Teams are LOCKED IN!
-The highest ranked matchup among all non-CFP bowl games
-First Valero Alamo Bowl matchup featuring two 10-win teams
Catch the game December 29 @ 8:15 PM CST!
Dear
@theSARiverWalk
,
If you could get the message out to your bars, please stock up on Busch Light. Youโre going to need it! Thanks in advance!
Sincerely,
Iowa State fans
We have an official crowd of 60,675 tonight, the largest attendance featuring 2 out-of-state teams since 2005 (62,016 Michigan vs Nebraska) in
#ValeroAlamoBowl
history.
The two largest upsets in VAB history in terms of rankings now belong to quarterbacks from Austin Westlake HS.
2019 -
@sehlinger3
over No. 11 Utah
1998 -
@drewbrees
over No. 4 K-State
Not bad company!
๐ฅ Breaking 2018
#valeroalamobowl
stats:
#1
most out-of-state visitors of any game in our 26 year history
$52.9 million total economic impact for San Antonio
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Thank you Cyclone and Cougar fans!
#ThatsALotOfBuschLights
We improved our matchup in 2014 to select the
#1
teams from the Pac-12 and Big 12 outside of the CFP/NY6. Since 2014 there have been just five top-15 matchups outside of the CFP/NY6 and we've had 4 of them.
#FunFactFriday
@nimsy88
@BarstoolISU
In the 4 times Iowa has played in the Alamo bowl, I can never recall a time where ANYONE placed it above the Outback bowl. Just because itโs payout is backed by oil does not make it better.
And there we have it, folks!
@WSUCougFB
comes away with the victory with a final score of 28-26. This is the 11th time since 2005 that
#ValeroAlamoBowl
was decided in the final minutes. Congrats on the 11-win season!
#GoCougs
Elite coaches for an elite bowl game. We're the only bowl game to have two Power 5 Conference Coaches of the Year. Use
#valeroalamobowl
to ask a question that might get asked in tomorrow's press conference!
Alright
#CyclONEnation
and
#CougarNation
, we're washing down some Cougar Gold with some Busch Light and we're taking questions about today's announcement! Ready? GO!
We ranked the top selling bowl games thru 1st week of sales:
* Cotton Bowl sold more than twice as many tickets as any other bowl.
*
#cyclONEnation
representing: 51% of Alamo Bowl sales coming from Iowa.
* 70% of Sugar sales coming from Texas
#Hookem
Super newsโฆthe Valero Alamo Bowl was the
#1
most charitable,
#2
most viewed and
#3
most well-attended of the 33 non-CFP bowl games in 2019.
#ThankYou
College football isn't the same without Coach Leach.
Today we remember his legend and share stories on the sad anniversary of his passing.
RIP to the ๐ดโโ ๏ธ.
The 27 point lead for
@OU_Football
is the second largest halftime lead in
#ValeroAlamoBowl
history.
@oregonfootball
holds the record from their 31 point lead against TCU in 2016. That game would end with a TCU victory after four overtimes.