2012 Holiday Bowl
| 2012 Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 35th Holiday Bowl Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 27, 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Qualcomm Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | San Diego, California | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Offense: Lache Seastrunk Defense: Chris McAllister | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | UCLA by 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Wayne Winkler (C-USA) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 55,507 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$2.075 million per team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Dave Pasch (Play-by-play) Brian Griese (Analyst) Jenn Brown (Sideline) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2012 Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl, the 35th edition of the game, was a postseason American college football bowl game between the Baylor Bears from the Big 12 Conference and the UCLA Bruins from the Pac-12 Conference (Pac-12), played on December 27, 2012, at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California. The game was the final contest of the 2012 NCAA Division I-Football Bowl Subdivision (Division I-FBS) football season for both teams. The game kicked off at 6:45 p.m. PT and was broadcast on both ESPN TV and ESPN Radio. This is the first Holiday Bowl appearance for both Baylor and UCLA, as well as the first-ever meeting between the two teams. It also marks the first time one of the Pac-12's Southern California teams has played in the Holiday Bowl.