The Cougars will travel to Honolulu this winter break to play the Fresno State Bulldogs in the Hawai’i Bowl on Dec. 24, the team announced Sunday. The game will mark the Cougars’ fifth consecutive bowl game appearance.
The Christmas Eve game will be the first time the Cougars and the Bulldogs play in the history of their programs. This is the Cougars’ second appearance in the Hawai’i Bowl and the third time playing a bowl game in Hawaii.
After going 1-11 in 2016, the Bulldogs finished the regular season 9-4, winning the West Division of the Mountain West Conference and facing the Boise State Broncos in the conference championship game.