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Team Records
Game Records – TEAM
MOST POINTS – GAME
67 Baylor (vs. Washington), 2011
66 Nebraska (vs. NU), 2000
56 Washington (vs. Baylor), 2011
MOST POINTS – HALF
43 Baylor (2nd half vs. Washington), 2011
38 Nebraska (1st half vs. NU), 2000
35 Washington (1st half vs. Baylor), 2011
MOST POINTS – QUARTER
31 Nebraska (2Q vs. NU), 2000
29 Baylor (3Q vs. Washington), 2011
28 Washington (2Q vs. Baylor), 2011
MOST TOUCHDOWNS
9 Baylor (vs. Washington), 2011
9 Nebraska (vs. NU), 2000
8 Washington (vs. Baylor), 2011
MOST FIELD GOALS MADE
5 Texas A&M (vs. Michigan),1995*
4 Iowa (vs. Teas Tech), 2001
4 TCU (vs. Oregon), Jan. 2016
MOST YARDS TOTAL OFFENSE
777 Baylor (vs. Washington), 2011
636 Nebraska (vs. NU), 2000
620 Washington (vs. Baylor), 2011
MOST OFFENSIVE PLAYS
94 TCU (vs. Oregon), Jan. 2016
85 Baylor (vs. Washington), 2011
85 Texas Tech (vs. MSU), Jan. 2010
85 Michigan (vs. Nebraska), 2005
HIGHEST AVERAGE PER PLAY
9.1 Baylor (vs. Washington), 2011
8.4 Washington (vs. Baylor), 2011
MOST RUSHING ATTEMPTS
69 Nebraska (vs. NU), 2000
55 California (vs. Iowa), 1993
MOST YARDS RUSHING
482 Baylor (vs. Washington), 2011
476 Nebraska (vs. NU), 2000
HIGHEST AVG. PER RUSHING ATTEMPT
9.3 Baylor (vs. Washington), 2011
8.5 UCLA (vs. Kansas State), Jan. 2015
MOST PASS ATTEMPTS
54 Texas Tech (vs. MSU), Jan. 2010
53 Purdue (vs. Kansas State), 1998
MOST PASS COMPLETIONS
38 Texas Tech (vs. MSU), Jan. 2010
32 Arizona (vs. Oklahoma State), 2010
MOST YARDS PASSING
460 Texas Tech (vs. MSU), Jan. 2010
438 Washington (vs. Baylor), 2011
HIGHEST PASSING PERCENTAGE
77.1 Washington St. (27/35 vs. Baylor), 1994
75.0 California (21/28 vs. Iowa), 1993
MOST FIRST DOWNS – OVERALL
33 Baylor (vs. Washington), 2011
31 Texas Tech (vs. MSU), Jan. 2010
MOST FIRST DOWNS – RUSHING
24 Nebraska (vs. NU), 2000
18 Baylor (vs. Washington), 2011
MOST FIRST DOWNS – PASSING
20 Texas Tech (vs. MSU), Jan. 2010
17 Kansas State (vs. UCLA), Jan. 2015
15 Oklahoma State (vs. Colorado), 2016
15 Washington (vs. Baylor), 2011
THIRD-DOWN EFFICIENCY
56.3 Washington (9/16 vs. Baylor), 2011
55.0 Purdue (6/11 vs. Oklahoma State), 1997
MOST QB SACKS
10 Texas (vs. Oregon State), 2012
7 UCLA (vs. Kansas State), Jan. 2015
MOST PUNTING YARDAGE
412 Nebraska (vs. Michigan), 2005
357 NU (vs. Nebraska), 2000
MOST POINTS BY A LOSING TEAM
56 Washington (vs. Baylor), 2011
41 Oregon (vs. TCU), Jan. 2016
FEWEST POINTS
0 Texas A&M (vs. Penn State), 1999
0 Texas Tech (vs. Iowa), 1996
MOST PENALTIES
15 UCLA (vs. Kansas State), Jan. 2015
15 Washington St. (vs. Baylor), 1994
14 Kansas State (vs. Purdue), 1998
FEWEST PENALTIES
1 TCU (vs. Stanford), 2017
1 Washington (vs. Baylor), 2011
2 3 teams
LONGEST TIME OF POSSESSION
43:14 California (vs. Iowa), 1993
37:31 Arizona (vs. Oklahoma State), 2010
LEAST TIME OF POSSESSION
16:46 Iowa (vs. California), 1993
MOST PUNTS
10 NU (vs. Nebraska), 2000
8 Nebraska (vs. Michigan), 2005
8 Iowa (vs. California), 1993
MOST FUMBLES
4 Michigan (vs. Nebraska), 2005
4 Texas A&M (vs. Penn State), 2007
4 Oregon (vs. TCU), Jan. 2016
MOST FUMBLES LOST
3 Kansas State (vs. Purdue), 1998
3 Wisconsin (vs. Colorado), 2002
Game Records – BOTH TEAMS
LARGEST MARGIN OF VICTORY
49 Nebraska (66) vs. NU (17), 2000
34 California (37) vs. Iowa (3), 1993
30 Oklahoma State (38) vs. Colorado (8), 2016
