2015 Las Vegas Bowl

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December 19 2015 2015 Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, Nevada Brigham Young University BYU Cougars 9–3 Independent Bronco Mendenhall 0 7 7 14 Utah Utes 9–3 Pac-12 20 20 22 Kyle Whittingham 35 0 0 0 Utah by 2Odds, Los Angeles Times, December 19, 2015 Utah DB Tevin Carterhttp://lvbowl.com/121920153 Carter A Rare MVP From Defense Lima Jesse December 19, 2015 lvbowl.com ESPN Events December 24, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151225061747/http://lvbowl.com/121920153 December 25, 2015 dead Mark Kluczynski (MAC) 42,213 1,350,000 ABCSports USA Brent Musburger, Jesse Palmer, Maria Taylor (ABC)Mike Morgan, Gary Barnett, Jonathan Von Tobel (Sports USA) The 2015 Las Vegas Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game played on December 19, 2015, at Sam Boyd Stadium in the Las Vegas suburb of Whitney, Nevada. The 24th edition of the Las Vegas Bowl featured the BYU Cougars against the Utah Utes, earning the game the moniker the Holy War in Sin City (named for the "Holy War" rivalry game and the "Sin City" nickname for Las Vegas). The game sold out 24 hours after the matchup was announced. It began at 12:30 p.m. PST and aired on ABC. It was one of the 2015–16 bowl games that concluded the 2015 FBS football season. Sponsored by lubricant manufacturer Royal Purple, it was officially known as the Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl.http://lvbowl.com/12022015 BYU Cougars Accept Bid To 2015 Bowl Las Vegas Bowl December 2, 2015 December 2, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151205012929/http://lvbowl.com/12022015 December 5, 2015 dead Teams Holy War (BYU–Utah) The game featured the BYU Cougars against their state rival, the Utah Utes. It was the 96th meeting in the Holy War rivalry, with Utah leading the series 57–34–4 entering the game. The two schools are 50 mi km apart, approximately an hour's drive on Interstate 15.http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,705264774,00.html https://archive.today/20120729030644/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,705264774,00.html dead July 29, 2012 Utah, BYU Football: Rivalry Always Big, but This Year it's Even Bigger Doug Robinson Deseret News August 19, 2009 The name refers to the fact that BYU is owned and administered by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), the largest church in Mormonism, while Utah is a secular and public university with a substantial LDS student population. Their previous meeting before the Las Vegas Bowl was in 2013, when the Utes defeated the Cougars 20–13 in Provo.http://www.winsipedia.com/byu/vs/utah Winsipedia – BYU Cougars vs. Utah Utes football series history Winsipedia In addition to determining the Las Vegas Bowl Champion, the game decided the 2015 Beehive Boot champion. The game cut short a scheduled hiatus in the rivalry; the teams had not played in the 2014 or 2015 regular seasons in but would resume doing so in 2016 to allow Utah to play a home-and-home against Michigan.https://byucougars.com/story/football/113972/byu-face-utah-2015-royal-purple-las-vegas-bowl BYU to Face Utah in 2015 Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl Brigham Young University BYUCougars.com December 6, 2015 November 1, 2021 BYU Cougars 2015 BYU Cougars football team After finishing their regular season with a 9–3 record, bowl director John Saccenti extended an invitation for the Cougars to play in the game, which they accepted.http://byucougars.com/m-football/byu-accepts-invitation-2015-royal-purple-las-vegas-bowl BYU Accepts Invitation to 2015 Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl Brigham Young University BYUCougars.com December 2, 2015 December 2, 2015 December 4, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151204033606/http://byucougars.com/m-football/byu-accepts-invitation-2015-royal-purple-las-vegas-bowl dead This was the Cougars' sixth Las Vegas Bowl, extending their record for most appearances in the game. So far, the Cougars are 3–2 in the Las Vegas Bowl, having appeared in five consecutive games from 2005 