Poinsettia Bowl officials didn't get the hometown team, San Diego State, because the Aztecs downed the Cowboys 27-24 in the MWC championship game at Laramie on Saturday night and are headed to the Las Vegas Bowl. But they are thrilled with the pairing of two former foes from bordering states who have the reputation of traveling well.
The Cougars played in the Poinsettia Bowl in 2012 and outdrew SDSU fans at Qualcomm in a 23-6 victory. It will be the 12th-straight bowl appearance for BYU, and first bowl for Wyoming since it lost 35-17 to Temple in the New Mexico Bowl in 2011.