1997 Las Vegas Bowl

College football game

1997 Las Vegas Bowl presented by Reno Air

| Oregon Ducks | Air Force Falcons

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(6-5) | (10-2)
Pac-10 | WAC
41 | 13
Head coach:
Mike Bellotti | Head coach:
Fisher DeBerry
|  | AP| Coaches| BA

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23| 21| 23
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Oregon | 13| 13| 8| 7 | 41
Air Force | 0| 0| 13| 0 | 13
Date| December 20, 1997
Season| 1997
Stadium| Sam Boyd Stadium
Location| Whitney, Nevada
Referee| Randy Christal (Big 12)
Payout| US$800,000 per team[1]
|  Las Vegas Bowl

< 1996 |  1998 >

The 1997 Las Vegas Bowl was the sixth edition of the annual college football bowl game, held at Sam Boyd Stadium in Whitney, Nevada on Saturday, December 20, 1997. It featured the Oregon Ducks, and the Air Force Falcons. Despite being decisive underdogs, Oregon soundly defeated the nationally ranked Air Force team.

## Game summary

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Oregon scored first on a 69-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Akili Smith to wide receiver Pat Johnson for a 7–0 Oregon lead. The big plays continued for Oregon, as running back Saladin McCullough rushed 76 yards for a touchdown, but the extra point attempt failed, and Oregon had a 13–0 lead.

In the second quarter, Oregon blocked an Air Force punt, and Kevin Parker recovered it in the end zone for another Oregon touchdown, but again the extra point failed, and Oregon had a 19–0 lead. Jason Maas threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to Tony Hartley to put the Ducks up 26–0 at halftime.

In the third quarter, Air Force finally got on the scoreboard, with a 1-yard touchdown run from Blane Morgan to make it 26–7. Later in the third quarter, Jason Maas threw a 26-yard touchdown pass to Tony Hartley, and a successful two-point conversion made it 34–7. Air Force scored its final touchdown, on a 45-yard runback of a fumble by Bryce Fisher. The 2-point conversion attempt failed, leaving the score at 34–13. Oregon scored its final points on a 78-yard touchdown pass from Maas to Pat Johnson, making the final score 41–13.

## References

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1. ^ "CNN/SI - College Bowl - College Bowl Payouts - December 12, 1997". Archived from the original on February 16, 2012. Retrieved December 24, 2008.

## External links

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* Review of game by USA Today

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