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The 2022 Alamo Bowl was a college football bowl game held on December 29, 2022, at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas . The 30th annual Alamo Bowl , the game featured the Texas Longhorns from the Big 12 Conference and the Washington Huskies from the Pac-12 Conference . The game began at 8:10 p.m. CST [ 5] ESPN .[ 6] 2022–23 bowl games concluding the 2022 FBS football season . Sponsored by Valero Energy , the game was officially known as the Valero Alamo Bowl .
The game featured Texas from the Big 12 and Washington from the Pac-12 . Both teams entered the bowl ranked in all major polls. This was the fifth meeting between the programs; entering the bowl, Texas led the all-time series, 3–1, as Washington's lone win came in the 1979 Sun Bowl .[ 7]
Texas played to a 8–4 regular-season record, 6–3 in conference play. They were ranked as high as No. 18 during the season. The Longhorns faced four ranked opponents, defeating Kansas State while losing to Alabama , Oklahoma State , and TCU . Texas entered the bowl 20th in the College Football Playoff (CFP) ranking.
Washington completed their regular season with a 10–2 record, 7–2 in conference play. Their only losses came in back-to-back contests against UCLA and Arizona State . The Huskies faced, and defeated, three ranked opponents: Michigan State , Oregon State , and Oregon . Washington entered the bowl 12th in the CFP ranking.
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
Texas
Washington
1st
11:44
4
1
0:56
WASH
46-yard field goal by Henry Peyton
0
3
1st
7:52
10
78
3:46
TEX
30-yard field goal by Bert Auburn
3
3
1st
3:17
10
88
4:30
WASH
Wayne Taulapapa 42-yard touchdown run, Henry Peyton kick good
3
10
2nd
0:00
16
74
4:50
WASH
23-yard field goal by Henry Peyton
3
13
3rd
12:31
7
75
2:29
TEX
Jonathon Brooks 34-yard touchdown reception from Quinn Ewers, Bert Auburn kick good
10
13
3rd
6:44
13
75
5:47
WASH
Taj Davis 6-yard touchdown reception from Michael Penix Jr., Henry Peyton kick good
10
20
4th
13:08
14
90
6:57
WASH
Jalen McMillan 8-yard touchdown reception from Michael Penix Jr., Henry Peyton kick good
10
27
4th
9:50
11
74
3:11
TEX
Jonathon Brooks 3-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn kick good
17
27
4th
1:40
10
55
2:41
TEX
26-yard field goal by Bert Auburn
20
27
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
20
27
Team statistical comparison[ 5]
Statistic
Texas
Washington
First downs
19
25
First downs rushing
2
9
First downs passing
16
16
First downs penalty
1
0
Third down efficiency
6–15
11–20
Fourth down efficiency
2–3
2–3
Total plays–net yards
65–420
83–445
Rushing attempts–net yards
18–51
28–158
Yards per rush
2.8
5.6
Yards passing
369
287
Pass completions–attempts
31–47
32–55
Interceptions thrown
0
1
Punt returns–total yards
1–0
0–0
Kickoff returns–total yards
2–40
1–12
Punts–average yardage
4–37.3
3–39.0
Fumbles–lost
0–0
0–0
Penalties–yards
6–45
7–45
Time of possession
24:14
35:46
^ @valeroalamobowl (December 30, 2022). "Congratulations to our 30th annual #valeroalamobowl Offensive MVP, @themikepenix on an incredible, record-breaking game" (Tweet ). Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Twitter . ^ @LarsHanson (December 30, 2022). "Bralen Trice named 2022 Alamo Bowl defensive MVP" (Tweet ). Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Twitter . ^ Austro, Ben (December 4, 2022). "2022–23 bowl officiating assignments" . footballzebras.com . Retrieved December 16, 2022 . ^ "2022 Bowl Schedule" . College Football Poll . Retrieved December 26, 2022 .^ a b c d "2022 Alamo Bowl Final Stats" (PDF) . Statbroadcast . December 29, 2022. Retrieved December 30, 2022 .^ "2022 College Football Bowl Schedule" . FBSchedules.com . Retrieved November 1, 2022 .^ "Winsipedia - Texas vs. Washington" . Retrieved December 4, 2022 .
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