2021 Alamo Bowl
{{short description|Postseason college football bowl game}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA football yearly game
| game_name = Alamo Bowl
| subheader = 29th Alamo Bowl
| title_sponsor = Valero
| image =
| caption =
| date_game_played = December 29
| year_game_played = 2021
| football_season = 2021
| stadium = Alamodome
| city = San Antonio, Texas
| visitor_school = University of Oregon
| visitor_name_short = Oregon
| visitor_nickname = Ducks
| visitor_record = 10–3
| visitor_conference = Pac-12
| visitor_rank_AP = 15
| visitor_rank_coaches = 15
| visitor_rank_CFP = 14
| visitor_coach = Bryan McClendon
(interim)
| visitor_1q = 3
| visitor_2q = 0
| visitor_3q = 22
| visitor_4q = 7
| home_school = University of Oklahoma
| home_name_short = Oklahoma
| home_nickname = Sooners
| home_record = 10–2
| home_conference = Big 12
| home_rank_AP = 14
| home_rank_coaches = 13
| home_rank_CFP = 16
| home_coach = Bob Stoops
(interim)
| home_1q = 6
| home_2q = 24
| home_3q = 14
| home_4q = 3
| MVP = Kennedy Brooks (RB, Oklahoma) & Pat Fields (S, Oklahoma){{cite tweet |user=LoeffelholzTV |number=1476429393467691010 |title=The Oklahoma Sooners take home the Alamo Bowl 47-32 |date=December 30, 2021 |accessdate=December 30, 2021}}
| odds = Oklahoma by 4.5{{cite web|url=https://www.vsin.com/odds-for-college-football-playoff-every-bowl-game/|title=Odds for College Football Playoff, every bowl game|website=vsin.com|first=Ben|last=Fawkes|accessdate=December 8, 2021}}
| anthem =
| halftime =
| referee = Mike Roche (ACC) {{cite web|url=https://www.footballzebras.com/2021/12/2021-22-bowl-officiating-assignments/|title=2021-22 bowl officiating assignments|website=footballzebras.com|date=December 6, 2021|accessdate=December 8, 2021}}
| attendance = 59,121
| payout =
| us_network = ESPN
ESPN Radio
| us_announcers = ESPN: Jason Benetti (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst) and Paul Carcaterra (sideline)
ESPN Radio: Jorge Sedano (play-by-play), Max Starks (analyst), and Alex Chappell (sideline)
| ratings =
| intl_network =
| intl_announcers =
| different_previous =
}}
The 2021 Alamo Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 29, 2021, with kickoff at 9:15 p.m. EST (8:15 p.m. local CST) and televised on ESPN.{{cite web |title=2021 College Football Bowl Schedule |url=https://fbschedules.com/college-football-bowl-schedule/season/2021/ |website=FBSchedules.com |access-date=June 16, 2021}} It was the 29th edition of the Alamo Bowl, and was one of the 2021–22 bowl games concluding the 2021 FBS football season. Sponsored by Valero Energy, the game was officially known as the Valero Alamo Bowl.
Teams
Consistent with conference tie-ins, the game was played between teams from the Pac-12 Conference and the Big 12 Conference. This was the eighth meeting between the programs; entering the bowl, Oklahoma led the all-time series 6–1 as Oregon's lone win came in 2006 at home.{{Cite web |title=Winsipedia - Oklahoma vs. Oregon |url=http://www.winsipedia.com/oklahoma/vs/oregon |url-status=live |access-date=2021-12-05 |website=Winsipedia.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141004114342/http://www.winsipedia.com:80/oklahoma/vs/oregon |archive-date=2014-10-04 }}
=Oregon Ducks=
{{main|2021 Oregon Ducks football team}}
Oregon completed their regular seasons with a 10–2 record (7–2 in Pac-12 play) then lost the Pac-12 Championship Game to Utah, whom they had previously lost to during the season. The Ducks entered the bowl with a 10–3 record; their only other loss was to Stanford. As head coach Mario Cristobal left the Oregon program to join the Miami Hurricanes in early December, Bryan McClendon was named interim head coach of the Ducks for the bowl game.
