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Holiday Bowl Wiki Information
The Holiday Bowl is not to be confused with an unrelated game called the Holiday Bowl which was played in St. Petersburg, Florida from 1957–1960.
This is about the football game. }}For the landmark bowling alley in Los Angeles, California, see Holiday Bowl (building).
The Holiday Bowl
is a post-season NCAA-sanctioned Division I-A college football bowl game that has been played annually at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California, since 1978. The game is currently sponsored by Pacific Life Insurance, so it is known as the Pacific Life Holiday Bowl
; previous title sponsors have been SeaWorld, Thrifty Car Rental, Plymouth, and Culligan.
The bowl was founded in 1978 pitting the Western Athletic Conference champion against an at-large opponent. In the early days, that champion was invariably Brigham Young University. In the inaugural game on December 22, The Midshipmen of the United States Naval Academy came in with an 8–3 record and a commander in chief's trophy and then capped the remarkable season with a 23–16 comeback victory over the highly favored BYU. BYU played in the first seven Holiday Bowls, and later competed in an additional four games, prompting some to call it the "BYU Bowl." Fans remember the 1980 game as having one of the most exciting four minutes in NCAA history when BYU erased a 20 point Southern Methodist lead to win on the final play of the football game. BYU fans simply call the game "The Miracle Bowl."
Four years later, the Cougars, led by their coach, LaVell Edwards, won the national championship in the Holiday Bowl by defeating the University of Michigan, coached by Bo Schembechler, 24–17. It was the first — and only — time that the title was won in a December Bowl Game. Because of the WAC's contract with the Holiday Bowl, BYU, #1 ranked and the only undefeated team in Division I-A going into that season's bowls, was obligated to play in the mid-tier Holiday Bowl against a mediocre (6–5) Michigan squad, a state of affairs that did not go unnoticed by the so-called major bowl games and the five (at the time) top-tier football-playing conferences. A series of bowl game structure changes over the next twenty years served to prevent a repeat of the 1984 Holiday Bowl scenario.
The game currently features the 2nd place Pac-10 team and the 3rd place Big 12 team. The game has recently become a type of "upset" bowl. For the past three years, teams rejected by the BCS have lost to heavy underdogs. In 2005, a 10–1 Oregon team (favored by 3 points while ranked 6th in the nation) playing without its star quarterback Kellen Clemens lost 17–14 to a surging Oklahoma squad that had won six out of its last seven. In 2004, one-loss California was blown out by Big 12 heavyweight Texas Tech, 45–31. In 2003, Big 12 third-place Texas was knocked off by Pac-10 second-place Washington State, led by Matt Kegel. The status of the bowl's conference alignment is in doubt following the announcement that the Pac-10 second-place team will now take part in the Alamo bowl. [1]
One of the more popular (yet unusual) events associated with the Holiday Bowl is the Wiener Nationals, the national championships for the U.S. dachshund racing circuit. [2]
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HOLIDAY BOWL TICKETS
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Previous results
Date Played
| Winning Team
| Losing Team
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December 22, 1978
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| 23
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| 16
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December 21, 1979
| Indiana
| 38
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| 37
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December 19, 1980
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| 46
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| 45
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December 18, 1981
| BYU
| 38
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| 36
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December 17, 1982
| Ohio State
| 47
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| 17
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December 23, 1983
| BYU
| 21
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| 17
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December 21, 1984
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| 24
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| 17
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December 22, 1985
| Arkansas
| 18
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| 17
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December 30, 1986
| Iowa
| 39
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| 38
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December 30, 1987
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| 20
| Wyoming
| 19
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December 30, 1988
| Oklahoma State
| 62
| Wyoming
| 14
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December 29, 1989
| Penn State
| 50
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| 39
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December 29, 1990
| Texas A&M
| 65
| BYU
| 14
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December 30, 1991 [3]
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| 13
| Iowa
| 13
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December 30, 1992
| Hawaii
| 27
| Illinois
| 17
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December 30, 1993
| Ohio State
| 28
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| 21
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December 30, 1994
| Michigan
| 24
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| 14
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December 29, 1995
| Kansas State
| 54
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| 21
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December 30, 1996
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| 33
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| 21
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December 29, 1997
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| 35
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| 24
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December 30, 1998
| Arizona
| 23
| Nebraska
| 20
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December 29, 1999
| Kansas State
| 24
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| 20
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December 29, 2000
| Oregon
| 35
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| 30
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December 28, 2001
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| 47
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| 43
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December 27, 2002
| Kansas State
| 34
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| 27
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December 30, 2003
| Washington State
| 28
| Texas
| 20
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December 30, 2004
| Texas Tech
| 45
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| 31
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December 29, 2005
| Oklahoma
| 17
| Oregon
| 14
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December 28, 2006
| California
| 45
| Texas A&M
| 10
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December 27, 2007
| Texas
| 52
| Arizona State
| 34
| notes [5]
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December 30, 2008
| Oregon
| 42
| Oklahoma St.
