2021 Alamo Bowl

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.^[4] 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.

2021 Valero Alamo Bowl
29th Alamo Bowl
Oregon Ducks Oklahoma Sooners (10–3) (10–2) Pac-12 Big 12 32 47 Head coach:  Bryan McClendon (interim) Head coach:  Bob Stoops (interim) AP Coaches CFP 15 15 14 AP Coaches CFP 14 13 16
1 2 3 4 Total Oregon 3 0 22 7 32 Oklahoma 6 24 14 3 47
Date	December 29, 2021
Season	2021
Stadium	Alamodome
Location	San Antonio, Texas
MVP	Kennedy Brooks (RB, Oklahoma) & Pat Fields (S, Oklahoma)[1]
Favorite	Oklahoma by 4.5[2]
Referee	Mike Roche (ACC) [3]
Attendance	59,121
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN ESPN Radio
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)
Alamo Bowl  < 2020  2022 >

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.^[5]

Oregon Ducks

Main article: 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.^[6]

Oklahoma Sooners

Main article: 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.^[6]

Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 14 Oregon	3	0	22	7	32
No. 16 Oklahoma	6	24	14	3	47

Game information

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

2021 Valero Alamo Bowl

at Alamodome • San Antonio, Texas

• Date: Wednesday, December 29, 2021
• Game time: 9:15 p.m. EST (8:15 p.m. local CST)
• Game weather: Indoor
• Game attendance: 59,121
• TV announcers (ESPN): Jason Benetti (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst) and Paul Carcaterra (sideline)
• Box score

Statistics

Statistics	ORE	OKLA
First downs	26	27
Plays–yards	73–497	70–564
Rushes–yards	33–191	43–322
Passing yards	306	242
Passing: comp–att–int	27–40–1	21–27–0
Time of possession	26:26	33:34

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Oregon	Passing	Anthony Brown	27/40, 306 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Travis Dye	18 carries, 153 yards, TD
	Receiving	Dont'e Thornton	4 receptions, 90 yards, TD
Oklahoma	Passing	Caleb Williams	21/27, 242 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Kennedy Brooks	14 carries, 142 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Jalil Farooq	3 receptions, 64 yards

References

1. @LoeffelholzTV (December 30, 2021). "The Oklahoma Sooners take home the Alamo Bowl 47-32" (Tweet). Retrieved December 30, 2021 – via Twitter.
2. Fawkes, Ben. "Odds for College Football Playoff, every bowl game". vsin.com. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
3. "2021-22 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. December 6, 2021. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
4. "2021 College Football Bowl Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
5. "Winsipedia - Oklahoma vs. Oregon". Winsipedia.com. Archived from the original on October 4, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
6. "McClendon, Stoops To Coach Bowl Game". alamobowl.com. December 14, 2021. Retrieved December 30, 2021.

External links

• Game statistics at statbroadcast.com