The Holiday Bowl has matched teams from the Pac-12 and Big Ten Conference since 2014.
The victory extended the Gulls (14-11-1-3) season-high standings point streak to eight games on six victories and two shootout losses.
Northwestern and Utah will both be making their debuts in the Holiday Bowl, which has been played annually since 1978.
The San Diego Seals were 17-12 winners over the Colorado Mammoth in their labor-delayed debut in Denver.
The victory moved the Gulls into a tie for sixth place in the seven-team Pacific Division with the Ontario Reign.
San Diego State was shut out in a bowl game for the first time since their initial appearance, losing to Ohio in the Frisco Bowl in Texas.
San Diego State will face Ohio in the Frisco Bowl Wednesday in Frisco, Texas, in a matchup of teams going in opposite directions.
The Fleet will play their first game at SDCCU Stadium Feb. 17 against the Atlanta Legends.
This is the second consecutive season the Aztecs will play in a bowl game in Texas.
Utah will face Northwestern in the Holiday Bowl on New Year's Eve at San Diego County Credit Union Stadium.
The San Diego Fleet protected former University of San Diego standout Josh Johnson with the first choice in the draft.
The San Diego Gulls will hold Willie O'Ree Night at Friday evening's game at Valley View Casino Center.
Willie O'Ree, who played seven seasons with the original San Diego Gulls, was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.
The San Diego Fleet will play its first game at SDCCU Stadium Feb. 17 against the Atlanta Legends.
The Gulls will open the regular season Saturday at Tucson.
The Los Angeles Lakers lost to the Denver Nuggets Sunday evening at Valley View Casino Center in San Diego.
Record-setting former University of San Diego defensive end Jonathan Petersen was among 19 players whose signings were announced Thursday.
The San Diego team in the Alliance of American Football will be nicknamed the Fleet, paying homage to the city's Naval community.
The San Diego Gulls opened training camp Monday with 13 players participating in a 90-minute practice at The Rinks-Anaheim Ice.
About 120 Veterans from across the country are participating in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs event.
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The San Diego team has the first right to sign players from San Diego State, the University of San Diego and 13 other universities.
Grain beetles were found in the packaging, the team said.
San Diego State University has signed head baseball coach Mark Martinez to a contract extension to coach the Aztecs through 2023.
The Tri City Little Leaguers out of Rocklin beat the Park View all stars and now move on to the West regional tournament semi-final.
The all-star team from Chula Vista's Park View Little League will try to avoid being eliminated from the West Regional Tuesday.
Chula Vista's Park View is three victories away from advancing to the Little League World Series for the second time in three years.
Scripps Ranch Little League plays Tuesday against Livermore Little League at the Little League Intermediate World Series.
Players will come from SDSU, USD, USC, Stanford, Washington, Colorado and other universities, the Alliance of American Football announced.
Single-game tickets at all levels of the stadium for the home-opener and all other home games go on sale Aug. 1.
The famous catch was caught on camera and has since gone viral on the internet.
Kendall Burnett, a senior at Torrey Pines HS with a 2.92 ERA is in the MLB Draft and may be drafted round 12-15 out of 40
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Coach Dallas Eakins has a 118-71-10-5 record and .615 points percentage in his three seasons with the Gulls.
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The Lakers annually scheduled a preseason game in San Diego from 1999-2012 and again from 2014-2016.
Desiree Linden, who was born and raised in Chula Vista, became the first American woman to win the Boston Marathon since 1985.
The Extreme Sailing Series will return to San Diego Oct. 18-21.
Long has been the head coach at SDSU the past seven seasons, leading the program to post-season bowl games each of those years.