How much do you know about the Las Vegas Bowl? — QUIZ

By KIRA TERRY LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

December 16, 2016 - 4:44 pm

Las Vegas showgirls, Jennifer Gagliano, left, holding a helmet of SanDiego State University and Jennifer Autry holding a helmet of University of Huston during a news conference regarding the Las Vegas Bowl at Topgolf Las Vegas, Sunday, Dec. 4, 2016. Houston will face the Mountain West Champion SanDiego State in the 25th Las Vegas Bowl. (Chitose Suzuki/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @chitosephoto

The first nationally televised college football bowl game of the season kicks off Saturday here in Las Vegas. The Houston Cougars will face the San Diego Aztecs in the Las Vegas Bowl at Sam Boyd Stadium at 12:30 p.m. PST, and the game will be broadcast live on ABC.

The bowl is celebrating a milestone this year as its 25th year, and for the first time in 12 years, the bowl is without a sponsor.

Ahead of the game, we want to test your knowledge to see how much you know about the Las Vegas Bowl and its history.

Take our quiz below:

Contact Kira Terry at kterry@reviewjournal.com or 702-477-3880. Follow @kiraterry on Twitter.

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