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The 2022 Holiday Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 28, 2022, at Petco Park in San Diego, California . The 43rd annual Holiday Bowl , the game featured the Oregon Ducks from the Pac-12 Conference and the North Carolina Tar Heels from the Atlantic Coast Conference . The game began at 5:06 p.m. PST [5] Fox .[6] 2022–23 bowl games concluding the 2022 FBS football season . Sponsored by San Diego County Credit Union, the game was officially known as the San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl .
This was the first Holiday Bowl staged since the 2019 edition, as the 2020 and 2021 editions were canceled due to impact from the COVID-19 pandemic .
Based on conference tie-ins, the game featured teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Pac-12 Conference . This was the first meeting between the two teams.[7] 2000 (won against Texas Longhorns , also coached by Mack Brown , 35–30), 2005 (lost against Oklahoma Sooners 14–17), and 2008 (won against Oklahoma State Cowboys 42–31). This was North Carolina's first appearance in the Holiday Bowl.
Oregon Ducks [ edit ] The Ducks entered the game ranked 15th in the AP Poll (15th in the CFP Poll), with a 9–3 record (7–2 in conference). The Ducks finished in third place in the Pac-12. Oregon was 3–3 against ranked teams.
North Carolina Tar Heels [ edit ] The Tar Heels entered the game with a 9–4 record (6–2 in conference). The Tar Heels finished in first place in the ACC's Coastal Division, but lost in the 2022 ACC Championship Game to the Clemson Tigers , 39–10. North Carolina was 0–1 against ranked teams.
Game summary [ edit ]
2022 San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
No. 15 Oregon 7
7
0 14 28
North Carolina
7
14
0 6 27
at Petco Park • San Diego, California
Date : Wednesday, December 28, 2022Game time : 5:00 p.m. PST Game weather : Clear • Temperature : 59 °F (15 °C) • Wind : 8 mph (13 km/h) westGame attendance : 36,242Referee : Mark KluczynskiTV announcers (Fox ) : Gus Johnson , Joel Klatt and Jenny Taft Box score
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
Oregon
North Carolina
1
11:05
6
54
2:25
Oregon
Bucky Irving 2-yard touchdown run, Camden Lewis kick good
7
0
1
4:37
12
44
6:28
North Carolina
Andre Green Jr. 6-yard touchdown reception from Drake Maye , Noah Burnette kick good
7
7
2
9:13
4
80
1:36
Oregon
Bucky Irving 66-yard touchdown run, Camden Lewis kick good
14
7
2
4:43
10
75
4:39
North Carolina
Bryson Nesbit 14-yard touchdown reception from Drake Maye, Noah Burnette kick good
14
14
2
0:26
1
49
0:09
North Carolina
Kobe Paysour 49-yard touchdown reception from Drake Maye, Noah Burnette kick good
14
21
4
9:13
10
41
5:29
North Carolina
19-yard field goal by Noah Burnette
14
24
4
6:58
5
61
2:15
Oregon
Troy Franklin 6-yard touchdown reception from Bo Nix , Camden Lewis kick good
21
24
4
2:29
11
43
4:29
North Carolina
44-yard field goal by Noah Burnette
21
27
4
0:19
8
79
2:10
Oregon
Chase Cota 6-yard touchdown reception from Bo Nix, Camden Lewis kick good
28
27
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
28
27
Statistics [ edit ]
Team statistical comparison[5]
Statistic
Oregon
North Carolina
First downs
22
20
First downs rushing
7
7
First downs passing
12
11
First downs penalty
3
2
Third down efficiency
6–12
5–15
Fourth down efficiency
1–2
4–4
Total plays–net yards
62–414
69–322
Rushing attempts–net yards
32–209
34–116
Yards per rush
6.5
3.4
Yards passing
205
206
Pass completions–attempts
23–30
18–35
Interceptions thrown
1
0
Punt returns–total yards
1–4
1–16
Kickoff returns–total yards
4–106
3–106
Punts–average yardage
2–43.5
3–44.7
Fumbles–lost
0–0
1–0
Penalties–yards
5–39
5–55
Time of possession
27:11
32:49
References [ edit ]
^ @Jared_Mack7 (December 29, 2022). "Oregon RB Bucky Irving named Holiday Bowl Offensive MVP" (Tweet ). Retrieved December 29, 2022 – via Twitter . ^ @Jared_Mack7 (December 29, 2022). "Oregon OLB Mase Funa named Defensive MVP of Holiday Bowl" (Tweet ). Retrieved December 29, 2022 – via Twitter . ^ Austro, Ben (December 4, 2022). "2022–23 bowl officiating assignments" . footballzebras.com . Retrieved December 16, 2022 . ^ "2022 Bowl Schedule" . College Football Poll . Retrieved December 26, 2022 .^ a b c d "2022 Holiday Bowl Final Stats" (PDF) . Statbroadcast . December 28, 2022. Retrieved December 29, 2022 .^ "2022 College Football Bowl Schedule" . FBSchedules.com . Retrieved November 1, 2022 .^ "Winsipedia - North Carolina vs. Oregon" . Winsipedia.com . Retrieved December 4, 2022 .
History & conference tie-ins Games Notes
The 1984 game is the only time that the eventual national champion played its bowl game in December.
