Broncos, Huskies Ante Up Saturday

2019 Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas Bowl
No. 19 Boise State (12-1)
vs.
Washington (7-5)
Saturday, Dec. 21 • 5:30 p.m. MT
Las Vegas, Nev. • Sam Boyd Stadium
Series: Tied, 2-2
Last Meeting: Sept. 4, 2015 (Boise State 16, Washington 13 - Boise, Idaho)
TV: ABC (PxP: Bob Wischusen, Analyst: Kirk Herbstreit, Reporter: Molly McGrath)
Radio: Bronco Radio Network (PxP: Bob Behler, Analyst: Pete Cavender)
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BOISE, Idaho - The Boise State football team, ranked No. 18 in both the Associated Press and Coaches Polls and No. 19 in the College Football Playoff Poll, will square off against Washington in the Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas Bowl, Dec. 21 (Saturday). A rematch of the 2012 edition of the bowl game, the Broncos and Huskies are slated to kick at 5:30 p.m. MT in what will be the final bowl game held at Sam Boyd Stadium, and the game will be nationally televised on ABC.

The Broncos will be making their fifth appearance at the Las Vegas Bowl, and are a perfect 4-0 in the game. Boise State has defeated Utah (2010), Arizona State (2011), Washington (2012) and Oregon (2017) in the Las Vegas Bowl.

THE NATION'S WINNINGEST PROGRAM
With Boise State's win over Colorado State and Michigan's loss to Ohio State during the final week of the regular season, the Broncos took over as the winningest team in college football history in terms of percentage. Since becoming a four-year school in 1968, Boise State is now 460-169-2, a winning percentage of .7306. Ohio State is now second (.7300; 924-325-53), while Michigan is third (.7297; 962-345-36).

QUICK HITTERS
…The Broncos' current six-game winning streak is tied with FAU for the sixth-longest in the
country, trailing only Clemson (28), Ohio State (19), LSU (14), Memphis (seven) and Air Force
(seven).
…The Broncos have posted eight come-from-behind wins this season, tied with Memphis for
the most in FBS.
…Boise State has seven wins over bowl-eligible teams this season, tied with Georgia for the
fourth-most nationally. Only CFP participants LSU (nine), Ohio State (nine) and Clemson (eight)
have more.
…From 2014-19, Boise State has 31 wins over teams that finished above .500. The Broncos rank
sixth nationally behind Alabama (50), Clemson (49), Ohio State (44), Georgia (34) and Oklahoma
(34) during that time.

THE SERIES
Boise State and Washington are an even 2-2 in the all-time series, the Broncos' only losses coming on the road in 2007 (24-10) and 2013 (38-6). The victories came in the 2012 MAACO Bowl Las Vegas (28-26), and at Albertsons Stadium in 2015 (16-13).

SENIOR SUCCESS
The Broncos' 2019 senior class is the 21st-straight group that will leave Boise State with at least one conference title. Of those 21 senior classes, 18 left with multiple championships, including 11 with three-or-more. The last senior class without a league championship was the 1998 group. The streak of 21-straight classes is the longest active streak in the country, and tied with Michigan (1975-2002) for the third-longest in NCAA history. BYU (30; 975-2004) and Nebraska (28; 1975-2002) boast the longest streaks in NCAA history.

LAS VEGAS…A SECOND POSTSEASON HOME?
Boise State will make its fifth appearance at the Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas Bowl with Saturday's contest, tied with Utah for the second-most. BYU, with six appearances at the bowl, is the all-time leader.

A HOT HAND IN VEGAS
Boise State brings a hot hand to the tables for this week's Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas Bowl, having won each of its four previous visits. The Broncos went to the Las Vegas Bowl three-straight years from 2010-12, picking up, in order,
wins over No. 20 Utah (26-3), Arizona State (56-24), and Washington (28-26), then returned in 2017, beating Oregon, 38-28.

NOT MUCH PLAYING FROM BEHIND
The Broncos have usually seemed to be the more motivated team in their Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas Bowl appearances, and it is to be seen if that keeps up this Saturday against Washington.

Out of a combined 240 minutes of gameplay over its four previous game appearances, Boise State has trailed its opponent for just 10 minutes, 10 seconds. In 2010, the Broncos trailed Utah, 3-0, for 7:17 from the end to the first quarter to almost halfway into the second before tying the game 3-3. Two years later, Boise State trailed Washington, 26-25, for 2:53 late in the fourth quarter before Michael Frisina's 27-yard field goal with 1:16 to play provided the winning points in the Broncos' 28-26 win.

ANOTHER BOWL REMATCH
Boise State and Washington will face off in Las Vegas for the second time, following the 2010 MAACO Bowl Las Vegas, a 28-26 Bronco win.

It marks the fourth time in program history that Boise State is matched with a program in bowl action for a second time. Technically, it is the third time the Broncos will play an actual, official bowl game against that opponent for the second time (fingers crossed).

The other teams Boise State has been matched with at least twice during bowl season are Louisville (1999 Crucial.com Humanitarian Bowl, 2004 Liberty Bowl), TCU (2003 Fort Worth Bowl, 2008 Poinsettia Bowl, 2010 Fiesta Bowl), and Boston College (2005 MPC Computers Bowl, 2018 SERVPRO First Responder Bowl). The Broncos went 1-1 against the Cardinals and 2-1 against TCU in those bowls, and lost the 2005 MPC Computers Bowl to Boston College before last year's First Responder Bowl was canceled in the first quarter due to lightning.

BOWLING AGAINST THE PAC-12
This year's Las Vegas Bowl matchup against Washington marks the sixth time in which the Broncos have faced off with a Pac-12 team in the postseason. The Broncos are 4-1 all-time against the Pac-12 in bowl games, picking up wins over Arizona State (56-24 at the 2011 MAACO Bowl Las Vegas), Washington (28-26 at the 2012 MAACO Bowl Las Vegas), Arizona (38-30 at the 2014 VIZIO Fiesta Bowl), and Oregon (38-28 at the 2017 Las Vegas Bowl) while the only setback came in a 38-23 loss to Oregon State at the 2013 Sheraton Hawai'i Bowl.

It is important to note that Utah was a member of the Mountain West when Boise State (then a member of the WAC) defeated the Utes, 26-3, at the 2010 MAACO Bowl Las Vegas.

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