Alamo Bowl

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Alamo Bowl
Valero Alamo Bowl
StadiumAlamodome
LocationSan Antonio, Texas
Operated1993–present
Conference tie-insBig 12 (1996–present)
TBD
Previous conference tie-insSouthwest (1993–1995)
Big Ten (1995–2009)
Pac-12 (1993–1994; 2010–2023)
PayoutUS$8,252,740 (2019)[1]
Sponsors
Builders Square (1993–1998)
Sylvania (1999–2001)
MasterCard (2002–2005)
Valero Energy Corporation (2007–present)
Former names
Builders Square Alamo Bowl (1993–1998)
Sylvania Alamo Bowl (1999–2001)
Alamo Bowl Presented By MasterCard (2002)
MasterCard Alamo Bowl (2003–2005)
Alamo Bowl (2006)
2022 matchup
Texas vs. Washington (Washington 27–20)
2023 matchup
Arizona vs. Oklahoma (Arizona 38–24)

The Alamo Bowl is an NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision college football bowl game played annually since 1993 in the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. Since 2010 it matches the second choice team from the Pac-12 Conference and the second choice team from the Big 12 Conference. Traditionally, the Alamo Bowl has been played in December, although it was played in January following the 2009, 2014, and 2015 seasons.

Since 2007, the game has been sponsored by Valero Energy Corporation and officially known as the Valero Alamo Bowl. Previous sponsors include MasterCard (2002–2005), Sylvania (1999–2001), and Builders Square (1993–1998).

History[edit]

The game was previously known as the Builders Square Alamo Bowl (1993–1998), the Sylvania Alamo Bowl (1999–2001), and the MasterCard Alamo Bowl (2002–2005). The logo of the event has evolved to reflect the changes in sponsorship. On May 24, 2007 the Alamo Bowl announced a partnership with San Antonio-based Valero Energy Corporation, and thus the bowl's full name was changed. The partnership with Valero is in place until 2025.[2]

The game originally gave an automatic invite to a team from the now-defunct Southwest Conference (SWC). However, in 1993, only two of the eight SWC teams finished with the necessary 6 wins against Division I-A teams to become bowl-eligible, and those two teams were already committed to other bowls, so the Iowa Hawkeyes were invited instead. The SWC was able to provide teams for the next two seasons (Baylor Bears in 1994 and Texas A&M Aggies in 1995) before the conference disbanded.

During the 1996 Alamo Bowl, the Iowa Hawkeyes wore plain black helmets (removing their tigerhawk logo and gold stripe) in honor of linebacker Mark Mitchell's mother, who died in a car accident while traveling to San Antonio for the game.

The 2002 Alamo Bowl played between the Colorado Buffaloes and Wisconsin Badgers was the first Alamo Bowl to go into overtime, with the unranked Badgers defeating the No. 14 ranked Buffaloes after kicking a field goal to win 31–28, completing a perfect non-conference schedule at 6-0 (the Badgers finished with a 2-6 record in the Big Ten). The 2008 Alamo Bowl between the Missouri Tigers and Northwestern Wildcats also went into overtime, with the Tigers defeating the Wildcats 30–23.

The 2005 Alamo Bowl ended with one of the most controversial plays in bowl game history. During the multi-lateral play, almost the entire Nebraska Cornhuskers team and coaching staff as well as half of the Michigan Wolverines sideline came onto the field, and the Cornhuskers gave their coach a Gatorade shower before the play was blown dead. It drew parallels to 1982's "The Play", 2000's "Music City Miracle", and 2002's "Bluegrass Miracle". Nebraska would win the game 32−28 after Michigan was not able to reach the endzone.

