| 1978 Holiday Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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.jpg) A 1978 Holiday Bowl football, signed by BYU president Dallin H. Oaks. | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 22, 1978 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1978 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | San Diego Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | San Diego, California | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | WR Phil McConkey (Navy) Tom Enlow (BYU) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 52,500[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$218,645 per team[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1978 Holiday Bowl was the inaugural college football bowl game of the Holiday Bowl. It was played on December 22, 1978, at San Diego Stadium in San Diego, California. The game was part of the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. It featured the Navy Midshipmen against the BYU Cougars. Navy won 23–16.
- ^ a b Holiday Bowl Game History Archived December 16, 2012, at the Wayback Machine