2010 Holiday Bowl
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| 2010 Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 33rd Holiday Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 30, 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | San Diego Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | San Diego, California | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Nebraska by 14[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Land Clark (MW) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 57,921 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$2,130,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Chris Fowler (play-by-play) Todd Blackledge (analyst) Erin Andrews (sideline) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen ratings | 4.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
The 2010 Holiday Bowl, known as the Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl for sponsorship purposes, was the thirty-third edition of the college football bowl game, played on December 30, 2010 at San Diego Stadium in San Diego, California. Part of the 2010–11 bowl season, it featured the Nebraska Cornhuskers of the Big Ten and the Washington Huskies of the Pac-10. The game began at 7:00 p.m. PST and was broadcast on ESPN.
Nebraska
The 2010 Holiday Bowl was the eighth all-time and first postseason meeting between Nebraska and Washington, with the Cornhuskers leading 4–3–1 prior to the game. The teams met in September 2010, a dominant NU victory in Seattle.
Big 12 North champion Nebraska entered 10–3, narrowly losing the conference championship game to Oklahoma. The 2010 game was NU's third overall and second consecutive Holiday Bowl appearance.
Washington
Washington began 3–6, but won its final three games to become bowl-eligible for the first time since 2002. The 2010 game was UW's fourth Holiday Bowl appearance.