2002 Las Vegas Bowl
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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.
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Date | December 25, 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||
Season | 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||
Stadium | Sam Boyd Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | Whitney, Nevada | ||||||||||||||||||
MVP | Craig Bragg (UCLA)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
Favorite | UCLA by 9.5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Referee | Rogers Redding (SEC) | ||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 30,324[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
Payout | US$800,000 per team[3] | ||||||||||||||||||
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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.