Question: What team appeared in the 2008 Alamo Bowl against the Missouri Tigers coached by Gary Pinkel?
Context: The 2013 Missouri Tigers football team (also called "Mizzou") represented the University of Missouri in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season.  It marked the Tigers' second season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) in the Eastern Division.  The team was led by head coach Gary Pinkel, in his 13th year and played its home games at Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri.  The Tigers went into the season hoping to return to a bowl game after missing out the previous season.  They succeeded after an 11–1 regular season and their first-ever SEC Eastern Division title.  After a loss to Auburn in the SEC Championship Game they played in the 2014 Cotton Bowl Classic on January 3, 2014 against Oklahoma State, which they won 41–31.  The two teams had last met on October 22, 2011. The 2008 Missouri Tigers football team represented the University of Missouri in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season.  The team was coached by Gary Pinkel, who returned in his eighth season with Mizzou, and played their home games at Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium. The 2000 Missouri Tigers football team represented the University of Missouri during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season.  Larry Smith was the coach in 2000.  After the season, he was fired and replaced by new coach Gary Pinkel (see also Missouri Tigers football under Gary Pinkel).  They began the season promisingly with a 50–20 win over Western Illinois.  The next week, however, they lost by 53 points at No. 17 Clemson which set the tone for the rest of the season.  Although they were able to win twice in conference, they continually had very little success against ranked opponents. The 2006 Missouri Tigers football team represented the University of Missouri during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season.  The Tigers went 8-5, including a 4-4 record in Big 12 North play.  The season ended with a 39-38 loss in the Sun Bowl to Oregon State at El Paso.  They played their home games at Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri, and was coached by head coach Gary Pinkel. The 2010 Missouri Tigers football team represented the University of Missouri in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season.  The team was coached by Gary Pinkel, who returned for his tenth season with Mizzou, and played their home games at Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium.  The team began the season fresh off their fifth straight bowl appearance.  The team hired a new public address announcer, Randy Moehlman. The 2003 Missouri Tigers football team represented the University of Missouri during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season.  The Tigers had an overall record of 8–5, including a 4–4 record in conference play, and a 27–14 loss to Arkansas in the Independence Bowl at Shreveport.  They played their home games at Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri.  They were members of the Big 12 Conference in the North Division.  The team was coached by head coach Gary Pinkel. The 2011 Missouri Tigers football team represented the University of Missouri in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season.  The team was coached by Gary Pinkel, who returned for his 11th season, and played their home games at Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium.  It was the Tigers' final season in the Big 12 Conference as they departed for the Southeastern Conference in 2012.  They finished the season 8–5, 5–4 in Big 12 play to finish in fifth place.  They were invited to the Independence Bowl where they defeated North Carolina 41–24. The Missouri Tigers football program is a college football team that represents the University of Missouri in the East Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).  The team has had 31 head coaches since it started playing organized football in 1890 with the nickname "Tigers".  Missouri joined the Western Interstate University Football Association in December 1891, later winning the conference championship three years in a row.  The conference disbanded after the 1897 season and Missouri remained independent until joining the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association in 1907.  After several changes, the conference eventually became the Big Eight Conference.  The Tigers became a charter member of the Big 12 in 1996 when the Big Eight disbanded.  Missouri subsequently left the Big 12 following the 2011 season and joined as the 14th member of the SEC effective for the 2012 season.  The Tigers have played 1,180 games during their 119 seasons.  In those seasons, seven coaches have led Missouri to postseason bowl games: Don Faurot, Chauncey Simpson, Dan Devine, Al Onofrio, Warren Powers, Larry Smith, and Gary Pinkel.  Nine coaches have also won conference championships with the Tigers: Harry Orman Robinson, C. D. Bliss, Bill Roper, Chester Brewer, John F. Miller, Gwinn Henry, Faurot, Simpson and Devine. The 2008 Valero Alamo Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 29, 2008 in the 65,000-seat Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, and televised nationally by ESPN.  The game was one of the 2008–09 NCAA football bowl games that concluded the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season.  The 2008 Alamo Bowl was the 16th annual edition of the contest and the second to be sponsored by Valero Energy Corporation.  The game pit the Missouri Tigers (9–4) against the Northwestern Wildcats (9–3).  The 2008 game was dubbed the Journalism Bowl by some in the media, owing to the nationally recognized journalism programs at each school: the Missouri School of Journalism and the Medill School of Journalism. The 2012 Missouri Tigers football team represented the University of Missouri in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season.  The team was coached for the 12th season by Gary Pinkel and played their home games at Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri for the 87th consecutive season.  In their first season as a member of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference, Missouri finished fifth with a record of 2–6 in the conference, and 5–7 overall.  As a result, the Tigers failed to qualify for a bowl game for the first time since the 2004 season.
Answer: Northwestern Wildcats