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SUMMARY:46th Annual Trust & Will Holiday Bowl
DESCRIPTION:The 17th-ranked Arizona Wildcats (9-3, 6-3) from the Big 12 Conference and the SMU Mustangs (8-4, 6-2) from the ACC have accepted invitations to play in the 46th annual Trust & Will Holiday Bowl. The bowl game is scheduled for Friday, January 2 at 5:00 p.m. It will air on FOX and be played at San Diego’s Snapdragon Stadium. This will be the first time the Holiday Bowl has ever been played in January.“The Trust and Will Holiday Bowl is well known for explosive, high-scoring games and down-to-the-wire finishes,” said Mark Neville, CEO of Sports San Diego, organizers of the annual Holiday Bowl. “This matchup between potent offenses and exciting styles of football should provide another exciting chapter in the history of San Diego’s bowl game. Expect the Wildcats and Mustangs to put on quite a show!”This will be Arizona’s third appearance in the Trust & Will Holiday Bowl. The first was in 1998 when the Wildcats defeated the Nebraska Cornhuskers 23-20. The other was in 2009 when they lost to the Cornhuskers 33-0. Arizona is riding a five-game winning streak. The most recent victory was by a score of 23-7 on the road against their rivals Arizona State.This will be SMU’s second appearance in San Diego’s bowl game. The lone Mustangs appearance was a memorable one when they were defeated 46-45 in 1980 by the BYU Cougars with no time remaining on the clock. The SMU backfield that year was known best as the “Pony Express” and included the legendary running back duo of Eric Dickerson and Craig James.Arizona and SMU have played each other twice. SMU won the first matchup 29-7 during the 1938 season. Arizona beat third-ranked SMU 28-6 in 1985.“We can’t wait to welcome teams, bands, cheer squads and fans from SMU and Arizona to San Diego later this month,” said Nancy Rohland-Heinrich, this year’s Sports San Diego president. “Our volunteers, partners and staff have been working tirelessly to prepare for an incredible game and bowl week experience for all.”Information on Bowl Week events, including the Port of San Diego Holiday Bowl Parade presented by Kaiser Permanente and the Port of San Diego Game Day 5K can also be found at www.HolidayBowl.com.
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