=Oklahoma Sooners=
{{main|2021 Oklahoma Sooners football team}}
Oklahoma completed their regular season with an overall 10–2 record, 7–2 in Big 12 games. After starting their season with nine consecutive wins, the Sooners lost two of their final three games, to Baylor and Oklahoma State. Due to the departure of Lincoln Riley from the Oklahoma program (he was named head coach at USC), former Sooner head coach Bob Stoops was named to lead the team in their bowl game.{{cite web |url=https://www.alamobowl.com/mcclendon-stoops-to-coach-bowl-game/ |title=McClendon, Stoops To Coach Bowl Game |website=alamobowl.com |date=December 14, 2021 |accessdate=December 30, 2021}}
{{Clear}}
Game summary
{{Americanfootballbox
|titlestyle= background:#00629B; color:#FFFFFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#F1C400|2px}}; text-align:center;
|state=uncollapsed
|bg=#fff
|bg2=#eee
|title=2021 Valero Alamo Bowl
|date=Wednesday, December 29, 2021
|time=9:15 p.m. EST (8:15 p.m. local CST)
|road=No. 14 Oregon
|R1=3|R2=0|R3=22|R4=7
|home=No. 16 Oklahoma
|H1=6|H2=24|H3=14|H4=3
|stadium= Alamodome • San Antonio, Texas
|attendance=59,121
|weather=Indoor
|referee=
|TV=ESPN
|TVAnnouncers=Jason Benetti (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst) and Paul Carcaterra (sideline)
|reference= [https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore/_/gameId/401331228 Box score]
|scoring=
;First quarter
- 7:56 OKLA – Kennedy Brooks 16-yard rush, Gabe Brkic kick wide. Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 4:31. Oklahoma 6–0
- 1:57 ORE – Camden Lewis 24-yard field goal. Drive: 14 plays, 66 yards, 5:59. Oklahoma 6–3
;Second quarter
- 13:15 OKLA – Gabe Brkic 40-yard field goal. Drive: 11 plays, 52 yards, 3:42. Oklahoma 9–3
- 10:29 OKLA – Drake Stoops 6-yard pass from Caleb Williams, Gabe Brkic kick good. Drive: 4 plays, 48 yards, 1:50. Oklahoma 16–3
- 4:00 OKLA – Marvin Mims 55-yard pass from Caleb Williams, Gabe Brkic kick good. Drive: 7 plays, 89 yards, 2:20. Oklahoma 23–3
- 0:36 OKLA – Kennedy Brooks 29-yard rush, Gabe Brkic kick good. Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, 1:17. Oklahoma 30–3
;Third quarter
- 11:35 ORE – Travis Dye 11-yard rush, Kris Hutson conversion rush good. Drive: 9 plays, 81 yards, 3:25. Oklahoma 30–11
- 8:38 OKLA – Eric Gray 6-yard pass from Caleb Williams, Gabe Brkic kick good. Drive: 6 plays, 76 yards, 2:57. Oklahoma 37–11
- 7:08 ORE – Dont'e Thornton 66-yard pass from Anthony Brown, Camden Lewis kick good. Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:30. Oklahoma 37–18
- 4:55 OKLA – Kennedy Brooks 8-yard run, Gabe Brkic kick good. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:13. Oklahoma 44–18
- 0:56 ORE – Kris Hutson 34-yard pass from Anthony Brown, Camden Lewis kick good. Drive: 11 plays, 76 yards, 3:59. Oklahoma 44–25
;Fourth quarter
- 8:56 OKLA – Gabe Brkic 29-yard field goal. Drive: 12 plays, 53 yards, 7:00. Oklahoma 47–25
- 6:46 ORE – Troy Franklin 30-yard pass from Anthony Brown, Camden Lewis kick good. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:10. Oklahoma 47–32
}}
=Statistics=
{{AmFootballGameStatistics
| Float = left
| Visitor = Oregon Ducks
| VisitorDisplay = ORE
| Home = Oklahoma Sooners
| HomeDisplay = OKLA
| VisFirsts = 26
| VisPlaysYds = 73–497
| VisRushing = 33–191
| VisPassYds = 306
| VisPassing = 27–40–1
| VisTOP = 26:26
| HomeFirsts = 27
| HomePlaysYds = 70–564
| HomeRushing = 43–322
| HomePassYds = 242
| HomePassing = 21–27–0
| HomeTOP = 33:34
}}
{{AmFootballGameTopPlayers
| Float = right
| Visitor = Oregon Ducks
| VisitorDisplay = Oregon
| Home = Oklahoma Sooners
| HomeDisplay = Oklahoma
| VisPasser = Anthony Brown
| VisPassStats = 27/40, 306 yards, 3 TD, INT
| VisRusher = Travis Dye
| VisRushStats = 18 carries, 153 yards, TD
| VisReceiver = Dont'e Thornton
| VisReceivingStats = 4 receptions, 90 yards, TD
| HomePasser = Caleb Williams
| HomePassStats = 21/27, 242 yards, 3 TD
| HomeRusher = Kennedy Brooks
| HomeRushStats = 14 carries, 142 yards, 3 TD
| HomeReceiver = Jalil Farooq
| HomeReceivingStats = 3 receptions, 64 yards
}}
{{clear}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=380578 Game statistics] at statbroadcast.com
{{2021 bowl game navbox}}
{{Alamo Bowl navbox}}
{{Oregon Ducks bowl game navbox}}
{{Oklahoma Sooners bowl game navbox}}
Category:Oregon Ducks football bowl games