2012

Valero Alamo Bowl | Saturday, December 29, 2012
#23 Texas 31 vs. Oregon State 27

Attendance: 65,277
TV Rating: 4.8

Team Payout: $6,200,000 combined
Offensive MVP: Marquise Goodwin, WR, Texas
Defensive MVP: Alex Okafor, DE, Texas

Sportsmanship Winner: Storm Woods, RB, Oregon State
Head Coaches: Mack Brown (Texas) Mike Riley (Oregon State)
Final Records: Texas (9-4) Oregon State (9-4)

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Game Recap

In front of a sold-out crowd, Texas trailed Oregon State 27-17 before rallying back to win the game. Texas quarterback David Ash threw a 15-yard touchdown pass to Johnathan Gray to cut the lead to three and later threw a 36-yard TD pass to Marquise Goodwin to give the Longhorns the win. Goodwin, the offensive MVP, also had a 64-yard touchdown run in second quarter.

Texas defensive end Alex Okafor’s 4.5 sack performance set a Valero Alamo Bowl record. The senior pass rusher and defensive MVP for the game also had nine tackles and a forced fumble.

This win was the Longhorns 28th comeback victory under Mack Brown and one of 17 that occurred in the fourth quarter. The overall Valero Alamo Bowl record for teams leading at halftime dropped to 15-3 as the Beavers were unable to hold on to their 20-10 halftime advantage.

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Scoring Summary

First Quarter

OSU: Romaine 42-yd FG
TEX: Jordan 40-yd FG
OSU: Woods 12-yd run (Romaine kick)

Second Quarter

TEX: Goodwin 64-yd Run (Jordan Kick)
OSU: Romaine 37-yd FG
OSU: Ward 9-yd run (Romaine kick)

Third Quarter

TEX: Ash 11-yd run
OSU: Woods 2-yd run (Romaine kick)

Fourth Quarter

TEX: Gray 15-yd pass from Ash (Jordan kick)
TEX: Goodwin 36-yd pass from Ash (Jordan kick)

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Final Score

Team	1Q	2Q	3Q	4Q	Final
Oregon State	10	10	7	0	27
Texas	3	7	7	14	31

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Individual Stats

Rushing (Att-Yds)

OSU-Woods 21-118; Wheaton 4-26; Ward 6-25
TEX- Goodwin 1-64; Ash 7-22; Gray 7-18; Brown 4-8

Passing (Comp-Att-Int, Yds)

OSU – Vaz 15-28-2, 194
TEX -Ash 21-33-1, 241

Receiving (Rec-Yds)

OSU – Hamlett 5-70; Wheaton 3-37; Cooks 3-31; Woods 1-22; Ward 1-19; Cummings 2-15
TEX – Shipley 8-88; Goodwin 4-68; Davis 3-30; Gray 2-27; Brown 2-14; Monroe 1-9; Grant 1-5

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Links

• ESPN Stats

• 2012 Texas-Oregon State Meeting Fifth-Most Watched in Valero Alamo Bowl History

• Sights and sounds: Alamo Bowl [Dec. 29, 2012]

• Beavers Upended by Texas at Alamo Bowl

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Photos