| Game Name: | Alamo Bowl |
| Subheader: | 30th Alamo Bowl |
| Title Sponsor: | Valero |
| Date Game Played: | December 29 |
| Year Game Played: | 2022 |
| Football Season: | 2022 |
| Stadium: | Alamodome |
| City: | San Antonio, Texas |
| Visitor School: | University of Texas at Austin |
| Visitor Name Short: | Texas |
| Visitor Nickname: | Longhorns |
| Visitor Record: | 8–4 |
| Visitor Conference: | Big 12 |
| Visitor Rank Ap: | 21 |
| Visitor Rank Coaches: | 21 |
| Visitor Rank Cfp: | 20 |
| Visitor Coach: | Steve Sarkisian |
| Visitor 1Q: | 3 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 10 |
| Home School: | University of Washington |
| Home Name Short: | Washington |
| Home Nickname: | Huskies |
| Home Record: | 10–2 |
| Home Conference: | Pac-12 |
| Home Rank Ap: | 12 |
| Home Rank Coaches: | 12 |
| Home Rank Cfp: | 12 |
| Home Coach: | Kalen DeBoer |
| Home 1Q: | 10 |
| Home 2Q: | 3 |
| Home 3Q: | 7 |
| Home 4Q: | 7 |
| Mvp: | Michael Penix Jr. (QB, Washington)[1] & Bralen Trice (DE, Washington)[2] |
| Odds: | Texas by 3 |
| Referee: | Gary Patterson (ACC)[3] |
| Attendance: | 62,730 |
| Payout: | 8,252,740[4] |
| Us Network: | ESPN |
| Us Announcers: | Tom Hart (play-by-play), Jordan Rodgers (analyst), and Cole Cubelic (sideline) |
| Intl Network: | ESPN Deportes |
The 2022 Alamo Bowl was a college football bowl game held on December 29, 2022, at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. The 30th annual Alamo Bowl, the game featured the Texas Longhorns from the Big 12 Conference and the Washington Huskies from the Pac-12 Conference. The game began at 8:10 p.m. CST and aired on ESPN.[5] It was one of the 2022–23 bowl games concluding the 2022 FBS football season. Sponsored by Valero Energy, the game was officially known as the Valero Alamo Bowl.
The game featured Texas from the Big 12 and Washington from the Pac-12. Both teams entered the bowl ranked in all major polls. This was the fifth meeting between the programs; entering the bowl, Texas led the all-time series, 3–1, as Washington's lone win came in the 1979 Sun Bowl.[6]
See main article: 2022 Texas Longhorns football team.
Texas played to a 8–4 regular-season record, 6–3 in conference play. They were ranked as high as No. 18 during the season. The Longhorns faced four ranked opponents, defeating Kansas State while losing to Alabama, Oklahoma State, and TCU. Texas entered the bowl 20th in the College Football Playoff (CFP) ranking.
See main article: 2022 Washington Huskies football team.
Washington completed their regular season with a 10–2 record, 7–2 in conference play. Their only losses came in back-to-back contests against UCLA and Arizona State. The Huskies faced, and defeated, three ranked opponents: Michigan State, Oregon State, and Oregon. Washington entered the bowl 12th in the CFP ranking.
| Statistic | Texas | Washington | |
|---|---|---|---|
| First downs | 19 | 25 | |
| First downs rushing | 2 | 9 | |
| First downs passing | 16 | 16 | |
| First downs penalty | 1 | 0 | |
| Third down efficiency | 6–15 | 11–20 | |
| Fourth down efficiency | 2–3 | 2–3 | |
| Total plays–net yards | 65–420 | 83–445 | |
| Rushing attempts–net yards | 18–51 | 28–158 | |
| Yards per rush | 2.8 | 5.6 | |
| Yards passing | 369 | 287 | |
| Pass completions–attempts | 31–47 | 32–55 | |
| Interceptions thrown | 0 | 1 | |
| Punt returns–total yards | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Kickoff returns–total yards | 2–40 | 1–12 | |
| Punts–average yardage | 4–37.3 | 3–39.0 | |
| Fumbles–lost | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Penalties–yards | 6–45 | 7–45 | |
| Time of possession | 24:14 | 35:46 |
| Longhorns passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | |||||
| 31–47 | 369 | 1–0 | |||
| Longhorns rushing | |||||
| Player | |||||
| 8 | 27 | 0 | |||
| 6 | 18 | 1 | |||
| Quinn Ewers | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Longhorns receiving | |||||
| Player | |||||
| Casey Cain | 4 | 106 | 0 | ||
| 7 | 84 | 0 | |||
| Jonathon Brooks | 2 | 37 | 1 | ||
| 5 | 44 | 0 | |||
| Keilan Robinson | 6 | 42 | 0 | ||
| 5 | 36 | 0 | |||
| 1 | 19 | 0 | |||
| Savion Red | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Longhorns kicking | |||||
| Player | |||||
| 2–2 | 2–2 | 30 | |||
| Huskies passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | |||||
| 32–54 | 287 | 2–1 | |||
| Huskies rushing | |||||
| Player | |||||
| Wayne Taulapapa | 14 | 108 | 1 | ||
| Richard Newton | 11 | 44 | 0 | ||
| 3 | 6 | 0 | |||
| Huskies receiving | |||||
| Player | |||||
| 8 | 58 | 1 | |||
| 5 | 57 | 0 | |||
| 3 | 45 | 0 | |||
| Taj Davis | 4 | 32 | 1 | ||
| 4 | 32 | 0 | |||
| 4 | 29 | 0 | |||
| Wayne Taulapapa | 3 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Quentin Moore | 1 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Huskies kicking | |||||
| Player | |||||
| Peyton Henry | 2–2 | 3–3 | 46 | ||