1994 Las Vegas Bowl

August 2023 May 2026 Las Vegas Bowl December 15 1994 1994 3 Las Vegas Bowl Sam Boyd Stadium from the air July 2014.jpg Sam Boyd Stadium in Whitney, Nevada, hosted the Las Vegas Bowl. University of Nevada-Las Vegas UNLV Rebels 6–5 Jeff Horton Big West 14 17 14 7 Central Michigan University Central Michigan Chippewas 9–2 Dick Flynn MAC 10 0 0 14 bg Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, Nevada 17,562 Henry Bailey The 1994 Las Vegas Bowl featured the UNLV Rebels and the Central Michigan Chippewas in a bowl rematch of a regular season game between the two teams. Background Central Michigan was in its first year under Dick Flynn, who lead them to a Mid-American Conference (MAC) championship. UNLV tied for second in the Big West Conference as they were making their second bowl game in ten years under first-year head coach Jeff Horton. This was a rematch of an earlier matchup the two teams had earlier in the season, which Central Michigan won, 35–23 at home. Game summary Henry Bailey had four touchdowns on the day for UNLV, three rushing and one passing, with 7 rushes for 79 yards and 5 catches for 101 yards to help win the game for UNLV, who had a 31–10 lead at halftime and led 52–10 after UNLV scored for the last time early in the fourth quarter. Ten touchdowns were scored on the day, seven by UNLV. Central Michigan had more turnovers (4) than touchdowns (3).http://cmuchippewas.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/060210aal.html CMUCHIPPEWAS.COM 1994 Las Vegas Bowl - Official Athletic Site Official Athletic Site - Football 2014-12-25 2016-06-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20160611011927/http://cmuchippewas.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/060210aal.html dead Aftermath Flynn was fired in 1999 after five non-bowl seasons. The Chippewas didn't reach a bowl game again until 2006, the same year they won their next MAC title. Horton was fired before UNLV would reach another bowl game, which they did under John Robinson, in 2000. Statistics Statistics CMU UNLV First downs 22 26 Yards rushing 152 301 Yards passing 224 288 Total yards 376 589Fumbles-Lost 5-2 3-1Interceptions 2 0Penalties-Yards 6-50 8-89Time of Possession 36:34 23:26 See also List of college football post-season games that were rematches of regular season games References Las Vegas Bowl Category:Las Vegas Bowl Category:Central Michigan Chippewas football bowl games Category:UNLV Rebels football bowl games Category:December 1994 sports events in the United States Las