2022 Holiday Bowl


The 2022 Holiday Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 28, 2022, at Petco Park in San Diego, California. The 43rd annual Holiday Bowl, the game featured the Oregon Ducks from the Pac-12 Conference and the North Carolina Tar Heels from the Atlantic Coast Conference. The game began at 5:06 p.m. PST and was aired on Fox. It was one of the 2022–23 bowl games concluding the 2022 FBS football season. Sponsored by San Diego County Credit Union, the game was officially known as the San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl.
This was the first Holiday Bowl staged since the 2019 edition, as the 2020 and 2021 editions were canceled due to impact from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Teams

Based on conference tie-ins, the game featured teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Pac-12 Conference. This was the first meeting between the two teams. This was Oregon's fourth appearance in the Holiday Bowl, where they have gone 2-1 in previous appearances in 2000, 2005, and 2008. This was North Carolina's first appearance in the Holiday Bowl.

Oregon Ducks

The Ducks entered the game ranked 15th in the AP Poll, with a 9–3 record. The Ducks finished in third place in the Pac-12. Oregon was 3–3 against ranked teams.

North Carolina Tar Heels

The Tar Heels entered the game with a 9–4 record. The Tar Heels finished in first place in the ACC's Coastal Division, but lost in the 2022 ACC Championship Game to the Clemson Tigers, 39–10. North Carolina was 0–1 against ranked teams.

Statistics

StatisticOregonNorth Carolina
First downs2220
First downs rushing77
First downs passing1211
First downs penalty32
Third down efficiency6–125–15
Fourth down efficiency1–24–4
Total plays–net yards62–41469–322
Rushing attempts–net yards32–20934–116
Yards per rush6.53.4
Yards passing205206
Pass completions–attempts23–3018–35
Interceptions thrown10
Punt returns–total yards1–41–16
Kickoff returns–total yards4–1063–106
Punts–average yardage2–43.53–44.7
Fumbles–lost0–01–0
Penalties–yards5–395–55
Time of possession27:1132:49