January 2, 2026
Trust & Will Holiday Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
January 2, 2026
Snapdragon Stadium San Diego, CA
Participants and result
Format and selection
Independent bowl selection
One postseason game.
The consulted sources do not document how teams were selected for this season.
These are documented selection procedures. They do not explain why a particular participant was chosen unless the source expressly records that decision.
History
The NCAA records trace this competition to the 1978 football season.
The records identify San Diego as its present site. Individual editions retain documented name changes and results.
Sources and coverage
The consulted sources do not document the selection procedure for this season.
Previous editions
2024DirecTV Holiday Bowl2023DirecTV Holiday Bowl2022Holiday Bowl2021DirecTV Holiday Bowl2020DirecTV Holiday Bowl2019DirecTV Holiday Bowl2018DirecTV Holiday Bowl2017San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl2016National Funding Holiday Bowl2015National Funding Holiday Bowl2014National University Holiday Bowl2013National University Holiday Bowl2012Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl2011Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl2010Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl2009Pacific Life Holiday Bowl2008Pacific Life Holiday Bowl2007Pacific Life Holiday Bowl2006Pacific Life Holiday Bowl2005Pacific Life Holiday Bowl2004Pacific Life Holiday Bowl2003Pacific Life Holiday Bowl2002Pacific Life Holiday Bowl2001Culligan Holiday Bowl2000Culligan Holiday Bowl1999Culligan Holiday Bowl1998Culligan Holiday Bowl1997Plymouth Holiday Bowl1996Plymouth Holiday Bowl1995Plymouth Holiday Bowl1994Thrifty Car Rental Holiday Bowl1993Thrifty Car Rental Holiday Bowl1992Thrifty Car Rental Holiday Bowl1991Thrifty Car Rental Holiday Bowl1990Sea World Holiday Bowl1989Sea World Holiday Bowl1988Sea World Holiday Bowl1987Sea World Holiday Bowl1986Sea World Holiday Bowl1985Holiday Bowl1984Holiday Bowl1983Holiday Bowl1982Holiday Bowl1981Holiday Bowl1980Holiday Bowl1979Holiday Bowl1978Holiday Bowl