 89 BYRON SIMPSON (6-5, 260, JR) Kazee 59 Cono Perkins (5-11, 170, FR) H 13 MASON MCLENDON (5-10, 190, SO) Wilson LS 69 RYAN SIMMONS (6-1, 210, FR) KR 26 BRANDON WILSON (5-11, 200, SR) 47 Marc Ellis (6-0, 190, JR) 25 Dillon Birden (5-9, 172, JR) SS 82 PARKER HOUSTON (6-3, 240, FR) PR 05 COLLIN WILDER (5-11, 175, FR) 69 Ryan Simmons (6-1, 210, FR) 88 Steven Dunbar (6-3, 210, JR) H 91 TANNER BLAIN (6-0, 205, SR) 05 Chase Favreau (6-1, 200, JR) KR 20 RASHAAD PENNY (5-11, 220, JR) 29 Juwan Washington (5-7, 190, FR) PR 85 QUEST TRUXTON (6-0, 180, JR) 19 Donnel Pumphrey (5-9, 180, SR)

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PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

PLAYERS PLAYERS Derrick ACHAYO ...... Ah-CHY-oh LINELL Bonner ...... Luh-Nell Derek BABIASH ...... BAB-ish MULBAH Car ...... Mull-Buh PARIE DADEAUX ...... PARE-ee Duh-DOE JERARD Carter ...... Ger-rard Chase FAVREAU ...... FAHV-row Duke CATALON ...... Cat-uh-lon JONDARIUS Gardner...... JOHN-date-ee-iss Colton CERDAY ...... SIR-day Nick GERHARD ...... GAIR-hard Ryan DESHOTEL ...... Des-Hotel Damontae KAZEE ...... KAY-ZEE KHARI Dotson ...... Car-E RONLEY LAKALAKA ...... ron-LEE LOCK-AH-LOCK-AH Cameron DOUBENMIER ...... Dob-N-Meyer Issac LESSARD ...... less-ARD EMEKE EGBULE ...... uh-Mek-EE Egg-Boo-Lay NA’IM McGree ...... NYE-eem Michael EKE ...... eh-Key Fred MELIFONWU ...... Mel-ah-FAWN-wu Kameron ELOPH ...... Eleph (Elephant) KWAYDE Miller ...... KWAYD ZORRELL EZELL ...... Zo-Rell uh-Zell Kalan Montgomery ...... KAY-len Zach FAIRES...... Fair-us CHIBU ONYEUKWU ...... CHEE-boo On-YOU-koo Bear FENIMORE ...... Fen-uh-More Julian ROCHELIN...... ROSH-ah-lin AYMIEL Fleming...... uh-meal Joe SALCEDO...... sal-SEE-do NOMLUIS FRUGE ...... Nom-louis Fru-jay NICO SIRAGUSA ...... KNEE-co SARA-goose-ah D’JUAN Hines...... duh-wan MALIK Smith...... Mah-LEEK Blake HIRSCH ...... HER-sch KEONI Stallworth...... KEY-ah-knee Ryan HIRSCH ...... HER-sch Sam TAI...... TIE Kobe IDUMWONYI ...... E-DO-Wan-E KYAHVA TEZINO ...... Key-AH-va Tah-ZEENO CHAUNTEZ Jackson ...... Shawn-Tez KAHALE WARRING ...... Kah-HALL-ay WHERE-ing KEVRIN Justice ...... Kev-ren D’ERIQ King ...... Dee-Eric KALIQ KOKUMA ...... Ka-Leak Kuh-COOM-uh John LEDAY ...... Luh-day Cameron MALVEAUX ...... Mal-VO CAEMEN Mayfeld ...... Cay-Men Kyle POSTMA ...... POST-muh NA’TY Rodgers...... Nuh-Tie Patrick ROSETTE ...... Rose-et RA’SHAAD Samples ...... Ruh-shod Joel SCARBROUGH ...... scar-bro JA’VON Shelley ...... Juh-Von KEISLAND Smalls ...... Keys-land JAVIAN Smith ...... Jay-vee-N KA’DARIAN Smith ...... Kuh-Dare-EN MARQUEZ Stevenson...... Mar-ques DAVONTE Thomas ...... Duh-Von-Tay Collin WILDER...... WILD-er JARRID Williams ...... Jared JOEAL Williams ...... Joe-El KHALIL Williams ...... Kuh-Leal TERRELL Williams ...... Tuh-rel

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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 feld 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 offcially 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 frst 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. Offcial 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 frst WAC Champion- called “Magic Carpet” re- ship game. That record was tractable artifcial turf that re-written once more when 42,075 fans saw the Badgers re- had been in place since 1985. Originally ftted with traditional turn to face the Rebels on Aug. 31, 2002. The 2006 Pioneer AstroTurf, Sam Boyd was the frst 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, , Andre Ware, Sam Boyd family. Natural grass replaced the artifcial turf from , John Beck, Andy Dalton 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 Band, the Eagles, U2, Paul McCartney, Wayne Newton, and TOP-10 FOOTBALL CROWDS 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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LAS VEGAS BOWL HALL OF FAME 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 fve 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 following categories: Player, Coach, Founding Father or Contributor. After this year, the next class will be inducted in 2021.

ANTHONY CALVILLO – QB – UTAH STATE STEVEN JACKSON – RB – OREGON STATE LAS VEGAS BOWL II - DEC. 18, XII - DEC. 24, 2003

The California 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 frst 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 lead- out victory on Christmas Eve 2003 ... Voted bowl MVP after tying NCAA ing the Aggies to a thrilling 42-33 victory over Ball State ... It was the frst and bowl record with fve 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 frst 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 As President and CEO of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Au- year later led the Rebels to their frst bowl appearance in six sea- thority (LVCVA), Ralenkotter is responsible for marketing Las Vegas and sons ... UNLV earned an at-large bid to the Las Vegas Bowl and de- Southern Nevada as the world’s most desirable destinations for leisure feated Arkansas 31-14 ... The Razorbacks were the only SEC team and business travel ... Was instrumental in securing the bowl slot from to ever play in Las Vegas ... Victory over ’s squad gave the defunct California Raisin Bowl and moving the game from Fresno Robinson the best winning percentage (.888) in NCAA bowl his- to Las Vegas in time for the 1992 season ... Has helped the game grow tory for anyone with at least eight appearances (8-1 all-time in bowls). into a major economic boost for Southern Nevada each December.

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HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2016 MARSHAWN The Las Vegas Bowl is commemorating reaching the 25-year milestone by in- LYNCH ducting a class of three individuals into its Hall of Fame. The group, which was an- RUNNING BACK nounced in September by the bowl’s Executive Director John Saccenti, is made UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA up of (Player), Brent Musburger (Contributor) and Rob Dondero LAS VEGAS BOWL XIV (Founding Father). (DEC. 22, 2005) The new Hall of Fame members will be honored at Fridays annual Kickoff Lun- cheon Presented by Dignity Health at Hard Rock Hotel and will be recognized on the feld during Saturday’s game.

“The 25th year is a special milestone for our game to reach and we have a spe- cial class of inductees to help us celebrate,” said Saccenti. “Rob Dondero has been here from the start and helped the bowl become the annual must-see event each December. Marshawn Lynch is one of the most accomplished players in our BRENT bowl’s history and Brent Musburger is a giant in the business who has been a proponent of this city and this bowl game for a long time.” MUSBURGER CONTRIBUTOR 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.

