The Sports Almanac

Holiday Bowl


USC TROJANS CURRENT HOLIDAY BOWL CHAMPIONS

USC Trojans


Louisville Cardinals
42
28


Through the 2023 Bowl
YEAR
WINNER
LOSER
SCORE
1978
Navy Midshipmen
BYU Cougars
23-16
1979
Indiana Hoosiers
BYU Cougars
38-37
1980
BYU Cougars
SMU Mustangs
46-45
1981
BYU Cougars
Washington State Cougars
38-36
1982
Ohio State Buckeyes
BYU Cougars
47-17
1983
BYU Cougars
Missouri Tigers
21-17
1984
BYU Cougars
Michigan Wolverines
24-17
1985
Arkansas Razorbacks
Arizona State Sun Devils
18-17
1986
Iowa Hawkeyes
San Diego State Aztecs
39-38
1987
Iowa Hawkeyes
Wyoming Cowboys
20-19
1988
Oklahoma State Cowboys
Wyoming Cowboys
62-14
1989
Penn State Nittany Lions
BYU Cougars
50-39
1990
Texas A&M Aggies
BYU Cougars
65-14
1991
BYU Cougars/Iowa Hawkeyes
Game Ended In Tie
13-13
1992
Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors
Illinois Fighting Illini
27-17
1993
Ohio State Buckeyes
BYU Cougars
28-21
1994
Michigan Wolverines
Colorado State Rams
24-14
1995
Kansas State Wildcats
Colorado State Rams
54-21
1996
Colorado Buffaloes
Washington Huskies
33-21
1997
Colorado State Rams
Missouri Tigers
35-24
1998
Arizona Wildacats
Nebraska Cornhuskers
23-20
1999
Kansas State Wildcats
Washington Huskies
24-20
2000
Oregon Ducks
Texas Longhorns
35-30
2001
Texas Longhorns
Washington Huskies
47-43
2002
Kansas State Wildcats
Arizona State Sun Devils
34-27
2003
Washington State Cougars
Texas Longhorns
28-20
2004
Texas Tech Red Raiders
California Golden Bears
45-31
2005
Oklahoma Sooners
Oregon Ducks
17-14
2006
California Golden Bears
Texas A&M Aggies
45-10
2007
Texas Longhorns
Arizona State Sun Devils
52-34
2008
Oregon Ducks
Oklahoma State Cowboys
42-31
2009
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Arizona Wildcats
33-0
2010
Washington Huskies
Nebraska Cornhuskers
19-7
2011
Texas Longhorns
California Golden Bears
21-10
2012
Baylor Bears
UCLA Bruins
49-26
2013
Texas Tech Red Raiders
Arizona State Sun Devils
37-23
2014
USC Trojans
Nebraska Cornhuskers
45-42
2015
Wisconsin Badgers
USC Trojans
23-21
2016
Minnesota Golden Gophers
Washington State Cougars
17-12
2017
Michigan State Spartans
Washington State Cougars
42-17
2018
Northwestern Wildcats
Utah Utes
31-20
2019
Iowa Hawkeyes
USC Trojans
49-24
2020
NONE
NONE
Canceled
2021
NONE
NONE
Canceled
2022
Oregon Ducks
North Carolina Tar Heels
28-27
2023
USC Trojans
Louisville Cardinals
42-28