2018 Holiday Bowl


The 2018 Holiday Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 31, 2018. It was the 41st edition of the Holiday Bowl, and one of the 2018–19 bowl games concluding the 2018 [NCAA Division I FBS football season|2018 FBS football season]. This was the second season in which the Holiday Bowl was held at SDCCU Stadium. Sponsored by San Diego County Credit Union, the game was officially known as the San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl.

Teams

The game featured the 2018 [Northwestern Wildcats football team|Northwestern Wildcats], champions of the 2018 [Big Ten Conference football season|Big Ten] West Division, and the 2018 [Utah Utes football team|Utah Utes], champions of the 2018 [Pac-12 Conference football season|Pac-12] South Division. The programs had previously met twice, with Northwestern winning in 1927 and Utah winning in 1981.

Northwestern Wildcats

Northwestern was defeated in the Big Ten [Football Championship">2018 Big Ten Conference football season">Big Ten [Football Championship Game] on December 1 by 2018 [Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State], then received and accepted a bid to the Holiday Bowl on December 2. The Wildcats entered the bowl with an 8–5 record.

Utah Utes

Utah was defeated in the 2018 [Pac-12 Football Championship Game] on November 30 by 2018 [Washington Huskies football team|Washington], then received and accepted a bid to the Holiday Bowl on December 2. The Utes entered the bowl with a 9–4 record.

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