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 AP Coaches CFP 12 10 11
1 2 3 4 Total Utah 0 0 3 7 10 Texas 3 7 14 14 38
Date	December 31, 2019
Season	2019
Stadium	Alamodome
Location	San Antonio, Texas
MVP	Sam Ehlinger (QB, Texas) & Joseph Ossai (LB, Texas)[1]
Favorite	Utah by 7[2]
Referee	John McDaid (SEC)[3]
Attendance	60,147
Payout	US$8,252,740[4]
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN and ESPN Radio
Announcers	ESPN: Dave Flemming (play-by-play) Louis Riddick (analyst) Paul Carcaterra (sideline) ESPN Radio: Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, Cole Cubelic
Nielsen ratings	3.1 (5.61 million viewers)
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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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 11 Utah	0	0	3	7	10
Texas	3	7	14	14	38

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)

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

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

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