To help prime you for the second of four consecutive game days this week, we’ve compiled this handy list of fun factoids concerning the 2010 Las Vegas Bowl.
2010 Las Vegas Bowl Game: Time, Location, History And More
Proper name: Maaco Bowl Las Vegas, which you can tell is a fancy game because the location goes at the end.
Setting: Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas, Nevada
Traditional conference pairing: Mountain West vs. Pac-10
2010 matchup: No. 11 Boise State Broncos (11-1) vs. No. 19 Utah Utes (10-2)
Announcers: The setting may not be quality, but the crew being dispatched reflects the national profile both teams have earned over the past couple seasons. Brent Musberger, Kirk Herbstreit, and Tom Rinaldi are on tap for this evening.
Neatest fact: Remember the California Raisin Bowl? This is still that game, only no longer in California and no longer affiliated with grown adults in foam fruit costumes.
Closest finish: The Las Vegas Bowl has featured a one-point win three times in its 18-year history, but the only overtime contest came in 1995, when Toledo defeated Nevada, 40-37.
Most lopsided finish: Oregon State's 55-14 shellacking of New Mexico in 2003.
Tidbits of interest: The MVP of the aforementioned 2003 contest was a Las Vegas native playing for the Beavers named Steven Jackson, whom you may have heard of. This will mark Utah's third appearance in the Las Vegas Bowl, while Boise State makes their debut.
The 2010 Las Vegas Bowl kicks off at 8 p.m. EST, Wednesday, December 22. The game will be televised on ESPN. Browse our complete 2010 college football postseason schedule, and connect with Broncos and Utes fans at SB Nation's ONBUG and Block U.
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