NCAA.com | December 31, 2013 History: Holiday Bowl Share The Holiday Bowl had its beginnings as a way to get the Western Athletic Conference an automatic bowl bid after the Fiesta Bowl ended its association with the WAC when Arizona and Arizona State left the conference. Now, the bowl matches the third-place team in the Pac-12 with the fifth-place team in the Big 12.There are unusual ancillary events associated with the Holiday Bowl. For example, the Wiener Nationals, which is the national championship in dachshund racing. Fans going to the game can also enjoy the Big Bay Balloon Parade.Memorable moments• In 1980, BYU came back from 20 points down to defeat Southern Methodist on a hail mary. Surrounded by SMU players, BYU tight end Clay Brown somehow got his hands on the ball to tie the game. Kurt Gunther kicked the extra point with no time left on the clock to give the Cougars a 46-45 victory in what has been known as "The Miracle Bowl."• The 1984 game actually decided the national championship. BYU was ranked No. 1, and thanks to the WAC's contract with the Holiday Bowl, the nation's top team was committed. BYU defeated Michigan 24-17.• In 2004, fourth-ranked Cal missed a spot in the BCS by .0129 points. Not only did it miss the BCS, it got beat in the Holiday Bowl by No. 23 Texas Tech 45-31.• In 2012, No. 17 UCLA was relegated to the Holiday Bowl after it lost the Pac-10 championship game. The Bruins' consolation prize? A 49-19 defeat at the hands of unranked Baylor.HOLIDAY BOWL RESULTSYEARWINNERSCORELOSERSCORE1978Navy23BYU161979Indiana38BYU371980BYU46SMU451981BYU38Washington State361982Ohio State47BYU171983BYU21Missouri171984BYU24Michigan171985Arkansas18Arizona State171986Iowa39San Diego State381987Iowa20Wyoming191988Oklahoma State62Wyoming141989Penn State50BYU391990Texas A&M65BYU141991BYU13Iowa131992Hawaii27Illinois171993Ohio State28BYU211994Michigan24Colorado State141995Kansas State54Colorado State211996Colorado33Washington211997Colorado State35Missouri241998Arizona23Nebraska201999Kansas State24Washington202000Oregon35Texas302001Texas47Washington432002Kansas State34Arizona State272003Washington State28Texas202004Texas Tech45California312005Oklahoma17Oregon142006California45Texas A&M102007Texas52Arizona State342008Oregon42Oklahoma State312009Nebraska33Arizona02010Washington19Nebraska72011Texas21California102012Baylor49UCLA262013Texas Tech37Arizona State23 Way-too-early 2022 FCS playoff bracket predictions It's May and the FCS playoffs aren't until November, but that doesn't matter because we predicted the 24-team 2022 FCS playoff field anyway. READ MORE 9 potential breakout FCS football teams in the 2022 season Here's a look at the potential breakout FCS teams for the 2022 season. READ MORE Colleges and conferences with the most players drafted in the 2022 NFL draft Georgia had 15 players selected in the NFL draft, eclipsing the previous modern-era record of 14 picks, which was set by Ohio State in the 2004 NFL draft and later tied by LSU in 2020. The Bulldogs have five defensive players selected in the first round from a unit that allowed a national-best 10.2 points per game last season. READ MORE