2011 Alamo Bowl The 2011 Valero Alamo Bowl , the 19th edition of the game , was a post - season American college football bowl game , held on December 29 , 2011 at the Alamodome in San Antonio , Texas as part of the 2011 – 12 NCAA Bowl season . The game , which was telecast at 8 : 00 p . m . CT on ESPN , featured the Baylor Bears , led by Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III , from the Big 12 Conference versus the Washington Huskies from the Pacific - 12 Conference . With a total combined score of 123 points , the game is currently the highest - scoring regulation bowl game in college football history . Teams . On December 4 , 2011 , both Baylor and Washington accepted invitations to play in the 2011 Alamo Bowl . The two teams had not met since 1965 , with the Bears holding a 3 – 1 advantage against the Huskies . Baylor and UW played home - and - home series in 1954 – 55 and 1964 – 65 . The Bears won in Waco in 1954 ( 34 – 7 ) and in Seattle in 1955 ( 13 – 7 ) . Washington won in Seattle in 1964 ( 35 – 14 ) , and Baylor won in Waco in 1965 ( 17 – 14 ) . Baylor . Baylor entered the game 9 - 3 , finishing 3rd in the Big 12 standings . The Bears were looking for their first bowl win since the 1992 John Hancock Bowl , notably the last game for legendary Baylor coach Grant Teaff . Baylor entered the game on a 5 - game winning streak , after starting 4 - 3 . During the 5 - game winning streak , Baylor averaged 46 . 4 points and 587 yards , which included the Bear ' s first victory ever over Oklahoma . For the season , the Bears had the nation ' s 2nd ranked total offense ( 571 . 25 yards per game ) , 5th ranked passing offense ( 356 . 2 yards per game ) and 18th ranked rushing offense ( 215 . 08 yards per game ) . Baylor ' s offense was led by Heisman Trophy - winning QB Robert Griffin III , who led the nation passing efficiency ( 192 . 3 ) . Wide receiver Kendall Wright and running back Terrance Ganaway were other players that led the offense . Baylor ' s defense , on the other hand , was ranked only 114th overall in the FBS . Washington . Washington entered the game with a record of 7 - 5 , finishing 3rd in the PAC - 12 North division . Washington quarterback Keith Price had a single - season school record 29 touchdown passes in the 2011 regular season . Running back Chris Polk was ranked 16th in the nation in rushing , averaging 112 yards per game . In addition , the Huskies were very efficient in the red zone , scoring 36 touchdowns on 45 trips . Washington ' s defense , on the other hand , was ranked only 116th out of 120 against the pass and only 102nd against the run . Game summary . Baylor scored first on a 11 - yard touchdown pass to Kendall Wright . Washington responded with a 5 - yard Keith Price touchdown run to tie the game 7 - 7 . The Bears were able to score two more rushing touchdowns from Jarred Salubi and Robert Griffin III to go up 21 - 7 at the end of the 1st quarter . In the 2nd quarter , Washington cut the deficit 21 - 14 on a 12 - yard touchdown pass to James Johnson . After forcing Baylor to punt , the Huskies tied the game 21 - 21 on a 1 - yard touchdown pass to Devin Aguilar . On the ensuing drive , Baylor ' s Robert Griffin III fumbled the ball at Washington ' s 43 - yard line . Taking advantage of the fumble , Washington took the lead 28 - 21 on a 15 - yard touchdown run from Keith Price . After Baylor turned the ball over on downs , Washington took a 35 - 21 in only 1 play on a 56 - yard touchdown run from Chris Polk . Baylor was able to cut the deficit 35 - 24 at the end of the half on a 42 - yard field goal . Washington received the ball in the 3rd quarter . The Huskies quickly took a 42 - 24 lead on an 80 - yard touchdown pass to Jermaine Kearse . Baylor responded with a Jarred Salubi touchdown run to make it 42 - 31 . Baylor ' s defense was then able to force Washington to punt . However , Washington ' s defense responded by forcing a three and out . On the ensuing punt , Washington ' s Kasen Williams returned the punt 46 yard to Baylor ' s 17 - yard line . However , on the next play , Washington ' s Chris Polk fumbled the ball , giving Baylor the ball back at the Baylor ' s 11 - yard line . Baylor quickly cut the deficit 42 - 39 on an 89 - yard Terrance Ganaway touchdown run ( Baylor ' s went for a two - point conversion and succeeded ) . Washington answered with a 13 - yard Devin Aguilar touchdown reception to make it 49 - 39 . On the next drive , Baylor once again made it a 3 - point game on a 1 - yard touchdown run by Terrance Ganaway . After Washington ' s Eric Folk missed a 43 - yard field goal , Baylor took a 53 - 49 lead on another touchdown run from Terrance Ganaway . Washington retook the lead 56 - 53 in the 4th quarter on a 13 play , 76 - yard drive that took 6 minutes , 18 seconds that was capped off by an 8 - yard touchdown run from Keith Price . Baylor , however , retook the lead again 60 - 56 on a 4 - yard touchdown run from Terrance Ganaway . Baylor ' s defense was able to turn the ball over on downs with 3 : 20 left in regulation . The Bears then scored again on a 43 - yard touchdown run from Ganaway to go up 67 - 56 . After Washington fumbled the ensuing kickoff , Baylor was able to run out the clock to preserve the victory . Records . Several records were set in the 2011 Alamo Bowl . The 123 combined points were the most scored in regulation in a bowl game . The game also had 1 , 397 combined yards of offense and 17 touchdowns , both bowl game records . The Huskies allowed a school record 777 yards of total offense in the 2011 Alamo Bowl . Because of the Huskies ' defensive performance , defensive coordinator Nick Holt was fired , as were defensive assistants Mike Cox ( linebackers ) , and Jeff Mills ( safeties ) on December 31 . With the win , Baylor secured their first 10 - win season since 1980 . Baylor also won its first bowl game since 1992 . Scoring Summary . Source .