SMALLEST MARGIN OF VICTORY
2 Texas A&M (22) vs. Michigan (20), 1995
2 Texas (26) vs. Iowa (24), 2006
2 Washington State (28) vs. Iowa State (26), 2018
MOST FIELD GOALS MADE
7 Iowa (4) vs. Texas Tech (3), 2001*
7 Texas A&M (5) vs. Michigan (2), 1995*
MOST YARDS TOTAL OFFENSE
1,397 Baylor (777) vs. Washington (620), 2011
1,019 Nebraska (636) vs. NU (383), 2000
975 Texas Tech (579) vs. MSU (396), Jan. 2010
FEWEST YARDS TOTAL OFFENSE
444 Washington St. (293) vs. Baylor (151), 1994
523 PSU (321) vs. Texas A&M (202), 1999
535 California (445) vs. Iowa (90), 1993
MOST COMBINED POINTS
123 Baylor (67) vs. Washington (56), 2011*
88 TCU (47) vs. Oregon (41), Jan. 2016
83 Nebraska (66) vs. NU (17), 2000
FEWEST COMBINED POINTS
13 Washington St. (10) vs. Baylor (3),1994
20 Nebraska (17) vs. MSU (3), 2003
24 Penn State (24) vs. Texas A&M (0),1999
MOST COMBINED POINTS – HALF
64 Baylor (43) vs. UW (21) (2nd half), 2011
59 Baylor (24) vs. UW (35) (1st half), 2011
55 Nebraska (38) vs. NU (17) (1st half), 2000
MOST COMBINED POINTS – QUARTER
45 Nebraska (31) vs. NU (14) (2Q), 2000*
43 Baylor (29) vs. UW (14) (3Q), 2011*
31 Purdue (10) vs. Kansas St. (21) 4Q), 1998
MOST FIRST DOWNS
59 Baylor (33) vs. Washington (26), 2011
48 TCU (27) vs. Oregon (21), Jan. 2016
44 Texas Tech (31) vs. MSU (13), Jan. 2010
44 Purdue (20) vs. Oklahoma St. (24), 1997
FEWEST FIRST DOWNS
19 Washington St. (14) vs. Baylor (5), 1994
31 Purdue (19) vs. Kansas State (12), 1998
32 Nebraska (28) vs. NU (14), 2000
*NCAA Bowl Record
Individual Records
MOST RUSHING ATTEMPTS
37 Cory Ross, Nebraska (vs. MSU), 2003
30 Chris Polk, Washington (vs. Baylor), 2011
MOST YARDS RUSHING
240 Dan Alexander, Nebraska (vs. NU), 2000
200 Terrance Ganaway, Baylor (vs. Washington), 2011
MOST YARDS PER CARRY
16.7 Tony Brooks-James, Oregon (vs. TCU), Jan. 2016
12.0 Dan Alexander, Nebraska (vs. NU), 2000
MOST RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS
5 Terrance Ganaway, Baylor (vs. Washington), 2011
3 Royce Freeman, Oregon (vs. TCU), Jan. 2016
3 Keith Price, Washington (vs. Baylor), 2011
LONGEST RUN
89 (TD) Terrance Ganaway, Baylor (vs. Washington), 2011
78 Tevin Reese, Baylor (vs. Washington), 2011
MOST TOUCHDOWNS (RUSHING & PASSING)
7 Keith Price (4 passing, 3 rushing), Washington (vs. BU), 2011*
5 Terrance Ganaway (5 rushing), Baylor (vs. UW), 2011
MOST PASS ATTEMPTS
53 Drew Brees, Purdue (vs. Kansas State) 1998
50 Nick Foles, Arizona (vs. Oklahoma State) 2010
MOST PASS COMPLETIONS
35 Gardner Minshew II, Washington State (vs. Iowa State), 2018
32 Nick Foles, Arizona (vs. Oklahoma State), 2010
MOST YARDS PASSING
438 Keith Price, Washington (vs. Baylor), 2011
372 Taylor Potts, Texas Tech (vs. MSU), Jan. 2010
MOST TOUCHDOWN PASSES
4 Keith Price, Washington (vs. Baylor), 2011
3 Mason Rudolph, Oklahoma St. (vs. Colorado), 2016
3 C.J. Bacher, NU (vs. Missouri), 2008
3 Chad Henne, Michigan (vs. Nebraska), 2005
3 Zac Taylor, Nebraska (vs. Michigan), 2005
3 Michael Bishop, Kansas State (vs. Purdue), 1998
3 Dave Barr, California (vs. Iowa), 1993
HIGHEST COMPLETION PERCENTAGE
77.1 Chad Davis (27-35), Washington State (vs. Baylor), 1994
75.0 Dave Barr (21-28), California (vs. Iowa), 1993
MOST PASSES INTERCEPTED
4 Randy McCown, Texas A&M (vs. Penn State), 1999
4 Michael Bishop, Kansas State (vs. Purdue), 1998
