Holiday Bowl

Not to be confused with a bowling alley in Los Angeles, the Holiday Bowl is a Division I FBS college football postseason bowl game played after the completion of the regular season. As a part of ESPN bowl season and bowl challenge cup, the Holiday Bowl is held at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego, California. With bowl game tie-ins with the Pac-12 and ACC, the Holiday Bowl has previously been connected to the Big 12, Big Ten and WAC over the years. The Holiday Bowl was originally formed in 1978 after the WAC lost their tie-in with the Fiesta Bowl when Arizona and Arizona State left the conference for the (then) Pac-10 Conference. It is one of tow non-New Year’s Six bowl games to host a game that clinched a National Championship, as BYU defeated Michigan in 1984 to claim the title. One of the few bowl games that always keeps their main name, the Holiday Bowl is no different than other games with a variety of title sponsors. Previous title sponsors include SeaWorld, Thrifty Car Rental, Pacific Life Insurance, and the San Diego County Credit Union. The 2023 and 2024 Holiday Bowl have DirecTV as the title sponsor.

 

Historic Holiday Bowl teams & scores

  • 2024 Holiday Bowl – Syracuse vs. Washington State – December 27, 2024
  • 2023 Holiday Bowl – USC 42 – Louisville 28
  • 2022 Holiday Bowl – Oregon 28 – North Carolina 27
  • 2021 Holiday Bowl – Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
  • 2020 Holiday Bowl – Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
  • 2019 Holiday Bowl – Iowa 49 – USC 24
  • 2018 Holiday Bowl – Northwestern 31 – Utah 20
  • 2017 Holiday Bowl – Michigan State 42 – Washington State 17
  • 2016 Holiday Bowl – Minnesota 17 – Washington State 12
  • 2015 Holiday Bowl – Wisconsin 23 – USC 21
  • 2014 Holiday Bowl – USC 45 – Nebraska 42
  • 2013 Holiday Bowl – Texas Tech 37 – Arizona St 23
  • 2012 Holiday Bowl – Baylor 49 – UCLA 26
  • 2011 Holiday Bowl – Texas 21 – California 10
  • 2010 Holiday Bowl – Washington 19 – Nebraska 7
  • 2009 Holiday Bowl – Nebraska 33 – Arizona 0
  • 2008 Holiday Bowl – Oregon 42 – Oklahoma St 31
  • 2007 Holiday Bowl – Texas 52 – Arizona State 34
  • 2006 Holiday Bowl – California 45 – Texas A&M 10
  • 2005 Holiday Bowl – Oklahoma 17 – Oregon 14
  • 2004 Holiday Bowl – Texas Tech 45 – California 31 – Dec. 30, 2004
  • 2003 Holiday Bowl – Washington State 28 – Texas 20 – Dec. 30, 2003
  • 2002 Holiday Bowl – Kansas State 34 – Arizona State 27 – Dec. 27, 2002
  • 2001 Holiday Bowl – Texas 47 – Washington 43 – Dec. 28, 2001
  • 2000 Holiday Bowl – Oregon 35 – Texas 30 – Dec. 29, 2000
  • 1999 Holiday Bowl – Kansas State 24 – Washington 20 – Dec. 29, 1999
  • 1998 Holiday Bowl – Arizona 23 – Nebraska 20 – Dec. 30, 1998
  • 1997 Holiday Bowl – Colorado St. 35 – Missouri 24 – Dec. 29, 1997
  • 1996 Holiday Bowl – Colorado 33 – Washington 21 – Dec. 30, 1996
  • 1995 Holiday Bowl – Kansas St. 54 – Colorado St. 21 – Dec. 29, 1995
  • 1994 Holiday Bowl – Michigan 24 – Colorado St. 14 – Dec. 30, 1994
  • 1993 Holiday Bowl – Ohio State 28 – BYU 21 – Dec. 30, 1993
  • 1992 Holiday Bowl – Hawaii 27 – Illinois 17 – Dec. 30, 1992
  • 1991 Holiday Bowl – BYU 13 – Iowa 13 – Dec. 30, 1991
  • 1990 Holiday Bowl – Texas A&M 65 – BYU 14 – Dec. 29, 1990
  • 1989 Holiday Bowl – Penn State 50 – BYU 39 – Dec. 29, 1989
  • 1988 Holiday Bowl – Oklahoma State 62 – Wyoming 14 – Dec. 30, 1988
  • 1987 Holiday Bowl – Iowa 20 – Wyoming 19 – Dec. 30, 1987
  • 1986 Holiday Bowl – Iowa 39 – San Diego State 38 – Dec. 30, 1986
  • 1985 Holiday Bowl – Arkansas 18 – Arizona State 17 – Dec. 22, 1985
  • 1984 Holiday Bowl – BYU 24 – Michigan 17 – Dec. 21, 1984
  • 1983 Holiday Bowl – BYU 21 – Missouri 17 – Dec. 23, 1983
  • 1982 Holiday Bowl – Ohio State 47 – BYU 17 Dec. 17, 1982
  • 1981 Holiday Bowl – BYU 38 – Washington State 36 – Dec. 18, 1981
  • 1980 Holiday Bowl – BYU 46 – SMU 45 – Dec. 19, 1980
  • 1979 Holiday Bowl – Indiana 38 – BYU 37 – Dec. 21, 1979
  • 1978 Holiday Bowl – Navy 23 – BYU 16 – Dec. 22, 1978