Qualcomm Stadium Flooding Won’t Affect Poinsettia Bowl

Qualcomm Stadium flooding due to heavy rains in California won’t postpone the Poinsettia Bowl between San Diego State and Navy.
Qualcomm Stadium Flooding Won’t Affect Poinsettia Bowl
12/23/2010
Updated:
12/23/2010
The flooding of San Diego’s Qualcomm Stadium due to heavy rains won’t postpone the Poinsettia Bowl between San Diego State and Navy, according to the game’s executive director Bruce Binkowski.

“The San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl will kick off as scheduled at 5:06 p.m., Thursday, December 23rd,” the statement posted on the Poinsettia Bowl website read.

“City of San Diego and bowl officials are working together to insure the field will be ready for play. Due to water in the parking lot and a reduced number of parking spaces, fans are encouraged to arrive early for the game and consider using the San Diego Trolley. The parking lot opens at 11 a.m.”

According to a KGTV video posted on the San Diego Chargers’s website, torrential rains deluged the Qualcomm Stadium parking lot as well as its south and east sections. A tarp was placed over the playing field, but standing water overwhelmed the protective covering.

Qualcomm Stadium, home to the NFL’s San Diego Chargers, wasn’t the only attraction closed in San Diego’s Mission Valley neighborhood. The theme park SeaWorld was also closed on Wednesday due to inclement weather, according to the San Diego Union Tribune.

The Chargers don’t have another regular season game at Qualcomm Stadium but could host a playoff game in January, pending the team’s final record and seed. According to the NBC Sports blog ProFootballTalk, the Chargers had to move a home game to Arizona several years ago due to California wildfires.