2009 Holiday Bowl

March 2020 March 2026 2009 Pacific Life Holiday Bowl PacificLifeHolidayBowlLogo.png 2009 Arizona Wildcats University of Arizona Nebraska Cornhuskers University of Nebraska 8–4 Pac-10 9–4 Big 12 Mike Stoops Bo Pelini 22 23 20 20 19 22 0 0 0 0 10 13 10 0 December 30 Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, California WR Niles Paul (Nebraska) S Matt O'Hanlon (Nebraska) Tom Zimorski (ACC) 64,607https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=293640158 Arizona vs. Nebraska - Box Score - December 30, 2009 - ESPN 2,130,000 per team ESPN List of announcers of major college bowl games Chris Fowler Craig James Jesse Palmer Erin Andrews 3.7Jon Solomon, 2009-10 Bowl TV Ratings, The Birmingham News, January 13, 2010 The 2009 Holiday Bowl was the thirty-second edition of the college football bowl game and was played at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California. The game started at 5:00 pm US PST on Wednesday, December 30, 2009. The game was telecast on ESPN. The Nebraska Cornhuskers defeated the Arizona Wildcats 33–0 for the first shutout in the history of the bowl.https://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recap?gid=200912300023 Huskers harass Cats in first Holiday Bowl shutout Yahoo! Sports 2009-12-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20100103093844/http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recap?gid=200912300023 3 January 2010 live This was a rematch of the two teams, who faced each other in the 1998 Holiday Bowl, where Arizona defeated Nebraska 23–20. Background The game featured the 2nd pick from the Pac-10 and the 3rd pick from the Big 12. The game had recently become a type of "upset" bowl. In previous years, teams rejected by the BCS had lost to heavy underdogs. In 2005, a 10–1 Oregon team (favored by 3 points while ranked 6th in the nation) playing without its star quarterback Kellen Clemens lost 17–14 to a surging Oklahoma squad that had won six out of its last seven. In 2004, one-loss California was defeated by Big 12 Texas Tech, 45–31. In 2003, Big 12 representative Texas was knocked off by Pac-10 representative Washington State, led by Matt Kegel. The Wildcats drew the bid the day they wrapped up an 8-4 season with a 21–17 victory at USC, a win that gave Arizona a share of second place (along with Oregon State and Stanford) in the Pac-10 with a 6–3 conference record. Nebraska lost a 13–12 heartbreaker to Texas in the Big 12 Championship Game. The Cornhuskers won the conference's North Division with a 6–2 record. The 1998 meeting between the two teams was the only time that either school had appeared in the Holiday Bowl. The only other meeting between the two schools was a 14–14 tie in 1961. On December 8, 2009, the Holiday Bowl committee announced a marketing campaign with fast food franchise Jack in the Box where Jack Box, the fictional chairman and CEO of the company and star of its marketing campaigns, would be the honorary chairman of the game and the grand marshal of the Port of San Diego Big Bay Balloon Parade.http://www.holidaybowl.com/2009/jack-box-named-bowl-s-honorary-chair-grand-marshal.html Jack Box Named Bowl's Honorary Chair, Grand Marshal 2009 2009-12-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20100103103523/http://www.holidaybowl.com/2009/jack-box-named-bowl-s-honorary-chair-grand-marshal.html 2010-01-03 dead Game summary Nebraska wore their home red jerseys, and Arizona wore their white away jerseys with their newly introduced white helmets. Nebraska's 33–0 defeat of Arizona was the first and, to date, only shutout victory in the Holiday Bowl.https://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recap?gid=200912300023 Huskers harass Cats in first Holiday Bowl shutout 31 December 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20100103093844/http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recap?gid=200912300023 3 January 2010 live Prior to the 2009 Holiday Bowl no team had scored fewer than 10 points in a game.https://www.espn.com/college-football/bowls09/news/story?page=holiday_history Holiday Bowl history ESPN.com November 16, 2006 2010-03-11 The Wildcats were held to just 109 total yards of offense and just 6 first downs. The Cornhuskers were led on offense by wide receiver Niles Paul who hauled in 4 catches for 123 yards, including a touchdown, which accounted for 74 of his receiving yards. Quarterback Zac Lee threw for 173 yards and the TD to Paul. Rex Burkhead of Nebraska led all rushers with 89 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries. This also marked the first time in Nebraska's 46 bowl game history that it has shut out a team in postseason. However, this was the third time in Arizona's bowl history that they have been shut out, the second time in a game in San Diego. The Wildcats lost the 1921 San Diego East-West Christmas Classic to Centre College 38–0 and the 1990 Aloha Bowl to Syracuse 28–0. The game also marked Nebraska's first 10-win season since 2003. Scoring summary Scoring Play Score 1st Quarter NE — Zac Lee 4-yard rush (Alex Henery kick), 13:45 NE 7–0 NE — Alex Henery 47-yard field goal, 8:53 NE 10–0 2nd Quarter NE — Rex Burkhead 5-yard rush (Alex Henery kick), 11:57 NE 17–0 NE — Alex Henery 50-yard field goal, 8:25 NE 20–0 NE — Alex Henery 41-yard field goal, 0:35 NE 23–0 3rd Quarter NE — Alex Henery 22-yard field goal, 10:07 NE 26–0 NE — Niles Paul 74-yard pass from Zac Lee (Alex Henery kick), 3:39 NE 33–0 4th Quarter None References Holiday Bowl Category:Holiday Bowl Category:Arizona Wildcats football bowl games Category:Nebraska Cornhuskers football bowl games Holiday Bowl Category:December 2009 sports events in the United States Category:2009 in San Diego