2019 Holiday Bowl

The 2019 Holiday Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 27, 2019. Kickoff was at 8:07 p.m. EST (5:07 p.m. local PST). The game was aired on FS1.[6] It was the 42nd edition of the Holiday Bowl, and was one of the 2019–20 bowl games concluding the 2019 FBS football season. This was the third season in which the Holiday Bowl was held at the SDCCU Stadium. The game was sponsored by San Diego County Credit Union and officially known as the San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl.

2019 San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl
42nd Holiday Bowl
USC Trojans Iowa Hawkeyes
(8–4) (9–3)
Pac-12 Big Ten
24 49
Head coach: 
Clay Helton		 Head coach: 
Kirk Ferentz
APCoachesCFP
222322
APCoachesCFP
191916
1234 Total
USC 71070 24
Iowa 721714 49
DateDecember 27, 2019
Season2019
StadiumSDCCU Stadium
LocationSan Diego, California
MVPIhmir Smith-Marsette (WR, Iowa)[1] & A. J. Epenesa (DE, Iowa)[2]
FavoriteUSC by 1[3]
RefereeJerry Magallanes (ACC)[4]
Attendance50,123
PayoutUS$6,532,700[5]
United States TV coverage
NetworkFS1
AnnouncersGus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst) and Jenny Taft (sideline)

This game marked the last Holiday Bowl with a tie-in with the Big Ten Conference, as the bowl replaced its Big Ten tie-in with an Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) tie-in. This was also the last Holiday Bowl played at SDCCU Stadium, as the 2020 edition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the venue was subsequently demolished to make way for a new stadium.

Teams

The game featured the USC Trojans of the Pac-12 Conference and Iowa Hawkeyes of the Big Ten Conference. This was the 10th meeting between the two programs, with USC holding a 7–2 edge in previous meetings.[7] This was Iowa's fourth Holiday Bowl, going 2–0–1 in previous appearances in 1986 (won against SDSU Aztecs 39–38), 1987 (won against Wyoming Cowboys 20–19) and 1991 (tied against BYU Cougars 13–13 – this was the last time a postseason game was tied in the NCAA). This was USC's third Holiday Bowl, going 1–1 in previous appearances in 2014 (won against Nebraska Cornhuskers 45–42) and 2015 (lost against Wisconsin Badgers 21–23). The teams had previously met in the 2003 Orange Bowl, where USC won by a score of 38–17.

USC Trojans
Main article: 2019 USC Trojans football team

The Trojans entered the game with an 8–4 record (7–2 in conference) and ranked 22nd in the AP Poll. The Trojans finished in second place in the Pac-12's South Division. USC was 2–3 against ranked teams.

Iowa Hawkeyes
Main article: 2019 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

The Hawkeyes entered the game ranked 19th in the AP Poll (16th in the CFP poll), with a 9–3 record (6–3 in conference). The Hawkeyes finished in third place in the Big Ten's West Division. Iowa was 1–3 against ranked teams.

Game summary
2019 San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 22 USC 7 10 7024
No. 16 Iowa 7 21 71449

at SDCCU Stadium • San Diego, California

Game information
First Quarter
  • (8:25) IOWA – Tyrone Tracy 23 yard rush, Keith Duncan kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 6:35; Iowa 7–0)
  • (4:37) USC – Kedon Slovis 5 yard pass to Drake London, Chase McGrath kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:48; Tied 7–7)
Second Quarter
  • (11:22) IOWA – Ihmir Smith-Marsette 6 yard rush, Keith Duncan kick (Drive: 15 plays, 72 yards, 8:09; Iowa 14–7)
  • (6:03) USC – Kedon Slovis 16 yard pass to Vavae Malepeai, Chase McGrath kick (Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards, 5:19; Tied 14–14)
  • (5:48) IOWA – Ihmir Smith-Marsette 98 yard kickoff return, Keith Duncan kick (Iowa 21–14)
  • (1:18) IOWA – Nate Stanley 12 yard pass to Ihmir Smith-Marsette, Keith Duncan kick (Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 3:07; Iowa 28–14)
  • (0:00) USC – Chase McGrath 32 yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 1:18; Iowa 28–17)
Third Quarter
  • (13:29) USC – Stephen Carr 3 yard rush, Chase McGrath kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:31; Iowa 28–24)
  • (3:54) IOWA – Tyler Goodson 1 yard rush, Keith Duncan kick (Drive: 14 plays, 90 yards, 7:19; Iowa 35–24)
Fourth Quarter
  • (12:52) IOWA – Nate Stanley 6 yard pass to Brandon Smith, Keith Duncan kick (Drive: 3 plays, 6 yards, 0:54; Iowa 42–24)
  • (1:43) IOWA – Nick Niemann 25 yard interception return, Keith Duncan kick (Iowa 49–24)

Statistics
Statistics USC IOWA
First downs2020
Plays–yards66–35663–328
Rushes–yards18–2235–115
Passing yards334213
Passing: comp–att–int34–48–118–28–0
Time of possession26:3633:24
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
USC PassingKedon Slovis22/30, 260 yards, 2 TD
RushingVavae Malepeai8 carries, 37 yards
ReceivingAmon-Ra St. Brown9 receptions, 163 yards
Iowa PassingNate Stanley18/27, 213 yards, 2 TD
RushingTyler Goodson18 carries, 48 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingNico Ragaini2 receptions, 54 yards

References
  1. @GazetteOnIowa (December 28, 2019). "Holiday Bowl Offensive MVP: 𝗜𝗵𝗺𝗶𝗿 𝗦𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗵-𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲" (Tweet). Retrieved December 28, 2019 – via Twitter.
  2. @GazetteOnIowa (December 28, 2019). "Holiday Bowl Defensive MVP: 𝗔.𝗝. 𝗘𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗮" (Tweet). Retrieved December 28, 2019 – via Twitter.
  3. "USC vs. Iowa – Game Summary". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  4. "2019–20 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. December 9, 2019. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  5. "2019 Bowl Schedule". collegefootballpoll.com. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  6. "2019–20 college football bowl schedule, games, dates, times, TV channels". CBSSports.com. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
  7. "Winsipedia: USC vs. Iowa".
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