Who Won the Holiday Bowl?
| Year | Winner | Runner Up | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | USC Trojans | Louisville Cardinals | 42-28 | |
| 2022 | Oregon Ducks | North Carolina Tar Heels | 28-27 | |
| 2021 | NONE | - | Canceled | |
| 2020 | NONE | Canceled | ||
| 2019 | Iowa Hawkeyes | USC Trojans | 49-24 | |
| 2018 | Northwestern Wildcats | Utah Utes | 31-20 | |
| 2017 | Michigan State Spartans | Washington State Cougars | 42-17 | |
| 2016 | Minnesota Gophers | Washington State Cougars | 17-12 | |
| 2015 | Wisconsin Badgers | USC Trojans | 23-21 | |
| 2014 | USC Trojans | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 45-42 | |
| 2013 | Texas Tech Red Raiders | Arizona State Sun Devils | 37-23 | |
| 2012 | Baylor Bears | UCLA Bruins | 49-26 | |
| 2011 | Texas Longhorns | California Golden Bears | 21-10 | |
| 2010 | Washington Huskies | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 19-7 | |
| 2009 | Nebraska Cornhuskers | Arizona Wildcats | 33-0 | |
| 2008 | Oregon Ducks | Oklahoma State Cowboys | 42-31 | |
| 2007 | Texas Longhorns | Arizona State Sun Devils | 52-34 | |
| 2006 | California Golden Bears | Texas A&M Aggies | 45-10 | |
| 2005 | Oklahoma Sooners | Oregon Ducks | 17-14 | |
| 2004 | Texas Tech Red Raiders | California Golden Bears | 45-31 | |
| 2003 | Washington State Cougars | Texas Longhorns | 28-20 | |
| 2002 | Kansas State Wildcats | Arizona State Sun Devils | 34-27 | |
| 2001 | Texas Longhorns | Washington Huskies | 47-43 | |
| 2000 | Oregon Ducks | Texas Longhorns | 35-30 | |
| 1999 | Kansas State Wildcats | Washington Huskies | 24-20 | |
| 1998 | Arizona Wildcats | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 23-20 | |
| 1997 | Colorado State Rams | Missouri Tigers | 35-24 | |
| 1996 | Colorado Buffaloes | Washington Huskies | 33-21 | |
| 1995 | Kansas State Wildcats | Colorado State Rams | 54-21 | |
| 1994 | Michigan Wolverines | Colorado State Rams | 24-14 | |
| 1993 | Ohio State Buckeyes | BYU Cougars | 28-21 | |
| 1992 | Hawaii Warriors | Illinois Fighting Illini | 27-17 | |
| 1991 | TIE (BYU & Iowa) | 13-13 | ||
| 1990 | Texas A&M Aggies | BYU Cougars | 65-14 | |
| 1989 | Penn State Nittany Lions | BYU Cougars | 50-39 | |
| 1988 | Oklahoma State Cowboys | Wyoming Cowboys | 62-14 | |
| 1987 | Iowa Hawkeyes | Wyoming Cowboys | 20-19 | |
| 1986 | Iowa Hawkeyes | San Diego State Aztecs | 39-38 | |
| 1985 | Arkansas Razorbacks | Arizona State Sun Devils | 18-17 | |
| 1984 | BYU Cougars | Michigan Wolverines | 24-17 | |
| 1983 | BYU Cougars | Missouri Tigers | 21-17 | |
| 1982 | Ohio State Buckeyes | BYU Cougars | 47-17 | |
| 1981 | BYU Cougars | Washington State Cougars | 38-36 | |
| 1980 | BYU Cougars | SMU Mustangs | 46-45 | |
| 1979 | Indiana Hoosiers | BYU Cougars | 38-37 | |
| 1978 | Navy Midshipmen | BYU Cougars | 23-16 |