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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] and aired on ESPN .[ 6] It was one of the 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
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