A native of the Bay Area, Lynch helped hometown Cal to a 35-28 victory over BYU in the 2005 Las Vegas Bowl while turning in one of the top offensive performances ROB in the event’s history. He earned MVP honors after carrying the ball 24 times for DONDERO 194 yards and three touchdowns and catches two passed for 27 yards vs. the FOUNDING FATHER Cougars. The 194 yards is the third-most in a Las Vegas Bowl and he is one of just six players to rush for at least three TDs in a game. The following season he was a frst team All- America selection and the 2006 Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Year before being selected in the frst round (12th Overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft by the . Lynch played nine total seasons in the NFL, including 2010-15 for the and was a fve-time NFL honoree.

One of the most recognized and prominent voices in the history of sports television, Musburger serves as a host and play-by- play commentator for multiple sports across ESPN and ABC. With today’s game, he has called seven Las Vegas Bowls, which ties for the most ever for any play-by-play announcer. He primarily works college football and basketball game telecasts, highlighted by SEC Network begin- ning in 2014 and on ESPN’s Big 12 college basketball games since the 2009-10 sea- son. The Billings, Montana, native attended North- western University’s Medill School of Journalism and his broadcast career began in 1968 as sports director at WBBM-TV in Chicago.

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ALL-TIME RESULTS 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 *Clay Helton/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 , 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 North Carolina 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

