2005 Las Vegas Bowl
| 2005 Pioneer PureVision Las Vegas Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 14th Las Vegas Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
Sam Boyd Stadium in Whitney, Nevada, hosted the Las Vegas Bowl. | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 22, 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Sam Boyd Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Whitney, Nevada | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Marshawn Lynch, (RB, Cal) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Gil Gelbke (C-USA) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$750,000 per team | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Sean McDonough, Mike Gottfried, and Alex Flanagan | ||||||||||||||||||
The 2005 Pioneer PureVision Las Vegas Bowl was the 14th edition of the annual college football bowl game. It featured the California Golden Bears and the BYU Cougars.