2020 Alamo Bowl
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] It was the 28th edition of the 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.
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| 28th Alamo Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 29, 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Alamodome | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | San Antonio, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Offense: Bijan Robinson (RB, Texas)[1] Defense: DeMarvion Overshown (LB, Texas)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Texas by 12[3] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Marc Curles (SEC)[4] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 10,822 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN and ESPN Radio | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | ESPN: Jason Benetti (play-by-play) Mike Golic Sr. (analyst) Kris Budden (sideline) ESPN Radio: Marc Kestecher (play-by-play) Trevor Matich (analyst) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | ESPN Deportes | ||||||||||||||||||
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
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 20 Texas | 14 | 3 | 17 | 21 | 55 |
| Colorado | 0 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 23 |
at Alamodome • 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.
- "Colorado Buffaloes vs. Texas Longhorns football series history games list". winsipedia.com. Retrieved December 25, 2020.