2000 Big 12 Conference football season | |
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League | NCAA Division I–A |
Sport | football |
Number of teams | 12 |
TV partner(s) | ABC, FSN |
2001 NFL Draft | |
Top draft pick | Leonard Davis (Texas) |
Picked by | Arizona Cardinals, 2nd overall |
Regular season | |
North champions | Kansas State Wildcats |
South champions | Oklahoma Sooners |
Big 12 Championship Game | |
Champions | Oklahoma Sooners |
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No. 9 Kansas State xy | 6 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Nebraska x | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 25 Iowa State | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Oklahoma x$# | 8 | – | 0 | 13 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Texas | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 3 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | 0 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Oklahoma 27, Kansas State 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2000 Big 12 Conference football season represented the 5th season of Big 12 conference football, taking place during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The season began with non-conference play on Saturday, August 26, 2000. Conference play began on Saturday, September 30, 2000.
At the conclusion of the regular season, Kansas State won the North Division championship with a 11–3 (6–2) record. Oklahoma finished atop the South Division standings, with a perfect regular season 11–0 (8–0).
In the 2000 Big 12 Championship Game, the Oklahoma Sooners, narrowly beat the Kansas State Wildcats by a score of 27–24 in Kansas City, Missouri. [1] With the win, the Sooners advance to the BCS National Championship Game. Kansas State was placed in the Cotton Bowl Classic. [2] A total of 7 Big 12 teams went to bowl games in 2000.
Oklahoma won the BCS National Championship Game at the 2001 Orange Bowl, defeating Florida State, 13–2, in Miami Gardens. [3] [4]
Team | Head coach | Years at school |
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Baylor | Kevin Steele | 2nd |
Colorado | Gary Barnett | 2nd |
Iowa State | Dan McCarney | 6th |
Kansas | Terry Allen | 4th |
Kansas State | Bill Snyder | 12th |
Missouri | Larry Smith | 7th |
Nebraska | Frank Solich | 3rd |
Oklahoma | Bob Stoops | 2nd |
Oklahoma State | Bob Simmons | 6th |
Texas | Mack Brown | 3rd |
Texas A&M | R. C. Slocum | 12th |
Texas Tech | Mike Leach | 1st |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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August 26 | 1:00 p.m. | Iowa | No. 10 Kansas State | Arrowhead Stadium • Kansas City, MO (Eddie Robinson Classic) | ABC | W 27–7 | 77,148 | |
August 26 | 7:00 p.m. | New Mexico | Texas Tech | Jones SBC Stadium • Lubbock, TX (Hispanic College Fund Football Classic) | FSN | W 24–3 | 42,238 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
Date | Bye Week | |||||||||
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August 26 | Baylor | Colorado | Iowa State | Kansas | Missouri | Nebraska | Oklahoma | Oklahoma State | Texas | Texas A&M |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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August 31 | 7:00 p.m. | Baylor | North Texas | Fouts Field • Denton, TX | FSN | W 20–7 | 28,315 | |
September 2 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 25 Texas A&M | Notre Dame | Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN | NBC | L 10–24 | 80,232 | |
September 2 | 11:30 a.m. | San Jose State | No. 1 Nebraska | Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE | PPV | W 49–13 | 77,728 | |
September 2 | 11:30 a.m. | Ohio | Iowa State | Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA | FSN | W 25–15 | 34,385 | |
September 2 | 6:00 p.m. | Colorado State | No. 23 Colorado | Mile High Stadium • Denver, CO | ESPN2 | L 24–28 | 67,587 | |
September 2 | 6:00 p.m. | Kansas | SMU | Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX | L 17–31 | 32,267 | ||
September 2 | 6:00 p.m. | Louisiana Tech | No. 8 Kansas State | KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS | FSN | W 54–10 | 48,902 | |
September 2 | 6:30 p.m. | UTEP | No. 19 Oklahoma | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | FSN PPV | W 55–14 | 74,761 | |
September 2 | 6:20 p.m. | Western Illinois | Missouri | Faurot Field • Columbia, MO | W 50–20 | 53,224 | ||
September 2 | 6:30 p.m. | Utah State | Texas Tech | Jones SBC Stadium • Lubbock, TX | W 38–16 | 35,913 | ||
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
Date | Bye Week | |