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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 .733 Cody Kessler, USC, 2013 vs. Fresno State (22-30, 344 yards, 4 TD) Most Attempts: .706 Jason Thomas, UNLV, 2000 vs. Arkansas (12-17, 217 yards, 3 TD) 34 Mike Anderson, Utah, 1999 vs. Fresno State .696 Steve Levy, Cal, 2005 vs. BYU (16-23, 228 yards, 2 TD) 33 Profail Grier, Utah State, 1993 vs. Ball State Most Passes had Intercepted: 31 Doug Martin, Boise State, 2011 vs. Arizona State 2 8 times (last: , Washington, 2012 vs. Boise State) 31 Wasean Tait, Toledo, 1995 vs. Nevada 30 Bishop Sankey, Washington, 2012 vs. Boise State RECEIVING Most Net Yards: Most Receptions: 254 Mike Anderson, Utah, 1999 vs. Fresno State 14 Alex Van Dyke, Nevada, 1995 vs. Toledo 205 Bishop Sankey, Washington, 2012 vs. Boise State 13 Gerrell Robinson, Arizona State, 2011 vs. Boise State 194 Marshawn Lynch, Cal, 2005 vs. BYU 12 Austin Pettis, Boise State, 2010 vs. Utah 185 Wasean Tait, Toledo, 1995 vs. Nevada 12 Nathan Meikle, BYU, 2005 vs. Cal 162 Devontae Booker, Utah, 2014 vs. Colorado State 11 Austin Collie, BYU, 2008 vs. Arizona 151 Doug Martin, Boise State, 2011 vs. Arizona State Most Yards: Most Touchdowns: 241 Gerrell Robinson, Arizona State, 2011 vs. Boise State 4 Steven Jackson, Oregon State, 2003 vs. New Mexico 181 Jonny Harline, BYU, 2006 vs. Oregon 4 Wasean Tait, Toledo, 1995 vs. Nevada 176 Alex Van Dyke, Nevada, 1995 vs. Toledo 3 Travis Wilson, Utah, 2014 vs. Colorado State 169 Pat Johnson, Oregon, 1997 vs. Air Force 3 Marshawn Lynch, Cal, 2005 vs. BYU 160 Geoff Noisy, Nevada, 1996 vs. Ball State 3 Kin Minor, Nevada, 1995 vs. Toledo Most Touchdowns: 3 Henry Bailey, UNLV, 1994 vs. Central Michigan 2 , USC, 2013 vs. Fresno State Longest Rush: 2 , USC, 2013 vs. Fresno State 84 Doug Martin, Boise State, 2010 vs. Utah 2 Holden Huff, Boise State, 2012 vs. Washington 76 Mike Anderson, Utah, 1999 vs. Fresno State 2 DeSean Jackson, Cal, 2005 vs. BYU 76 Sean McCullough, Oregon, 1998 vs. Air Force 2 Craig Bragg, UCLA, 2004 vs. Wyoming 62 LeAndre Moore, Ball State, 1996 vs. Nevada 2 Nate Turner, UNLV, 2000 vs. Arkansas 60 Travis Wilson, Utah, 2014 vs. Colorado State 2 Pat Johnson, Oregon, 1997 vs. Air Force Best Average Per Carry: (Min. 10 attempts) 2 Tony Hartley, Oregon, 1997 vs. Air Force 9.6 DeJohn Branch, UNLV, 1994 vs. Central Michigan (13-125) 2 Damond Wilkins, Nevada, 1996 vs. Ball State 9.3 Ronald Curry, UNC, 1998 vs. San Diego State (10-93, 1 TD) 2 Terrance McMillan, Central Michigan, 1994 vs. UNLV 8.8 Saladin McCullough, Oregon, 1997 vs. Air Force (17-150, 1 TD) Longest Reception: 8.6 Doug Martin, Boise State, 2010 vs. Utah (17-147-1 TD) 78 Jason Mass to Pat Johnson, Oregon, 1997 vs. Air Force 8.3 Travis Wilson, Utah, 2014 vs. Colorado State (11-91, 3 TD) 71 Willie Tuitama to Terrell Turner, Arizona, 2008 vs. BYU Most Net Yards By A Quaterback: 71 Mike Maxwell to Alex Van Dyke, Nevada, 1995 vs. Toledo 91 Travis Wilson, Utah, 2014 vs. Colorado State 69 to Pat Johnson, Oregon, 1997 vs. Air Force 59 Ryan Huzjak, Toledo, 1995 vs. Nevada 67 T.D. Croshaw to Boo Bendinger, Utah, 1999 vs. Fresno State 51 Dennis Dixson, Oregon, 2006 vs. BYU Average Per Catch: (Min. 3 catches) 50 Anthony Calvillo, Utah State, 1993 vs. Ball State 33.8 Pat Johnson, Oregon, 1997 vs. Air Force (5-169, 2TD) 42 John Beck, BYU, 2005 vs. California 28.8 Tyler Holden, Wyoming, 2004 vs. UCLA (4-115, 1TD) Most Touchdowns By A Quarterback: 27.8 Terrell Turner, Arizona, 2008 vs. BYU (4-111) 3 Travis Wilson, Utah, 2014 vs. Colorado State 25.0 Terrance McMillan, Central Michigan, 1994 vs. UNLV (4-100, 2TD) 22.8 Geoff Noisy, Nevada, 1996 vs. Ball State (7-160) PASSING Most Attempts: TOTAL OFFENSE 54 Derek Carr, Fresno State, 2013 vs. USC Most Plays: 53 John Beck, BYU, 2005 vs. Cal 60 John Beck, BYU, 2005 vs. Cal 49 Mike Maxwell, Nevada, 1995 vs. Toledo 55 Brock Osweiler, Arizona State, 2011 vs. Boise State 47 Brock Osweiler, Arizona State, 2011 vs. Boise State 56 Max Hall, BYU, 2008 vs. Arizona 46 2 times (last: Max Hall, BYU, 2008 vs. Arizona) 54 Derek Carr, Fresno State, 2013 vs. USC Most Completions: 54 Ryan Huzjak, Toledo, 1995 vs. Nevada 35 John Beck, BYU, 2005 vs. Cal Most Total Yards: 30 Derek Carr, Fresno State, 2013 vs. USC 401 John Beck, BYU, 2006 vs. Oregon 30 Brock Osweiler, Arizona State, 2011 vs. Boise State 399 John Beck, BYU, 2005 vs. Cal 30 Max Hall, BYU, 2008 vs. Arizona 357 Brock Osweiler, Arizona State, 2011 vs. Boise State 29 Mike Maxwell, Nevada, 1995 vs. Toledo 346 Cody Kessler, USC, 2013 vs. Fresno State Most Yards: 344 Max Hall, BYU, 2008 vs. Arizona 395 Brock Osweiler, Arizona State, 2011 vs. Boise State 375 John Beck, BYU, 2006 vs. Oregon ALL-PURPOSE YARDS 352 John Beck, BYU, 2005 vs. Cal Most Yards: 344 Cody Kessler, USC, 2013 vs. Fresno State 301 Doug Martin, Boise State, 2011 vs. Arizona State 330 Mike Maxwell, Nevada, 1995 vs. Toledo 279 Bishop Sankey, Washington, 2012 vs. Boise State 328 Max Hall, BYU, 2008 vs. Arizona 272 Pat Johnson, Oregon, 1997 vs. Air Force Most Touchdown Passes: 269 Mike Anderson, Utah, 1999 vs. Fresno State 4 Cody Kessler, USC, 2013 vs. Fresno State 249 Marshawn Lynch, Cal, 2005 vs. BYU 3 Max Hall, BYU, 2009 vs. Oregon State Most Touchdowns: 3 John Beck, BYU, 2005 vs. Cal 5 Steven Jackson, Oregon State, 2003, vs. New Mexico 3 Jason Maas, Oregon, 1997 vs. Air Force 4 Wasean Tait, Toledo, 1995 vs. Nevada 3 Anthony Calvillo, Utah State, 1993 vs. Ball State 4 Henry Bailey, UNLV, 1994 vs. Central Michigan Longest Pass: 3 Travis Wilson, Utah, 2014 vs. Colorado State 78 Jason Maas to Pat Johnson, Oregon, 1997 vs. Air Force 3 Marshawn Lynch, Cal, 2005 vs. BYU 71 Willie Tuitama to Terrell Turner, Arizona, 2008 vs. BYU 3 Ken Minor, Nevada, 1995 vs. Toledo 71 Mike Maxwell to Alex Van Dyke, Nevada, 1995 vs. Toledo 69 Akili Smith to Pat Johnson, Oregon, 1997 vs. Air Force 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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BOWL RECORD BOOK LONG PLAYS Most Punts: Longest Rush: 10 Brad Maynard, Ball State, 1996 vs. Nevada 84 Doug Martin, Boise State, 2010 vs. Utah 10 Tyler Gaus, New Mexico, 2003, vs. Oregon State 76 Sean McCullough, Oregon, 1998 vs. Air Force 9 Jason Kirkland, Air Force, 1997 vs. Oregon 76 Mike Anderson, Utah, 1999 vs. Fresno State 8 Nate Fikse, UCLA, 2002 vs. New Mexico 62 LeAndre Moore, Ball State, 1996 vs. Nevada 8 Mike MacGillivray, USC, 2001 vs. Utah 60 Devontae Booker, Utah, 2014 vs. Colorado State Highest Average: (Min. 2 punts) Longest Rushing TD: 49.8 Jason McLean, Nevada, 1995 vs. Toledo 84 Doug Martin, Boise State, 2010 vs. Utah 46.1 Richie Butler, Arkansas, 2000 vs. UNLV 76 Sean McCullough, Oregon, 1998 vs. Air Force 49.5 Tom Hackett, Utah, 2015 vs. BYU 62 LeAndre Moore, Ball State, 1996 vs. Nevada 45.7 Garrett Swanson, Fresno State, 2013 vs. USC 60 Devontae Booker, Utah, 2014 vs. Colorado State 45.0 Brad Faunce, UNLV, 1994 vs. Central Michigan 49 Henry Bailey, UNLV, 1994 vs. Central Michigan Longest Punt: Longest Pass: 69 Garrett Swanson, Fresno State, 2013 vs. USC 78 Jason Mass to Pat Johnson, Oregon, 1997 vs. Air Force 66 Brian Schmitz, UNC, 1998 vs. San Diego State 71 Willie Tuitama to Terrell Turner, Arizona, 2008 vs. BYU 64 Johnny Hekkerm, Oregon State, 2009 vs. BYU 71 Mike Maxwell to Alex Van Dyke, Nevada, 1995 vs. Toledo 61 Josh Hubner, Arizona State, 2011 vs. Boise State 69 Akili Smith to Pat Johnson, Oregon, 1997 vs. Air Force 60 Ril Stephenson, BYU, 2009 vs. Oregon State 67 T.D. Croshaw to Boo Bendinger, Utah, 1999 vs. Fresno State Most Kicks Blocked: Longest Passing TD: 2 T. Brown, UCLA, 2007 vs. BYU 78 Jason Mass to Pat Johnson, Oregon, 1997 vs. Air Force 69 Akili Smith to Pat Johnson, Oregon, 1997 vs. Air Force PUNT RETURNS 54 Jason Thomas to Troy Mason, UNLV, 2000 vs. Arkansas Most Returns: 53 Erik Timpf to Terrance McMillian, Central Michigan, 1994 vs. UNLV 6 Dwight Counter, New Mexico, 2002 vs. UCLA 47 to Brian Paysinger, Oregon, 2006 vs. BYU 5 Troy Mason, UNLV, 2000 vs. Arkansas Longest Reception: 4 Mace Freeman, Toledo, 1995 vs. Nevada 78 Jason Mass to Pat Johnson, Oregon, 1997 vs. Air Force 4 Pat Johnson, Oregon, 1997 vs. Air Force 71 Willie Tuitama to Terrell Turner, Arizona, 2008 vs. BYU 4 Justin Walterscheid, Utah, 2001 vs. USC 71 Mike Maxwell to Alex Van Dyke, Nevada, 1995 vs. Toledo 4 Cole Clasen, Oregon State, 2003 vs. New Mexico 69 Akili Smith to Pat Johnson, Oregon, 1997 vs. Air Force Most : 67 T.D. Croshaw to Boo Bendinger, Utah, 1999 vs. Fresno State 89 Craig Bragg, UCLA, 2002 vs. New Mexico Longest Reception TD: 54 , Oregon, 2006 vs. BYU 78 Jason Mass to Pat Johnson, Oregon, 1997 vs. Air Force 51 Troy Mason, UNLV, 2000 vs. Arkansas 69 Akili Smith to Pat Johnson, Oregon, 1997 vs. Air Force 49 Pat Johnson, Oregon, 1997 vs. Air Force 54 Jason Thomas to Troy Mason, UNLV, 2000 vs. Arkansas 45 Bryan Reeves, Nevada, 1992 vs. Bowling Green 53 Erik Timpf to Terrance McMillian, Central Michigan, 1994 vs. UNLV Longest Return: 47 Dennis Dixon to Brian Paysinger, Oregon, 2006 vs. Oregon 74 Craig Bragg, UCLA, 2002 vs. New Mexico 45 Bryan Reeves, Nevada, 1992 vs. Bowling Green KICKING/PUNTING 31 Patrick Chung, Oregon, 2006 vs. BYU Most Field Goals: 27 Randy Gatewood, UNLV, 1994 vs. Central Michigan 3 (3-3) Damon Shea, Nevada, 1995 vs. Toledo 24 Troy Mason, UNLV, 2000 vs. Arkansas 3 (3-4) Kai Forbath, UCLA, 2007 vs. BYU Highest Return Average: (Min. 2 attempts) 3 (3-3) Michael Frisina, Boise State, 2012 vs. Washington 44.5 Craig Bragg, UCLA, 2002 vs. New Mexico (2-89, 74-yd TD) 2 (2-2) Steve Terelak, Nevada, 1992 vs. Bowling Green 18.0 Patrick Chung, Oregon, 2006 vs. BYU (3-54) 2 (2-3) Josh McGee, North Carolina, 1998 vs. San Diego State 13.5 Kevin Arbet, USC, 2001 vs. Utah (2-27) 2 (2-3) Nate Tandberg, San Deigo State, 1998 vs. North Carolina 11.4 Randy Gatewood, UNLV, 1994 vs. Central Michigan 2 (2-2) Nate Fiske, UCLA, 2002 vs. New Mexico 10.3 Craig Bragg, UCLA, 2004 vs. Wyoming (3-31) 2 (2-2) Kirk Yliniemi, Oregon State, 2003 vs. New Mexico Punt Return For TD: 2 (2-3) Kyle Bortzman, Boise State, 2010 vs. Utah 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 Jonathan Stewart, Oregon, 2006 vs. BYU 3 Tommy Truhe, Utah, 1999 vs. Fresno State 4 Six times (last: Austin Collie, BYU, 2008 vs. Arizona) 3 Kyle Bortzman, Boise State, 2010 vs. Utah 4 Matt Slater, UCLA, 2007 vs. BYU 3 Nick Marsh, Utah, 2010 vs. Boise State 4 Brand Ratcliff, New Mexico, 2003 vs. OSU Longest : 4 Sylvester Patton, Toledo, 1995 vs. Nevada 52 Kai Forbath, UCLA, 2007 vs. BYU 4 Dwayne Harris, Toledo, 1995 vs. Nevada 50 Kai Forbath, UCLA, 2007 vs. BYU 4 Juan Gorman, Ball State, 1993 vs. Utah State 49 Nate Fikse, UCLA, 2002 vs. New Mexico Most Yards: 44 Joe Phillips, Utah, 2010 vs. Boise State 135 Shane Williams-Rhodes, Boise State, 2012 vs. Washington 41 Jared Roberts, Colorado State, 2014 vs. Utah 124 Doug Martin, Boise State, 2011 vs. Arizona State 41 Travis Coons, Washington, 2012 vs. Boise State 123 Rashad Ross, Arizona State, 2011 vs. Boise State Most PATs: 119 Da’Mari Scott, Fresno State, 2013 vs. USC 8 Michael Frisina, Boise State, 2011 vs. Arizona State 119 Dwayne Harris, Toledo, 1995 vs. Nevada 7 Nick Garritano, UNLV, 1994 vs. Central Michigan Longest Return: 7 Kirk Yliniemi, Oregon State, 2003 vs. New Mexico 100 Doug Martin, Boise State, 2011 vs. Arizona State 6 Andy Phillips, Utah, 2014 vs. Colorado State 98 Rashad Ross, Arizona State, 2011 vs. Boise State 6 Andre Heidari, USC, 2013 vs. Fresno State 56 Deionte Gaines, Colorado State, 2014 vs. Utah 6 Nathan Morreale, Utah State, 1993 vs. Ball State 51 Damon Tolbert, Central Michigan, 1994 vs. UNLV 47 Jonathan Stewart, Oregon, 2006 vs. BYU 47 Mike Thomas, Arizona, 2008 vs. BYU 47 Shane Williams-Rhodes, Boise State, 2012 vs. Washington

