Torrential rains in San Diego leading up to the 2010 Poinsettia Bowl put the game between San Diego State and Navy in jeopardy because of flooding on the field at Qualcomm Stadium. More than 1.5 ...

Utah's Ray Stowers (24) dives for a first down as teammate Freddie Brown leaps over the play during the first quarter of the Poinsettia Bowl. Utah won the first bowl game of the season ...

putting together an undefeated regular season and rising as high as No. 9 in the Coaches Poll before losing to TCU in the Poinsettia Bowl. They entered the following season with plenty of hope.

The Poinsettia plant adds some much-needed cheer ... and the RHS recommend achieving this by putting the plant in its pot directly into a bowl of "tepid" water for between 10-20 minutes.