LONGEST PASS RECEPTION FOR A TOUCHDOWN
93 Jalen Reagor, TCU (vs. Stanford), 2017
88 Darnell McDonald, Kansas State (vs. Purdue), 1998
80 Jermaine Kearse, Washington (vs. Baylor), 2011
MOST RECEPTIONS
13 Tyler Lockett, Kansas State (vs. UCLA), Jan. 2015
11 Isaac Jones, Purdue (vs. Kansas State), 1998
10 Detron Lewis, Texas Tech (vs. MSU), Jan. 2010
10 Curry Sexton, Kansas State (vs. UCLA), Jan. 2015
MOST YARDS RECEIVING
198 Jermaine Kearse, Washington (vs. Baylor), 2011
192 Hakeem Butler, Iowa State (vs. Washington State), 2018
171 James Washington, Oklahoma St. (vs. Colorado), 2016
MOST RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS
3 J.J. Arcega-White, Stanford (vs. TCU), 2017
2 10 Players
LONGEST FIELD GOAL
51 Josh Brown, Nebraska (vs. NU), 2000
50 Clinton Greathouse, Texas Tech (vs. Iowa), 2001
50 Dan Bailey, Oklahoma State (vs. Arizona), 2010
50 Connor Assalley, Iowa State (vs. WSU), 2018
MOST FIELD GOALS
5 Kyle Bryant, Texas A&M (vs. Michigan), 1995*
4 Nate Kaeding, Iowa (vs. Michigan), 2001
4 Mike Nugent, Ohio State (vs. Oklahoma State), 2004
4 Jaden Oberkrom, TCU (vs. Oregon), Jan. 2016
MOST KICKOFF RETURN YARDS
179 Travis Cobb, Arizona (vs. Oklahoma State) 2010
149 Keshawn Martin, MSU (vs. Texas Tech) Jan. 2010
LONGEST KICKOFF RETURN
69 Steve Breaston, Michigan (vs. Nebraska), 2005
64 Travis Cobb, Arizona (vs. Oklahoma State), 2010
LONGEST PUNT RETURN
76 Desmon White, TCU (vs. Stanford), 2017
75 (TD) Jeremy Maclin, Missouri (vs. NU), 2008
46 Kasen Williams, Washington (vs. Baylor), 2011
LONGEST PUNT
67 Justin Brantly, Texas A&M (vs. Penn State) 2007
62 Cole Farden, Oklahoma State (vs. Ohio State) 2004
MOST ALL-PURPOSE YARDS
249 Tyler Lockett, Kansas State (vs. UCLA), Jan. 2015
240 Dan Alexander, Nebraska (vs. NU), 2000
224 Steve Breaston, Michigan (vs. Nebraska), 2005
MOST INTERCEPTIONS
2 Adrian Beasley, Purdue (vs. Oklahoma State), 1997
2 Billy Gustin, Purdue (vs. Kansas State), 1998
2 Derek Fox, Penn State (vs. Texas A&M), 1999
2 Leon Hall, Michigan (vs. Nebraska), 2005
LONGEST INTERCEPTION RETURN
91 (TD) Don Strickland, Colorado (vs. Wisconsin), 2002
66 Marcus Strong, Washington State (vs. ISU), 2018
MOST TACKLES
17 Sean Weatherspoon, Missouri (vs. NU), 2008
15 Elliot Coffey, Baylor (vs. Washington), 2011
15 Sean Parker, Washington (vs. Baylor), 2011
15 Cort Dennison, Washington (vs. Baylor), 2011
MOST SACKS
4.5 Alex Okafor, Texas (vs. Oregon State), 2012
3.5 Chike Okeafor, Purdue (vs. Kansas State), 1998
3.0 Deon Hollins, UCLA (vs. Kansas State), Jan. 2015
*NCAA Bowl Record
Bowl Records
ALL-TIME VALERO ALAMO BOWL CONFERENCE RECORDS
Big Ten: 8-6 (Iowa 2-2; Michigan 0-2; Michigan State 0-2; Northwestern 0-2; Ohio State 1-0; Penn State 2-0; Purdue 2-0 and Wisconsin 1-0)
Big 12/Southwest Conference: 13-11 (Baylor 1-1; Colorado 0-1; Iowa State 0-1; Kansas State 0-2; Missouri 1-0; Nebraska 3-0; Oklahoma State 2-2; TCU 2-0; Texas A&M 1-1, Texas 2-1 and Texas Tech 1-2)
Pac-10/12: 5-6 (Arizona 0-1, California 1-0, Colorado 0-1, Oregon 1-1, Oregon State 0-1, Stanford 0-1, UCLA 1-0, Washington 0-1 and Washington State 2-0)
In 1993 and 1994, the Alamo Bowl matched the Southwest Conference vs. the Pac-10 (Iowa was an at-large selection in 1993 as the SWC could not provide a bowl eligible team). From 1995-2010, the Valero Alamo Bowl matched the Big Ten vs. the Big 12.
