Poinsettia Bowl

The San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl is an annual post-season college football bowl game. Played at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California, the Poinsettia Bowl features the second-place team from the Mountain West playing against an eligible rotating opponent which can include independent teams such as the Navy Midshipmen and Army Black Knights, and a team from the Western Athletic Conference.http://www.poinsettiabowl.com/news/poinsettia-bowl-announces-2010-13-conference-team-matchups.html

In the 2010 Poinsettia Bowl, the San Diego State Aztecs played on their home field and defeated the Navy Midshipmen 35-14.http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=303570021 The game began at 8:00 p.m. on December 23, 2010. Navy entered with a 9-3 overall record while San Diego State entered at 8-4, including going 5-3 in games against Mountain West Conference opponents.http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/preview?gameId=303570021

The Poinsettia Bowl was originally played as a military bowl game and held four-consecutive years starting in 1952.http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/bowls/bowl_results.php?bowlid=239

The first modern-day Poinsettia Bowl was held on December 22, 2005. The Navy Midshipman defeated the Colorado State Rams with a score of 51 to 30. In 2006, The Northern Illinois Huskies fell to the TCU Horned Frogs 37-7. Navy returned to the bowl game in 2007, where they were defeated by the Utah Utes 35-32.http://www.poinsettiabowl.com/bowl-history/game-history.html

The TCU Horned Frogs defeated the Boise State Broncos, 17-16, in the 2008 Poinsettia Bowl on December 23.http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=283582628&confId=80 In 2009, the game featured Utah defeating California 37-27 on December 23, 2009, at 8:00 p.m. EST.http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=293570025