The 2009 Holiday Bowl was held on December 30, 2009, at 8:00 p.m. EST. The #20 Arizona Wildcats, second in the Pacific-10 Conference, were shut out by the #22 Nebraska Cornhuskers of the Big 12 Conference with a score of 33-0.http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=293640158

The game aired live on ESPN from Qualcomm Stadium, home of the San Diego Chargers and the Poinsettia Bowl, in San Diego, California.

Arizona tallied an 8-4 record in 2009, including going 6-3 in the Pac-10. They fell to the Iowa Hawkeyes in their third game, but returned to notch big wins over Oregon State, Stanford, UCLA and USC. Other losses came to California and the eventual Pac-10 Champion Oregon.http://espn.go.com/ncf/clubhouse?teamId=12

Led by Heisman finalist defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh, the Nebraska Cornhuskers tallied a 9-4 season to top the Big 12 North Division. After falling to the then-13th-ranked Virginia Tech Hokies, the Cornhuskers defeated Missouri and Oklahoma. Nebraska reached the Big 12 Championship Game in which they fell to the undefeated Texas Longhorns, who continued on to the BCS Championship Game.http://espn.go.com/ncf/clubhouse?teamId=158