The 2007 Alamo Bowl between the Penn State Nittany Lions and the Texas A&M Aggies was attended by 66,166, an Alamodome facility-record crowd for a sporting event, breaking the previous record set by the Iowa Hawkeyes and Texas Longhorns in the 2006 Alamo Bowl. The Nittany Lions won the game 24–17.[3]

The Alamo Bowl has sold out seven of its 16 games (1995, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2007, and 2011).[4]

On August 28, 2009, the Alamo Bowl organizers announced they had reached an agreement with the then Pac-10 Conference to replace the Big Ten Conference in the Alamo Bowl. Under the terms of the agreement, the now Pac-12 Conference's (Pac-12) second-choice team earns a bid to the Alamo Bowl. The agreement took effect beginning with the 2010 college football season.[5] The Pac-12's second-choice team was previously contracted to play in the Holiday Bowl against the third choice from the Big 12. The Big 12's third choice also moved to the Alamo Bowl, and the Holiday Bowl now gets third choice of team from the Pac-12 and the fourth choice from the Big Ten.

In the 2011 Alamo Bowl, the Baylor Bears and Washington Huskies combined to score 123 points, breaking the record for the most points scored in a bowl game in college football history. Baylor won the game, 67–56. The 2011 game was also the first Alamo Bowl to feature a season's Heisman Trophy winner, Baylor's Robert Griffin III.

Game results[edit]

All rankings are taken from the AP Poll prior to the game being played.

Date Winning team Losing team Attnd. Notes
December 31, 1993 California 37 Iowa 3 45,716 notes
December 31, 1994 #24 Washington State 10 Baylor 3 44,106 notes
December 28, 1995 #19 Texas A&M 22 #14 Michigan 20 64,597 notes
December 29, 1996 #21 Iowa 27 Texas Tech 0 55,677 notes
December 30, 1997 #16 Purdue 33 #24 Oklahoma State 20 55,552 notes
December 29, 1998 Purdue 37 #4 Kansas State 34 60,780 notes
December 28, 1999 #13 Penn State 24 #18 Texas A&M 0 65,380 notes
December 30, 2000 #8 Nebraska 66 #19 Northwestern 17 60,028 notes
December 29, 2001 Iowa 19 Texas Tech 16 65,232 notes
December 28, 2002 Wisconsin 31 #14 Colorado 28 (OT) 50,690 notes
December 29, 2003 #22 Nebraska 17 Michigan State 3 56,229 notes
December 29, 2004 #24 Ohio State 33 Oklahoma State 7 65,265 notes
December 28, 2005 Nebraska 32 #20 Michigan 28 62,016 notes
December 30, 2006 #18 Texas 26 Iowa 24 65,875 notes
December 29, 2007 Penn State 24 Texas A&M 17 66,166 notes
December 29, 2008 #25 Missouri 30 #22 Northwestern 23 (OT) 55,986 notes
January 2, 2010 Texas Tech 41 Michigan State 31 64,757 notes
December 29, 2010 #16 Oklahoma State 36 Arizona 10 57,593 notes
December 29, 2011 #15 Baylor 67 Washington 56 65,256 notes
December 29, 2012 #23 Texas 31 #13 Oregon State 27 65,277 notes
December 30, 2013 #10 Oregon 30 Texas 7 65,918 notes
January 2, 2015 #14 UCLA 40 #11 Kansas State 35 60,517 notes
January 2, 2016 #11 TCU 47 #15 Oregon 41 (3OT) 64,569 notes
December 29, 2016 #12 Oklahoma State 38 #10 Colorado 8 59,815 notes
December 28, 2017 #13 TCU 39 #15 Stanford 37 57,653 notes
December 28, 2018 #12 Washington State 28 #25 Iowa State 26 60,675 notes
December 31, 2019 Texas 38 #12 Utah 10 60,147 notes
December 29, 2020 #20 Texas 55 Colorado 23 10,822 notes
December 29, 2021 #14 Oklahoma 47 #15 Oregon 32 59,121 notes
December 29, 2022 #12 Washington 27 #21 Texas 20 62,730 notes
December 28, 2023 #14 Arizona 38 #12 Oklahoma 24 55,853 notes

Source:[6]

MVPs[edit]

1999 defensive MVP LaVar Arrington
2021 offensive MVP Kennedy Brooks

Two MVPs are selected for each game; one offensive player and one defensive player.

