2025 Las Vegas Bowl
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| 33rd Las Vegas Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Allegiant Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Paradise, Nevada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Devon Dampier (QB, Utah) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Utah by 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Jason Autrey (SEC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 38,879 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Brock Osweiler (analyst), and Dawn Davenport (sideline) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2025 Las Vegas Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 31, 2025, at Allegiant Stadium located in Paradise, Nevada. The 33rd annual Las Vegas Bowl game began at approximately 12:30 p.m. PST and aired on ESPN.[1][2] The Las Vegas Bowl was one of the 2025–26 bowl games concluding the 2025 FBS football season. The game was sponsored by roofing materials distribution company SRS Distribution and officially known as the SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl.
The Utah Utes from the Big 12 Conference defeated the Nebraska Cornhuskers from the Big Ten Conference, 44–22.[3]
Teams
Consistent with conference tie-ins, the bowl featured a team from the Big Ten Conference, Nebraska, and a former member of the Pac-12 Conference, Utah (who left the Pac-12 for the Big 12 Conference following the 2023 season). Utah became the first Big 12 member to play in a Las Vegas Bowl.
This was the fifth meeting between Nebraska and Utah; Nebraska won the previous four meetings.
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Nebraska won five of their first six games, losing only to #21 Michigan, and were briefly ranked in mid-October. The Cornhuskers lost four of their final six regular-season games and entered the Las Vegas Bowl with a 7–5 record.[4]
Utah Utes
Utah compiled a 10–2 regular-season record, losing only to two ranked opponents, Texas Tech and BYU.[5] The Utes played one other ranked team, Arizona State, whom they defeated by a 42–10 score. Utah entered the Las Vegas Bowl ranked 15th in each of the major polls.
Game summary
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Nebraska | 14 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 22 |
| No. 15 Utah | 7 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 44 |
at Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, Nevada
- Date: Wednesday, December 31, 2025
- Game time: 12:30 p.m. PST
- Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 52 °F (11 °C)
- Game attendance: 38,879
- Referee: Jason Autrey
- TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Brock Osweiler (analyst), and Dawn Davenport (sideline)
- Box score
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Statistics
| Statistics | NEB | UTAH |
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| First downs | 17 | 26 |
| Plays–yards | 65–343 | 76–535 |
| Rushes–yards | 37–161 | 45–225 |
| Passing yards | 182 | 310 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 15–28–1 | 19–31–0 |
| Time of possession | 31:39 | 28:21 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Nebraska | Passing | TJ Lateef | 15/28, 182 yards, TD, INT |
| Rushing | Mekhi Nelson | 12 carries, 88 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Isaiah Mozee | 6 receptions, 48 yards | |
| Utah | Passing | Devon Dampier | 19/31, 310 yards, 2 TD |
| Rushing | Devon Dampier | 19 carries, 148 yards, 3 TD | |
| Receiving | Dallen Bentley | 8 receptions, 28 yards, TD |
References
- ^ "2025-26 College Football Playoff schedule, dates, TV channel, sites". NCAA.com. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ^ "College Football Bowl Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ^ "Devon Dampier Leads No. 15 Utah Past Nebraska in Las Vegas Bowl, 44-22". ESPN. Associated Press. December 31, 2025. Retrieved January 2, 2026.
- ^ "Nebraska Cornhuskers". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 31, 2025.
- ^ "Utah Utes". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 31, 2025.
External links
- Game statistics at statbroadcast.com