| 2010 Maaco Bowl Las Vegas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 19th Las Vegas Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Sam Boyd Stadium inWhitney, Nevada, hosted the Las Vegas Bowl. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 22, 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Sam Boyd Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Whitney, Nevada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | QBKellen Moore, Boise State | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Boise St. by 16.5[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National anthem | Boyz II Men | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Jack Folliard (Pac-10) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 41,923 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$1 million | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nielsen ratings | 3.3 / 5.36M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The2010 Maaco Bowl Las Vegas was anNCAA-sanctionedDivision I FBS post-seasoncollege footballbowl game. The game was played Wednesday, December 22, 2010, at 5 p.m.PST at 40,000-seatSam Boyd Stadium nearLas Vegas, broadcast onESPN. The game featuredUtah againstBoise State.[3][4]
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, defeatingFresno State 17–16 in1999 and beatingUSC 10–6 in2001. The 1999 victory over Fresno State started the nine game bowl winning streak.[3]
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 the2010 Fiesta Bowl.
| Scoring Play | Score | ||
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| 1st Quarter | |||
| UTAH - Joe Phillips 44-yard kick, 0:56 | UTAH 3–0 | ||
| 2nd Quarter | |||
| BSU - Doug Martin 84-yard run (Kyle Brotzman kick), 8:39 | BSU 7–3 | ||
| BSU - Kyle Brotzman 29-yard kick, 2:27 | BSU 10–3 | ||
| BSU -Kellen Moore 25-yard pass toTyler Shoemaker (Two-point conversion failed), 0:18 | BSU 16–3 | ||
| 3rd Quarter | |||
| BSU - Kellen Moore 18-yard pass toAustin Pettis (Kyle Brotzman kick), 8:18 | BSU 23–3 | ||
| 4th Quarter | |||
| BSU - Kyle Brotzman 21-yard kick, 8:49 | BSU 26–3 | ||
| Statistics | Utah | Boise State |
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| First Downs | 8 | 23 |
| Total offense, plays-yards | 53-198 | 77-543 |
| Rushes-yards (net) | 29-107 | 37-202 |
| Passes, Comp-Att-Yds | 10-24-91 | 29-40-341 |
| Fumbles-Interceptions | 3-0 | 3-1 |
| Time of Possession | 23:32 | 33:15 |
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 theBroncos in 2006. That matchup was played inSalt Lake City. The Maaco Bowl Las Vegas marked the first time that the programs met in a bowl game.
Utah left theMountain West Conference for thePac-12 Conference after the season, while Boise State joined the MWC from theWestern Athletic Conference.