Year Offensive MVP Defensive MVP
Player Team Pos. Player Team Pos.
1993 Dave Barr California QB Jerrott Willard California LB
1994 Chad Davis Washington State QB Ron Childs Washington State LB
1995 Kyle Bryant Texas A&M K Keith Mitchell Texas A&M LB
1996 Sedrick Shaw Iowa RB Jared DeVries Iowa DL
1997 Billy Dicken Purdue QB Adrian Beasley Purdue S
1998 Drew Brees Purdue QB Rosevelt Colvin Purdue DE
1999 Rashard Casey Penn State QB LaVar Arrington Penn State LB
2000 Dan Alexander Nebraska RB Kyle Vanden Bosch Nebraska DL
2001 Aaron Greving Iowa RB Derrick Pickens Iowa DL
2002 Brooks Bollinger Wisconsin QB Jeff Mack Wisconsin LB
2003 Jammal Lord Nebraska QB Trevor Johnson Nebraska DL
2004 Ted Ginn Jr. Ohio State WR/PR/KR Simon Fraser Ohio State DE
2005 Cory Ross Nebraska RB Leon Hall Michigan CB
2006 Colt McCoy Texas QB Aaron Ross Texas CB
2007 Rodney Kinlaw Penn State RB Sean Lee Penn State LB
2008 Jeremy Maclin Missouri WR/PR/KR Sean Weatherspoon Missouri LB
Jan. 2010 Taylor Potts Texas Tech QB Jamar Wall Texas Tech CB
Dec. 2010 Justin Blackmon Oklahoma State WR Markelle Martin Oklahoma State S
2011 Terrance Ganaway Baylor RB Elliot Coffey Baylor LB
2012 Marquise Goodwin Texas WR Alex Okafor Texas DE
2013 Marcus Mariota Oregon QB Avery Patterson Oregon SS
2015 Paul Perkins UCLA RB Eric Kendricks UCLA LB
Jan. 2016 Bram Kohlhausen TCU QB Travin Howard TCU LB
Dec. 2016 James Washington Oklahoma State WR Vincent Taylor Oklahoma State DT
2017 Kenny Hill TCU QB Travin Howard TCU LB
2018 Gardner Minshew Washington State QB Peyton Pelluer Washington State LB
2019 Sam Ehlinger Texas QB Joseph Ossai Texas LB
2020 Bijan Robinson Texas RB DeMarvion Overshown Texas LB
2021 Kennedy Brooks Oklahoma RB Pat Fields Oklahoma S
2022 Michael Penix Jr. Washington QB Bralen Trice Washington DE
2023 Jacob Cowing Arizona WR Gunner Maldonado Arizona S

Source:[7][8][9][10][11]

Fred Jacoby Sportsmanship Award[edit]

The bowl's sportsmanship award is named after Fred Jacoby,[12] who served as SWC commissioner from 1982 to 1993.[13]

Year Player Team Position
1993 Larry Blue Iowa DT
1994 Adrian Robinson Baylor DB
1995 Jarrett Irons Michigan LB
1996 Shane Dunn Texas Tech OT
1997 Kevin Williams Oklahoma State DB
1998 Jarrod Cooper Kansas State DB
1999 Jason Webster Texas A&M CB
2000 Zak Kustok Northwestern QB
2001 Anton Paige Texas Tech WR
2002 Zac Colvin Colorado QB
2003 Joe Tate Michigan State OG
2004 Donovan Woods Oklahoma State QB
2005 Steve Breaston Michigan WR
2006 Mike Elgin Iowa OL
2007 Mark Dodge Texas A&M LB
2008 Rasheed Ward Northwestern WR
Jan. 2010 Ross Weaver Michigan State DB
Dec. 2010 David Douglas Arizona WR
2011 Senio Kelemete Washington OG
2012 Storm Woods Oregon State RB
2013 Carrington Byndom Texas CB
2015 Tyler Lockett Kansas State WR
Jan. 2016 Rodney Hardrick Oregon LB
Dec. 2016 Sean Irwin Colorado TE
2017 Harrison Phillips Stanford DT
2018 Marcel Spears Jr. Iowa State LB
2019 Zack Moss Utah RB
2020 Carson Wells Colorado LB
2021 Alex Forsyth Oregon C
2022 Anthony Cook Texas DB

Source:[7][14]

Most appearances[edit]

Updated through the December 2023 edition (31 games, 62 total appearances).

