2016 Alamo Bowl (December)

The 2016 Alamo Bowl was a postseason college football bowl game, played on December 29, 2016 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.[4] The game featured the Oklahoma State Cowboys, of the Big 12 Conference, and the Colorado Buffaloes, of the Pac-12 Conference.[5] It was the two teams' first meeting since 2009 and the first since Colorado's departure from the Big 12 Conference in 2011. The game was the 24th edition of the Alamo Bowl and was sponsored by the San Antonio-based company, Valero Energy.[6]

2016 Valero Alamo Bowl
24th Alamo Bowl
Oklahoma State Cowboys Colorado Buffaloes
(9–3) (10–3)
Big 12 Pac-12
38 8
Head coach: 
Mike Gundy		 Head coach: 
Mike MacIntyre
APCoachesCFP
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APCoachesCFP
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1234 Total
Oklahoma State 314147 38
Colorado 0008 8
DateDecember 29, 2016
Season2016
StadiumAlamodome
LocationSan Antonio, Texas
MVPOffensive: James Washington (OKST)
Defensive: Vincent Taylor (OKST)
FavoriteColorado by 3[1]
RefereeJeff Heaser (ACC)
Attendance59,815 [2]
PayoutUS$3,825,000[3]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
AnnouncersTV: Adam Amin, Mack Brown, Molly McGrath
Radio: Bill Rosinski, David Norrie, Ian Fitzsimmons

Team selection

The Big 12 and Pac-12 has contractual tie-ins with the Alamo Bowl that afforded the bowl organizing committee the second pick of the conferences' bowl-eligible teams.[7] A Big 12 team has participated in the game every year since the conference's founding in 1996. Previously, Oklahoma State played in the 1997, 2004, and December 2010 editions, and finished with a 1–2 record. Colorado participated in the 2002 edition as a representative as the Big 12, losing to the 2002 Wisconsin Badgers football team.[8]

The Pac 12 and the Alamo Bowl began their partnership in 2010. The Pac 12 has since provided their second pick to the game.[9]

Oklahoma State
Main articles: 2016 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team and 2016 Big 12 Conference football season

Colorado
Main articles: 2016 Colorado Buffaloes football team and 2016 Pac-12 Conference football season

Series history

The Buffaloes and Cowboys first played each other in 1920, a 40–7 Colorado victory. The teams played each other annually from 1960–97, as members of the Big Eight Conference, and twice every four years in Big 12 competition. The Buffaloes heading into this contest held a 26–19–1 record over Oklahoma State. However, the Cowboys won the two previous matchups including a 31–28 victory over the Buffaloes in 2009.[10][11][12]

Game summary

Scoring summary
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP OKST COLO
1 10:17 10 64 4:43 OKST 28-yard field goal by Ben Grogan 3 0
2 11:15 7 64 2:36 OKST Chris Carson 10-yard touchdown run, Ben Grogan kick good 10 0
2 7:00 7 66 2:17 OKST James Washington 5-yard touchdown reception from Mason Rudolph, Ben Grogan kick good 17 0
3 5:42 12 71 4:29 OKST Blake Jarwin 6-yard touchdown reception from Mason Rudolph, Ben Grogan kick good 24 0
3 0:05 5 48 2:03 OKST Jhajuan Seales 23-yard touchdown reception from Mason Rudolph, Ben Grogan kick good 31 0
4 5:28 9 77 2:38 COLO Sefo Liufau 6-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass (Liufau–Lindsay) good 31 8
4 3:44 3 41 1:44 OKST Justice Hill 37-yard touchdown run, Ben Grogan kick good 38 8
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 38 8

Source:[13]

Statistics
StatisticsOKSTCOLO
First Downs2418
Plays-yards74-52767-318
Third down efficiency7-146-16
Rushes-yards41-18929-62
Passing yards338256
Passing, Comp-Att-Int23-33-022-38-1
Time of Possession32:2427:36
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
OKSTPassingMason Rudolph22/32, 314 yds, 3 TD
RushingJustice Hill19 car, 100 yds, 1 TD
ReceivingJames Washington9 rec, 171 yds, 1 TD
COLOPassingSefo Liufau18/29, 195 yds
RushingPhilli Lindsay14 car, 63 yds
ReceivingPhilli Lindsay6 rec, 103 yds

References
  1. "College Bowl Game Odds". ESPN. December 7, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  2. "Colorado Oklahoma State Gameday". Archived from the original on February 24, 2017. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
  3. "College Football Poll.com". www.collegefootballpoll.com.
  4. "2016 KICKOFF SET FOR THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29". Valero Alamo Bowl. May 2, 2016. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
  5. Hutchins, Andy (December 4, 2016). "2016 Alamo Bowl, Oklahoma State vs. Colorado: Date, time, location, and everything to know". SB Nation. Vox Media. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
  6. Bailey, W. Scott (October 24, 2013). "Valero extends Alamo Bowl title sponsor pact". San Antonio Business Journal. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  7. "2016-2017 College Football Bowl Tie-Ins For Each Conference". College Football News. November 9, 2016. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
  8. Final/OT (December 29, 2002). "Colorado vs. Wisconsin - Game Recap - December 28, 2002". ESPN. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
  9. "Valero Alamo Bowl, Pacific-10 Conference agree on deal starting in 2010 season". Espn.com. August 28, 2009. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
  10. "Oklahoma State Game by Game against Opponents". Cfbdatawarehouse.com. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
  11. Colorado vs. the Nation
  12. "OSU-Colorado: Gundy learns his lesson". News OK. November 20, 2009. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
  13. "StatMonitr Stat Feed".
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