1978 Holiday Bowl

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1978 Holiday Bowl

Inaugural Bowl Game

Navy Midshipmen

BYU Cougars

(8–3)

(9–3)

Head coach:
George Welsh

Head coach:
LaVell Edwards

	1	2	3	4	Total
Navy	0	3	7	13	23
BYU	3	6	7	0	16

Date

December 22, 1978

Season

1978

Stadium

San Diego Stadium

Location

San Diego, California

MVP

Phil McConkey (Navy)
Tom Enlow (BYU)

Attendance

52,500^[1]

Payout

US$218,645 per team^[1]

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The 1978 Holiday Bowl was the inaugural college football bowl game of the Holiday Bowl. It was played on December 22, 1978 at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California. The game was part of the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. It featured the Navy Midshipmen against the BYU Cougars. Navy won 23–16.

References

v t e 1978–79 NCAA football bowl game season

Garden State (Dec. 16) Independence (Dec. 16) Hall of Fame Classic (Dec. 20) Holiday (Dec. 22) Sun (Dec. 23) Liberty (Dec. 23) Tangerine (Dec. 23) Peach (Dec. 25) Fiesta (Dec. 25) Gator (Dec. 29) Bluebonnet (Dec. 31) Sugar (Jan. 1) Cotton (Jan. 1) Orange (Jan. 1) Rose (Jan. 1)

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