2018 Holiday Bowl

2018 San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl
41st Holiday Bowl
Northwestern Wildcats Utah Utes
(8–5) (9–4)
Big Ten Pac-12
31 20
Head coach: 
Pat Fitzgerald		 Head coach: 
Kyle Whittingham
CoachesCFP
2222
APCoachesCFP
201917
1234 Total
Northwestern 03280 31
Utah 14600 20
DateDecember 31, 2018
Season2018
StadiumSDCCU Stadium
LocationSan Diego, California
MVPClayton Thorson (QB, Northwestern)[1] & JR Pace (S, Northwestern)[2]
FavoriteUtah by 7[3]
National anthemHaley Reinhart
RefereeBrandon Cruse (Big XII)
Attendance47,007[4]
PayoutUS$6,326,000 [5]
United States TV coverage
NetworkFS1
AnnouncersGus Johnson, Joel Klatt and Jenny Taft
Holiday Bowl
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The 2018 Holiday Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 31, 2018.[6] It was the 41st edition of the Holiday Bowl, and one of the 2018–19 bowl games concluding the 2018 FBS football season. This was the second season in which the Holiday Bowl was held at the SDCCU Stadium. Sponsored by San Diego County Credit Union, the game was officially known as the San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl.

  1. ^ @CFBONFOX (December 31, 2018). "Your Holiday Bowl Offensive MVP: @NUFBFamily QB Clayton Thorson" (Tweet). Retrieved December 31, 2018 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ @MCDSeigler (December 31, 2018). "Congratulations to @WAAcademyFB alumni @jrpace9 for being named the Defensive #MVP of the @HolidayBowl" (Tweet). Retrieved December 31, 2018 – via Twitter.
  3. ^ Fawkes, Ben (December 10, 2018). "Odds for every 2018-19 CFB bowl game". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
  4. ^ @HolidayBowl (December 31, 2018). "The attendance at today's @sdccu #HolidayBowl - 47,007" (Tweet). Retrieved December 31, 2018 – via Twitter.
  5. ^ "2018 Bowl Schedule". CFP.com. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
  6. ^ "2018-19 College Football Playoff and bowl schedule". ESPN. May 2, 2018. Retrieved July 29, 2018.