Often times, bowl season provides an opportunity for fans to travel. San Diego is no stranger to visitors from all across the globe. Add a college football bowl game with a popular vacation destination like San Diego and you get a holiday season that is perfect for family travel. Add a college football bowl game with San Diego and you get the Holiday Bowl. Sunny California offers the ideal location for traveling during the cooler holiday months. Not to mention, the Holiday Bowl has increased the economic impact that visitors have on San Diego. So, next time your Pac-12 or Big Ten team plays in the Holiday Bowl, be sure to gather up the kids, put away the coats and head to sunny San Diego — you’ll be making an impact. The Holiday Bowl is the perfect opportunity to experience how college football bowl games are truly BIGGER THAN THE GAME.
HISTORY
| YEAR |
TEAM |
SCORE |
TEAM |
SCORE |
| 2016 |
Minnesota |
17 |
Washington State |
12 |
| 2015 |
Wisconsin |
23 |
USC |
21 |
| 2014 |
USC |
45 |
Nebraska |
42 |
| 2013 |
Texas Tech |
37 |
Arizona State |
23 |
| 2012 |
Baylor |
49 |
UCLA |
26 |
| 2011 |
Texas |
21 |
California |
10 |
| 2010 |
Washington |
19 |
Nebraska |
7 |
| 2009 |
Nebraska |
33 |
Arizona |
|
| 2008 |
Oregon |
42 |
OSU |
31 |
| 2007 |
Texas |
52 |
ASU |
34 |
| 2006 |
California |
45 |
Texas A&M |
10 |
| 2005 |
Oklahoma |
17 |
Oregon |
14 |
| 2004 |
Texas Tech |
45 |
California |
31 |
| 2003 |
WSU |
28 |
Texas |
20 |
| 2002 |
KSU |
34 |
ASU |
27 |
| 2001 |
Texas |
47 |
Washington |
43 |
| 2000 |
Oregon |
35 |
Texas |
30 |
| 1999 |
KSU |
24 |
Washington |
20 |
| 1998 |
Arizona |
23 |
Nebraska |
20 |
| 1997 |
CSU |
35 |
Missouri |
24 |
| 1996 |
Colorado |
33 |
Washington |
21 |
| 1995 |
KSU |
54 |
CSU |
21 |
MEMORABLE GAMES
1980:
BYU trailed 45-25 with less than four minutes remaining, but Jim McMahon threw for a score, Scott Phillips ran in a touchdown after an onside kick, and a blocked punt led to McMahon’s “hail Mary” pass to Clay Brown on the game’s final play.
1984:
BYU claimed the Holiday Bowl’s first national championship game, with Robbie Bosco throwing a 13-yard touchdown pass to Kelly Smith with 1:23 left to give the Cougars a 24-17 win over Michigan.
2001:
After a scoreless first quarter, Texas and Washington tied up in a shootout, with teh Huskies taking a 36-17 lead late in the third quarter before Major Applewhite led the Longhorns to 23 points in a 10-minute spurt and Ivan Williams scored on a three-yard run with 38 seconds left in Texas’ 47-43 win.
STANDOUT PLAYERS
Garland Rivers, DB, Michigan, 1984
Despite the loss to BYU that gave the Cougars the national title, totaled 17 solo tackles against BYU’s high-powered offense.
Barry Sanders, RB, Oklahoma State, 1988
The Heisman Trophy winner rushed for 222 yards and scored five touchdowns in OSU’s 62-14 win over Wyoming. He likely would have broken Craig James’ record of 225 rush yards, but didn’t play at all in the fourth quarter.
Ty Detmer, QB, BYU, 1989
Passed for 576 yards, hitting on 42-of-59 passes, all Holiday Bowl records, in a losing effort against Penn State.
MORE
- With its victory over Michigan in the 1984 Holiday Bowl, BYU finished its season undefeated and was declared national champion.
- The Holiday Bowl’s “Big Flag” is one of the largest ceremonial American flags in the U.S. It measures 100 by 50 yards, covering the entire field, and has been used at Super Bowls, World Series and numerous NFL, NCAA and Major League Baseball events.
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