Las Vegas Bowl

Las Vegas Bowl (1992- )

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The Las Vegas Bowl is an NCAA-sanctioned Division I-A post-season college football bowl game that has been played annually at 40,000-seat Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. since 1992. Since its inception the game has been played in December. The bowl is owned by ESPN Events. As the Las Vegas Bowl was initially the replacement for the California Bowl, it inherited that bowl's tie-ins with the champions of the Big West Conference and the Mid-American Conference. These remained intact until 1996, after which the Big West's champion earned a berth in the Humanitarian Bowl while the MAC's champion was given a berth in the Motor City Bowl. 1997 and 1998 saw a team from the Western Athletic Conference face an at-large team, and the Mountain West Conference took over for the WAC for the 1999 and 2000 games. Since 2001, the Mountain West and Pacific-12 Conferences (originally known as the Pacific-10 Conference) have matched up in Las Vegas.

From 2001 until 2005, the second place team in the Mountain West was chosen to face the Pac-12. Beginning in 2006, after its contract with the Liberty Bowl expired, the Mountain West agreed to send its champion to the Las Vegas Bowl to face the Pac-12's 5th or 6th place team. From 2006 until 2013, the Mountain West would send a secondary team if the champion qualified for the Bowl Championship Series or, as per the rules of the Hawai'i Bowl, was Hawai'i. The 2016 game will pit the Pac-12's #6 team against the winner of the Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game, provided that the winner of the game does not automatically qualify for one of the College Football Playoff's six bowls as the highest-ranking member of the "Group of Five" (champions of the Mountain West, Sun Belt, American, or Mid-American Conferences, as well as the Conference USA champion comprise this group).

The game is officially known as Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl, since Royal Purple was announced as title sponsor on September 25, 2013 as part of a new three-year agreement.

Networks
Scheduleevery Friday at 22:30 (180 min)

Recent Episodes

EpisodeNameAirdate
2024-12-272024 Las Vegas Bowl: Texas A&M Aggies vs. USC TrojansDec 27, 2024
2023-12-232023 Las Vegas Bowl: Utah Utes vs. Northwestern WildcatsDec 23, 2023
2022-12-172022 Las Vegas Bowl: Florida vs. #14 Oregon StateDec 17, 2022
2021-12-302021 Las Vegas Bowl: Wisconsin (8-4) vs. Arizona State (8-4)Dec 30, 2021
2016-12-172016 Las Vegas Bowl: Houston Cougars (9-3) vs. San Diego State Aztecs (10-3)Dec 17, 2016
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Frequently Asked Questions  Warning: Spoilers

When did 'Las Vegas Bowl' premiere?

'Las Vegas Bowl' premiered on October 3, 1992.

Who are the main characters in 'Las Vegas Bowl'?

'Las Vegas Bowl' was a college football game, not a TV show, therefore it did not have any main characters.

Who played the halftime show during the 1992 Las Vegas Bowl?

The halftime show during the 1992 Las Vegas Bowl was performed by the Dixie Chicks.

What teams played in the 1992 Las Vegas Bowl?

The teams that played in the 1992 Las Vegas Bowl were Bowling Green and Nevada.

Where was the 1992 Las Vegas Bowl held?

The 1992 Las Vegas Bowl was held at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada.

What was the final score of the 1992 Las Vegas Bowl game?

Bowling Green won the 1992 Las Vegas Bowl game, 35-34, against Nevada.

Who won the MVP award during the 1992 Las Vegas Bowl game?

Cedric Anderson from Bowling Green won the MVP award during the 1992 Las Vegas Bowl game.

Which network broadcasted the 1992 Las Vegas Bowl game?

The 1992 Las Vegas Bowl game was broadcasted by ESPN.

How many people attended the 1992 Las Vegas Bowl game?

The 1992 Las Vegas Bowl game was attended by a crowd of 12,347.

What was the theme of the 1992 Las Vegas Bowl game?

There was no theme for the 1992 Las Vegas Bowl game.

Was there any controversy during the 1992 Las Vegas Bowl game?

There were no reports of any controversy during the 1992 Las Vegas Bowl game.

What time was the 1992 Las Vegas Bowl game played?

The 1992 Las Vegas Bowl game was played at 3:03 pm local time.

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Also known as

  • Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl (United States)

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