2019 Alamo Bowl

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.

2019 Valero Alamo Bowl
27th Alamo Bowl
Utah Utes Texas Longhorns
(11–2) (7–5)
Pac-12 Big 12
10 38
Head coach: 
Kyle Whittingham		 Head coach: 
Tom Herman
APCoachesCFP
121011
1234 Total
Utah 0037 10
Texas 371414 38
DateDecember 31, 2019
Season2019
StadiumAlamodome
LocationSan Antonio, Texas
MVPSam Ehlinger (QB, Texas) & Joseph Ossai (LB, Texas)[1]
FavoriteUtah by 7[2]
RefereeJohn McDaid (SEC)[3]
Attendance60,147
PayoutUS$8,252,740[4]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN and ESPN Radio
AnnouncersESPN: Dave Flemming (play-by-play)
Louis Riddick (analyst)
Paul Carcaterra (sideline)
ESPN Radio: Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, Cole Cubelic
Nielsen ratings3.1 (5.61 million viewers)

Teams

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

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.

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.

Game summary
2019 Valero Alamo Bowl
1 2 34Total
No. 11 Utah 0 0 3710
Texas 3 7 141438

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
Game information
First Quarter
  • (10:26) TEX – Cameron Dicker 29 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 4:34; Texas 3–0)
Second Quarter
  • (13:24) TEX – Sam Ehlinger 5 yard pass to Collin Johnson, Cameron Dicker kick (Drive: 2 plays, 6 yards, 0:43; Texas 10–0)
Third Quarter
  • (10:30) TEX – Sam Ehlinger 11 yard pass to Keaontay Ingram, Cameron Dicker kick (Drive: 3 plays, 43 yards, 1:04; Texas 17–0)
  • (4:58) UTAH – Jadon Redding 32 yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 60 yards, 5:32; Texas 17–3)
  • (0:06) TEX – Sam Ehlinger 6 yard rush, Cameron Dicker kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 4:52; Texas 24–3)
Fourth Quarter
  • (11:34) UTAH – Tyler Huntley 4 yard pass to Demari Simpkins, Jadon Redding kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:32; Texas 24–10)
  • (8:58) TEX – Sam Ehlinger 15 yard pass to Devin Duvernay, Cameron Dicker kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:36; Texas 31–10)
  • (7:54) TEX – Keaontay Ingram 49 yard rush, Cameron Dicker kick (Drive: 1 play, 49 yards, 0:13; Texas 38–10)

Statistics
StatisticsUTAHTEX
First downs1522
Plays–yards60–25456–438
Rushes–yards37–12837–231
Passing yards126207
Passing: Comp–Att–Int15–23–013–19–1
Time of possession31:2628:34
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
UtahPassingTyler Huntley15/23, 126 yards, 1 TD
RushingZack Moss16 carries, 57 yards
ReceivingBrant Kuithe
Cole Fotheringham[lower-alpha 1]		3 receptions, 30 yards
TexasPassingSam Ehlinger12/18, 201 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
RushingKeaontay Ingram13 carries, 108 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingDevin Duvernay3 receptions, 92 yards, 1 TD

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

References
  1. @Sports2NiteTV (December 31, 2019). "Offensive Player of the Game: Sam Ehlinger @sehlinger3 Defensive Player of the Game: Joseph Oassi @joseph_ossai" (Tweet). Retrieved December 31, 2019 – via Twitter.
  2. "Utah vs. Texas - Game Summary". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
  3. "2019-20 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. December 9, 2019. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  4. "2019 Bowl Schedule". collegefootballpoll.com. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  5. "2019-20 college football bowl schedule, games, dates, times, TV channels". CBSSports.com. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  6. "Texas Longhorns vs. Utah Utes football series history". winsipedia.com. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
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