| Stadium |
Sam Boyd Stadium |
| Location |
Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Operated |
1992-present |
| Conference Tie-ins |
MWC, Pac-10 |
| Previous Conference Tie-ins |
Big West, MAC (1992-96)
WAC (1997-1998) |
| Payout |
US$950,000 (2006) |
| 2006 Matchup |
BYU vs. Oregon (BYU 38, Oregon 8) |
| 2007 Matchup |
BYU vs. UCLA (December 22, 2007, 5p.m.) |
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Las Vegas Bowl History
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 since 1992. Since 2001, the game has featured a match up of teams from the Pac-10 and Mountain West conferences. From 1992 to 1996, match p featured teams from the Big West and Mid-American Conference. From 1997 to 1998, match p featured a representative from the Western Athletic Conference and an at-large bid. From 1999 to 2000, match up featured a representative from the newly formed Mountain West Conference and an at-large bid.
Since 2006, the Las Vegas bowl gets first choice of Mountain West Conference teams. This would normally be the conference champion unless that team qualifies for the BCS (previously, the Mountain West Champion faced off against the Conference USA champion in the Liberty Bowl from the formation of the conference in 1998 until 2005, when the contract ran out).
The bowl was known as the SEGA Sports Las Vegas Bowl from 2001 to 2002. With a new sponsor, it is currently called the Pioneer Las Vegas Bowl. The owner of the bowl is ESPN Regional Television, better known by the popular name ESPN Plus.
The game originated from the California Bowl, which was played in Fresno from 1981-1991. In 1992, the game reorganized and relocated to Las Vegas and was renamed the Las Vegas Bowl. It was also recognized as The Las Vegas All-Star Classic from 1978 to 1987 with such notable plays as the "Fumble Rumble" and such players as Randall Cunningham,Jim McMahon and Seth Joyner.
In 1995, Toledo defeated Nevada, 40-37; in the first ever overtime game in Division I-A college football. The following season the policy of overtime was adopted for regular season games to break ties.
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