1995 Las Vegas Bowl

1995 Las Vegas Bowl
Toledo Rockets Nevada Wolf Pack
(10–0–1) (9–2)
MAC Big West
40 37
Head coach: 
Gary Pinkel		 Head coach: 
Chris Ault
APCoaches
25NR
1234OT Total
Toledo 714676 40
Nevada 7710103 37
DateDecember 14, 1995
Season1995
StadiumSam Boyd Stadium
LocationWhitney, Nevada
MVPWasean Tait (RB, Toledo)
FavoriteToledo by 1 point [1][2]
RefereeJack Gatto
Attendance11,127
PayoutUS$175,000 per team[3]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
Las Vegas Bowl
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The 1995 Las Vegas Bowl was an American college football bowl game played on December 14 at Sam Boyd Stadium in Whitney, Nevada.[4][5] 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.[5] It remains the only Las Vegas Bowl to go to overtime, with Toledo winning 40–37 and capping an undefeated season.[6]

  1. ^ Hackenberg, Dave (December 14, 1995). "Year's first bowl the ultimate offensive show". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). p. 32.
  2. ^ "The Latest Line: College Bowl Games". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). December 14, 1995. p. 4C.
  3. ^ "1995-96 Season: Per Team Payouts: | Infoplease".
  4. ^ Hackenberg, Dave (December 15, 1995). "Rockets win bowl in overtime". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). p. 35.
  5. ^ a b "Tait's 4 TDs lift Toledo". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. December 15, 1995. p. 5C.
  6. ^ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. Archived from the original on September 6, 2010. Retrieved September 25, 2009.