LAS VEGAS - The Pac-12 Conference announced today an extension with Allegiant Stadium that will see the world-class venue host the Pac-12 Football Championship Game, presented by 76®, through the 2023 season, marking a run of three-straight years for the Conference’s title game in Las Vegas. On Friday, Dec. 2, the Pac-12 Championship Game returns to Allegiant Stadium for the second time after debuting there in 2021. Today’s announcement is made in coordination with Allegiant Stadium, the Las Vegas Raiders, Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) and MGM Resorts International.
“As the sports and entertainment capital of the world, Las Vegas has been an amazing home for our premier Pac-12 events and Allegiant Stadium is an amazing setting to host our football championship for our teams, student-athletes and fans,” said Pac-12 Commissioner George Kliavkoff.
Lance Evans, MGM Resorts International’s Senior Vice President of Sports and Sponsorships, said, “MGM Resorts and the Pac-12 Conference have had a long-standing partnership. We look forward to continuing to showcase MGM's brand of hospitality and entertainment to student-athletes and football fans nationwide.”
Allegiant Stadium has hosted the Pac-12 Football Championship Game since 2021, bringing Pac-12 football fans to one of the fastest-growing sports cities in the country, while providing an abundance of travel and entertainment options and elevating the Conference’s marquee football event. Ahead of the 2022 event, the Pac-12 announced a sellout of the game with a new record-setting attendance expected after previously setting the event’s neutral-site record in 2021 with 56,511 total.
“It’s been a pleasure hosting the Pac-12 Football Championship at Allegiant Stadium,” remarked Chris Wright, General Manager of Allegiant Stadium. “We are excited to extend this successful partnership with Pac-12 and the LVCVA and look forward to welcoming next year’s teams and their fans to Las Vegas”.
In addition to serving as home of the NFL’s Las Vegas Raiders and the UNLV football team, Allegiant Stadium is also home to the 2022 Las Vegas Bowl which will feature teams from the Pac-12 and SEC this bowl season.
“We are thrilled to be able to host the Pac-12 Football Championship in the Greatest Arena on Earth for a third-straight year,” added Steve Hill, CEO/president of the LVCVA. “We appreciate our partnership with the Pac-12 conference and are excited to bring this exceptional game back to Las Vegas.”
Raiders President Sandra Douglass Morgan added: “The Raiders are excited to welcome the Pac-12 Championship back to Allegiant Stadium for a third-straight year. The conference title game is a tremendous event and an annual highlight for the Pac-12 institutions and their fans. We are thrilled to be a part of this continuing tradition.”
Also new this season, the Pac-12, in partnership with United Green Energy and Pacific Seafood and collaboration with Allegiant Stadium, will hold the first-ever carbon-neutral Power 5 conference title game in 2022.
About the Pac-12
The Pac-12 Conference is dedicated to developing the next generation of leaders by championing excellence in academics, athletics, and the well-being of our student-athletes. Built on a firm foundation of academic excellence and superior athletic performance, the Pac-12 continues to renew its undisputed claim as the “Conference of Champions,” leading the nation with 544 NCAA team titles overall, over 200 more than the next closest conference. The Pac-12 also wholly owns and operates Pac-12 Networks, the Conference's sports media company that produces and distributes 850 live sporting events each season, making it one of the top live-sports producers in the country. Pac-12 Networks also offers extensive digital content via Pac-12.com, the Pac-12 Now app, Pac-12 official athletics websites and Pac-12 Insider. The Pac-12 Conference is comprised of 12 leading U.S. universities, the University of Arizona, Arizona State University, the University of California, Berkeley, the University of California Los Angeles, the University of Colorado Boulder, the University of Oregon, Oregon State University, Stanford University, the University of Southern California, the University of Utah, the University of Washington and Washington State University. More information on the Pac-12 is available at
Pac-12.com.
About Allegiant Stadium
Located adjacent to the world-famous Las Vegas Strip and home to the Las Vegas Raiders, Allegiant Stadium is an award-winning global events destination. A state-of-the-art, multipurpose venue with a capacity of 65,000, Allegiant Stadium has hosted world-class music artists such as Garth Brooks, The Rolling Stones, Guns N’ Roses, Illenium and BTS with more legendary concerts to come. The fully enclosed stadium is also home to the UNLV Rebels football team and has hosted premier sporting events such as the CONCACAF Gold Cup Final, Pac-12 Championship Game, Las Vegas Bowl, and WWE SummerSlam. The venue also hosted the NFL Pro Bowl in 2022 and has been selected to host Super Bowl LVIII in 2024. Allegiant Stadium is committed to giving back to the community through numerous diversity, inclusion, and community outreach initiatives. For more information on Allegiant Stadium, visit
www.allegiantstadium.com or follow us at @allegiantstadm on Twitter and @allegiantstadium on Instagram.
About MGM Resorts International
MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) is an S&P 500® global entertainment company with national and international locations featuring best-in-class hotels and casinos, state-of-the-art meetings and conference spaces, incredible live and theatrical entertainment experiences, and an extensive array of restaurant, nightlife and retail offerings. MGM Resorts creates immersive, iconic experiences through its suite of Las Vegas-inspired brands. The MGM Resorts portfolio encompasses 33 unique hotel and gaming destinations globally, including some of the most recognizable resort brands in the industry. The Company's 50/50 venture, BetMGM, LLC, offers U.S. sports betting and online gaming through market-leading brands, including BetMGM and partypoker, and the Company’s subsidiary LeoVegas AB offers sports betting and online gaming through market-leading brands in several jurisdictions throughout Europe. The Company is currently pursuing targeted expansion in Asia through the integrated resort opportunity in Japan. Through its “Focused on What Matters: Embracing Humanity and Protecting the Planet”
philosophy, MGM Resorts commits to creating a more sustainable future, while striving to make a bigger difference in the lives of its employees, guests, and in the communities where it operates. The global employees of MGM Resorts are proud of their company for being recognized as one of FORTUNE® Magazine's World's Most Admired Companies®. For more information, please visit us at
www.mgmresorts.com. Please also connect with us @MGMResortsIntl on
Twitter as well as
Facebook and
Instagram.
About the LVCVA
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) is charged with marketing Southern Nevada as a tourism and convention destination worldwide and with operating the 4.6 million square-foot Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC). With 150,000 hotel rooms and 14 million square feet of meeting and exhibit space in Las Vegas alone, the LVCVA's mission centers on attracting leisure and business visitors to the area. The LVCVA also owns the Las Vegas Convention Center Loop, an underground tunnel designed by The Boring Company and the Las Vegas Monorail, an elevated 3.9-mile system with seven stops throughout the resort corridor. For more information, go to
www.lvcva.com,
www.visitlasvegas.com or
www.vegasmeansbusiness.com.
