2020 Alamo Bowl
| 2020 Valero Alamo Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 28th Alamo Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 29, 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | Network ESPN Deportes | | |||||||||||||||||
The 2020 Alamo Bowl was a
2020 FBS football season. Sponsored by Valero Energy
, the game was officially known as the Valero Alamo Bowl.
Teams
The game featured Texas of the Big 12 Conference and Colorado of the Pac-12 Conference, consistent with the bowl's conference tie-ins.[6] The programs had previously met 18 times, most recently in 2009, with Texas holding an 11–7 edge.[7] Their prior meetings include one bowl game, the 1975 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, won by Texas.[7]
Texas Longhorns
Texas entered the bowl with a 6–3 record (5–3 in conference), ranked 20th in the
AP Poll and CFP rankings. Their losses were to TCU, Oklahoma, and ranked Iowa State. Texas had a 3–1 record in four prior Alamo Bowls, most recently winning the 2019
edition.
Colorado Buffaloes
Colorado entered the bowl with a 4–1 record (3–1 in conference); their loss was to Utah. Colorado had played in two prior Alamo Bowls, losing the 2002 and 2016 editions.
Game summary
2020 Valero Alamo Bowl
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 20 Texas | 14 | 3 | 17 | 21 | 55 |
| Colorado | 0 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 23 |
at San Antonio, Texas
- Date: Tuesday, December 29, 2020
- Game time: 9:00 p.m. EST (8:00 p.m. CST)
- Game weather: Temperature: 68 °F (20 °C) (domed stadium)
- Referee: Marc Curles (SEC)
- TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Mike Golic Sr. (analyst) and Kris Budden (sideline)
- ESPN game summary
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Statistics
| Statistics | TEX | COLO |
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| First downs | 26 | 20 |
| Plays–yards | 68–638 | 79–378 |
| Rushes–yards | 40–303 | 46–182 |
| Passing yards | 335 | 196 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 19–28–0 | 14–33–2 |
| Time of possession | 29:02 | 30:58 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Texas | Passing | Casey Thompson | 8-for-10, 170 yards, 4 TD |
| Rushing | Bijan Robinson | 183 yards on 10 carries, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Joshua Moore | 86 yards on 5 receptions, 2 TD | |
| Colorado | Passing | Sam Noyer | 8-for-23, 101 yards, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Jarek Broussard | 82 yards on 27 carries, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Dimitri Stanley | 86 yards on 4 receptions |
References
- ^ @rwallacekxan (December 30, 2020). "Bijan Robinson Alamo Bowl offensive MVP" (Tweet). Retrieved December 30, 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ @KXAN_News (December 30, 2020). "Junior linebacker DeMarvion Overshown named Alamo Bowl defensive MVP" (Tweet). Retrieved December 30, 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ "College football bowl betting lines released". 247Sports. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
- ^ Austro, Ben (December 23, 2020). "2020-21 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
- ^ "College Football Bowl Schedule | 2020". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
- ^ "2020 Bowl Schedule". collegefootballpoll.com. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
- ^ a b "Colorado Buffaloes vs. Texas Longhorns football series history games list". winsipedia.com. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
External links
- Official website
- Game statistics at statbroadcast.com