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The 2018 Holiday Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 31, 2018.[6] 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 .
The game featured the Northwestern Wildcats , champions of the Big Ten West Division, and the Utah Utes , champions of the Pac-12 South Division.[7] [8]
Northwestern Wildcats [ edit ] Northwestern was defeated in the 2018 Big Ten Football Championship Game on December 1 by Ohio State , then received and accepted a bid to the Holiday Bowl on December 2.[7]
Utah Utes [ edit ] Utah was defeated in the 2018 Pac-12 Football Championship Game on November 30 by Washington , then received and accepted a bid to the Holiday Bowl on December 2.[7]
Game summary [ edit ] Scoring summary [ edit ]
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
NU
UTAH
1
5:48
6
62
1:54
UTAH
Jaylen Dixon 27-yard touchdown reception from Jason Shelley, Matt Gay kick good
0
7
1
1:40
5
35
1:39
UTAH
Jake Jackson 4-yard touchdown reception from Jason Shelley, Matt Gay kick good
0
14
2
8:42
8
62
3:02
NU
21-yard field goal by Charlie Kuhbander
3
14
2
3:57
11
57
4:39
UTAH
32-yard field goal by Matt Gay
3
17
2
0:05
10
33
2:24
UTAH
20-yard field goal by Matt Gay
3
20
3
13:13
2
56
0:36
NU
Riley Lees 4-yard touchdown reception from Clayton Thorson , Charlie Kuhbander kick good
10
20
3
6:40
NU
Fumble recovery returned 82 yards for touchdown by Jared McGee , Charlie Kuhbander kick good
17
20
3
4:39
2
31
0:31
NU
Trey Klock 4-yard touchdown reception from Clayton Thorson, Charlie Kuhbander kick good
24
20
3
1:40
6
67
2:34
NU
Riley Lees 8-yard touchdown run, Charlie Kuhbander kick good
31
20
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
31
20
Statistics [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 22 Wildcats
0
3
28
0
31
No. 17 Utes
14
6
0
0
20
Statistics
NU
UTAH
First downs
17
19
Plays–yards
70–322
77–393
Rushes–yards
40–81
32–91
Passing yards
241
302
Passing: comp–att–int
21–30–1
27–45–2
Time of possession
31:51
28:09
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Northwestern
Passing
Clayton Thorson 21/30, 241 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Isaiah Bowser
23 car, 70 yds
Receiving
Ramaud Chiaokhiao-Bowman
2 rec, 64 yds
Utah
Passing
Jason Shelley
27/45, 302 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing
Jason Shelley
12 car, 39 yds
Receiving
Jaylen Dixon
9 rec, 114 yds, 1 TD
References [ edit ]
^ @CFBONFOX (January 1, 2019). "Your Holiday Bowl Offensive MVP: @NUFBFamily QB Clayton Thorson" (Tweet ). Retrieved December 31, 2018 – via Twitter . ^ @MCDSeigler (January 1, 2019). "Congratulations to @WAAcademyFB alumni @jrpace9 for being named the Defensive #MVP of the @HolidayBowl" (Tweet ). Retrieved December 31, 2018 – via Twitter . ^ Fawkes, Ben (December 10, 2018). "Odds for every 2018-19 CFB bowl game" . ESPN.com . Retrieved December 18, 2018 . ^ @HolidayBowl (January 1, 2019). "The attendance at today's @sdccu #HolidayBowl - 47,007" (Tweet ). Retrieved December 31, 2018 – via Twitter . ^ "2018 Bowl Schedule" . CFP.com . Retrieved December 3, 2018 .^ "2018-19 College Football Playoff and bowl schedule" . ESPN . May 2, 2018. Retrieved July 29, 2018 .^ a b c Sorenson, Dan (December 2, 2018). "Utah football set to take on Northwestern in the Holiday Bowl" . 247sports.com . ^ "Northwestern Wildcats vs. Utah Utes football series games history list" . winsipedia.com . Retrieved December 30, 2018 .
External links [ edit ]
History & conference tie-ins Games Notes
The 1984 game is the only time that the eventual national champion played its bowl game in December.
