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. The game featured the Oklahoma State Cowboys, of the Big 12 Conference, and the Colorado Buffaloes, of the Pac-12 Conference. 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.

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 AP Coaches CFP 13 13 12 AP Coaches CFP 11 11 10
1 2 3 4 Total Oklahoma State 3 14 14 7 38 Colorado 0 0 0 8 8
Date	December 29, 2016
Season	2016
Stadium	Alamodome
Location	San Antonio, Texas
MVP	Offensive: James Washington (OKST) Defensive: Vincent Taylor (OKST)
Favorite	Colorado by 3
Referee	Jeff Heaser (ACC)
Attendance	59,815
Payout	US$3,825,000
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN
Announcers	TV: 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. 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.

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

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.

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

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Statistics

Statistics	OKST	COLO
First Downs	24	18
Plays-yards	74-527	67-318
Third down efficiency	7-14	6-16
Rushes-yards	41-189	29-62
Passing yards	338	256
Passing, Comp-Att-Int	23-33-0	22-38-1
Time of Possession	32:24	27:36

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
OKST	Passing	Mason Rudolph	22/32, 314 yds, 3 TD
	Rushing	Justice Hill	19 car, 100 yds, 1 TD
	Receiving	James Washington	9 rec, 171 yds, 1 TD
COLO	Passing	Sefo Liufau	18/29, 195 yds
	Rushing	Philli Lindsay	14 car, 63 yds
	Receiving	Philli Lindsay	6 rec, 103 yds