2026 Holiday Bowl

2026 DirectTV Holiday Bowl
46th Holiday Bowl
Date	January 2, 2026
Season	2025
Stadium	Snapdragon Stadium
Location	San Diego, California, US
United States TV coverage
Network	Fox
Holiday Bowl  ← 2024 2027 →

The 2026 Holiday Bowl is an American college football bowl game that is scheduled to be played on January 2, 2026, at Snapdragon Stadium located in San Diego, California. ^[1] The 46th annual Holiday Bowl will feature teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference and current or former members of the Pac-12. The game is scheduled to begin at 5:00 p.m. PST and will air on FOX. This is the first Holiday Bowl that is played in January. ^[2] The previous edition was played on December 27, 2024. The Holiday Bowl will be one of the 2025–26 bowl games that will be concluding the 2025 FBS football season. The bowl game will be sponsored by DirecTV, and the game will officially known as the DirectTV Holiday Bowl.

Teams

Based on conference tie-ins, the game will feature teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and current or former members of the Pac-12. ^[3]

Game summary

2026 DirectTV Holiday Bowl

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at Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, California

• Date: Friday, January 2, 2026
• Game time: 5:00 p.m. PST
• TV: Fox

References

1. "2025-26 College Football Playoff, bowl schedule". ESPN.com. August 11, 2025.
2. "46th Annual Holiday Bowl Set For January 2, 2026, at Snapdragon Stadium". holidaybowl.com. August 28, 2025.
3. "DirectTV Holiday Bowl Matchup Set For 2024, 2025 Games". holidaybowl.com. July 12, 2025.