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September 2 | Oklahoma State | Texas |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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September 9 | 11:30 a.m. | Minnesota | Baylor | Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX | FSN | L 9–34 | 20,125 | |
September 9 | 11:30 a.m. | Louisiana–Lafayette | No. 6 Texas | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | FSSW | W 52–10 | 80,017 | |
September 9 | 1:00 p.m. | UNLV | Iowa State | Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA | W 37–22 | 35,408 | ||
September 9 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 1 Nebraska | No. 23 Notre Dame | Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN | NBC | W 27–24 (OT) | 80,232 | |
September 9 | 2:30 p.m. | Missouri | No. 17 Clemson | Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC | ABC | L 9–62 | 70,382 | |
September 9 | 6:00 p.m. | Oklahoma State | Tulsa | Skelly Stadium • Tulsa, OK (rivalry) | W 36–26 | 40,385 | ||
September 9 | 6:00 p.m. | Texas A&M | Wyoming | Kyle Field • College Station, TX | FSN | W 51–3 | 69,273 | |
September 9 | 6:30 p.m. | Arkansas State | No. 20 Oklahoma | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | FSN PPV | W 45–7 | 74,730 | |
September 9 | 7:00 p.m. | Colorado | No. 11 USC | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | ABC | L 14–17 | 65,153 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
Date | Bye Week | ||
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September 9 | Baylor | Kansas | Kansas State |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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September 16 | 11:00 a.m. | Iowa State | Iowa | Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA | ESPN | W 24–14 | 70,397 | |
September 16 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 9 Washington | Colorado | Folsom Field • Boulder, CO | ABC | L 14–17 | 50,454 | |
September 16 | 6:00 p.m. | South Florida | Baylor | Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX | W 28–13 | 21,157 | ||
September 16 | 6:00 p.m. | Michigan State | Missouri | Faurot Field • Columbia, MO | FSN | L 10–13 | 55,289 | |
September 16 | 7:00 p.m. | Southwest Texas State | Oklahoma State | Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK | W 23–0 | 40,050 | ||
September 16 | 7:00 p.m. | UTEP | Texas A&M | Kyle Field • College Station, TX | W 45–17 | 69,184 | ||
September 16 | 9:15 p.m. | No. 5 Texas | Stanford | Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA | FSN | L 24–27 | 43,970 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
Date | Bye Week | |
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September 16 | Nebraska | Oklahoma |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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September 23 | 11:30 a.m. | Rice | No. 17 Oklahoma | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | FSN | W 42–14 | 74,794 | |
September 23 | 2:30 p.m. | Iowa | No. 1 Nebraska | Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE | ABC | W 42–13 | 78,070 | |
September 23 | 6:00 p.m. | South Florida | Baylor | Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX | W 28–13 | 21,157 | ||
September 23 | 6:00 p.m. | Houston | No. 15 Texas | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | FSN | W 48–0 | 81,592 | |
September 23 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 22 Southern Miss | Oklahoma State | Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK | L 6–28 | 41,205 | ||
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
Date | Bye Week | ||||
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September 23 | Colorado | Iowa State | Missouri | Texas A&M | Texas Tech |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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September 30 | 11:30 a.m. | Texas Tech | Texas A&M | Kyle Field • College Station, TX (rivalry) | FSN | TAMU 33–15 | 83,644 | |
September 30 | 2:00 p.m. | Kansas | No. 14 Oklahoma | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | OU 34–16 | 74,811 | ||
September 30 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 5 Kansas State | Colorado | Folsom Field • Boulder, CO | ABC | KSU 44–21 | 51,896 | |
September 30 | 6:00 p.m. | Iowa State | Baylor | Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX | ISU 31–17 | 31,126 | ||
September 30 | 6:00 p.m. | Missouri | No. 1 Nebraska | Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE (rivalry) | FSN | NEB 42–24 | 77,744 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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October 7 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 11 Texas | No. 10 Oklahoma | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout) | ABC | OU 63–14 | 75,587 | |
October 7 | 1:00 p.m. | Colorado | Texas A&M | Kyle Field • College Station, TX | CU 26–19 | 75,523 | ||
