2011

Valero Alamo Bowl | Thursday, December 29, 2011
#12 Baylor 67 vs. Washington 56

Attendance: 65,256
TV Rating: 5.1
Team Payout: $6,100,000 combined

Offensive MVP: Terrance Ganaway, RB, Baylor
Defensive MVP: Elliott Coffey, LB, Baylor
Sportsmanship Winner: Senio Kelemente, OL, Washington

Head Coaches: Baylor: Art Briles, Washington: Steve Sarkisian
Final Records: Baylor 10-3, Washington 7-6

Game Recap

#12 Baylor pulled out a thrilling Valero Alamo Bowl victory in the highest-scoring regulation game in NCAA bowl history. The Bears defeated Washington 67-56 on December 29, 2011 at the Alamodome in front of a capacity crowd of 65,256.

Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin III, the first reigning Heisman Trophy winner to appear in the Valero Alamo Bowl, threw for one touchdown and rushed for another. However, the offensive MVP was Bears running back Terrance Ganaway who rushed for 200 yards and five touchdowns.

On the other side of the ball, Washington quarterback Keith Price paced the Huskies throwing for an Alamo Bowl record 438 yards. His 8-yard touchdown run gave Washington a 56-32 lead with 9:40 to go, but Baylor answered with two Ganaway touchdown runs to complete the scoring.

The game set various bowl records, including total points in regulation and total offense in a bowl game. Eight million viewers watched the game which was ESPN’s fourth most-viewed non-BCS game at the time.

Scoring Summary

First Quarter

BU: Wright 11-yd pass from Griffin III (Jones kick)
WASH: Price 5-yd run (Folk kick)
BU: Salubi 36-yd run (Jones kick)
BU: Griffin III 24-yd run (Jones kick)

Second Quarter

WASH: Johnson 12-yd pass from Price (Folk kick)
WASH: Aguilar 1-yd pass from Price (Folk kick)
WASH: Price 15-yd run (Folk kick)
WASH: Polk 56-yd run (Folk kick)
BU: Jones 42-yd FG

Third Quarter

WASH: Kearse 80-yd pass from Price (Folk kick)
BU: Salubi 7-yd run (Jones kick)
BU: Ganaway 89-yd run (Monk pass from Griffin III)
WASH: Aguilar 13-yd pass from Price (Folk kick)
BU: Ganaway 1-yd run (Jones kick)
BU: Ganaway 1-yd run (Jones kick)

Fourth Quarter

WASH: Price 8-yd run (Folk kick)
BU: Ganaway 4-yd run (Jones kick)
BU: Ganaway 43-yd run (Jones kick)

Final Score

Team	1Q	2Q	3Q	4Q	Final
Washington	7	28	14	7	56
Baylor	21	3	29	14	67

Team Stats

Category	Washington	Baylor
First Downs	26	33
Net Yards Rushing/Att.	182/37	482/52
Net Yards Passing	438	295
Comp-Att-Int	23-37-0	24-33-0
Total Offense Plays	74	85
Total Net Yards	620	777
Avg. Gain Per Play	8.4	9.1
Possession Time	31:50	28:10

Individual Stats

Rushing (Att-Yds)

WASH – Polk 30-147; Price 5-39; Callier 2-(-4)
BU – Ganaway 21-200; Reese 2-101; Salubi 5-101; Griffin III 18-55; Wright 4-28

Passing (Comp-Att-Int, Yds)

WASH – Price 23-37-0, 438
BU – Griffin III 24-33-0, 295

Receiving (Rec-Yds)

WASH – Kearse 5-198; Aguilar 5-90; Seferian-Jenkins 5-59; Williams 3-19; Johnson 2-36; Polk 2-8; Callier 1-28
BU – Wright 7-91; Williams 6-62; Reese 5-66; Sampson 3-25; Norwood 1-23; Monk 1-15; Salubi 1-13

Valero Alamo Bowl Record Set

Most points (game): 67, Baylor
Most points (half): 43, Baylor (2nd half)
Most combined points: 123
Most yards total offense, team: 777, Baylor*
Most yards total offense, combined: 1,397*
Highest average yards per play: 9.1, Baylor
Most yards rushing: 482, Baylor
Most first downs: 33, Baylor*
Highest third-down efficiency: 56.3% (9-of-16), Washington
Most rushing touchdowns: 5, Terrance Ganaway, Baylor
Longest run: 89 yards, Terrance Ganaway
Most touchdowns (Rushing & Passing): 7 (4 passing, 3 rushing), Keith Price, Washington*
Most yards passing: 438, Keith Price, Washington
Most touchdown passes: 4, Keith Price, Washington
Most yards receiving: 198, Jermaine Kearse, Washington

*NCAA Bowl Record