Las Vegas Bowl set for Dec. 16

The Las Vegas Bowl announced Wednesday that its 26th annual game will be played Dec. 16 at Sam Boyd Stadium.

Kickoff is scheduled for 12:30 p.m., and the game will be televised by ABC nationally and affiliate KTNV-13 locally. The game will feature the top choice from the Mountain West against the sixth pick from the Pac-12.

Tickets will go on sale June 6, with prices ranging from $35 to $250. More information can be found at lvbowl.com.

“The first Saturday of bowl season has been a great spot for our game, both for fans in the stadium and viewers at home,” Las Vegas Bowl executive director John Saccenti said. “We have enjoyed fantastic weather the last five years at that time of day, and we always love appearing on ABC.”

Last year’s game saw Las Vegan Donnel Pumphrey and San Diego State defeat Houston 34-10. It was Houston’s first appearance in a Las Vegas Bowl game.

This will mark the fifth consecutive year and sixth time overall that the Las Vegas Bowl will appear on ABC. It will be the sixth consecutive Saturday kickoff and 11th in the event’s history. It also will be the bowl’s 11th day game and the earliest date since 1995 when the game was played Dec. 14.