The Holiday Bowl is an annual college football bowl game in San Diego, California. It began in 1978 and currently is played at Snapdragon Stadium on the campus of San Diego State. It has previously been played at San Diego Stadium and Petco Park.
| 2024-25 |
Syracuse Orange 52-35 Washington State Cougars |
| 2023-24 |
USC Trojans 42-28 Louisville Cardinals |
| 2022-23 |
Oregon Ducks 28-27 North Carolina Tar Heels |
| 2021-22 |
| CANCELED |
| 2020-21 |
| CANCELED |
| 2019-20 |
Iowa Hawkeyes 49-24 USC Trojans |
| 2018-19 |
Northwestern Wildcats 31-20 Utah Utes |
| 2017-18 |
Michigan State Spartans 42-17 Washington State Cougars |
| 2016-17 |
Minnesota Gophers 17-12 Washington State Cougars |
| 2015-16 |
Wisconsin Badgers 23-21 USC Trojans |
| 2014-15 |
| USC Trojans 45-42 Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 2013-14 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders 37-23 Arizona State Sun Devils |
| 2012-13 |
Baylor Bears 49-26 UCLA Bruins |
| 2011-12 |
Texas Longhorns 21-10 California Golden Bears |
| 2010-11 |
Washington Huskies 19-7 Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 2009-10 |
Nebraska Cornhuskers 33-0 Arizona Wildcats |
| 2008-09 |
| Oregon Ducks 42-31 Oklahoma State Cowboys |
| 2007-08 |
| Texas Longhorns 52-34 Arizona State Sun Devils |
| 2006-07 |
California Golden Bears 45-10 Texas A&M Aggies |
| 2005-06 |
Oklahoma Sooners 17-14 Oregon Ducks |
| 2004-05 |
| Texas Tech Red Raiders 45-31 California Golden Bears |
| 2003-04 |
Washington State Cougars 28-20 Texas Longhorns |
| 2002-03 |
Kansas State Wildcats 34-27 Arizona State Sun Devils |
| 2001-02 |
| Texas Longhorns 47-43 Washington Huskies |
| 2000-01 |
| Oregon Ducks 35-30 Texas Longhorns |
| 1999-00 |
| Kansas State Wildcats 24-20 Washington Huskies |
| 1998-99 |
Arizona Wildcats 23-20 Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 1997-98 |
Colorado State Rams 35-24 Missouri Tigers |
| 1996-97 |
Colorado Buffaloes 33-21 Washington Huskies |
| 1995-96 |
| Kansas State Wildcats 54-21 Colorado State Rams |
| 1994-95 |
Michigan Wolverines 24-14 Colorado State Rams |
| 1993-94 |
Ohio State Buckeyes 28-21 BYU Cougars |
| 1992-93 |
Hawaii Warriors 27-17 Illinois Fighting Illini |
| 1991-92 |
| TIE 13-13 BYU Cougars & Iowa Hawkeyes |
| 1990-91 |
Texas A&M Aggies 65-14 BYU Cougars |
| 1989-90 |
Penn State Nittany Lions 50-39 BYU Cougars |
| 1988-89 |
Oklahoma State Cowboys 62-14 Wyoming Cowboys |
| 1987-88 |
| Iowa Hawkeyes 20-19 Wyoming Cowboys |
| 1986-87 |
| Iowa Hawkeyes 39-38 San Diego State Aztecs |
| 1985-86 |
Arkansas Razorbacks 18-17 Arizona State Sun Devils |
| 1984-85 |
BYU Cougars 24-17 Michigan Wolverines |
| 1983-84 |
| BYU Cougars 21-17 Missouri Tigers |
| 1982-83 |
| Ohio State Buckeyes 47-17 BYU Cougars |
| 1981-82 |
| BYU Cougars 38-36 Washington State Cougars |
| 1980-81 |
| BYU Cougars 46-45 SMU Mustangs |
| 1979-80 |
Indiana Hoosiers 38-37 BYU Cougars |
| 1978-79 |
Navy Midshipmen 23-16 BYU Cougars |