2002 Las Vegas Bowl

The 2002 SEGA Sports Las Vegas Bowl was the 11th edition of the annual college football bowl game. It featured the New Mexico Lobos and the UCLA Bruins. The Bruins defeated the Lobos, 27–13.

2002 SEGA Sports Las Vegas Bowl
1234 Total
New Mexico 6007 13
UCLA 33714 27
DateDecember 25, 2002
Season2002
StadiumSam Boyd Stadium
LocationWhitney, Nevada
MVPCraig Bragg (UCLA)
FavoriteUCLA by 9.5
RefereeRogers Redding (SEC)
Attendance30,324
PayoutUS$800,000 per team

Notably, the game was the first Division I-A college football game to have a female player on the field, Katie Hnida. Also, longtime UCLA assistant coach Ed Kezirian was victorious in his one and only appearance as a head coach. This was the second year in a row that the Las Vegas Bowl was held on Christmas Day.

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