| 31
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MVPs
Date played
| MVP(s)
| School
| Position
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December 22, 1978
| Phil McConkey
| Navy
| WR
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Tom Enlow
| BYU
| LB
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December 21, 1979
| Marc Wilson
| BYU
| QB
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Tim Wilbur
| Indiana
| CB
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December 19, 1980
| Jim McMahon
| BYU
| QB
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Craig James
| SMU
| RB
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December 18, 1981
| Jim McMahon
| BYU
| QB
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Kyle Whittingham
| BYU
| LB
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December 17, 1982
| Tim Spencer
| Ohio State
| RB
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Garcia Lane
| Ohio State
| CB
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December 23, 1983
| Steve Young
| BYU
| QB
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Bobby Bell
| Missouri
| DE
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December 21, 1984
| Robbie Bosco
| BYU
| QB
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Leon White
| BYU
| LB
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December 22, 1985
| Bobby Joe Edmonds
| Arkansas
| RB
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Greg Battle
| Arizona State
| LB
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December 30, 1986
| Mark Vlasic
| Iowa
| QB
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Todd Santos
| San Diego State
| QB
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Richard Brown
| San Diego State
| LB
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December 30, 1987
| Craig Burnett
| Wyoming
| QB
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Anthony Wright
| Iowa
| CB
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December 30, 1988
| Barry Sanders
| Oklahoma State
| RB
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Sim Drain
| Oklahoma State
| LB
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December 29, 1989
| Blair Thomas
| Penn State
| RB
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Ty Detmer
| BYU
| QB
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December 29, 1990
| Bucky Richardson
| Texas A&M
| QB
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William Thomas
| Texas A&M
| LB
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December 30, 1991
| Ty Detmer
| BYU
| QB
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Josh Arnold
| BYU
| DB
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Carlos James
| Iowa
| DB
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December 30, 1992
| Michael Carter
| Hawaii
| QB
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Junior Tagoai
| Hawaii
| DT
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December 30, 1993
| Raymont Harris
| Ohio State
| RB
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Lorenzo Styles
| Ohio State
| LB
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John Walsh
| BYU
| QB
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Date played
| MVP(s)
| School
| Position
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December 30, 1994
| Todd Collins
| Michigan
| QB
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Matt Dyson
| Michigan
| LB
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Anthoney Hill
| Colorado State
| QB
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December 29, 1995
| Brian Kavanagh
| Kansas State
| QB
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Mario Smith
| Kansas State
| DB
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December 30, 1996
| Koy Detmer
| Colorado
| QB
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Nick Ziegler
| Colorado
| DE
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December 29, 1997
| Moses Moreno
| Colorado State
| QB
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Darran Hall
| Colorado State
| WR
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December 30, 1998
| Keith Smith
| Arizona
| QB
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Mike Rucker
| Nebraska
| DE
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December 29, 1999
| Jonathan Beasley
| Kansas State
| QB
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Darren Howard
| Kansas State
| DE
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December 29, 2000
| Joey Harrington
| Oregon
| QB
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Rashad Bauman
| Oregon
| DB
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December 28, 2001
| Major Applewhite
| Texas
| QB
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Willie Hurst
| Washington
| RB
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Derrick Johnson
| Texas
| LB
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December 27, 2002
| Ell Roberson
| Kansas State
| QB
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Terrell Suggs
| Arizona State
| DE
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December 30, 2003
| Sammy Moore
| Washington State
| WR
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Kyle Basler
| Washington State
| P
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December 30, 2004
| Sonny Cumbie
| Texas Tech
| QB
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Vincent Meeks
| Texas Tech
| DB
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December 29, 2005
| Rhett Bomar
| Oklahoma
| QB
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C.J. Ah You
| Oklahoma
| DE
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Anthony Trucks
| Oregon
| DB
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December 28, 2006
| Marshawn Lynch
| California
| RB
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Nate Longshore
| California
| QB
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Desmond Bishop
| California
| LB
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December 27, 2007
| Colt McCoy
| Texas
| QB
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Brian Orakpo
