• The 1980 Holiday Bowl was a college football bowl game played December 19, 1980, in San Diego, California. It was part of the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football...
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  • The Holiday Bowl is an annual college football bowl game held in San Diego, California. The bowl was founded in 1978. It is held at Snapdragon Stadium...
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  • The 1979 Holiday Bowl was a college football bowl game played December 21, 1979, in San Diego, California. It was part of the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football...
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    their first four bowl games. Their first post-season win came in the 1980 Holiday Bowl, which has become known as the "Miracle Bowl" since BYU was trailing...
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  • The 1984 Holiday Bowl was a bowl game contested in college football for the 1984 season. Played on December 21 at Jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego, it...
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  • on a 12-game winning streak, including a victory over SMU in the 1980 Holiday Bowl, finishing 12–1 overall and ranked 12th in the final AP Poll. The...
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  • The 1982 Holiday Bowl was a college football bowl game played December 17, 1982, in San Diego, California. It was part of the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football...
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  • The 1981 Holiday Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 18 in San Diego, California. It was part of the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football...
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    tight end Clay Brown to defeat Southern Methodist University in the 1980 Holiday Bowl 46–45, which completed Brigham Young's comeback from a 45–25 deficit...
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  • years, the game had been known as the Holiday Bowl and was played in Saint Petersburg, Florida. The Camellia Bowl served as the NAIA Football National...
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  • The 1993 Holiday Bowl was a college football bowl game played December 30, 1993, in San Diego, California. It was part of the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football...
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    thrown with a prayer because the odds against completion are big." 1980Holiday Bowl — BYU vs. SMU: BYU quarterback Jim McMahon completed a 41-yard Hail...
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  • While at SMU, Meyer was the losing coach in the famous "Miracle Bowl" in the 1980 Holiday Bowl, where SMU held a 45–25 lead against BYU with less than four...
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    presented by the American Football Coaches Association, in 2003. In the 1980 Holiday Bowl, BYU rallied from a 45–25 deficit with only 4 minutes to play to defeat...
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  • running backs at SMU, but he’s the one who made it all go”. In the 1983 Cotton Bowl, number-four-ranked SMU and McIlhenny (a senior), played against the number-six-ranked...
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  • The 2007 Pacific Life Holiday Bowl was a college football bowl game played December 27, 2007 in San Diego. It was part of the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS...
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    In the United States, public holidays are set by federal, state, and local governments and are often observed by closing government offices or giving government...
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    studying Edwards and offensive coordinator Doug Scovil. BYU won the 1980 Holiday Bowl in his senior year. Reid had thought of becoming a writer, but continued...
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  • The 1980 Rose Bowl was It was the 66th edition of the college football bowl game, played on Tuesday, January 1, at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California...
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    The football team has participated in various bowl games, from the Dixie Classic in 1924 to the Fenway Bowl in 2023. Football alumni include Heisman winner...
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  • Aluminum Bowl (1956) Holiday Bowl (1957–1960) Camellia Bowl (1961–1963) Champion Bowl (1964–1976 and 1980–1996, Division I games only) Apple Bowl (1977,...
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    Conference's Offensive Newcomer of the Year. In the 1980 Holiday Bowl (later known as the "Miracle Bowl"), James ran for 225 rushing yards and 9.9 yards/carry...
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  • The 1980 Fiesta Bowl was the tenth edition of the college football bowl game, played at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona on Friday, December 26. Part...
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    Super Bowl Be a Holiday?". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved November 13, 2016. Jargon, Julie (February 3, 2011). "Sports Bars Play Super Bowl Defense"...
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    recruitment to SMU. Facing Brigham Young University (BYU) in the 1980 Holiday Bowl, SMU fell 46‍–‍45 despite having led by three touchdowns late in the...
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    touchdown in BYU's 46–45 come-from-behind victory over SMU in the 1980 Holiday Bowl. He played one more season after that (1981), serving mainly as a...
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  • game between the LSU Tigers and Kentucky Wildcats Miracle Bowl, the 1980 Holiday Bowl, a bowl game between the SMU Mustangs and BYU Cougars Miracle at...
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    football bowl games, including those proposed and defunct. Six bowl games are part of the College Football Playoff, a selection system that creates bowl matchups...
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    competed against in the bowl for that year when available or to their general page when unavailable. This was the inaugural Holiday Bowl, therefore giving it...
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    14, 1990). "Phoenix Gets '93 Super Bowl if King Holiday Goes Statewide; '93 Super Bowl to Phoenix If King Holiday Wins Vote Football". The New York Times...
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