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BOWL RECORD BOOK Highest Return Average: (Min. 2 attempts) 100-YARD RUSHERS 62.0 Doug Martin, Boise State, 2011 vs. Arizona State 254 Mike Anderson, Utah, 1999 (34-254, 2 TD) 61.5 Rashad Ross, Arizona State, 2011 vs. Boise State 205 Bishop Sankey, Washington, 2012 (30-205, 1 TD) 33.0 Mike Thomas, Arizona, 2008 vs. BYU (2-66) 194 Marshawn Lynch, Cal, 2005 (24-194, 3 TD) 33.3 Damon Tolbert, Central Michigan, 1994 vs. UNLV 185 Wasean Tait, Toledo, 1995 (31-185, 4 TD) 29.8 Dwayne Harris, Toledo, 1995 vs. Nevada (4-119) 165 Devontae Booker, Utah, 2014 vs. Colorado State (26-165, 1 TD) 28.5 Marcus O’Keith, Cal, 2005 vs. BYU (2-57) 151 Doug Martin, Boise State, 2011 (31-151, 1 TD) 28.5 D’Sha Crockett, Utah, 1999 vs. Fresno State (2-57) 150 Sean McCullough, Oregon, 1997 (17-150, 1 TD) Kick Return For TD: 149 Steven Jackson, Oregon State, 2003 (28-149, 4 TD) 100 Doug Martin, Boise State, 2011 vs. Arizona State 147 Doug Martin, Boise State, 2010 (17-147, 1 TD) 98 Rashad Ross, Arizona State, 2011 vs. Boise State 142 Profail Grier, Utah State, 1993 (33-142, 2 TD) 126 Maurice Drew, UCLA, 2004 (25-126) 125 DeJohn Branch, UNLV, 1994 (13-125) Most Interceptions: 120 Curtis Brown, BYU, 2006 (17-120, 2 TD) 2 Tevin Carter, Utah, 2015 vs. BYU 117 Chris Markey, UCLA, 2007 (27-117) 2 Justin Robinson, BYU, 2006 vs Oregon 113 Zeb Jackson, Bowling Green, 1992 (22-113, 2 TD) 2 Donald Toomer, Utah State, 1993 vs. Ball State 103 Adam Tate, Utah, 2001 (23-103, 1 TD) 1 29 times (last: Dom Hatfeld, Utah, 2015 vs. BYU) Most Return Yards: 100-YARD RECEIVERS 100 Jamar Taylor, Boise State, 2011 vs. Arizona State 241 Gerell Robinson, Arizona State, 2011 (13-241, 1 TD) 61 Tevin Carter, Utah, 2015 vs. BYU 181 Jonny Harline, BYU, 2006 (9-181, 1 TD) 56 Scott Johnson, BYU, 2009 vs. Oregon State 176 Alex Van Dyke, Nevada, 1995 (11-176) 55 Desmar Black, New Mexico, 2002 vs. UCLA 169 Pat Johnson, Oregon, 1997 (5-169, 2 TD) 55 Darnell Hasson, Nevada, 1995 vs. Toledo 147 Austin Pettis, Boise State, 2010 (12-147, 1 TD) Longest Return: 130 DeSean Jackson, Cal, 2005 (6-130, 2 TD) 100 Jamar Taylor, Boise State, 2011 vs. Arizona State 126 Nate Turner, UNLV, 2000 (8-126, 2 TD) 56 Scott Johnson, BYU, 2009 vs. Oregon State 121 Tim Euhus, Oregon State, 2003 (7-121) 55 Desmar Black, New Mexico, 2002 vs. UCLA 119 Austin Collie, BYU, 2008 (7-119) 55 Darnell Hasson, Nevada, 1995 vs. Toledo 118 Marqise Lee, USC, 2013 (7-118, 2 TD) 48 Matthew Clark, UCLA, 2004 vs. Wyoming 117 Michael Reed, BYU, 2008 (9-117) Interception Return For TD: 115 Tyler Holden, Wyoming, 2004 (4-115, 1 TD) 100 Jamar Taylor, Boise State, 2011 vs. Arizona State 114 Brian Oliver, Ball State, 1993 (5-114, 1 TD) 55 Desmar Black, New Mexico, 2002 vs. UCLA 111 Terrell Turner, Arizona, 2008 (4-111) 46 Dom Hatfeld, Utah, 2015 vs. BYU 110 , Colorado State, 2014 vs. Utah (7-110) 41 Derron Smith, Fresno State, 2013 vs. USC 107 Jovon Bouknight, Wyoming, 2004 (5-107) 32 Donald Toomer, Utah State, 1993 vs. Ball State 107 Austin Collie, BYU, 2007 (6-107, 1 TD) Most Passes Broken Up: 106 Damond Wilkens, Nevada, 1996 (10-106, 2 TD) 4 Reginald Porter, Utah, 2015 vs. BYU 104 Randy Gatewood, UNLV, 1994 (6-104, 1 TD) 3 Al Verner, UCLA, 2007 vs. BYU 102 Damola Adeniji, Oregon State, 2009 (7-102, 1 TD) 3 Ben Criddle, BYU, 2007 vs. UCLA 101 Henry Bailey, UNLV, 1994 (5-101, 1 TD) 3 Thurmond Walter, Oregon, 2006 vs. BYU 100 Terrance McMillan, Central Michigan, 1994 (4-100, 2 TD) 3 Kevin Thomas, UNLV, 2000 vs. Arkansas 3 Rashad Bauman, Oregon, 1997 vs. Air Force 300-YARD PASSERS 3 Travis Schow, Utah State, 1993 vs. Ball State 395 Brock Osweiler, Arizona State, 2011 (30-47-395, 2 TD) 3 Forey Duckett, Nevada, 1992 vs. Bowling Green 375 John Beck, BYU, 2006 (28-46-375, 2 TD) TACKLES 352 John Beck, BYU, 2005 (35-53-352, 3 TD) Most Tackles: 344 Cody Kessler, USC, 2013 (22-30-344, 4 TD) 20 , USC, 2001 vs. Utah 339 Kellen Moore, Boise State (28-38-339, 2 TD) 18 Derron Smith, Fresno State, 2013 vs. USC 330 Mike Maxwell, Nevada, 1995 (27-49-330) 17 J.C. Percy, Boise State, 2012 vs. Washington 328 Max Hall, BYU, 2008 (30-46-328, 1 TD) 15 Kellen Fowler, BYU, 2008 vs. Arizona 325 Willie Tuitama, Arizona, 2008 (24-35-325, 2 TD) 15 Xavier Kelley, Arizona, 2008 vs. BYU 322 Derek Andrson, Oregon State, 2003 (21-32-322, 2 TD) Most Unassisted Tackles: 315 Tanner Mangum, BYU, 2015 (25-56-315, 2 TD) 12 Troy Polamalu, USC, 2001 vs. Utah 307 Corey Bramlet, Wyoming, 2004 (20-34-307, 2 TD) 11 Derron Smith, Fresno State, 2013 vs. USC 10 Steve Bryant, Nevada, 1992 vs. Bowling Green 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 Bruce Davis, UCLA, 2007 vs. BYU 2 Tomasi Laulile, BYU, 2015 vs. Utah 2 Dion Bailey, 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 TEAM RECORDS Most Yards: RUSHING 395 Arizona State, 2011 vs. Boise State Most Attempts: 386 Oregon State, 2003 vs. New Mexico 54 Toledo, 1995 vs. Nevada 375 BYU, 2006 vs. Oregon 54 Utah, 2001, vs. USC 352 BYU, 2005 vs. Cal 51 Central Michigan, 1994 vs. UNLV 344 USC, 2013 vs. Fresno State 49 San Digo State, 1998 vs. North Carolina 344 Nevada, 1992 vs. Bowling Green 48 Utah, 2014 vs. Colorado State 341 Boise State, 2010 vs. Utah Fewest Attempts: 330 Nevada, 1995 vs. Toledo 6 Fresnp State, 2013 vs. USC Fewest Yards: 19 Colorado State, 2014 vs. Utah 33 North Carolina, 1998 vs. San Diego State 21 Arizona State, 2011 vs. Boise State 59 Air Force, 1997 vs. Oregon 25 BYU, 2015 vs. Utah 71 Utah, 2015 vs. BYU 25 USC, 2001 vs. Utah 93 Utah, 2010 vs. Boise State 27 Oregon State, 2009 vs. BYU 94 UCLA, 2002 vs. New Mexico 27 BYU, 2005 vs. Cal 102 San Diego State, 1998 vs. North Carolina Most Net Yards: Highest Completion Percentage (Min. 10 attempts): 359 Utah, 2014 vs. Colorado State .750 Boise State, 2011 vs. Arizona 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 .706 UNLV, 2000 vs. Arkansas 266 Oregon, 1997 vs. Air Force .696 Cal, 2005 vs. BYU Fewest Net Yards: .692 Boise State, 2012 vs. Washington -11 Arizona State, 2011 vs. Boise State .686 Arizona, 2008 vs. BYU 1 USC, 2001 vs. Utah .660 BYU, 2005 vs. Cal 6 New Mexico, 2003 vs. Oregon State Lowest Completion Percentage (Min. 10 attempts): 12 Colorado State, 2014 vs. Utah .286 Air Force, 1997 vs. Oregon 34 BYU, 2007 vs. UCLA .308 North Carolina, 1998 vs. San Diego State Highest Average Per Carry: .355 Ball State, 1996 vs. Nevada 7.5 Utah, 2014 vs. Colorado State .379 UCLA, 2007 vs. BYU 7.2 UNLV, 1994 vs. Central Michigan .416 Utah, 2010 vs. Boise State 6.2 Fresno State, 2013 vs. USC .435 New Mexico, 2003 vs. Oregon State 6.2 Utah, 1999 vs. Fresno State Most Touchdown Passes: 6.2 Oregon, 1997 vs. Air Force 4 USC, 2013 vs. Fresno State Lowest Average Per Carry: 4 Oregon, 1997 vs. Air Force -0.5 Arizona State, 2011 vs. Boise State 3 Bowling Green, 1992 vs. Nevada 0.0 USC, 2001 vs. Utah 3 Utah State, 1993 vs. Ball State 0.2 New Mexico, 2003 vs. Oregon State 3 Ball State, 1993 vs. Utah State 0.6 Colorado State, 2014 vs. Utah 3 UNLV, 1994 vs. Central Michigan 1.2 BYU, 2007 vs. Oregon 3 UNLV, 2000 vs. Arkansas Most Touchdowns: 3 Oregon State, 2003 vs. New Mexico 6 Toledo, 1995 vs. Nevada 3 Wyoming, 2004 vs. UCLA 5 Utah, 2014 vs. Colorado State 3 UCLA, 2004 vs. Wyoming 4 Oregon State, 2003 vs. New Mexico 3 BYU, 2005 vs. Cal 4 Nevada, 1995 vs. Toledo 3 BYU, 2009 vs. Oregon State 3 Three times (last: BYU, 2006 vs. Oregon) 3 Boise State, 2011 vs. Arizona State 3 Boise State, 2012 vs. Washington PASSING 2 13 times (last: BYU, 2015 vs. Utah) Most Attempts: Most Passes Had Intercepted: 56 BYU, 2015 vs. Utah 3 BYU, 2015 vs. Utah 55 Fresno State, 2013 vs. USC 2 8 Times (last: Washington, 2012 vs. Boise State) 53 BYU, 2005 vs. Cal 49 Nevada, 1995 vs. Toledo RECEIVING 49 Nevada, 1992 vs. Bowling Green Most Receptions: Fewest Attempts: 35 BYU, 2005 vs. Cal 13 North Carolina, 1998 vs. San Diego State 30 Arizona State, 2011 vs. Boise State 16 Utah, 2015 vs. BYU 30 BYU, 2008 vs. Arizona 17 UNLV, 2000 vs. Arkansas 29 Boise State, 2010 vs. Utah 19 Air Force, 1997 vs. Oregon 29 Nevada, 1992 vs. Bowling Green 21 Utah, 2001 vs. USC 28 BYU, 2006 vs. Oregon Most Completions: 27 4 teams tied (last Boise State, 2012 vs. Washington) 35 BYU, 2005 vs. Cal Fewest Receptions: 30 Fresno State, 2013 vs. USC 4 North Carolina, 1998 vs. San Diego State 30 Arizona State, 2011 vs. Boise State 6 Air Force, 1997 vs. Oregon 30 BYU, 2008 vs. Arizona 9 Utah, 2015 vs. BYU 29 Boise State, 2010 vs. Utah 10 Utah, 2010 vs. Boise State 29 Nevada, 1992 vs. Bowling Green 10 New Mexico, 2003 vs. Oregon State Fewest Completions: 11 4 teams tied (last UCLA, 2007 vs. BYU) 4 North Carolina, 1998 vs. San Diego State Most Yards: 6 Air Force, 1997 vs. Oregon 395 Arizona State, 2011 vs. Boise State 9 Utah, 2015 vs. BYU 386 Oregon State, 2003 vs. New Mexico 10 Utah, 2010 vs. Boise State 375 BYU, 2006 vs. Oregon 10 New Mexico, 2003 vs. Oregon State 352 BYU, 2005 vs. Cal 11 UCLA, 2007 vs. BYU 344 USC, 2013 vs. Fresno State 11 Utah, 1999 vs. Fresno State 344 Nevada, 1992 vs. Bowling Green 11 San Diego State, 1998 vs. North Carolina 341 Boise State, 2010 vs. Utah 11 Ball State, 1996 vs. Nevada 330 Nevada, 1995 vs. Toledo

