Arizona, Nebraska to play in Holiday Bowl
Published 4:34 pm Sunday, December 6, 2009
TUCSON, Ariz. — No. 22 Arizona will face 20th-rated Nebraska in the Holiday Bowl on Dec. 30 in San Diego.
It’s a rematch of the 1998 Holiday Bowl, in which the Wildcats rallied to defeat the Cornhuskers 23-20.
The Wildcats drew the bid one day after they wrapped up an 8-4 season with a 21-17 victory at No. 20 USC — a triumph that gave Arizona a share of second place in the Pac-10 with a 6-3 record.
Nebraska (9-4) lost a 13-12 heartbreaker to Texas in the Big 12 championship game on Saturday night. The Cornhuskers won the conference’s North Division with a 6-2 mark.
Arizona coach Mike Stoops said his team is thrilled to receive the bid. The Wildcats, who lost in overtime to eventual Pac-10 champion Oregon at home on Nov. 21, came back to defeat Arizona State and USC on the road.
