2004 Las Vegas Bowl
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The 2004 edition of the Pioneer Las Vegas Bowl was the 13th edition of that annual game. It featured the and the Wyoming Cowboys
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Wyoming got on the board first, in the first quarter of action, after Dave Yaussi drilled a field goal from 39 yards out to give the Cowboys a 3-0 lead. Corey Bramlet
's 10-yard strike to Tyler Holden gave the Cowboys a 10-0 lead.
Quarterback Drew Olson
got UCLA on the board with a 29-yard touchdown pass to Jeff Taylor
making the score 10-7. Backup quarterback David Koral, subbing in for the injured Olson, threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to Craig Bragg
to put UCLA up 14-10, a score they would maintain until halftime.
Those two would hook up once again in the third quarter, on a 25-yard pass pattern, which gave UCLA a 21-10 lead, a lead they held throughout the quarter. In the fourth quarter, the Cowboys scored on a trick play, a 12-yard touchdown pass from wide receiver Jovon Bouknight to backup quarterback J. J. Raternick, making it a 21-17 UCLA lead. Starting quarterback Corey Bramlet's 12-yard pass to John Wadkowski with 57 seconds left gave Wyoming a 24-21 lead. Their defense held, and that score became final. Wyoming won its first ever Las Vegas Bowl title.
2004 Wyoming Cowboys football team
The 2004 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cowboys offense scored 318 points while the defense allowed 297 points. Led by head coach Joe Glenn, the Cowboys competed in the Las Vegas Bowl.-Schedule:-External links:*...
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Wyoming got on the board first, in the first quarter of action, after Dave Yaussi drilled a field goal from 39 yards out to give the Cowboys a 3-0 lead. Corey Bramlet
Corey Bramlet
Corey Bramlet is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2006...
's 10-yard strike to Tyler Holden gave the Cowboys a 10-0 lead.
Quarterback Drew Olson
Drew Olson
Drew Martin Olson is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at UCLA...
got UCLA on the board with a 29-yard touchdown pass to Jeff Taylor
Jeff Taylor
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making the score 10-7. Backup quarterback David Koral, subbing in for the injured Olson, threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to Craig Bragg
Craig Bragg
Craig Milton Bragg is an American football wide receiver. He attended UCLA and Bellarmine College Preparatory in San Jose, CA...
to put UCLA up 14-10, a score they would maintain until halftime.
Those two would hook up once again in the third quarter, on a 25-yard pass pattern, which gave UCLA a 21-10 lead, a lead they held throughout the quarter. In the fourth quarter, the Cowboys scored on a trick play, a 12-yard touchdown pass from wide receiver Jovon Bouknight to backup quarterback J. J. Raternick, making it a 21-17 UCLA lead. Starting quarterback Corey Bramlet's 12-yard pass to John Wadkowski with 57 seconds left gave Wyoming a 24-21 lead. Their defense held, and that score became final. Wyoming won its first ever Las Vegas Bowl title.