This was the fourth meeting between Northwestern and Utah. Entering the game, the Wildcats held a 2–1 series lead, including a win over the Utes in the 2018 Holiday Bowl.[6]
The Utes entered the game with an 8–4 record (5–4 in the Pac-12), tied for fourth place in their conference.
This was Utah's sixth Las Vegas bowl, tying in-state rival BYU for the most appearances in the game. Entering the game, the Utes held a 4–1 record in the Las Vegas Bowl, tied with Boise State for most Las Vegas Bowls wins.
This was Utah's final game as a member of the Pac-12, as the Utes committed to join the Big 12 Conference for the 2024 season.
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External linksedit
Game statistics at statbroadcast.com
January 01, 1970
2023, vegas, bowl, college, football, bowl, game, played, december, 2023, allegiant, stadium, paradise, nevada, southwest, adjacent, vegas, 31st, annual, vegas, bowl, featured, utah, utes, from, conference, northwestern, wildcats, from, conference, game, began. The 2023 Las Vegas Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 23 2023 at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise Nevada southwest of adjacent Las Vegas The 31st annual Las Vegas Bowl featured the Utah Utes from the Pac 12 Conference and the Northwestern Wildcats from the Big Ten Conference The game began at approximately 4 30 p m PST and was aired on ABC 4 5 The Las Vegas Bowl was one of the 2023 24 bowl games concluding the 2023 FBS football season The game was sponsored by SRS Distribution a roofing materials and building supplies company and was officially known as the SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl 2023 SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl31st Las Vegas BowlUtah Utes Northwestern Wildcats 8 4 7 5 Pac 12 Big Ten7 14Head coach Kyle Whittingham Head coach David Braun1234 TotalUtah 0007 7Northwestern 0707 14DateDecember 23 2023Season2023StadiumAllegiant StadiumLocationParadise NevadaMVPBen Bryant QB Northwestern 1 FavoriteUtah by 6 5 2 RefereeKevin Boitmann Big 12 3 Attendance20 897United States TV coverageNetworkABCAnnouncersSean McDonough play by play Greg McElroy analyst and Stormy Buonantony sideline International TV coverageNetworkESPN DeportesLas Vegas Bowl lt 2022 2024 gt Contents 1 Teams 1 1 Northwestern Wildcats 1 2 Utah Utes 2 Game summary 2 1 Statistics 3 References 4 External linksTeams editConsistent with conference tie ins the game featured the Northwestern Wildcats from the Big Ten Conference and the Utah Utes from the Pac 12 Conference This was the fourth meeting between Northwestern and Utah Entering the game the Wildcats held a 2 1 series lead including a win over the Utes in the 2018 Holiday Bowl 6 Northwestern Wildcats edit Main article 2023 Northwestern Wildcats football team The Wildcats entered the game with a 7 5 record 5 4 in the Big Ten tied for second place in their conference s West Division This was the first Las Vegas Bowl appearance for Northwestern Utah Utes edit Main article 2023 Utah Utes football team The Utes entered the game with an 8 4 record 5 4 in the Pac 12 tied for fourth place in their conference This was Utah s sixth Las Vegas bowl tying in state rival BYU for the most appearances in the game Entering the game the Utes held a 4 1 record in the Las Vegas Bowl tied with Boise State for most Las Vegas Bowls wins This was Utah s final game as a member of the Pac 12 as the Utes committed to join the Big 12 Conference for the 2024 season Game summary edit2023 SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl Period 1 2 34TotalUtah 0 0 077Northwestern 0 7 0714 at Allegiant Stadium Paradise Nevada Date Saturday December 23 2023Game time 4 30 p m PSTGame weather N A indoor stadium Game attendance 20 897Referee Kevin BoitmannTV announcers ABC Sean McDonough play by play Greg McElroy analyst and Stormy Buonantony sideline Box score Game information First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter NU Camron Johnson 12 yard pass from Ben Bryant Jack Olsen kick 1 20 Wildcats 7 0 Drive 8 plays 78 yards 2 22 Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter UTAH Micah Bernard 6 yard run Cole Becker kick 12 38 Tied 7 7 Drive 8 plays 60 yards 3 59 NU Bryce Kirtz 19 yard pass from Ben Bryant Jack Olsen kick 6 19 Wildcats 14 7 Drive 3 plays 53 yards 0 51 Statistics edit Statistics UTAH NU First downs 13 18 Plays yards 65 211 70 290 Rushes yards 51 138 31 65 Passing yards 73 225 Passing comp att int 9 14 2 24 39 0 Time of possession 34 21 25 39 Team Category Player Statistics Utah Passing Bryson Barnes 8 13 55 yards 2 INT Rushing Ja Quinden Jackson 8 rushes 55 yards Receiving Micah Bernard 3 receptions 24 yards Northwestern Passing Ben Bryant 23 34 222 yards 2 TD Rushing Cam Porter 10 rushes 33 yards Receiving Bryce Kirtz 5 receptions 68 yards TDReferences edit insidenu December 24 2023 Your 2023 Las Vegas Bowl MVP BEN BRYANT Tweet Retrieved December 23 2023 via Twitter Parks James December 11 2023 College football bowl schedule game odds point spreads for 2023 24 Sports Illustrated Retrieved December 12 2023 Austro Ben December 3 2023 2023 24 bowl officiating assignments footballzebras com Retrieved December 6 2023 Straka Dean 2023 24 college football bowl schedule games dates locations kickoff times TV channels CBS Sports Retrieved June 28 2023 Lewis Barry 2023 24 College Football Bowl Schedule Dates Times Announced Sports Illustrated Retrieved June 28 2023 Winsipedia Northwestern Wildcats vs Utah Utes Winsipedia Retrieved December 8 2023 External links editGame statistics at statbroadcast com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2023 Las Vegas Bowl amp oldid 1191544318, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
