2016 Alamo Bowl (December)

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2016 Valero Alamo Bowl
24th Alamo Bowl
1234Total
Oklahoma State31414738
Colorado00088
DateDecember 29, 2016
Season 2016
Stadium Alamodome
Location San Antonio, Texas
MVPOffensive: James Washington (OKST)
Defensive: Vincent Taylor (OKST)
Favorite Colorado by 3 [1]
Referee Jeff Heaser (ACC)
Attendance59,815 [2]
Payout US$3,825,000 [3]
United States TV coverage
Network ESPN
Announcers TV: Adam Amin, Mack Brown, Molly McGrath
Radio: Bill Rosinski, David Norrie, Ian Fitzsimmons
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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]

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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

Colorado

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
QuarterTime Drive TeamScoring informationScore
Plays Yards TOP OKSTCOLO
110:1710644:43OKST28-yard field goal by Ben Grogan30
211:157642:36OKST Chris Carson 10-yard touchdown run, Ben Grogan kick good100
27:007662:17OKST James Washington 5-yard touchdown reception from Mason Rudolph, Ben Grogan kick good170
35:4212714:29OKST Blake Jarwin 6-yard touchdown reception from Mason Rudolph, Ben Grogan kick good240
30:055482:03OKSTJhajuan Seales 23-yard touchdown reception from Mason Rudolph, Ben Grogan kick good310
45:289772:38COLO Sefo Liufau 6-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass (Liufau–Lindsay) good318
43:443411:44OKST Justice Hill 37-yard touchdown run, Ben Grogan kick good388
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.388

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
OKSTPassing Mason Rudolph 22/32, 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

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