October 7 | 1:00 p.m. | Oklahoma State | Missouri | Faurot Field • Columbia, MO | MIZ 24–10 | 51,149 | ||
October 7 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 2 Nebraska | Iowa State | Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA | ABC | NEB 49–27 | 50,074 | |
October 7 | 6:00 p.m. | Baylor | Texas Tech | Jones SBC Stadium • Lubbock, TX (rivalry) | TT 28–0 | 40,209 | ||
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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October 14 | 11:30 a.m. | Texas A&M | Baylor | Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX (Battle of the Brazos) | FSN | TAMU 24–0 | 40,076 | |
October 14 | 1:00 p.m. | Kansas | Missouri | Faurot Field • Columbia, MO (Border War) | KU 38–14 | 61,794 | ||
October 14 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 25 Texas | Colorado | Folsom Field • Boulder, CO | TEX 28–14 | 52,030 | ||
October 14 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 8 Oklahoma | No. 2 Kansas State | KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS | ABC | OU 41–31 | 53,011 | |
October 14 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 1 Nebraska | Texas Tech | Jones SBC Stadium • Lubbock, TX | FSN | NEB 56–3 | 48,961 | |
October 14 | 7:00 p.m. | Iowa State | Oklahoma State | Lewis Stadium • Stillwater, OK | ISU 33–26 | 41,310 | ||
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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October 21 | 11:30 a.m. | Colorado | Kansas | Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS | FSN | KU 23–15 | 32,600 | |
October 21 | 12:30 p.m | Baylor | No. 1 Nebraska | Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE | NEB 59–0 | 77,959 | ||
October 21 | 1:30 p.m. | Missouri | Texas | Darrel K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | TEX 46–12 | 82,892 | ||
October 21 | 2:30 p.m. | Texas A&M | Iowa State | Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA | ABC | TAMU 41–20 | 48,931 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
Date | Bye Week | |
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October 21 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma State |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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October 28 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 1 Nebraska | No. 3 Oklahoma | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK (rivalry) | ABC | OU 31–14 | 75,989 | |
October 28 | 11:30 a.m. | Baylor | No. 22 Texas | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | FSN | TEX 48–14 | 83,092 | |
October 28 | 2:30 p.m. | Oklahoma State | Colorado | Folsom Field • Boulder, CO | CU 37–21 | 49,148 | ||
October 28 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 10 Kansas State | Texas A&M | Kyle Field • College Station, TX | ABC | TAMU 26–10 | 80,659 | |
October 28 | 6:00 p.m. | Missouri | Iowa State | Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA (Telephone Trophy) | FSN | ISU 39–20 | 46,599 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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November 4 | 11:30 a.m. | Iowa State | Kansas State | KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS | FSN | KSU 56–10 | 50,114 | |
November 4 | 1:00 p.m. | Colorado | Missouri | Faurot Field • Columbia, MO | CU 28–18 | 50,567 | ||
November 4 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 1 Oklahoma | Baylor | Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX | OU 56–7 | 31,106 | ||
November 4 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 24 Texas A&M | Oklahoma State | Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK | TAMU 21–16 | 36,310 | ||
November 4 | 2:30 p.m. | Kansas | No. 5 Nebraska | Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE | ABC | NEB 56–17 | 78,096 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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November 11 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 1 Oklahoma | No. 23 Texas A&M | Kyle Field • College Station, TX | ABC | OU 35–31 | 87,188 | |
November 11 | 1:00 p.m. | Missouri | Baylor | Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX | MIZ 47–22 | 29,872 | ||
November 11 | 2:30 p.m. | Iowa State | Colorado | Folsom Field • Boulder, CO | FSN | ISU 35–27 | 46,430 | |
November 11 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 4 Nebraska | No. 16 Kansas State | KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS | FSN | KSU 29–28 | 53,811 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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November 18 | 11:30 a.m. | No. 9 Kansas State | Missouri | Faurot Field • Columbia, MO | FSN | KSU 28–24 | 49,277 | |
