1998 Las Vegas Bowl
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The 1998 edition to the Las Vegas Bowl was the 7th edition of that annual game. It featured the , and the North Carolina Tar Heels
. It remains the only bowl game in NCAA history where three teams participated in it that started the season 0-3.
San Diego State scored first after receiver Lonny Mitchell recovered a San Diego State fumble and advanced it 60 yards for a touchdown, putting the Aztecs up 7-0. North Carolina got back into the game with field goals of 32 and 23 yards from Josh McGee, to pull the Tar Heels to within 7-6. Quarterback Ronald Curry
took off on a 48 yard touchdown run, but a missed extra point left the score at 12-7, North Carolina.
In the second quarter, safety David Bomar recovered a blocked punt in the end zone for a touchdown, and a two point conversion made the score 20-7 North Carolina. North Carolina would not score for the rest of the game. Before halftime, Nate Tandberg kicked a 32 yard field goal to pull SDSU to within 20-10. Later in the fourth quarter, he drilled another 38 yard field goal, to make it 20-13 UNC. North Carolina would hold on to win the game by that margin.
1998 North Carolina Tar Heels football team
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. It remains the only bowl game in NCAA history where three teams participated in it that started the season 0-3.
San Diego State scored first after receiver Lonny Mitchell recovered a San Diego State fumble and advanced it 60 yards for a touchdown, putting the Aztecs up 7-0. North Carolina got back into the game with field goals of 32 and 23 yards from Josh McGee, to pull the Tar Heels to within 7-6. Quarterback Ronald Curry
Ronald Curry
Ronald Antonio Curry is an American football wide receiver, currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the seventh round of the 2002 NFL Draft after playing college football at North Carolina....
took off on a 48 yard touchdown run, but a missed extra point left the score at 12-7, North Carolina.
In the second quarter, safety David Bomar recovered a blocked punt in the end zone for a touchdown, and a two point conversion made the score 20-7 North Carolina. North Carolina would not score for the rest of the game. Before halftime, Nate Tandberg kicked a 32 yard field goal to pull SDSU to within 20-10. Later in the fourth quarter, he drilled another 38 yard field goal, to make it 20-13 UNC. North Carolina would hold on to win the game by that margin.