# 2022 Alamo Bowl

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. 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.

## Teams

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.

### Texas Longhorns

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.

### Washington Huskies

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.

## Game summary

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 20 Texas | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 20 |
| No. 12 Washington | 10 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
at Alamodome • San Antonio, Texas
* Date: Thursday, December 29, 2022
* Game time: 8:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Indoor
* Game attendance: 62,730
* Referee: Gary Patterson
* TV announcers (ESPN): Tom Hart (play-by-play), Jordan Rodgers (analyst), and Cole Cubelic (sideline)
* Box score
Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | Texas | Washington |
| 1st | 11:44 | 4 | 1 | 0:56 | WASH | 46-yard field goal by Henry Peyton | 0 | 3 |
| 1st | 7:52 | 10 | 78 | 3:46 | TEX | 30-yard field goal by Bert Auburn | 3 | 3 |
| 1st | 3:17 | 10 | 88 | 4:30 | WASH | Wayne Taulapapa 42-yard touchdown run, Henry Peyton kick good | 3 | 10 |
| 2nd | 0:00 | 16 | 74 | 4:50 | WASH | 23-yard field goal by Henry Peyton | 3 | 13 |
| 3rd | 12:31 | 7 | 75 | 2:29 | TEX | Jonathon Brooks 34-yard touchdown reception from Quinn Ewers, Bert Auburn kick good | 10 | 13 |
| 3rd | 6:44 | 13 | 75 | 5:47 | WASH | Taj Davis 6-yard touchdown reception from Michael Penix Jr., Henry Peyton kick good | 10 | 20 |
| 4th | 13:08 | 14 | 90 | 6:57 | WASH | Jalen McMillan 8-yard touchdown reception from Michael Penix Jr., Henry Peyton kick good | 10 | 27 |
| 4th | 9:50 | 11 | 74 | 3:11 | TEX | Jonathon Brooks 3-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn kick good | 17 | 27 |
| 4th | 1:40 | 10 | 55 | 2:41 | TEX | 26-yard field goal by Bert Auburn | 20 | 27 |
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## Statistics

Team statistical comparison :
| 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 |
Texas statistics :
| Longhorns passing ||||||
| Player | C–A | Yds | TD–INT |
| Quinn Ewers | 31–47 | 369 | 1–0 |
| Longhorns rushing ||||||
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
| Keilan Robinson | 8 | 27 | 0 |
| Jonathon Brooks | 6 | 18 | 1 |
| Quinn Ewers | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| Longhorns receiving ||||||
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD |
| Casey Cain | 4 | 106 | 0 |
| Xavier Worthy | 7 | 84 | 0 |
| Jonathon Brooks | 2 | 37 | 1 |
| Jordan Whittington | 5 | 44 | 0 |
| Keilan Robinson | 6 | 42 | 0 |
| Ja'Tavion Sanders | 5 | 36 | 0 |
| Gunnar Helm | 1 | 19 | 0 |
| Savion Red | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Longhorns kicking ||||||
| Player | FG-FGA | XP-XPA | LNG |
| Bert Auburn | 2–2 | 2–2 | 30 |
Washington statistics :
| Huskies passing ||||||
| Player | C–A | Yds | TD–INT |
| Michael Penix Jr. | 32–54 | 287 | 2–1 |
| Huskies rushing ||||||
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
| Wayne Taulapapa | 14 | 108 | 1 |
| Richard Newton | 11 | 44 | 0 |
| Michael Penix Jr. | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Huskies receiving ||||||
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD |
| Jalen McMillan | 8 | 58 | 1 |
| Rome Odunze | 5 | 57 | 0 |
| Ja'Lynn Polk | 3 | 45 | 0 |
| Taj Davis | 4 | 32 | 1 |
| Jack Westover | 4 | 32 | 0 |
| Devin Culp | 4 | 29 | 0 |
| Wayne Taulapapa | 3 | 17 | 0 |
| Quentin Moore | 1 | 17 | 0 |
| Huskies kicking ||||||
| Player | FG-FGA | XP-XPA | LNG |
| Peyton Henry | 2–2 | 3–3 | 46 |