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Holiday Bowl

46 games in our records, 1978–2025.

BYU has played in it most often (11 times) and won it most often (4).

The logos14

  1. 1978–1985
  2. 1986–1990
  3. 1996–1997
  4. 1998–2001
  5. 2002–2009
  6. 2010–2012
  7. 2013–2014
  8. 2015
  9. 2016
  10. 2017
  11. 2018–2020
  12. 2021–2022
  13. 2023–2024
  14. since 2026

Years as SportsLogos.net labels them, by the calendar year the game was played: a January game counts in the year it was played, one later than its season.

Every game46

Newest first. Each team is shown with the logo it used that season, or its letters when no logo from that season is on file.

  1. 2025SMU 24-19 ArizonaJan 2, 2026
  2. 2024Syracuse 52-35 Washington StateDec 27, 2024
  3. 2023USC 42-28 LouisvilleDec 27, 2023
  4. 2022Oregon 28-27 North CarolinaDec 28, 2022
  5. 2019Iowa 49-24 USCDec 27, 2019
  6. 2018Northwestern 31-20 UtahJan 1, 2019
  7. 2017Michigan State 42-17 Washington StateDec 28, 2017
  8. 2016Minnesota 17-12 Washington StateDec 28, 2016
  9. 2015Wisconsin 23-21 USCDec 30, 2015
  10. 2014USC 45-42 NebraskaDec 27, 2014
  11. 2013Texas Tech 37-23 Arizona StateDec 30, 2013
  12. 2012Baylor 49-26 UCLADec 27, 2012
  13. 2011Texas 21-10 CaliforniaDec 28, 2011
  14. 2010Washington 19-7 NebraskaDec 30, 2010
  15. 2009Nebraska 33-0 ArizonaDec 30, 2009
  16. 2008Oregon 42-31 Oklahoma StateDec 30, 2008
  17. 2007Texas 52-34 Arizona StateDec 27, 2007
  18. 2006California 45-10 Texas A&MDec 28, 2006
  19. 2005Oklahoma 17-14 OregonDec 29, 2005
  20. 2004Texas Tech 45-31 CaliforniaDec 30, 2004
  21. 2003Washington State 28-20 TexasDec 30, 2003
  22. 2002Kansas State 34-27 Arizona StateDec 27, 2002
  23. 2001Texas 47-43 WashingtonDec 28, 2001
  24. 2000Oregon 35-30 TexasDec 29, 2000
  25. 1999Kansas State 24-20 WashingtonDec 29, 1999
  26. 1998Arizona 23-20 NebraskaDec 30, 1998
  27. 1997Colorado State 35-24 MissouriDec 29, 1997
  28. 1996Colorado 33-21 WashingtonDec 30, 1996
  29. 1995Kansas State 54-21 Colorado StateDec 29, 1995
  30. 1994Michigan 24-14 Colorado StateDec 30, 1994
  31. 1993Ohio State 28-21 BYUDec 30, 1993
  32. 1992Hawai'i 27-17 IllinoisDec 30, 1992
  33. 1991Iowa 13-13 BYUDec 30, 1991 · tie
  34. 1990Texas A&M 65-14 BYUDec 29, 1990
  35. 1989Penn State 50-39 BYUDec 29, 1989
  36. 1988Oklahoma State 62-14 WyomingDec 30, 1988
  37. 1987Iowa 20-19 WyomingDec 30, 1987
  38. 1986Iowa 39-38 San Diego StateDec 30, 1986
  39. 1985Arkansas 18-17 Arizona StateDec 22, 1985
  40. 1984BYU 24-17 MichiganDec 21, 1984
  41. 1983BYU 21-17 MissouriDec 23, 1983
  42. 1982Ohio State 47-17 BYUDec 17, 1982
  43. 1981BYU 38-36 Washington StateDec 18, 1981
  44. 1980BYU 46-45 SMUDec 19, 1980
  45. 1979Indiana 38-37 BYUDec 21, 1979
  46. 1978Navy 23-16 BYUDec 22, 1978