Starting in 2010 the Valero Alamo Bowl paired the Big 12 vs. the Pac-10 (now Pac-12). For the 2014-2025 college football seasons, the Valero Alamo Bowl matches up the #1 teams from the Big 12 and Pac-12 conferences after the College Football Playoff.
ALL-TIME ALAMO BOWL ATTENDANCE
66,166 – Valero Alamo Bowl, December 29, 2007 (Penn State vs. Texas A&M)
65,918 – Valero Alamo Bowl, December 30, 2013 (Oregon vs. Texas)
65,875 – Alamo Bowl, December 30, 2006 (Texas vs. Iowa)
65,380 – SYLVANIA Alamo Bowl, December 28, 1999 (Penn State vs. Texas A&M)
65,277 – Valero Alamo Bowl, December 29, 2012 (Texas vs. Oregon State)
65,265 – MasterCard Alamo Bowl, December 29, 2004 (Ohio State vs. Oklahoma State)
65,256 – Valero Alamo Bowl, December 29, 2011 (Washington vs. Baylor)
65,232 – SYLVANIA Alamo Bowl, December 29, 2001 (Texas Tech vs. Iowa)
64,757 – Valero Alamo Bowl, January 2, 2010 (Michigan State vs. Texas Tech)
64,597 – Builders Square Alamo Bowl, December 28, 1995 (Michigan vs. Texas A&M)
64,569 – Valero Alamo Bowl, January 2, 2016 (Oregon vs. TCU)
62,016 – MasterCard Alamo Bowl, December 28, 2005 (Michigan vs. Nebraska)
60,780 – Builders Square Alamo Bowl, December 29, 1998 (Kansas State vs. Purdue)
60,675 – Valero Alamo Bowl, December 28, 2018 (Iowa State vs. Washington State)
60,517 – Valero Alamo Bowl, January 2, 2015 (Kansas State vs. UCLA)
60,028 – SYLVANIA Alamo Bowl, December 30, 2000 (Nebraska vs. Northwestern)
59,815 – Valero Alamo Bowl, Dec. 29, 2016 (Oklahoma State vs. Colorado)
57,653 – Valero Alamo Bowl, December 28, 2017 (Stanford vs. TCU)
57,595 – Valero Alamo Bowl, December 29, 2010 (Arizona vs. Oklahoma State)
56,229 – MasterCard Alamo Bowl, December 29, 2003 (Nebraska vs. Michigan State)
55,986 – Valero Alamo Bowl, December 29, 2008 (Missouri vs. Northwestern)
55,677 – Builders Square Alamo Bowl, December 29, 1996 (Texas Tech vs. Iowa)
55,552 – Builders Square Alamo Bowl, December 30, 1997 (Oklahoma State vs. Purdue)
50,690 – Alamo Bowl presented by MasterCard, December 28, 2002 (Wisc. vs. Colorado)
45,716 – Builders Square Alamo Bowl, December 31, 1993 (California vs. Iowa)
44,106 – Builders Square Alamo Bowl, December 31, 1994 (Washington State vs. Baylor)
TOP 20 ALL-TIME ALAMODOME CROWDS
73,086 – George Strait, June 1, 2013 (full stadium concert)
68,257 – NCAA Men’s Final Four Semifinal Games, March 30, 2018 (Michigan vs. Loyola and Villanova vs. Kansas)
67,831 – NCAA Men’s Final Four Championship Game, April 2, 2018 (Michigan vs. Villanova)
66,835 – South Texas Billy Graham Crusade, April 6, 1997 (free event)
66,166 – Valero Alamo Bowl, December 26, 2007 (Penn State vs. Texas A&M)
65,918 – Valero Alamo Bowl, December 30, 2013 (Oregon vs. Texas)
65,875 – Alamo Bowl, December 30, 2006 (Texas vs. Iowa)
65,562 – New Orleans Saints vs. Atlanta Falcons, October 16, 2005
65,380 – SYLVANIA Alamo Bowl, December 28, 1999 (Penn State vs. Texas A&M)
