2020 Alamo Bowl
Postseason college football bowl game
College football game
The 2020 Alamo Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 29, 2020, with kickoff scheduled for 9:00 p.m. EST (8:00 p.m. local CST ) on ESPN .[ 5] Alamo Bowl , and was one of the 2020–21 bowl games concluding the 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] [ 7] 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
Game information
First quarter (12:51) TEX – Bijan Robinson 8 yard rush, Cameron Dicker kick (Drive: 4 plays, 74 yards, 0:50; Texas 7–0 )
(5:28) TEX — Bijan Robinson 14 yard pass from Sam Ehlinger , Cameron Dicker kick (Drive: 6 plays, 89 yards, 2:37; Texas 14–0 ) Second quarter (6:58) COLO — Jarek Broussard 2 yard rush, Evan Price kick (Drive: 10 plays, 50 yards, 5:11; Texas 14–7 )
(2:07) TEX — Cameron Dicker 53 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards, 1:57; Texas 17–7 )
(0:43) COLO — Evan Price 40 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 1:24; Texas 17–10 ) Third quarter (14:23) TEX — Joshua Moore 13 yard pass from Casey Thompson , Cameron Dicker kick (Drive: 2 plays, 79 yards, 0:37; Texas 24–10 )
(8:00) TEX — Joshua Moore 25 yard pass from Casey Thompson, Cameron Dicker kick (Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:10; Texas 31–10 )
(3:33) TEX — Cameron Dicker 35 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 43 yards, 3:19; Texas 34–10 )
(1:46) COLO — Jarek Broussard 3 yard rush, two-point pass incomplete (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:47; Texas 34–16 ) Fourth quarter (14:42) TEX — Bijan Robinson 23 yard pass from Casey Thompson, Cameron Dicker kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:04; Texas 41–16 )
(11:48) COLO — Brendon Lewis 2 yard rush, Evan Price kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:54; Texas 41–23 )
(11:01) TEX — Kelvontay Dixon 73 yard pass from Casey Thompson, Cameron Dicker kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:47; Texas 48–23 )
(7:40) TEX — Roschon Johnson 21 yard rush, Cameron Dicker kick (Drive: 1 plays, 21 yards, 0:15; Texas 55–23 )
Statistics
Statistics
TEX
COLO
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
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
History & conference tie-ins Games