2020 Big 12 Championship Game

The 2020 Big 12 Championship Game was a college football game played on Saturday, December 19, 2020, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas between the Iowa State Cyclones and the Oklahoma Sooners. The 19th Big 12 Championship Game, it determined the 2020 champion of the Big 12 Conference. Sponsored by soft drink brand Dr Pepper, the game is officially known as the Dr Pepper Big 12 Championship Game.

For the Big 12 men's basketball championship, see 2020 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament.

2020 Dr Pepper Big 12 Championship Game
Conference Championship
Oklahoma Sooners Iowa State Cyclones
(7–2) (8–2)
27 21
Head coach: 
Lincoln Riley		 Head coach: 
Matt Campbell
APCoachesCFP
121010
APCoachesCFP
886
1234 Total
Oklahoma 71703 27
Iowa State 0777 21
DateDecember 19, 2020
Season2020
StadiumAT&T Stadium
LocationArlington, Texas
MVPSpencer Rattler (QB, Oklahoma)
FavoriteOklahoma by 5.5[1]
RefereeDavid Alvarez
Attendance18,720
United States TV coverage
NetworkABC, ESPN Radio[2]
AnnouncersABC: Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), Todd McShay (sideline) and Allison Williams (sideline)
ESPN Radio: Marc Kestecher (play-by-play) and Ben Hartsock (analyst)
2020 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 9 Iowa State y  8 –1     9 –3  
No. 6 Oklahoma y$  6 –2     9 –2  
No. 20 Oklahoma State  6 –3     8 –3  
No. 19 Texas  5 –3     7 –3  
TCU  5 –4     6 –4  
West Virginia  4 –4     6 –4  
Kansas State  4 –5     4 –6  
Texas Tech  3 –6     4 –6  
Baylor  2 –7     2 –7  
Kansas  0 –8     0 –9  
Championship: Oklahoma 27, Iowa State 21
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll.

This was the fourth year of the current division-less format of the game; instead of representatives from two divisions, the two teams with the best conference records from a full round-robin conference schedule earned a spot in the game. The Big 12 Championship Game featured the winners of the former North and South divisions from 1996 to 2010, and the conference did not have a championship game from 2011 to 2016.

The game was originally scheduled for December 5 but rescheduled to December 12 when the new schedule was released, and was eventually pushed even further back to December 19 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

Previous season

The 2019 Big 12 Championship Game featured Oklahoma against Baylor. It was Baylor's first appearance in the conference title game. Oklahoma had won the regular-season game in Waco 34–31. In the championship game, Oklahoma was victorious by a score of 30–23 in overtime, winning their fifth consecutive and 14th overall Big 12 Conference championship.[4]

Teams

The 2020 Championship game was contested by Iowa State and Oklahoma. The teams met 85 times previously, with Oklahoma leading the series 76–7–2. Iowa State defeated Oklahoma 37–30 in their regular season match-up.

Iowa State
Main article: 2020 Iowa State Cyclones football team

Iowa State, led by head coach Matt Campbell, clinched a berth in the championship game after defeating West Virginia on December 5, 2020.[5] This will mark their first appearance in the championship game.

Oklahoma
Main article: 2020 Oklahoma Sooners football team

Oklahoma, led by head coach Lincoln Riley, is the defending Big 12 champion. They clinched a berth in the championship game after defeating Baylor on December 5, 2020. This will mark their 12th overall Big 12 championship game appearance.

Game summary
2020 Big 12 Championship Game
1 2 34Total
No. 10 Oklahoma 7 17 0327
No. 6 Iowa State 0 7 7721

at AT&T Stadium • Arlington, Texas

Game information
First quarter
  • (12:05) OKLA – Chandler Morris 2 yard rush, Gabe Brkic kick (Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 2:55; Oklahoma 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (14:52) OKLA – Marvin Mims 45 yard pass from Spencer Rattler, Gabe Brkic kick (Drive: 5 plays, 74 yards, 1:35; Oklahoma 14–0)
  • (8:34) OKLA – Gabe Brkic 54 yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 1:20; Oklahoma 17–0)
  • (1:34) ISU – Charlie Kolar 10 yard pass from Brock Purdy, Connor Assalley kick (Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 2:18; Oklahoma 17–7)
  • (0:37) OKLA – Spencer Rattler 9 yard rush, Gabe Brkic kick (Drive: 4 plays, 45 yards, 0:49; Oklahoma 24–7)
Third quarter
  • (0:12) ISU – Breece Hall 1 yard rush, Connor Assalley kick (Drive: 9 plays, 90 yards, 4:29; Oklahoma 24–14)
Fourth quarter
  • (5:15) ISU – Breece Hall 3 yard rush, Connor Assalley kick (Drive: 12 plays, 87 yards, 4:20; Oklahoma 24–21)
  • (2:01) OKLA – Gabe Brkic 32 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 41 yards, 3:05; Oklahoma 27–21)

Statistics
StatisticsOKLAISU
First downs2020
Plays–yards65–39271–435
Rushes–yards31–12031–113
Passing yards272322
Passing: Comp–Att–Int22–34–027–40–3
Time of possession27:4732:13
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
OklahomaPassingSpencer Rattler22/34, 272 yards, 1 TD
RushingRhamondre Stevenson18 carries, 97 yards
ReceivingMarvin Mims7 receptions, 101 yards, 1 TD
Iowa StatePassingBrock Purdy27/40, 322 yards, 1 TD, 3 INT
RushingBreece Hall23 carries, 79 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingXavier Hutchinson10 receptions, 114 yards

See also

References
  1. "Oklahoma vs. Iowa State - ESPN Game Summary". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  2. "Five College Football Conference Championships to Air Dec. 18-19 on ESPN and ABC – ACC, American, Big 12, MAC and Sun Belt". ESPN Press Room U.S. November 24, 2020.
  3. "Big 12 Revised Schedule". big12sports.com.
  4. "Baylor vs. Oklahoma – Game summary". ESPN.com.
  5. Peterson, Randy. "Iowa State headed to first Big 12 championship game". USA TODAY.
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