2016 Alamo Bowl (December)

2016 Valero Alamo Bowl
24th Alamo Bowl
Oklahoma State Cowboys Colorado Buffaloes
(9–3) (10–3)
Big 12 Pac-12
38 8
Head coach: 
Mike Gundy		 Head coach: 
Mike MacIntyre
APCoachesCFP
131312
APCoachesCFP
111110
1234 Total
Oklahoma State 314147 38
Colorado 0008 8
DateDecember 29, 2016
Season2016
StadiumAlamodome
LocationSan Antonio, Texas
MVPOffensive: James Washington (OKST)
Defensive: Vincent Taylor (OKST)
FavoriteColorado by 3[1]
RefereeJeff Heaser (ACC)
Attendance59,815 [2]
PayoutUS$3,825,000[3]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
AnnouncersTV: Adam Amin, Mack Brown, Molly McGrath
Radio: Bill Rosinski, David Norrie, Ian Fitzsimmons
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The 2016 Alamo Bowl was a postseason college football bowl game, played on December 29, 2016 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.[4] The game featured the Oklahoma State Cowboys, of the Big 12 Conference, and the Colorado Buffaloes, of the Pac-12 Conference.[5] It was the two teams' first meeting since 2009 and the first since Colorado's departure from the Big 12 Conference in 2011. The game was the 24th edition of the Alamo Bowl and was sponsored by the San Antonio-based company, Valero Energy.[6]

  1. ^ "College Bowl Game Odds". ESPN. December 7, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  2. ^ "Colorado Oklahoma State Gameday". Archived from the original on February 24, 2017. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
  3. ^ "College Football Poll.com". www.collegefootballpoll.com.
  4. ^ "2016 KICKOFF SET FOR THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29". Valero Alamo Bowl. May 2, 2016. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
  5. ^ Hutchins, Andy (December 4, 2016). "2016 Alamo Bowl, Oklahoma State vs. Colorado: Date, time, location, and everything to know". SB Nation. Vox Media. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
  6. ^ Bailey, W. Scott (October 24, 2013). "Valero extends Alamo Bowl title sponsor pact". San Antonio Business Journal. Retrieved December 21, 2022.