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About the Pioneer PureVision Las Vegas Bowl
The Las Vegas Bowl is an NCAA-sanctioned Division I-A post-season college football bowl game that has been played annually at 40,000-seat Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada, since 1992. The game features a matchup of teams from the Pac-10 Conference and the Mountain West Conference. The game is currently sponsored by Pioneer and is officially titled the Pioneer PureVision Las Vegas Bowl.
The bowl was previously known as the SEGA Sports Las Vegas Bowl from 2001 to 2002.
Sam Boyd Stadium is a football stadium located in Las Vegas, Nevada. The stadum is named after Sam Boyd. The stadium consists of an uncovered horseshoe-shaped single-decked bowl. Temporary seating is occasionally erected in the open north end zone as needed. The stadium is the home of the UNLV football team.
The stadium was completed in 1971 at a cost of $3.5 million.
An $18 million renovation in 1999 raised the seating capacity to 40,000. It hosted the Las Vegas Posse of the CFL in 1994 and the Las Vegas Outlaws of the XFL in 2001. It is also the site of the annual Las Vegas Bowl.
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