1995 Las Vegas Bowl

August 2023 May 2026 1995 Las Vegas Bowl Sam Boyd Stadium from the air July 2014.jpg Sam Boyd Stadium in Whitney, Nevada, hosted the Las Vegas Bowl. 4th Las Vegas Bowl 1995 Toledo Rockets University of Toledo Nevada Wolf Pack University of Nevada 10–0–1 MAC 9–2 Big West Gary Pinkel Chris Ault 25 NR 7 14 6 7 6 7 7 10 10 3 December 14 Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, Nevada Wasean Tait (RB, Toledo) Toledo by 1 point https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8QMqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bQMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5995%2C4376192 Toledo Blade Ohio Hackenberg Dave Year's first bowl the ultimate offensive show December 14, 1995 32https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uUVWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=c-sDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4662%2C3523723 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon The Latest Line: College Bowl Games December 14, 1995 4C Jack Gatto 11,127 175,000 per teamhttp://www.infoplease.com/ipsa/A0765434.html 1995-96 Season: Per Team Payouts: | Infoplease ESPN The 1995 Las Vegas Bowl was an American college football bowl game played on December 14 at Sam Boyd Stadium in Whitney, Nevada.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8gMqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bQMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5851%2C4856401 Toledo Blade Ohio Hackenberg Dave Rockets win bowl in overtime December 15, 1995 35https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ukVWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=c-sDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4873%2C3814693 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Tait's 4 TDs lift Toledo December 15, 1995 5C The fourth edition of the annual Las Vegas Bowl, the Thursday night game was a bowl rematch of the Toledo Rockets and Nevada Wolf Pack, who had played in Reno during the regular season. Toledo came into the game undefeated at 10–0–1, and Nevada had two losses. This was the first Division I-A game to go into overtime, as the overtime rule was adopted starting with the 1995 bowl season. It remains the only Las Vegas Bowl to go to overtime, with Toledo winning 40–37 and capping an undefeated season.Kelly Whiteside Overtime system still excites coaches https://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/2006-08-24-overtime_x.htm USA Today August 25, 2006 September 25, 2009 September 6, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100906111441/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/2006-08-24-overtime_x.htm live Game summary In the first quarter, quarterback Ryan Huzjak scored on a 31-yard rushing touchdown, giving Toledo an early 7–0 lead. Nevada's Ken Minor scored on a 2-yard touchdown run, making it a 7–7 tie. In the second quarter, Wasean Tait scored on touchdown runs of 18 and 31 yards as Toledo claimed a 21–7 lead. With a minute left in the first half, Minor scored on a 1-yard touchdown run, as Nevada cut the deficit to 21–14 at halftime. In the third quarter, Damon Shea kicked a 34-yard field goal to make the score 21–17 in favor of Toledo. Dwayne Harris of Toledo scored on a 16-yard touchdown run, but a missed extra point kept the margin at ten points. Nevada's Eric Bennett came back to score on a 4-yard touchdown run, to reduce Toledo's lead to three points at the end of three quarters. In the fourth quarter, Tait scored on a 36-yard touchdown run to push the lead back up to 34–24 for Toledo. Minor answered with his third rushing touchdown of the game from a yard out, and Shea kicked a 26-yard field goal to tie the game at 34, which headed to overtime. In overtime, Nevada was stopped and Shea kicked his third field goal, a 22-yarder to give the Wolf Pack its first lead of the game. Toledo needed just four running plays to win, as Tait rushed for his fourth touchdown from two yards as Toledo won 40–37 to cap an undefeated season. The Rockets finished at #24 in both major polls.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lk4xAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cAMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1993%2C623292 Toledo Blade Ohio wire reports UT 24th in final poll January 4, 1996 29 See also List of college football post-season games that were rematches of regular season games References External links Review of game by Los Angeles Times Las Vegas Bowl Category:Las Vegas Bowl Category:Nevada Wolf Pack football bowl games Category:Toledo Rockets football bowl games Category:December 1995 sports events in the United States Las Vegas Bowl