until 2009. It was the final game at BYU for head coach Bronco Mendenhall, who accepted the same position with the Virginia Cavaliers on December 4,http://www.dailypress.com/sports/uva/dp-spt-virginia-football-bronco-mendenhall-coach-1205-20151204-story.html Virginia keeps Bronco Mendenhall pursuit a secret, taps him to be Cavaliers' new football coach Norm Wood Daily Press Newport News, VA December 4, 2015 December 5, 2015 and for assistant coaches Robert Anae, Garett Tujague, Mark Atuaia, Jason Beck,http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865643395/BYUs-Robert-Anae-leaving-for-Virginia-taking-3-assistants-with-him.html https://web.archive.org/web/20151210151852/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865643395/BYUs-Robert-Anae-leaving-for-Virginia-taking-3-assistants-with-him.html dead December 10, 2015 BYU's Robert Anae leaving for Virginia, taking 3 assistants with him Dick Harmon Deseret News December 9, 2015 December 9, 2015 Nick Howell, and Kelly Poppinga,http://www.vanquishthefoe.com/2015/12/10/9886202/byu-coaching-search-assistant-coaches-uva BYU assistants Kelly Poppinga, Nick Howell reportedly following Bronco Mendenhall to Virginia Jake Welch SB Nation December 10, 2015 December 10, 2015 who accepted positions on Virginia's new coaching staff. During the postgame interviews, athletic director Tom Holmoe stepped in during one segment and announced that Kalani Sitake had been officially hired to be the new head coach of BYU.http://www.oregonlive.com/beavers/index.ssf/2015/12/kalani_sitake_hired_as_byus_he.html Kalani Sitake hired as BYU's head coach Gina Mizell The Oregonian December 19, 2015 December 19, 2015 Utah Utes 2015 Utah Utes football team The Utes had started the season with 6 straight victories, rising to as high as #3 in the Playoff rankings. However a loss to USC derailed hopes for a playoff bid and conference championship. They lost two of their next five games and finished as co-champions of the South Division. They did not play in the Conference Championship due to their loss to USC. Also, they won the previous year's Las Vegas Bowl, defeating former conference mates Colorado State 45–10. On December 6, it was announced that the Utes were invited to the Las Vegas Bowl. This was their fifth overall Las Vegas Bowl appearance. The Utes posted a 3–1 record overall in the Las Vegas Bowl entering this game.https://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2015/12/6/8576331/las-vegas-bowl-2015-byu-utah-time-date-tv-schedule 2015 Las Vegas Bowl, BYU vs. Utah: Date, time, location and more Adam Stites December 6, 2015 Vox Media SBNation.com Game summary Scoring summary BYU Utah 1 10:59 Utah 6 25 3:18 RushTD Joe Williams 1 good Andy Phillips 0 7 1 10:42 Utah IntTD Tevin Carter 28 good Andy Phillips 0 14 1 9:01 Utah 1 1 0:05 RushTD Joe Williams 1 good Andy Phillips 0 21 1 7:29 Utah IntTD Dominique Hatfield 28 good Andy Phillips 0 28 1 4:38 Utah 5 39 2:06 RushTD Travis Wilson 20 good Andy Phillips 0 35 2 0:36 BYU 13 97 4:16 RecTD Remington Peck Tanner Mangum 3 good Trevor Samson 7 35 3 10:02 BYU 12 72 3:44 RushTD Francis Bernard 10 good Trevor Samson 14 35 4 10:33 BYU 10 65 3:22 RecTD Nick Kurtz Tanner Mangum 5 good Trevor Samson 21 35 4 3:23 BYU 7 60 1:37 RushTD Tanner Mangum 4 good Trevor Samson 28 35 28 35 Source: http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=112019&a=1 2015 Las Vegas Bowl: BYU vs. Utah Stats Stat Broadcast December 19, 2015 Statistics Statistics BYU Utah First downs 21 14 Plays–yards 81–386 63–197 Rushes–yards 71 126 Passing yards 315 71 Passing: Completions/Attempts/Interceptions 25–56–3 9–16–0 Time of possession 26:52 33:08 Team Category Player Statistics BYU Passing Tanner Mangum 25/56, 315 yds, 2 TD, 3 INT Rushing Francis Bernard 7 car, 58 yds, 1 TD Receiving Devon Blackmon 3 rec, 97 yds Utah Passing Travis Wilson 9/16, 71 yds Rushing Joe Williams 25 car, 91 yds, 2 TD Receiving Joe Williams 2 rec, 22 yds References Las Vegas Bowl Category:Las Vegas Bowl Category:BYU Cougars football bowl games Category:Utah Utes football bowl games Las Vegas Bowl Category:December 2015 sports events in the United States