Holiday Bowl

Holiday Bowl
Holiday Bowl
	DirecTV Holiday Bowl
Stadium	Petco Park
Location	San Diego, California
Previous stadiums	San Diego Stadium; (1978–2019)
Operated	1978–present
Conference tie-ins	Pac-12 (1997–present); ACC (2022–present)
Previous conference tie-ins	WAC (1978–1997); Big 12 (1995–2013); Big Ten (1991–1994; 2014–2020);
Payout	US$6,532,700 (2019)
Sponsors
	SeaWorld (1986–1990); Thrifty Car Rental (1991–1994); Plymouth (1995–1997); Culligan (1998–2001); Pacific Life Insurance Company (2002–2009); Bridgepoint Education (2010–2012); National University (2013–2014); National Funding (2015–2016); San Diego County Credit Union (2017–2019, 2022); DirecTV (2023–present);
Former names
	Holiday Bowl (1978–1985); Sea World Holiday Bowl (1986–1990); Thrifty Car Rental Holiday Bowl (1991–1994); Plymouth Holiday Bowl (1995–1997); Culligan Holiday Bowl (1998–2001); Pacific Life Holiday Bowl (2002–2009); Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl (2010–2012); National University Holiday Bowl (2013–2014); National Funding Holiday Bowl (2015–2016); San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl (2017–2022);
2022 matchup
	Oregon vs. North Carolina (Oregon 28–27)
2023 matchup
	Louisville vs. USC (USC 42–28)

The Holiday Bowl is an American college football bowl game held in San Diego, California since 1978. The bowl is played at Petco Park in downtown San Diego. The baseball park, home of the San Diego Padres, is reconfigured to accommodate a football field. The bowl was held at San Diego Stadium from its inception in 1978 to 2019, when the stadium was scheduled to be demolished.