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The 2018 Holiday Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 31, 2018.[6] It was the 41st edition of the 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] The programs had previously met twice, with Northwestern winning in 1927 and Utah winning in 1981.[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] The Wildcats entered the bowl with an 8–5 record (8–1 in conference).
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] The Utes entered the bowl with a 9–4 record (6–3 in conference).
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.