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- Dec 24, 202675% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
The Poinsettia Bowl Returns to San Diego After a Decade
- The SDCCU Poinsettia Bowl kicks off at Snapdragon Stadium on 23 December 2026 at 4:30 p.m. PST[1]
- The 13th edition returns after a decade-long hiatus, with The CW as broadcast partner; the Holiday Bowl follows five days later at the same stadium[4]
- From 2005 to 2016 the game gave San Diego a second December bowl; Sports San Diego, the nonprofit behind the Holiday Bowl since 1978, is reviving it[1]
- The San Diego Bowl Game Association had ended the bowl in January 2017 to focus on the Holiday Bowl; its revival was announced in April 2026[2]
- The revived game is set to match the new Pac-12's champion against a legacy member of the old Pac-12[2]
- Snapdragon Stadium, opened in 2022 on the old Qualcomm site in Mission Valley, seats 35,000[1]
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- [1]75%poinsettiabowl.compoinsettiabowl.com· Posted Sep 24, 2026· Starts Dec 24, 2026 ✓· 26% of score
Scheduled: the bowl's own site gives "12.23.26 KICK-OFF 4:30PM PST" at Snapdragon Stadium, and the organisers' release says it "kicks off Wednesday, December 23 at 4:30 p.m." (PST, so 00:30Z on 24 December).
- [2]75%Poinsettia Bowlen.wikipedia.org· Added Sep 24, 2026· 26% of score
History of the bowl: ended by the San Diego Bowl Game Association in January 2017, revived in 2026, and the Pac-12 matchup.[1]
- [3]75%2026 Poinsettia Bowlen.wikipedia.org· Added Sep 24, 2026· 26% of score
Game article: scheduled 23 December 2026 at Snapdragon Stadium, the first Poinsettia Bowl[1] in a decade.
- [4]90%The CW Network to Broadcast San Diego's 2026 College Football Bowl Gamesholidaybowl.com· Published Aug 27, 2026· 23% of score
Sports San Diego's release naming The CW as broadcaster and the 23 December 4:30 p.m. kickoff at Snapdragon Stadium.[1]
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