Iowa vs. San Diego State

Tuesday, December 30, 1986, Holiday Bowl Share

No. 19 Iowa beat San Diego State 39–⁠38. It was their only meeting on record.

Neutral site19Iowa9–⁠3 in 1986

Neutral siteSan Diego State8–⁠4 in 1986

FinalTV: ESPNAttendance 59,473Payout $661,423 per team (Wikipedia)Referee: Gordon Riese (Pac-10)

MVPs Todd Santos (SDSU); Richard Brown (SDSU)Wikipedia

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Iowa 59% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Iowa leads 1–⁠0 in their only meeting.