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Date/Time:
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Dec. 22, 8 p.m. ET
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Site:
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Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
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Network:
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ESPN
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History:
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Past Results
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Matchup:
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Head to Head
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Game Recap
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Eathyn Manumaleuna blocked a field goal as time expired to give No. 19 BYU a 17-16 victory over UCLA in the Las Vegas Bowl. Kai Forbath had kicked field goals of 52 and 50 yards to keep the Bruins in it and UCLA drove almost the length of the field in the final 2 minutes to line up Forbath for the potential winner. Full Story | GameCenter | Glog
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Key Players
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Chris Markey, UCLA, RB |
| The senior closed out his career with his second-best performance of the season, rushing for 119 yards on 26 carries. |
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Max Hall, BYU, QB |
| The first-year starter capped a solid season against UCLA, throwing for 231 yards and two touchdowns -- a 14-yarder to Austin Collie and a 13-yard score to Michael Reed. |
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Notes
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UCLA: The Bruins played in their sixth straight bowl game ... DE Bruce Davis and CB Trey Brown were named second-team Walter Camp All-Americans ... Nine Bruins were named to the Pac-10 All-Academic team.
BYU: BYU won consecutive bowl games for the first time since winning the 1994 Copper Bowl and 1996 Cotton Bowl ... BYU lost to UCLA 27-17 earlier in the season despite racking of 391 yards passing ... At No. 17 in the BCS Standings, it is the highest since BYU was ranked No. 12 in 2001.
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Quotable
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"I don't know how I jumped. I don't really have a high vertical."
-- BYU lineman Eathyn Manumaleuna
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Bryan Kehl, Max Hall and Matt Allen celebrate the victory. (AP)
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