65,280 – South Texas Billy Graham Crusade, April 5, 1997 (free event)
65,277 – Valero Alamo Bowl, December 29, 2012 (Texas vs. Oregon State)
65,265 – MasterCard Alamo Bowl, December 29, 2004 (Ohio State vs. Oklahoma State)
65,256 – Valero Alamo Bowl, December 29, 2011 (Washington vs. Baylor)
65,232 – SYLVANIA Alamo Bowl, December 29, 2001 (Texas Tech vs. Iowa)
65,035 – Dr Pepper Big 12 Championship, December 4, 1999 (Nebraska vs. Texas)
64,824 – Dr Pepper Big 12 Championship, December 6, 1997 (Nebraska vs. Texas A&M)
64,757 – Valero Alamo Bowl, January 2, 2010 (Michigan State vs. Texas Tech)
64,597 – Builders Square Alamo Bowl, December 28, 1995 (Michigan vs. Texas A&M)
64,569 – Valero Alamo Bowl, January 2, 2016 (Oregon vs. TCU)
63,747 – New Orleans Saints vs. Detroit Lions, December 24, 2005
ALL-TIME ALAMO BOWL ESPN VIEWERSHIP
7,829,470 – Valero Alamo Bowl, January 2, 2010 (Michigan State vs. Texas Tech)
7,791,097 – Alamo Bowl, December 30, 2006 (Texas vs. Iowa)
7,547,399 – Valero Alamo Bowl, December 30, 2013 (Oregon vs. Texas)
7,414,406 – Valero Alamo Bowl, January 2, 2016 (Oregon vs. TCU)
6,923,194 – Valero Alamo Bowl, December 29, 2011 (Washington vs. Baylor)
6,884,950 – MasterCard Alamo Bowl, December 28, 2005 (Michigan vs. Nebraska)
6,756,916 – Valero Alamo Bowl, December 29, 2012 (Texas vs. Oregon State)
6,170,190 – Builders Square Alamo Bowl, December 28, 1995 (Michigan vs. Texas A&M)
6,098,797 – Valero Alamo Bowl, December 28, 2018 (Iowa State vs. Washington State)
6,076,177 – Valero Alamo Bowl, December 29, 2008 (Missouri vs. Northwestern)
5,758,026 – Alamo Bowl presented by MasterCard, December 28, 2002 (Colorado vs. Wisconsin)
5,738,555 – SYLVANIA Alamo Bowl, December 28, 1999 (Penn State vs. Texas A&M)
5,603,125 – Valero Alamo Bowl, January 2, 2015 (Kansas State vs. UCLA)
5,446,139 – Builders Square Alamo Bowl, December 29, 1998 (Kansas State vs. Purdue)
5,221,541 – MasterCard Alamo Bowl, December 29, 2004 (Oklahoma State vs. Ohio State)
4,949,565 – Valero Alamo Bowl, Dec. 29, 2016 (Oklahoma State vs. Colorado)
4,922,930 – MasterCard Alamo Bowl, December 29, 2003 (Michigan State vs. Nebraska)
4,771,554 – SYLVANIA Alamo Bowl, December 30, 2000 (Nebraska vs. Northwestern)
4,652,720 – Valero Alamo Bowl, December 28, 2017 (Stanford vs. TCU)
4,643,357 – Valero Alamo Bowl, December 29, 2010 (Oklahoma State vs. Arizona)
4,481,728 – SYLVANIA Alamo Bowl, December 29, 2001 (Iowa vs. Texas Tech)
3,964,709 – Builders Square Alamo Bowl, December 30, 1997 (Oklahoma St. vs. Purdue)
3,813,701 – Valero Alamo Bowl, December 29, 2007 (Texas A&M vs. Penn State)
3,737,607 – Builders Square Alamo Bowl, December 29, 1996 (Texas Tech vs. Iowa)
2,525,015 – Builders Square Alamo Bowl, December 31, 1993 (California vs. Iowa)
2,336,306 – Builders Square Alamo Bowl, December 31, 1994 (Baylor vs. Washington State)