2006 Las Vegas Bowl
| 2006 Pioneer PureVision Las Vegas Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 21, 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | Network ESPN2 | | |||||||||||||||||
The 2006 Las Vegas Bowl was an
PST at 40,000-seat Sam Boyd Stadium in Whitney, Nevada, where the bowl has been played since 1992. It was televised on ESPN
.
Starting in 2001, the
Pacific-10 Conference
(Pac-10), with organizers having first choice of bowl-eligible teams from the MWC, and the fourth or fifth choice (alternating annually) of bowl-eligible teams from the Pac-10.
Game summary
Riding a 9-game winning streak entering the game, a veteran BYU squad led by seniors
Pac-10
.
Statistics
| Statistics | BYU | ORE |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 30 | 14 |
| Plays–yards | 78-548 | 64-260 |
| Rushes–yards | 31-173 | 30-94 |
| Passing yards | 375 | 166 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 28-47-2 | 16-34-2 |
| Time of possession | 20:59 | 14:55 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| BYU | Passing | John Beck | 28/46, 375 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Curtis Brown | 17 carries, 120 yards, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Johnny Harline | 9 receptions, 181 yards, 1 TD | |
| Oregon | Passing | Dennis Dixon | 10/20, 122 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Dennis Dixon | 10 carries, 51 yards | |
| Receiving | Brian Paysinger | 1 reception, 47 yards, 1 TD |
Additional notes
- This was the Cougars' first bowl victory since defeating Kansas State in the 1997 Cotton Bowl Classic.
- Oregon wore their black-black home uniform with a unique logo-less helmet.
- The official attendance of 44,615 set a new stadium record and was the largest crowd ever attend a team sports event in the state of Nevada.
References
- ^ "NCAA.com â€" The Official Website of NCAA Championships | NCAA.com". Ncaafootball.com. Retrieved May 7, 2022.