Utes Headed To Holiday Bowl To Face Northwestern
Dec 2, 2018, 2:32 PM | Updated: 5:09 pm
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – It’s not the Rose Bowl, but it’s still a great game in Southern California. The Utah Utes are headed to San Diego to play Northwestern in the Holiday Bowl on Dec. 31st at San Diego County Credit Union Stadium.
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It’ll be the first appearance ever for the Utes in the Holiday Bowl as they’ll try to finish a terrific 9-4 season on a strong note.
Utah is set to face another team that made its conference championship game in Northwestern. The Wildcats lost to Ohio State in the Big Ten Championship game 45-24, but finished the year with an 8-5 record.
“We are elated to be invited to the Holiday Bowl and to play an outstanding Northwestern team,” said Whittingham. “It is a testament to our players and also our great fan base that we were invited to play in this prestigious game. Our players are deserving to play in a bowl of this caliber and we are especially happy for our exceptional senior class. We look forward to playing in front of a big Utah crowd down in San Diego on December 31.”
December 31 will mark the third meeting between these two teams. Northwestern won the first match up in 1927, 13-6. The Utes beat the Wildcats in 1981 in Evanston, Illinois 42-0.
The game is scheduled to kick off at 5 p.m. on New Year’s Eve. It will be broadcast on FS1.
