Is Holiday Bowl coming back?
Holiday Bowl (1978–present) on The CW
About Holiday Bowl
The Holiday Bowl's return is unconfirmed. The show is currently between seasons, with no upcoming episodes scheduled as of May 2026.
The Holiday Bowl is an annual college football bowl game that has been played since 1978 at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California. It features teams from the Pacific-12 and Big Ten conferences and has a long history of postseason competition in NCAA Division I Football. The game was established to provide the Western Athletic Conference with an automatic bowl bid after its previous tie-in with the Fiesta Bowl ended in 1977. Over the years, the Holiday Bowl has hosted various teams and has been a notable fixture in college football's postseason landscape.
The broadcast team includes Gus Johnson as the play-by-play announcer, Joel Klatt as the analyst, and Jenny Taft as the sideline reporter. The show has a runtime of approximately 193 minutes. As of now, there are no scheduled episodes or upcoming broadcasts for the Holiday Bowl.
Holiday Bowl episode schedule
1 upcoming · 8 aired . Next episode: December 28, 2026.
Upcoming · 1
| Date | Ep. | Title |
|---|---|---|
| December 28, 2026 | S2026·E1 | 2026 Holiday Bowl: |
Aired · 8
| Date | Ep. | Title |
|---|---|---|
| January 2, 2026 | S2025·E1 | 2025 Holiday Bowl: Arizona Wildcats vs. SMU Mustangs |
| December 27, 2024 | S2024·E1 | 2024 Holiday Bowl: Syracuse Orange vs. Washington State Cougars |
| December 27, 2023 | S2023·E1 | 2023 Holiday Bowl: Louisville Cardinals vs. USC Trojans |
| December 28, 2022 | S2022·E1 | 2022 Holiday Bowl: North Carolina vs. #15 Oregon |
| December 28, 2021 | S2021·E1 | 2021 Holiday Bowl: UCLA (8-4) vs. NC State (9-3) |
| December 27, 2016 | S2016·E1 | 2016 Holiday Bowl: Minnesota Golden Gophers (8-4) vs. Washington State Cougars (8-4) |
| December 30, 2015 | S2015·E1 | 2015 Holiday Bowl: #25 USC Trojans (8-5) vs. #23 Wisconsin Badgers (9-3) |
| December 22, 1978 | S1978·E1 | 1978 Holiday Bowl: BYU Cougars (9-3) vs. Navy Midshipmen (8-3) |