November 18 | 1:00 p.m. | Baylor | Oklahoma State | Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK | OKST 50–22 | 31,500 | ||
November 18 | 1:00 p.m. | Kansas | Iowa State | Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA | ISU 38–17 | 36,725 | ||
November 18 | 2:30 p.m. | Texas Tech | No. 1 Oklahoma | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | ABC | OU 27–13 | 75,364 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
Date | Bye Week | |||
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November 18 | Colorado | Nebraska | Texas | Texas A&M |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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November 24 | 11:00 a.m. | Colorado | No. 10 Nebraska | Memorial Stadium • Lincoln , NE (rivalry) | ABC | NEB 34–32 | 77,672 | |
November 24 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 21 Texas A&M | No. 12 Texas | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (rivalry) | ABC | TEX 43–17 | 84,012 | |
November 25 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 1 Oklahoma | Oklahoma State | Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK (Bedlam Series) | FSN | OU 12–7 | 48,500 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
Date | Bye Week | |||||
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November 25 | Baylor | Iowa State | Kansas | Kansas State | Missouri | Texas Tech |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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December 2 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 8 Kansas State | No. 1 Oklahoma | Arrowhead Stadium • Kansas City, Missouri | ABC | OU 27–24 | 79,655 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
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Big 12 loss |
Bowl game | Date | Site | Television | Time (CST) | Big 12 team | Opponent | Score | Attendance |
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Galleryfurniture.com Bowl | December 27, 2000 | Astrodome • Houston, TX | ESPN | 7:00 PM | Texas Tech | East Carolina | L 27–40 [5] | 76,835 |
Insight.com Bowl | December 27, 2000 | Bank One Ballpark • Phoenix, AZ | ESPN | 7:30 PM | Iowa State | Pittsburgh | W 37–29 | 41,813 |
Holiday Bowl | December 29, 2000 | Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, CA | ESPN | 8:30 PM | No. 12 Texas | No. 8 Oregon | L 30–35 | 60,028 |
Alamo Bowl | December 30, 2000 | Alamodome • San Antonio, TX | ESPN | 8:00 PM | No. 9 Nebraska | No. 18 Northwestern | W 66–17 | 60,028 |
Independence Bowl | December 31, 2000 | Independence Stadium • Shreveport, LA | ESPN | 7:00 PM | Texas A&M | Mississippi State | L 41–43 | 36,974 |
Cotton Bowl | January 1, 2001 | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX | FOX | 7:00 PM | No. 11 Kansas State | No. 21 Tennessee | W 35–21 | 63,465 |
BCS National Championship | ||||||||
Orange Bowl | January 3, 2001 | Pro Player Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL | ABC | 7:00 PM | No. 1 Oklahoma | No. 3 Florida State | W 13–2 [6] | 76,835 |
Rankings are from AP rankings. All times Central Time Zone. Big 12 teams shown in bold.
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The 2008 Dr Pepper Big 12 Championship Game was held on December 6, 2008, at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, and pitted two of the divisional winners from the Big 12 Conference: the Missouri Tigers, winner of the North division against the Oklahoma Sooners, co-champion of the South division. Kickoff was scheduled for 8PM EST/5pm PST and was televised by ABC as part of its Saturday Night Football package.
Fox College Football is the branding used for broadcasts of NCAA Division I FBS college football games produced by Fox Sports, and broadcast primarily by Fox, FS1, and FS2.
The 2012–13 NCAA football bowl games were a series of college football bowl games. They concluded the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season, and included 35 team-competitive games and four all-star games. The games began on Saturday, December 15, 2012, and, aside from the all-star games, concluded with the 2013 BCS National Championship Game in Miami Gardens, Florida that was played on January 7, 2013.
The 2012 Valero Alamo Bowl, the 20th edition of the game, was a postseason college football bowl game between the Texas Longhorns and the Oregon State Beavers at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, held on December 29, 2012 at 5:45 p.m. CST and was broadcast on ESPN. The game was the final contest of the 2012 NCAA Division I-Football Bowl Subdivision football season for both teams, and ended in a 31–27 victory for Texas. Texas represented the Big 12 Conference in the game, while Oregon State represented the Pac-12 Conference (Pac-12).