
The Alamo Bowl celebrates its 30th anniversary on December 29th. The Alamodome’s annual bowl pits a Big 12 school against a Pac-12 school. Oklahoma won last year’s game 47-32 over Oregon.
Although we don’t have this year’s matchup yet, tickets are on sale now. Single ticket prices start at $70 and park passes start at $55. There are also options for suite tickets, VIP field seating, pre-game hospitality packages, hotel packages for traveling fans and exclusive matchday upgrades.
While we wait to hear about this year’s matchup, here are a few things to know about the Alamo Bowl.
Alamo Bowl at the beginning
The first Alamo Bowl took place in 1993. The game originally gave an automatic invite to a Southwest Conference team. When the SWC closed in 1996, the Bowl adjusted to invite the top teams from the Big 12 and Pac-12 who were not invited to a New Years Six Bowl.
To date, the Alamo Bowl, now sponsored by Valero, has hosted a total of 1.6 million viewers (50% from outside) and generated an overall economic impact of over $950 million, raising over $120 million towards “higher education Contributed were team payouts and local scholarships, according to the Alamo Bowl website.

Oklahoma Sooners running back Kennedy Brooks (26) stiff arms Oregon Ducks safety Jeffrey Bassa (33) at the end of a second half during the football game between the Oregon Ducks and Oklahoma Sooners at the Alamodome on December 29, 2021 in San Antonio, TX.
Icon Sportswire/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesRepeat visitors at the Alamo Bowl
Texas has the most appearances at the Alamo Bowl with five. The Longhorns have won 4-1 at the Alamo Bowl and last beat Colorado 55-23 in 2020.
Iowa and Oklahoma have the second most appearances with four appearances each. Nebraska, Oregon, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, and Colorado all have three appearances. Penn State, Purdue, TCU, Washington State, Baylor, Kansas State, Michigan, Michigan State and Northwestern each have two appearances.
Twelve other schools have made an appearance at the Alamo Bowl.
record day
The 2011 game between Baylor and Washington set numerous Alamo Bowl records. Baylor’s 67-53 win yielded most combined points (123), most first downs (59), most total offense combined yards (1,397), most points by a losing team (Washington, 53), most rushing yards (Baylor, 482), most total offense yards (Baylor, 777), most touchdowns (Baylor, 9), most points by a team (Baylor, 67).
Among individual records, the Baylor-Washington game also had most rushing touchdowns in a game (Terrance Ganaway, Baylor, 5), longest TD run (Terrance Ganaway, Baylor, 89 yards), most combined rushing and passing -Touchdowns (Keith Price, Washington, 7), most passing yards (Keith Price, Washington, 438), and most receiving yards (Jermaine Kearse, Washington, 198).
The game is also the only Alamo Bowl to feature a Heisman Trophy winner, Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin III.

Oklahoma State players celebrate their Alamo Bowl victory against Colorado after the game between the Oklahoma State Cowboys and the Colorado Buffaloes at the Alamodome December 29, 2016 in San Antonio, Texas.
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Nebraska’s Dan Alexander had the most rushing yards in a game with 240 against Northwestern in 2000.
In the 2020 matchup between Texas and Colorado, the Longhorns’ Bijan Robinson had the most yards per carry (18.3), Casey Thompson set the passing touchdown record (4), and Cameron Dicker had the longest field goal in the bowl history. Yard kick against the Buffaloes.
Purdue’s Drew Brees had the most passing attempts in 1998 with 53 against Kansas State. Washington State’s Gardner Minshew II had the most passing attempts in 2018 with 35 against Iowa State.
Texas A&M’s Randy McCown and Kansas State’s Michael Bishop share the record for most interceptions thrown with four in their respective games against Penn State (1999) and Purdue (1998).
TCU’s Jalen Reagor had the longest touchdown in 2017 with his 93-yard catch against Stanford. In the same game, Stanford’s JJ Arcega-Whiteside set the record for touchdowns received with three touchdowns.
Kansas State’s Tyler Lockett had the most single-game receptions in 2015 with 13 against UCLA. Lockett also had the most all-purpose yards at 249 in the same game.
Texas A&M’s Kyle Bryant scored the most field goals in 1995 with five against Michigan.
Missouri’s Sean Witherspoon set a record 17 tackles against Northwestern in 2008. Texas’ Alex Okafor set the single-game sack record in 2012 with a 4.5 against Oregon State.
Biggest rush
The 2007 matchup between Texas A&M and Penn State drew a record 66,166 fans as the Nittany Lions defeated the Aggies 24-17.
Alamo Bowl ESPN’s all-time viewership capped when 7.83 million fans watched the January 2, 2010 matchup between Michigan State and Texas Tech. The Red Raiders won that game 41-31.

Quinn Ewers #3 of the Texas Longhorns celebrates after a rushing touchdown in the first quarter against the Baylor Bears at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on November 25, 2022 in Austin, Texas.
Tim Warner/Getty Imagespredictions
Before the official matchup is announced, the major sports media outlets have made their predictions as to who will travel to the Alamodome.
CBS Sports and Action Network forecast Texas vs. Washington. ESPN predicts Texas vs. Oregon. USA TODAY predicts Oklahoma State vs. Washington; and 247 Sports predicts Oklahoma State vs. UCLA.