Holiday Bowl Results
The DirecTV Holiday Bowl is played at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego, CA. Below are the historical results of the Holiday Bowl.
| Date | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Dec. 27, 2024 | Syracuse Orange | Washington State Cougars | 52-35 |
| Dec. 27, 2023 | USC Trojans | Louisville Cardinals | 42-28 |
| Dec. 28, 2022 | Oregon Ducks | North Carolina Tar Heels | 28-27 |
| Dec. 27, 2019 | Iowa Hawkeyes | USC Trojans | 49-24 |
| Dec. 31, 2018 | Northwestern Wildcats | Utah Utes | 31-20 |
| Dec. 28, 2017 | Michigan State Spartans | Washington State Cougars | 42-17 |
| Dec. 27, 2016 | Minnesota Golden Gophers | Washington State Cougars | 17-12 |
| Dec. 30, 2015 | Wisconsin Badgers | USC Trojans | 23-21 |
| Dec. 27, 2014 | USC Trojans | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 45-42 |
| Dec. 30, 2013 | Texas Tech Red Raiders | Arizona State Sun Devils | 37-23 |
| Dec. 27, 2012 | Baylor Bears | UCLA Bruins | 49-26 |
| Dec. 28, 2011 | Texas Longhorns | California Golden Bears | 21-10 |
| Dec. 30, 2010 | Washington Huskies | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 19-7 |
| Dec. 30, 2009 | Nebraska Cornhuskers | Arizona Wildcats | 33-0 |
| Dec. 30, 2008 | Oregon Ducks | Oklahoma State Cowboys | 42-31 |
| Dec. 27, 2007 | Texas Longhorns | Arizona State Sun Devils | 52-34 |
| Dec. 28, 2006 | California Golden Bears | Texas A&M Aggies | 45-10 |
| Dec. 29, 2005 | Oklahoma Sooners | Oregon Ducks | 17-14 |
| Dec. 30, 2004 | Texas Tech Red Raiders | California Golden Bears | 45-31 |
| Dec. 23, 2003 | Washington State Cougars | Texas Longhorns | 28-20 |
| Dec. 27, 2002 | Kansas State Wildcats | Arizona State Sun Devils | 34-27 |
| Dec. 28, 2001 | Texas Longhorns | Washington Huskies | 47-43 |
| Dec. 29, 2000 | Oregon Ducks | Texas Longhorns | 35-30 |
| Dec. 30, 1999 | Kansas State Wildcats | Washington Huskies | 24-20 |
| Dec. 30, 1998 | Arizona Wildcats | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 23-20 |
| Dec. 29, 1997 | Colorado State Rams | Missouri Tigers | 35-24 |
| Dec. 30, 1996 | Colorado Buffaloes | Washington Huskies | 33-21 |
| Dec. 29, 1995 | Kansas State Wildcats | Colorado State Rams | 54-21 |
| Dec. 30, 1994 | Michigan Wolverines | Colorado State Rams | 24-14 |
| Dec. 30, 1993 | Ohio State Buckeyes | BYU Cougars | 28-21 |
| Dec. 30, 1992 | Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors | Illinois Fighting Illini | 27-17 |
| Dec. 30, 1991 | BYU Cougars | Iowa Hawkeyes | 13-13 (tie) |
| Dec. 29, 1990 | Texas A&M Aggies | BYU Cougars | 65-14 |
| Dec. 29, 1989 | Penn State Nittany Lions | BYU Cougars | 50-39 |
| Dec. 30, 1988 | Oklahoma State Cowboys | Wyoming Cowboys | 62-14 |
| Dec. 30, 1987 | Iowa Hawkeyes | Wyoming Cowboys | 20-19 |
| Dec. 30, 1986 | Iowa Hawkeyes | San Diego State Aztecs | 39-38 |
| Dec. 22, 1985 | Arkansas Razorbacks | Arizona State Sun Devils | 18-17 |
| Dec. 21, 1984 | BYU Cougars | Michigan Wolverines | 24-17 |
| Dec. 23, 1983 | BYU Cougars | Missouri Tigers | 21-17 |
| Dec. 17, 1982 | Ohio State Buckeyes | BYU Cougars | 47-17 |
| Dec. 18, 1981 | BYU Cougars | Washington State Cougars | 38-36 |
| Dec. 19, 1980 | BYU Cougars | SMU Mustangs | 46-45 |
| Dec. 21, 1979 | Indiana Hoosiers | BYU Cougars | 38-37 |
| Dec. 22, 1978 | Navy Midshipmen | BYU Cougars | 23-16 |