1992 Las Vegas Bowl

August 2023 May 2026 January 2015 Las Vegas Bowl 1st Las Vegas Bowl Sam Boyd Stadium from the air July 2014.jpg Sam Boyd Silver Bowl in East Las Vegas, Nevada, hosted the Las Vegas Bowl. December 18 1992 1992 Nevada Wolf Pack 7–4 Chris Ault Big West 3 0 21 10 QB Erik White (Bowling Green) Bowling Green Falcons 9–2 Gary Blackney MAC 14 14 0 7 ESPN Ron Franklin Mike Gottfried & Sharlene Hawkes bg Sam Boyd Silver Bowl East Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. yes David Neal (MAC);(split crew: MAC and Big West) 15,476 The 1992 Las Vegas Bowl was an American college football bowl game played at Sam Boyd Silver Bowl in East Las Vegas, Nevada, on December 18, 1992. It was inaugural Las Vegas Bowl and the first game of the bowl season that concluded the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. The game featured the Bowling Green Falcons, champions of the Mid-American Conference (MAC), and the Nevada Wolf Pack, champions of the Big West Conference. Bowling Green won the game by a score of 35–34. Background Both teams were champions of their respective conferences. Nevada won the Big West Conference for the first time in their first season in Division I-A. This was their first bowl game appearance since 1949. Bowling Green was champion of the Mid-American Conference for the second straight year. This was their fourth bowl game appearance in ten years. Game summary The first half and the second half were two very different halves for both teams. Bowling Green scored on their first four possessions with two rushing touchdowns by Jackson, a touchdown pass by Erik White and a touchdown pass from Smith. Nevada could only respond with a field goal as they trailed 28–3 at halftime. But the second half is when Nevada came alive, as Chris Vargas threw two touchdowns and Holmes ran in for a touchdown to trail only 28–24 as the fourth quarter began. Reeves ran for a touchdown to give the Wolf Pack a 31–28 lead and Terelak made a short field goal to increase their lead to 34–28 with 7:13 remaining. Bowling Green drove to Nevada's six after failing to convert on 4th down. Nevada had to punt the ball after only gaining one first down, but Steve Lester's punt went errant and the Falcons recovered at the Wolf Pack 15 with 1:45 to go. After a pass play got them to the three yard line, the Falcons were stifled twice to set up fourth down with less than 30 seconds to go. White scrambled and found Dave Hankins with 22 seconds remaining in the back of the endzone for a touchdown. Brian Leaver kicked in the extra point to give the Falcons their second straight bowl win. White was the first MVP of the Las Vegas Bowl, having gone 24 of 40 for 245 yards.http://bgsufalcons.com/documents/2013/7/30/Pages_111-137.pdf?id=3596 1992 Las Vegas Bowl 121 Bowling Green Falcons Football Media Guide Bowling Green Falcons Athletics January 11, 2015 Aftermath This remains Bowling Green's only Las Vegas Bowl appearance. They did not return to a bowl game again until 2003. Nevada returned two more times in the decade, 1995 and 1996. Statistics Statistics BG Nevada First downs 25 21 Yards rushing 157 94 Yards passing 253 344 Total yards 410 438Punts-Average 5-23.2 4-16.7Fumbles-Lost 0-0 3-2Interceptions 0 0Time of Possession 33:35 26:25 References Las Vegas Bowl Category:Las Vegas Bowl Category:Bowling Green Falcons football bowl games Category:Nevada Wolf Pack football bowl games Las