| 1999 Las Vegas Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 18, 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Sam Boyd Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Whitney, Nevada | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Mike Anderson, Utah | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Alberto Riveron (C-USA) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 28,227 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$750,000 per team[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Dave Barnett (Play by Play) Bill Curry (Analyst) Dave Ryan (Sideline) | ||||||||||||||||||
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The1999 Las Vegas Bowl was the eighth edition of the annualcollege footballbowl game. It featured theFresno State Bulldogs and theUtah Utes.
Fresno State scored first, when Utah placekickerCletus Truhe had his field goal attempt blocked. It was recovered by Fresno State cornerbackPayton Williams and returned 75 yards for a touchdown, to make it 7–0 Fresno State. Running backMike Anderson scored on a 34-yard touchdown run later in the 1st quarter to tie it at 7. He would finish the game with a Las Vegas Bowl record 254 yards rushing, and the game's MVP award. The second quarter would provide no scoring.
Kicker Jeff Hanna gave Fresno State a 10–7 lead in the third quarter with a 27-yard field goal. Mike Anderson would give the lead back to Utah with a 5-yard touchdown run, making it a 14–10 Utah lead. Fresno State scored in the fourth quarter, on a 2-yard touchdown run byDerrick Ward, but the all important extra point was blocked, leaving Fresno State with a 16–14 lead. Utah would later win it on a 33-yardCletus Truhe field goal.
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