Alamo Bowl
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The Alamo Bowl has been played annually since 1993. The game is located in San Antonio, Texas at the Alamodome.. The game has featured teams from the Big Ten and Big 12 since 1995. Over the years, the game has had a few different sponsors. From 1993-1998, the game was sponsored by Builders Square. Sylvania was the sponsor from 1999-2001. From 2002-2005, MasterCard was the game’s official sponsor. The 2006 game did not have a sponsor. The 2006 game had a $2.2 million payout for each school. Beginning in 2007, the Valero Energy Corporation assumed the sponsorship role.
The inaugural Alamo Bowl featured the California Golden Bears against the Iowa Hawkeyes. Cal won the game handily 37-3. The following year, Washington State defeated Baylor 10-3. The first matchup between Big Ten and Big 12 schools came in 1995 when Michigan battled Texas A&M. The Aggies defeated the Wolverines 22-20.
The 2002 Alamo Bowl was the only time the game went into overtime. The Wisconsin Badgers defeated the Colorado Buffaloes 31-28. Quarterback Brooks Bollinger and linebacker Jeff Mack were named the offensive and defensive MVP’s respectively.
The 2005 contest between traditional powers Michigan and Nebraska ended in controversy. Trailing 32-28, the Wolverines were attempting to score on a multi-lateral play that was interrupted by Nebraska coaches and players rushing onto the field before the play had been ruled dead. The game ended and Nebraska escaped with a victory.
Last year’s matchup between the Texas Longhorns and Iowa Hawkeyes broke the Alamodome attendence record with a capacity crowd of 65,875. The game also achieved another impressive mark. It was the most-watched football game ever televised on ESPN with over 8.83 million viewers. Texas won the game 26-24 behind the stellar play of quarterback Colt McCoy who named offensive MVP. Cornerback Aaron Ross was awarded the defensive MVP.
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