Teams with multiple appearances
Rank Team Appearances Record Win pct.
1 Texas 6 4–2 .667
2 Iowa 4 2–2 .500
Oklahoma State 4 2–2 .500
4 Nebraska 3 3–0 1.000
Oregon 3 1–2 .333
Texas A&M 3 1–2 .333
Texas Tech 3 1–2 .333
Colorado 3 0–3 .000
9 Penn State 2 2–0 1.000
Purdue 2 2–0 1.000
TCU 2 2–0 1.000
Washington State 2 2–0 1.000
Oklahoma 2 1–1 .500
Baylor 2 1–1 .500
Washington 2 1–1 .500
Arizona 2 1–1 .500
Kansas State 2 0–2 .000
Michigan 2 0–2 .000
Michigan State 2 0–2 .000
Northwestern 2 0–2 .000
Teams with a single appearance

Won (5): California, Missouri, Ohio State, UCLA, Wisconsin
Lost (4): Iowa State, Oregon State, Stanford, Utah

As of 2023, Kansas and West Virginia are the only current or former Big 12 members that have not appeared in the bowl, while Arizona State and USC are the only Pac-12 members that have not appeared. Colorado has appeared as both a member of the Big 12 and Pac-12.

Appearances by conference[edit]

Updated through the December 2023 edition (31 games, 62 total appearances).

Conference Record Appearances by season
Games W L Win pct. Won Lost
Big 12 28 15 13 .536 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009*, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015*, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2013, 2014*, 2018, 2022, 2023
Big Ten 16 8 8 .500 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2007 1993, 1995, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009*
Pac-12 16 7 9 .438 1993, 1994, 2013, 2014*, 2018, 2022, 2023 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015*, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021
SWC 2 1 1 .500 1995 1994
  • Games marked with an asterisk (*) were played in January of the following calendar year.
  • Pac-12 record includes appearances when the conference was known as the Pac-10 (before 2011).
  • The Southwest Conference (SWC) dissolved after the 1995 season.

Game records[edit]

Team Record, Team vs. Opponent Year
Most points scored (winning team) 67, Baylor vs. Washington 2011
Most points scored (losing team) 56, Washington vs Baylor 2011
Most points scored (both teams) 123, Baylor vs. Washington 2011
Fewest points allowed 0, shared by:
Iowa vs. Texas Tech
Penn State vs. Texas A&M
 
1996
1999
Largest margin of victory 49, Nebraska (66) vs. Northwestern (17) 2000
Total yards 777, Baylor vs. Washington 2011
Rushing yards 482, Baylor vs. Washington 2011
Passing yards 460, Texas Tech vs. Michigan State Jan. 2010
First downs 33, Baylor vs. Washington 2011
Fewest yards allowed 90, California vs. Iowa 1993
Fewest rushing yards allowed 20, California vs. Iowa 1993
Fewest passing yards allowed 56, Oregon vs. Texas 2013
Individual Record, Player, Team Year
All-purpose yards 249, Tyler Lockett (Kansas State) 2015
Touchdowns (overall) 7, Keith Price (Washington) 2011
Rushing yards 240, Dan Alexander (Nebraska) 2000
Rushing touchdowns 5, Terrance Ganaway (Baylor) 2011
Passing yards 438, Keith Price (Washington) 2011
Passing touchdowns 4, shared by :
Keith Price (Washington)
Casey Thompson (Texas)