| Texas
| DE
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December 30, 2008
| Jeremiah Masoli
| Oregon
| QB
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Most appearances
Rank
| Team
| Appearances
| Record
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1
| BYU
| 11
| 4-6-1
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2
| Texas
| 4
| 2-2
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T3
| Kansas State
| 3
| 3-0
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T3
| Iowa
| 3
| 2-0-1
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T3
| Oregon
| 3
| 2-1
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T3
| Colorado State
| 3
| 1-2
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T3
| Arizona State
| 3
| 0-3
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T3
| Washington
| 3
| 0-3
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T9
| Ohio State
| 2
| 2-0
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T9
| California
| 2
| 1-1
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T9
| Michigan
| 2
| 1-1
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T9
| Oklahoma State
| 2
| 1-1
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T9
| Texas A&M
| 2
| 1-1
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T9
| Washington State
| 2
| 1-1
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T9
| Missouri
| 2
| 0-2
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T9
| Wyoming
| 2
| 0-2
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T17
| Arizona
| 1
| 1-0
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T17
| Arkansas
| 1
| 1-0
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T17
| Colorado
| 1
| 1-0
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T17
| Hawaii
| 1
| 1-0
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T17
| Indiana
| 1
| 1-0
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T17
| Navy
| 1
| 1-0
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T17
| Oklahoma
| 1
| 1-0
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T17
| Penn State
| 1
| 1-0
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T17
| Texas Tech
| 1
| 1-0
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T17
| Illinois
| 1
| 0-1
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T17
| Nebraska
| 1
| 0-1
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T17
| San Diego State
| 1
| 0-1
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T17
| SMU
| 1
| 0-1
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Media coverage
Television
Date
| Network
| Play-by-play announcers
| Color commentators
| Sideline reporters
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2008
| ESPN
| Chris Fowler
| Craig James and Jesse Palmer
| Erin Andrews
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2007
| ESPN
| Brent Musburger
| Kirk Herbstreit
| Lisa Salters
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2006 [6]
| ESPN
| Chris Fowler
| Kirk Herbstreit
| Erin Andrews
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2005 [7]
| ESPN
| Keith Jackson
| Dan Fouts
| Holly Rowe and Todd Harris
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2004 [8]
| ESPN
| Sean McDonough
| Craig James
| Heather Cox
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2003 [9]
| ESPN
| Ron Franklin
| Mike Gottfried
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2002 [10]
| ESPN
| Mike Tirico
| Lee Corso and Kirk Herbstreit
| Jerry Punch
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2001
| ESPN
| Mike Tirico
| Lee Corso and Kirk Herbstreit
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2000
| ESPN
| Mike Tirico
| Lee Corso and Kirk Herbstreit
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1999 [11]
| ESPN
| Mike Tirico
| Lee Corso and Kirk Herbstreit
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1998
| ESPN
| Mike Tirico
| Todd Blackledge
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1997
| ESPN
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1996
| ESPN
| Brad Nessler
| Gary Danielson
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1995
| ESPN
| Brad Nessler
| Gary Danielson
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1994
| ESPN
| Brad Nessler
| Gary Danielson
| Adrian Karsten
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1993
| ESPN
| Brad Nessler
| Gary Danielson
| Sharlene Hawkes
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1992
| ESPN
| Brad Nessler
| Gary Danielson
| Sharlene Hawkes
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1991
| ESPN
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1990
| ESPN
| Sean McDonough
| Mike Gottfried
| Neil Lomax
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1989
| ESPN
| Tim Brando
| Vince Dooley
| Jerry Punch
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1984
| ESPN/Mizlou
| Howard David
| Paul Maguire
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1982
| ESPN
| Fred White
| Irv Brown
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1980
| ESPN/Mizlou
| Ray Scott
| Grady Alderman
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Radio
Date
| Network
| Play-by-play announcers
| Color commentators
| Sideline reporters
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2006
| ESPN Radio
| Dan Fouts
| Tim Brant
| Jack Arute
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References
- Valero Alamo Bowl, Pacific-10 Conference agree on deal starting in 2010 season
- It's Cal vs. Texas A&M in the Pacific Life Holiday Bowl
- Game ended in a tie. [1]
- Bears Blast Aggies To Win Holiday Bowl - Lynch's 111 yards and two touchdowns pace a 45-10 Golden Bears win.
- McCoy fumbles four times, but Texas still routs Arizona State in Holiday Bowl
- http://collegefootball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=623029
- httphttp://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=221423
- http://members.tripod.com/z3roadstar/college04/holidaybowl04.html
- http://wsucougars.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120703aab.html
- http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/121202aaa.html
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bogi6gajJ2s
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