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BOWL RECORD BOOK Fewest Points Scored Loser: Fewest Yards: 3 Boise State defeated Utah, 26-3, 2010 33 North Carolina, 1998 vs. San Diego State Largest Win Point Differential: 59 Air Force, 1997 vs. Oregon 41 Oregon State defeated New Mexico, 55-14, 2003 71 Utah, 2015 vs. BYU 93 Utah, 2010 vs. Boise State 94 UCLA, 2002 vs. New Mexico Smallest Win Point Differential: 102 San Diego State, 1998 vs. North Carolina 1 Utah defeated Fresno State, 17-16, 1999 106 Ball State, 1996 vs. Nevada Bowling Green defeated Nevada, 35-34, 1992 Most Touchdowns: Biggest Defcit 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 USC, 2001 vs. Utah 8 North Carolina, 1998 vs. San Diego State 53 Utah, 2010 vs. Boise State 9 UCLA, 2002 vs. New Mexico 54 Colorado State, 2014 vs. Utah 11 Air Force, 1997 vs. Oregon 57 New Mexico, 2003 vs. Oregon State 12 USC, 2001 vs. Utah 61 2 times (last: Fresno State, 2013 vs. USC) 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: 260 Oregon, 2006 vs. BYU 20 Nevada, 1996 vs. Ball State 18 BYU, 2006 vs. Oregon MISCELLANEOUS SCORING 18 BYU, 2005 vs. Cal Most Points Scored One Team: 18 Nevada, 1995 vs. Toledo 56 Boise State, 2011 vs. Arizona State 17 Arizona State, 2011 vs. Boise State Most Points Scored Combined: 17 Oregon State, 2003 vs. New Mexico 80 Boise State 56, Arizona State 24 Fewest First Downs Passing: Most Points Scored in First Half: 2 North Carolina, 1998 vs. San Diego State 35 Utah, 2015 vs. BYU 3 Utah, 2015 vs. BYU 35 USC, 2013 vs. Fresno State 3 Utah, 2010 vs. Boise State Most Points Scored in Second Half: 3 Air Force, 1997 vs. Oregon 33 Ball State, 1993 vs. Utah State 3 New Mexico, 2003 vs. Oregon State Most Points Scored in First Quarter: 5 4 times (last: UCLA, 2007 vs. BYU) 35 Utah, 2015 vs. BYU Most First Downs by Penalty: Most Points Scored in Second Quarter: 4 BYU, 2015 vs. Utah 21 USC, 2013 vs. Fresno State 4 Arizona State, 2011 vs. Boise State Most Points Scored in Third Quarter: 4 BYU, 2006 vs. Oregon 21 Nevada, 1992 vs. Bowling Green 4 San Diego State, 1998 vs. North Carolina Most Points Scored in Fourth Quarter: 3 7 times (last: Utah, 2015 vs. BYU) 21 Boise State, 2011 vs. Arizona State Fewest First Downs by Penalty: Overtime Game: 0 USC, 2013 vs. Fresno State Toledo 40, Nevada 37, 1995 (1 possession each) 0 Washington, 2012 vs. Boise State Longest Touchdown Play: 0 UCLA, 2007 vs. BYU 100 Doug Martin kickoff return, Boise State, 2011 vs. Arizona State 0 Oregon, 2006 vs. BYU 100 Jamar Taylor interception return, Boise State 2011 vs. Arizona State 0 Toledo, 1995 vs. Nevada Most Points Scored Winner: 0 Central Michigan, 1994 vs. UNLV 56 Boise State defeated Arizona State, 56-24, 2011 1 14 times (last: Utah, 2014 vs. Colorado State) Most Points Scored Loser: 37 Toledo defeated Nevada, 40-37 (OT), 1995 Fewest Points Scored Winner: 10 Utah defeated USC, 10-6, 2001

