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Holiday Bowl
![]() SMU MUSTANGS CURRENT HOLIDAY BOWL CHAMPIONS |
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![]() Arizona Wildcats |
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24 |

| 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 |
| 2024 |
Syracuse Orange |
Washington State Cougars |
52-35 |
| 2025 |
SMU Mustangs |
Arizona Wildcats |
24-19 |