2011
2020
Receiving yards 198, Jermaine Kearse (Washington) 2011
Receptions 13, Tyler Lockett (Kansas State) 2014
Receiving touchdowns 3, J. J. Arcega-Whiteside (Stanford) 2017
Tackles 17, Sean Weatherspoon (Missouri) 2008
Sacks 4.5, Alex Okafor (Texas) 2012
Interceptions 2, most recently:
Leon Hall (Michigan)

2005
Long Plays Record, Team Year
Touchdown run 89 yds., Terrance Ganaway (Baylor) 2011
Touchdown pass 93 yds., Jalen Reagor (TCU) 2017
Kickoff return 69 yds., Steve Breaston (Michigan) 2005
Punt return 76 yds., Desmon White (TCU) 2017
Interception return 91 yds., Don Strickland (Colorado) 2002
Fumble return 87 yds., Gunner Maldonado (Arizona) 2023
Punt 67 yds., Justin Brantly (Texas A&M) 2007
Field goal 53 yds., Cameron Dicker (Texas) 2020
Miscellaneous Record, Teams Year
Bowl Attendance 66,166, Penn State vs. Texas A&M 2007

Source:[7]

Media coverage[edit]

The bowl has been televised on ESPN since its inception. It has produced eight of the top 20 most-watched bowl games in ESPN history. In 2006, the Alamo Bowl featured the Texas Longhorns and the Iowa Hawkeyes in a game that earned a 6.0 rating, making it the most-watched college football game in ESPN history as more than 8.83 million viewers saw the telecast.[15]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2019 Bowl Schedule". collegefootballpoll.com. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  2. ^ Bailey, W. Scott (April 9, 2020). "Pandemic forces Valero Alamo Bowl into waiting game". San Antonio Business Journal. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  3. ^ "Alamo Bowl crowd sets Alamodome record". Bevo Beat (blog). December 30, 2006. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved 2006-12-30.
  4. ^ 2006 Alamo Bowl Media Guide, pp. 1–22, (PDF) Archived 2007-10-31 at the Wayback Machine, The San Antonio Bowl Association.
  5. ^ "Valero Alamo Bowl, Pacific-10 Conference agree on deal starting in 2010 season". Sports.espn.go.com. 2009-08-28. Retrieved 2015-12-24.
  6. ^ "Valero Alamo Bowl" (PDF). Bowl/All Star Game Records. NCAA. 2020. p. 12. Retrieved January 3, 2021 – via NCAA.org.
  7. ^ a b c "Records - Valero Alamo Bowl". alamobowl.com. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  8. ^ @LoeffelholzTV (December 30, 2021). "The Oklahoma Sooners take home the Alamo Bowl 47-32" (Tweet). Retrieved December 30, 2021 – via Twitter.
  9. ^ @valeroalamobowl (December 30, 2022). "Congratulations to our 30th annual #valeroalamobowl Offensive MVP, @themikepenix on an incredible, record-breaking game" (Tweet). Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Twitter.
  10. ^ @LarsHanson (December 30, 2022). "Bralen Trice named 2022 Alamo Bowl defensive MVP" (Tweet). Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Twitter.
  11. ^ @realBJP (December 29, 2023). "Jacob Cowing named #AlamoBowl MVP and Gunner Maldonado wins defensive MVP" (Tweet). Retrieved December 29, 2023 – via Twitter.
  12. ^ "Fred Jacoby - General". National Football Foundation. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
  13. ^ "Ex-SWC Commissioner Fred Jacoby, 80, dies". Longview News-Journal. Longview, Texas. March 16, 2008. Retrieved May 16, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
  14. ^ @valeroalamobowl (December 30, 2022). "Congratulations to the 2022 #valeroalamobowl Fred Jacoby Sportsmanship Award Recipient, @_ACook21" (Tweet). Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Twitter.
  15. ^ 2006 Alamo Bowl ranks as ESPN's most-watched bowl game, MackBrown-TexasFootball.com, January 3, 2007.

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