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BOWL RECORD BOOK PUNTING Most Penalty Yards: Most Punts: 166 Oregon, 1997 vs. Air Force 12 Ball State, 1996 vs. Nevada 151 Utah, 1999 vs. Fresno State 10 New Mexico, 2003 vs. Oregon State 150 Utah State, 1993 vs. Ball State 10 Air Force, 1997 vs. Oregon 117 UNLV, 2000 vs. Arkansas 8 Fresno State, 2013 vs. USC 114 Wyoming, 2004 vs. UCLA 8 UCLA, 2007 vs. BYU Least Penalty Yards: 8 BYU, 2007 vs. UCLA 10 Nevada, 1992 vs. Bowling Green 8 UCLA, 2002 vs. New Mexico 10 Washington, 2012 vs. Boise State 8 USC, 2001 vs. Utah 15 Nevada, 1995 vs. Toledo Average (min. 2 punts): 20 BYU, 2007 vs. UCLA 49.8 Nevada, 1995 vs. Toledo 23 Boise State, 2012 vs. Washington 49.5 Utah, 2015 vs. BYU 30 Ball State, 1993 vs. Utah State 46.1 Arkansas, 2000 vs. UNLV 45.0 UNLV, 1994 vs. Central Michigan TIME OF POSSESSION 44.9 Fresno State, 2013 vs. USC 1. 38:47 – USC, 2013 vs. Fresno State 44.9 UCLA, 2002 vs. New Mexico 2. 38:01 – Utah, 2001 vs. USC 44.7 Washington, 2012 vs. Boise State 3. 36:34 – Central Michigan, 1995 vs. UNLV 44.0 Colorado State, 2014 vs. Utah 4. 35:54 – Utah, 1999 vs. Fresno State 44.0 UCLA, 2004 vs. Wyoming 5. 35:11 – Utah State, 1994 vs. Ball State 44.0 North Carolina, 1998 vs. San Diego State ATTENDANCE PUNT RETURNS 1. 44,615 – 2006, BYU vs. Oregon Most Returns: 2. 42,213 – 2015, BYU vs. Utah 5 Oregon, 1997 vs. Air Force 3. 42,178 – 2013, Fresno State vs. USC 5 UNLV, 2000 vs. Arkansas 4. 41,923 – 2010, Boise State vs. Utah 5 Oregon State, 2003 vs. New Mexico 5. 40,712 – 2007, BYU vs. UCLA 4 Toledo, 1995 vs. Nevada 6. 40,053 – 2005, Cal vs. BYU 4 Utah, 2001 vs. USC 7. 40,047 – 2008, Arizona vs. BYU Most Yards: 8. 40,018 – 2009, BYU vs. Oregon State 96 UCLA, 2002 vs. New Mexico 9. 35,720 – 2011, Arizona State vs. Boise State 54 Oregon, 2006 vs. BYU 10. 33,217 – 2012, Boise State vs. Washington 58 Oregon, 1997 vs. Air Force 51 UNLV, 2000 vs. Arkansas MOST APPEARANCES/YEARS/RECORD 27 USC, 2001 vs. Utah 1. BYU 6 (2015, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005) 3-3 2. Utah 5 (2015, 2014, 2010, 2001, 1999) 4-1 KICKOFF RETURNS 3. Boise State 3 (2012, 2011, 2010) 3-0 Most Returns: Nevada 3 (1996, 1995, 1992) 1-2 8 Toledo, 1995 vs. Nevada UCLA 3 (2007, 2004, 2002) 1-2 8 New Mexico, 2003 vs. Oregon State 6. Ball State 2 (1996, 1993) 0-2 7 Colorado State, 2014 vs. Utah Fresno State 2 (1999, 2013) 0-2 7 Fresno State, 2013 vs. USC New Mexico 2 (2003, 2002) 0-2 7 Oregon State, 2009 vs. BYU Oregon 2 (2006, 1997) 1-1 7 Air Force, 1997 vs. Oregon Oregon State 2 (2009, 2003) 1-1 6 4 times (last: BYU, 2008 vs. Arizona) UNLV 2 (2000, 1994) 2-0 Most Yards: USC 2 (2001, 2013) 1-1 187 Arizona State, 2011 vs. Boise State 13. Air Force 1 (1997) 0-1 178 Toledo, 1995 vs. Nevada Arizona 1 (2008) 1-0 175 New Mexico, 2003 vs. Oregon State Arizona State 1 (2011) 0-1 159 Boise State, 2011 vs. Arizona State Arkansas 1 (2000) 0-1 156 Central Michigan, 1994 vs. UNLV Bowling Green 1 (1992) 1-0 FUMBLES California 1 (2005) 1-0 Most Fumbles: Central Michigan 1 (1994) 0-1 6 UCLA, 2004 vs. Wyoming Colorado State 1 (2014) 0-1 5 Central Michigan, 1994 vs. UNLV North Carolina 1 (1998) 1-0 4 Four times (last: Boise State, 2010 vs. Utah) San Diego State 1 (1998) 0-1 Most Fumbles Lost: Toledo 1 (1995) 1-0 3 Toledo, 1995 vs. Nevada Utah State 1 (1993) 1-0 3 Arizona, 2008 vs. BYU Washington 1 (2012) 0-1 3 Boise State, 2010 vs. Utah Wyoming 1 (2004) 1-0 2 8 times (last: BYU, 2015 vs. Utah) WINS BY CONFERENCE PENALTIES 1. Pac-12 8-6 .571 Most Penalties: 2. Mountain West 9-7 .563 19 Oregon, 1997 vs. Air Force 3. Big West 3-2 .600 15 Utah State, 1993 vs. Ball State 4. Mid American Conference 2-3 .400 15 Utah, 1999 vs. Fresno State 5. Western Athletic Conference 1-3 .250 13 New Mexico, 2003 vs. Oregon State 6. Atlantic Coast Conference 1-0 1.000 12 UNLV, 2000 vs. Arkansas 7. 0-1 .000 12 BYU, 2005 vs. Cal 8. Independent (BYU) 0-1 .000 Least Penalties: 2 BYU, 2007 vs. UCLA 2 Washington, 2012 vs. Boise State 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

