2019_Alamo_Bowl

2019 Alamo Bowl

2019 Alamo Bowl

Postseason college football bowl game

The 2019 Alamo Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 31, 2019, with kickoff at 7:30 p.m. EST (6:30 p.m. local CST) on ESPN.[5] It was the 27th edition of the Alamo Bowl, and was one of the 2019–20 bowl games concluding the 2019 FBS football season. Sponsored by Valero Energy, the game was officially known as the Valero Alamo Bowl.

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Teams

The game was played between the Utah Utes of the Pac-12 Conference and the Texas Longhorns of the Big 12 Conference. This was second time that the two programs have met; their prior meeting was in 1982, won by Texas.[6]

Utah Utes

Main article: 2019 Utah Utes football team

Utah entered the game with an 11–2 record (8–1 in conference), and ranked 12th in the AP Poll. They finished the regular season atop the Pac-12's South Division, having only lost to USC. In the Pac-12 Championship Game, the Utes faced Oregon and were defeated, 37–15. Utah was 1–1 against ranked opponents, defeating Arizona State and losing to Oregon. This was the first appearance for the Utes in the Alamo Bowl.

Texas Longhorns

Main article: 2019 Texas Longhorns football team

Texas entered the game with a 7–5 record (5–4 in conference). They finished in a four-way tie for third place in the Big 12. The Longhorns were 1–3 against ranked opponents; losing to LSU, Oklahoma, and Baylor while defeating Kansas State. This was Texas' fourth Alamo Bowl, tying the Longhorns with Iowa and Oklahoma State for the most appearances. Texas entered the game with a 2–1 record in prior Alamo Bowl appearances.

Game summary

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2019 Valero Alamo Bowl

at Alamodome • San Antonio, Texas

  • Date: Tuesday, December 31, 2019
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EST (6:30 p.m. CST)
  • Game weather: n/a (indoors)
  • Game attendance: 60,147
  • Referee: John McDaid
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Louis Riddick (analyst) and Paul Carcaterra (sideline)
  • ESPN game summary

Statistics

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Notes

  1. Both Kuithe and Fotheringham finished with the same number of receptions and receiving yards, meaning Utah finished with two leading receivers.

References

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    @Sports2NiteTV (January 1, 2020). "Offensive Player of the Game: Sam Ehlinger @sehlinger3 Defensive Player of the Game: Joseph Oassi @joseph_ossai" (Tweet). Retrieved December 31, 2019 – via Twitter.
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    "Utah vs. Texas - Game Summary". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
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    "2019-20 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. December 9, 2019. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
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    "2019 Bowl Schedule". collegefootballpoll.com. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
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    "2019-20 college football bowl schedule, games, dates, times, TV channels". CBSSports.com. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  6. [6]
    "Texas Longhorns vs. Utah Utes football series history". winsipedia.com. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
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