2011 Holiday Bowl:
Location: San Diego, CA
Venue: Qualcomm Stadium
Date: December 28, 2011
Teams: California Bears vs. Texas Longhorns
The Texas Longhorns and Cal Golden Bears both come into the 2011 Holiday Bowl with 7-5 records and something to prove. The Longhorns are hoping for an 8th win and to show that their young team is poised for a big season in 2012. UT Head Coach Mack Brown is counting on his young quarterbacks and running backs to help his etch his 12 bowl victory as a head coach. Cal Head Coach Jeff Tedford wants to add to their strong finish (won 3 of 4) and notch his 6th bowl game victory as a head coach.
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Washington and quarterback Jake Locker beat Nebraska 19-7.
HOLIDAY BOWL GAME INFO:
Location: San Diego, California
Venue: Qualcomm Stadium
Previous Names: Sea World Holiday Bowl, the Thrifty Car Rental Holiday Bowl, the Plymouth Holiday Bowl, the Culligan Holiday Bowl
Notable MVPs: CJ Ah You, Sammy Moore, Major Applewhite
Notable Holiday Bowl Games:
The Holiday Bowl is an annual college football postseason bowl game played in San Diego, California. Officially it is know as the Pacific Life Holiday Bowl, since the insurance company took over sponsorship. Former sponsors include Sea World, Culligan, Thrifty Car Rental, and Plymouth. The current game is played between the no. 2 team in the Pac-12 conference and the no. 3 team in the Big 12 conference.
Played since 1978, the Holiday Bowl was the stage for what Brigham Young fans refer to simply as the “Miracle Bowl” in 1980, when BYU overcame a 20-point deficit to Southern Methodist (SMU), winning the game at the last moment. BYU would win a national championship in 1984 in the Holiday Bowl, the only such occurrence in a December Bowl game. The structure of the college football post-season would be changed due to that very game.
Qualcomm Stadium, site of the Holiday Bowl, is also the home of the San Diego Chargers, and holds over 71,000 spectators. The stadium will find its place in history as an evacuation site for the 2007 southern California Wildfires, managing to still host a San Diego Chargers game within days of the evacuations. Buy Holiday Bowl tickets and watch teams from two of the nations toughest conferences compete!
See Also:
Holiday Bowl Preview History
Holiday Bowl Ticket Information:
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