2019 Alamo Bowl
Postseason college football bowl game
College football 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] 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 .
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
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
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
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 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
Statistics
UTAH
TEX
First downs
15
22
Plays–yards
60–254
56–438
Rushes–yards
37–128
37–231
Passing yards
126
207
Passing: comp –att –int
15–23–0
13–19–1
Time of possession
31:26
28:34
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Utah
Passing
Tyler Huntley 15/23, 126 yards, 1 TD
Rushing
Zack Moss 16 carries, 57 yards
Receiving
Brant Kuithe Cole Fotheringham [ a] 3 receptions, 30 yards
Texas
Passing
Sam Ehlinger 12/18, 201 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Keaontay Ingram 13 carries, 108 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Devin Duvernay 3 receptions, 92 yards, 1 TD
Notes
^ Both Kuithe and Fotheringham finished with the same number of receptions and receiving yards, meaning Utah finished with two leading receivers.
References
^ @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 . ^ "Utah vs. Texas - Game Summary" . ESPN.com . Retrieved December 31, 2019 .^ "2019-20 bowl officiating assignments" . footballzebras.com . December 9, 2019. Retrieved December 20, 2019 .^ "2019 Bowl Schedule" . collegefootballpoll.com . Retrieved December 13, 2019 .^ "2019-20 college football bowl schedule, games, dates, times, TV channels" . CBSSports.com . Retrieved June 21, 2019 .^ "Texas Longhorns vs. Utah Utes football series history" . winsipedia.com . Retrieved December 8, 2019 .
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