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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 Returned For A TD: 26 Travis Stanaway, Boise State, 2011 vs. Arizona State Interception Return For TD: 46 Dom Hatfeld, Utah, 2015 vs. BYU 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: Utah vs. BYU, 2016 A Team Blocked A Field Goal: , Washington, 2012 vs. Boise State A Team Blocked A Punt: Washington’s Bishop Sankey rushed for 205 David Bomar, North Carolina, 1998 vs. San Diego State yards against Boise State in 2012 An Individual Attempted Four Or More Field Goals: An Individual Intercepted At Least Two Passes: 4 Kai Forbath, UCLA, 2007 vs. BYU 2 Tevin Carter, Utah, 2015 vs. BYU 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: 12 Colorado State, 2014 vs. Utah 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 Las Vegas Bowl history.

Utah’s Tevin Carter was the last defensive 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 Los Angeles Times. The University of Nevada, champions of the , became the frst school to win a Division I-A conference championship in their frst 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: Jeff Horton 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 fve 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 frst-ever overtime game in Division I-A college football history. After holding Nevada to a feld 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: Bill Lynch

(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 Air Force Head Coach: Fisher DeBerry 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 frepower. Oregon scored on its frst two plays from scrimmage, a 69-yard reception by eventual game MVP Pat Johnson and a 76-yard run by Sala- din 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 dur- ing the season. Attendance: 21,514 Kickoff Time: 3:00 p.m. PT MVP - Pat Johnson, WR, – 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 frst quarter. UNC added a touchdown when David Bomar recovered a blocked punt in the endzone and took a 20-10 frst-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 touchdown. 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 defcit 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: Houston Nutt

(Thursday, Dec. 21, 2000) – Both participants entered the Las Vegas Bowl with momentum. After falling to 4-5, Arkansas fnished the season with wins over SEC-rivals 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 Razorbacks 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 before halftime when eventual Las Vegas Bowl MVP Jason Thomas found Nate Turner for fve yards to tie the score at 14-14. In the second half, UNLV took the lead for the frst time when Thomas hooked up with Troy Mason for 54 yards. The Rebels never relinquished the lead hold- ing 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 effcient 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 frst 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 pos- session, holding the ball for 38:01. The Utes controlled the frst 30 minutes and led 10-0 at halftime on a 3-yard touchdown run by Tate in the frst quarter and a 26-yard feld 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 controlled 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 (Griffth 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 frst quarter. Fol- lowing the touchdown, Katie Hnida became the frst 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 Joe Manning that was recovered by linebacker Brandon Chillar at the Lobo 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 Rothenfuh (Yliniemi kick) (Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2003) – In Mike Riley’s frst 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 fve touchdowns and rushing for 149 yards on 28 carries. He also had fve catches for 51 yards for 200 all-purpose yards. Jackson’s fve 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 fve times against Central Michigan in 1990’s and who tallied fve scores (all rushing) against Wyoming in the 1988 Holiday Bowl. On the defensive side, Oregon State held heralded sophomore running back Don- Trell Moore to 5 yards on 11 carries. Keys to the game: Oregon State held New Mexico to one frst down in the frst half and 21 total yards through the frst 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; Rothenfuh 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 frst 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 feld 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 frst 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 second 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 defcit, 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, fring a 12-yard touchdown pass to John Wadkowski with 57 seconds left in the game. Bramlet fnished 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 touchdown 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 fnal 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 , 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 post- season 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. Enjoying playing before a partisan Cougar crowd among the bowl-record 40,053 fans, BYU made its frst bowl trip in four years and fnished 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 feld below them was barely visible. After fve years of frustration and a decade of postseason futility, BYU fnally 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 frst 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 playing their fnal game for the Cougars. Cougars fans who packed Sam Boyd Stadium with a record crowd of 44,615 stormed the feld after the fnal 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 receiving 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 yards, 1 TD TEAM STATISTICS BYU UO 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 feld goal as time ex- pired. 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 feld in the fnal two minutes to line up Forbath for the potential winner. But Manumaleuna and Brett Denney led a surge by the defensive line for and the Cougars got their frst win over the Bruins since was the Cougars’ quarterback. Cougar wide receiver Austin Collie, the MVP of the bowl, fnished 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 frst 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 feld 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 frst 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 quar- ter 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 fnished the season at 8-5 after playing in their frst bowl game since the . BYU, which missed all three of its feld-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, fnished 10-3 overall. Keys to the game: After falling behind, Arizona scores 21 straight points as Willie Tu- itama 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 Canfeld 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 feld 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 Oregon State Beavers in the 18th-annual Las Vegas Bowl. BYU, making its ffth straight appearance in the Las Vegas Bowl, feel behind 7-0 early after the Beavers’ Sean Canfeld punched it in from a yard out in the frst quarter. The Cougars would answer, tying the game at 7-7 following a Harvey Unga one-yard touchdown 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 feld goal and a Luke Ashworth 25-yard touchdown reception 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 fve years. Keys to the game: Cougars score 37 unanswered points after falling behind 7-0 in the frst 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; Canfeld 2-1; Stevenson 1-1. BYU: Unga 24-71-1; Tonga 5-42-1; Jorgensen 1-6; Hall 5-(-3). PASSING – OSU: Canfeld 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 feld goal 2:27 Boise State Head Coach: 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 feld goal 8:49 Utah Head Coach:

(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 frst fve possessions and were held scoreless in the opening quarter for the frst 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 feld goal attempt wide left. Linebacker Chaz Walker set the Utes up with great feld 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 fnished with 147 yards on 17 carries for the night, out-rushing Utah’s entire team in the process. After a Kyle Brotzman 29-yard feld goal, the Broncos grabbed continued their momentum heading into the locker room by utilizing perfect execution of the two-minute drill with under a minute left in the half. Moore completed two straight passes before fnding a streaking Tyler Shoemaker down the middle of the feld from 25 yards out. Shoemaker was one of three Broncos to haul in at least fve 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 frst downs on the night. Boise State, which was the highest- ranked team to appear in a Las Vegas TEAM STATISTICS UTAH BSU Bowl, improved to 12-1 overall while First Downs 8 23 the Utes, who came in 2-0 in Las Vegas Rushes - Yards 29-107 37-202 Bowls, fnished the season at 10-3 overall. Keys to the game: Broncos score 26 un- Passing Yards 93 341 answered points after falling behind 3-0 in Total Yards 200 543 the frst quarter Passing (Comp-Att-Int) 10-24-0 29-40-1 Attendance: 41,923Kickoff Time: 5:06 p.m. Punts – Avg. 5-41.2 1-47.0 PT Fumbles – Lost 3-3 4-3 MVP – Kellen Moore, QB, Boise State – 28-38, 339 Penalties – Yards 10-83 3-29 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 #8/6 Boise State 14 14 7 21 - 56 MAACO2011 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 feld 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 fve 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 feld 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 fnal game of one of college football’s most successful, Kellen Moore became the frst quarterback in NCAA FBS history to reach 50 career victories as a starter as Boise State cruised to its frst 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 frst 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 TEAM STATISTICS ASU BSU Vegas by fnishing with 241 on 13 grabs, in- First Downs 22 27 cluding a 21-yard score in the fnal 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 Passing Yards 395 298 by Las Vegas High School graduate Billy Winn, Total Yards 384 460 who got to play his fnal college game in his home- Passing (Comp-Att-Int) 30-47-1 27-36-2 town. Punts – Avg. 6-37.3 3-38.0 Kickoff Time: 5:06 p.m. PT Fumbles – Lost 2-1 1-1 Keys to the game: Broncos recorded a touchdown fve different ways (pass, rush, return, interception and Penalties – Yards 10-92 6-55 fumble.) Time of Poss. 28:01 31:59 Attendance: 35,720 MVP – Doug Martin, RB, BSU – 31-151 yards, 1 TD 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; Pfugrad 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 feld 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 frst 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 frst 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 frst 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, fnished 7-6 overall. Trailing 18-3 in the second quarter after a couple of BSU touchdown passes and feld 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 fve min- utes left, Washington’s Travis Coons nailed a 38-yarder to give his team its frst 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 feld and set up Frisina’s game-winner. Boise State later sealed the win when Jeremy Ioane intercepted Price’s pass as the Huskies neared midfeld. Southwick was effcient all day, fnishing 26-of-38 for 264 yards, two score and no interceptions. It was Sankey, however, who shined brightest. The sophomore tailback became the frst 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 Mendenhall in becoming the second coach to win three Las Vegas Bowls and the only one to do without a loss (Mendenhall is 3-2). He said he knew it would be a tougher go this time around. Keys to the game: The Broncos used three feld goals from Michael TEAM STATISTICS WASH BSU Frisina, including the game-winner First Downs 20 21 with 1:16 left in the game, to weather Rushes - Yards 20-205 21-109 the Husky rally. Passing Yards 242 298 Kickoff Time: 12:35 p.m. PT Attendance: 33,217 Total Yards 447 407 MVP – Bishop Sankey, RB, Washington – Passing (Comp-Att-Int) 20-39-2 27-39-0 30-205, 1 touchdown Punts – Avg. 3-44.7 5-36.4 Fumbles – Lost 1-1 2-1 Penalties – Yards 2-10 3-23 Time of Poss. 30:59 29:01

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 #RV/25 BCS USC 14 21 3 7 - 45 Royal2013 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 feld 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 fnal 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 frst 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 fnal game at Fresno State (11-2). USC beat the Bulldogs, soundly, opening up a 35-6 halftime lead and defending Fresno State’s attempt 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 fnishing 22-for-30. USC made its statement in the second quarter, scoring 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 frst half alone, but USC’s defense perhaps was even more spectacular against the nation’s top passing offense. Despite fnishing his collegiate career without a bowl victory, Carr became the fourth player in NCAA history to surpass 5,000 yards pass- ing and 50 TD passes during the game. TEAM STATISTICS FS USC Carr, who fnished 30 for 54, faced con- First Downs 14 23 stant pressure from Trojans, whose siz- Rushes - Yards 6-37 45-143 zling blitzing schemes negated Fresno Passing Yards 217 344 State’s running game and twice stifed the Total Yards 254 487 Bulldogs on fourth downs in the frst 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 frst 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, Time of Poss. 18:33 38:47 4 TD 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 stifing defense, which held fve 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 frst quarter and fnished 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 frst three minutes and never found a groove for its normally explosive offense. It was the frst time the Rams faced a ranked team this season, and marked their 16th consecutive loss against teams in the Top 25. Mountain West Conference 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 frst 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, 158 Fumbles – Lost 0-0 2-1 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 Hatfeld 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 Utah Head Coach: Kyle Whittingham 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 frst 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 frst 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 fve frst-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 fnal three quarters. Utah struck frst 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 Hatfeld, who took it 46 yards to the house to give Utah a 28-0 lead. Four turnovers. Four touchdowns. Make it fve, 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 fve-play drive and fnished it with 20-yard scamper up the middle. The 35-point frst-quarter set a Las Vegas Bowl record for points in a quarter, as well as a Utah record for most frst-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 frst half, Mangum fnished 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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