2019 Holiday Bowl


The 2019 Holiday Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 27, 2019. Kickoff was at 8:07 p.m. EST. The game was aired on FS1. It was the 42nd edition of the Holiday Bowl, and was one of the 2019–20 bowl games concluding the 2019 FBS football season. This was the third season in which the Holiday Bowl was held at the SDCCU Stadium. The game was sponsored by San Diego County Credit Union and officially known as the San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl.

Teams

The game featured the USC Trojans of the Pac-12 Conference and Iowa Hawkeyes of the Big Ten Conference. This was the 10th meeting between the two programs, with USC holding a 7–2 edge in previous meetings. This was Iowa's fourth Holiday Bowl, going 2–0–1 in previous appearances in 1986, 1987 and 1991. This was USC's third Holiday Bowl, going 1–1 in previous appearances in 2014 and 2015. The teams had previously met in the 2003 Orange Bowl, where USC won by a score of 38–17.

USC Trojans

The Trojans entered the game with an 8–4 record and ranked 22nd in the AP Poll. The Trojans finished in second place in the Pac-12's South Division. USC was 2–3 against ranked teams.

Iowa Hawkeyes

The Hawkeyes entered the game ranked 19th in the AP Poll, with a 9–3 record. The Hawkeyes finished in third place in the Big Ten's West Division. Iowa was 1–3 against ranked teams.

Game summary

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