2010 Maaco Bowl Las Vegas

August 2023 May 2026 Maaco Bowl Las Vegas Sam Boyd Stadium from the air July 2014.jpg Sam Boyd Stadium in Whitney, Nevada, hosted the Las Vegas Bowl. 19th Las Vegas Bowl December 22 2010 2010 Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, Nevada University of Utah Utah Utes 10–2 20 19 19 Kyle Whittingham Mountain West 3 0 0 0 Boise State University Boise State Broncos 11–1 10 10 10 Chris Petersen WAC 0 16 7 3 QB Kellen Moore, Boise State Boise St. by 16.5The Tuscaloosa News, December 22, 2010 Boyz II Men Jack Folliard (Pac-10) 41,923 1 million ESPN Brent Musburger (play-by-play) Kirk Herbstreit (color) Tom Rinaldi (sideline)http://www.espnmediazone3.com/us/2010/12/college_football_bowl_sked/ ESPN, ABC, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN Radio and ESPN3.com College Football Bowl Schedule ESPN Media Zone December 7, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101210054154/http://www.espnmediazone3.com/us/2010/12/college_football_bowl_sked/ December 10, 2010 dead 3.3 / 5.36M The 2010 Maaco Bowl Las Vegas was an NCAA-sanctioned Division I FBS post-season college football bowl game. The game was played Wednesday, December 22, 2010, at 5 p.m. PST at 40,000-seat Sam Boyd Stadium near Las Vegas, broadcast on ESPN. The game featured Utah against Boise State.http://www.lvbowl.com/media.php?id=76 #21 Utah Accepts Bid To MAACO Bowl Las Vegas XIX Maaco Bowl Las Vegas December 1, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101204234130/http://www.lvbowl.com/media.php?id=76 December 4, 2010 dead http://www.lvbowl.com/media.php?id=77 Boise State Accepts At-Large Bid To MAACO Bowl Las Vegas XIX Maaco Bowl Las Vegas December 5, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101209020014/http://www.lvbowl.com/media.php?id=77 December 9, 2010 dead Teams Utah Utes 2010 Utah Utes football team Utah was one of the teams participating in the 2010 bowl. The Utes entered the game with the longest current bowl winning streak at nine games and had never lost a bowl game under current head coach Kyle Whittingham. Utah entered the game with a 10–2 overall record and a #19 ranking in the BCS poll. The Utes had played in the Las Vegas bowl twice before, defeating Fresno State 17–16 in 1999 and beating USC 10–6 in 2001. The 1999 victory over Fresno State started the nine game bowl winning streak. Boise State Broncos 2010 Boise State Broncos football team Boise State was invited to the bowl after not enough Pac-10 teams were bowl-eligible to meet their contractual requirements. The #10 (BCS) Broncos entered the game with an 11–1 record, their only loss coming at Nevada on November 26; BSU split the WAC title with Nevada and Hawai'i. Before the Nevada game, they were in line for a possible at-large selection to a BCS bowl game. Even at 11–1, they were still eligible as an at-large selection but were not taken. The 2010 game marked BSU's first Maaco Bowl Las Vegas appearance. The Broncos entered with an all-time bowl record of 6–4; in their last bowl appearance, they defeated TCU in the 2010 Fiesta Bowl. Game summary Scoring Scoring Play Score 1st QuarterUTAH - Joe Phillips 44-yard kick, 0:56UTAH 3–0 2nd QuarterBSU - Doug Martin 84-yard run (Kyle Brotzman kick), 8:39BSU 7–3BSU - Kyle Brotzman 29-yard kick, 2:27BSU 10–3BSU - Kellen Moore 25-yard pass to Tyler Shoemaker (Two-point conversion failed), 0:18BSU 16–3 3rd QuarterBSU - Kellen Moore 18-yard pass to Austin Pettis (Kyle Brotzman kick), 8:18BSU 23–3 4th QuarterBSU - Kyle Brotzman 21-yard kick, 8:49BSU 26–3 Statistics Statistics Utah Boise State First downs 8 23 Total offense, plays-yards 53-198 77-543Rushes-yards (net)29-107 37-202 Passes, Comp-Att-Yds 10-24-91 29-40-341Fumbles-Interceptions3-0 3-1 Time of Possession 23:32 33:15 Game notes The two schools, which have been considered among the best non-AQ programs in the Football Bowl Subdivision, had previously met on six occasions. Boise State held a 4–2 advantage in prior matchups. The previous meeting between the two schools was a 36–3 win by the Broncos in 2006. That matchup was played in Salt Lake City. The Maaco Bowl Las Vegas marked the first time that the programs met in a bowl game. Utah left the Mountain West Conference for the Pac-12 Conference after the season, while Boise State joined the MWC from the Western Athletic Conference. References Maaco Bowl Las Vegas Category:Las Vegas Bowl Category:Boise State Broncos football bowl games Category:Utah Utes football bowl games Las Vegas Bowl Category:December 2010 sports events in the United States Category:21st century in Las Vegas