1996

Builders Square Alamo Bowl | Sunday, December 29, 1996
Iowa 27 vs. Texas Tech 0

Attendance: 55,677
TV Rating: 3.8
Team Payout: $2,260,864 combined

Offensive MVP: Sedrick Shaw, RB, Iowa
Defensive MVP: Jared DeVries, DE, Iowa
Sportsmanship Winner: Shane Dunn, OT, Texas Tech

Head Coaches: Hayden Fry (Iowa), Spike Dykes (Texas Tech)
Final Records: Iowa (9-3), Texas Tech (7-5)

Game Recap

No. 21 Iowa shuts out Texas Tech in Alamo City return

After losing the inaugural Alamo Bowl in 1993, the No. 21 Iowa Hawkeyes headed into San Antonio bent on redemption. Four quarters and 27 points later, Iowa emerged with a shutout victory against Texas Tech in the fourth annual Builders Square Alamo Bowl.

Tech’s prolific run offense never got off the ground as Doak Walker Award winner Byron Hanspard was held to 64 yards rushing after averaging more than 200 yards a game during the regular season, while Tech quarterback Zebbie Lethridge was sacked a bowl-record five times.

After a Lethridge interception early in the first quarter, Iowa’s Matt Sherman punched into the end zone on a one-yard run. The Red Raiders never recovered as running back Sedrick Shaw, who was selected as the Offensive MVP, ran for 113 yards.

Late in the game, Iowa quarterback Matt Sherman sealed Tech’s fate with a 99-yard drive culminating in Rodney Filer’s 14-yard scoring dash.

The Hawkeyes dedicated their victory to the family of linebacker Mark Mitchell. On the Friday before the game, Mitchell received word that his family, en route to San Antonio to see his last collegiate game, was part of an auto accident that resulted in his mother’s death and severe injuries to his father and two brothers. To honor them, Iowa wore blank black helmets previously bearing the traditional gold “Tigerhawk” logo and stripe.

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter
IOWA: Sherman 1-yd run (conversion failed)

2nd Quarter
IOWA: Shaw 20-yd run (Knipper reception for two-point conversion)
IOWA: Bromert 36-yd FG

4th Quarter
IOWA: Bromert 26-yd FG
IOWA: Filer 14-yd run (Bromert kick)

Final Score

Team	1Q	2Q	3Q	4Q	Total
Iowa	6	11	0	10	27
Texas Tech	0	0	0	0	0

Team Stats

Category	Iowa	Texas Tech
First Downs	23	13
Net Yards Rushing/Att.	217/52	61/31
Net Yards Passing	139	145
Comp-Att-Int	10-17-0	14-32-1
Total Offense (Plays)	69	63
Total Net Yards	356	206
Avg. Gain Per Play	5.2	3.3
Possession Time	34:56	25:04
Third-Down Conversions	5/13 (38%)	2/13 (15%)

Individual Stats

Rushing (Att-Yds)
IOWA: Shaw 20-113; Filer 4-41; Banks 13-30; Granquist 4-25; Palmer 4-24; Burger 3-8; Sherman 4-24
TECH: Hanspard 18-64; Jones 1-1; Lethridge 12-(4)

Passing (Comp-Att-Int, Yds)
IOWA: Sherman 9-16-0, 126
TECH: Lethridge 13-28-1, 139; Cavazos 1-4-0

Receiving (Rec-Yds)
IOWA: Dwight 6-105; Knipper 1-17; Willock 1-13; Gibson 1-3; Shaw 1-1
TECH: Hart 4-46; McKenzie 3-38; Scovell 1-27; DuBuc 3-20; Spinks 1-10; Hanspard 2-4