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1978 Holiday Bowl
Inaugural Bowl Game
1 2 3 4 Total
United States Naval Academy 0 3 7 13 23
Brigham Young University 3 6 7 0 16
Date December 22, 1978
Season 1978
Stadium San Diego Stadium
Location San Diego, California
MVP Phil McConkey (Navy)
Tom Enlow (BYU)
Attendance 52,500[1]
Payout US$218,645 per team[1]


Holiday Bowl
  1979

The 1978 Holiday Bowl was the inaugural college football bowl game of the Holiday Bowl. It was played on December 22, 1978 at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California. The game was part of the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. It featured the Navy Midshipmen against the BYU Cougars. Navy won 23–16.

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