The 2008 Pioneer Las Vegas Bowl was an NCAA-sanctioned Division I FBS post-season college football bowl game between the BYU Cougars (third place overall in the Mountain West Conference) and the Arizona Wildcats (fifth pick from the Pacific-10 Conference). The game was played on December 20, 2008, starting at 5 p.m. PST at 40,000-seat off campus Sam Boyd Stadium of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
The Wildcats stunned the 16th ranked Cougars in the coldest Las Vegas Bowl in history, 31–21. It was televised on ESPN. The announcers were Mike Patrick and Todd Blackledge with the sideline reporting by Holly Rowe. Starting in 2001, the Las Vegas Bowl featured a matchup of teams from Mountain West and the Pac-10.
Scoring summary Scoring Play Score 1st QuarterArizona - Nic Grigsby 1-yard TD run (Jason Bondzio kick), 6:23Arizona 7-0 2nd QuarterArizona - Bondzio 31-yard FG, 9:21Arizona 10-0BYU - Harvey Unga 1-yard TD run (Mitch Payne kick), 6:50Arizona 10-7 3rd QuarterBYU - Andrew George 1-yard TD pass from Max Hall (Payne kick), 11:21BYU 14-10Arizona - Delashaun Dean 37-yard TD pass from Willie Tuitama (Bondzio kick), 7:07Arizona 17-14Arizona - Chris Gronkowski 24-yard TD pass from Tuitama (Bondzio kick), :25Arizona 24-14 4th QuarterArizona - Tuitama 6-yard TD run (Bondzio kick), 6:09Arizona 31-14BYU - Hall 1-yard TD run (Payne kick), 3:38Arizona 31-21
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