The 2024 Alamo Bowl was a

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played on December 28, 2024, at the

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located in

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. The 32nd annual

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featured the

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and

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, both from the

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. The game began at approximately 6:30 p.m. CST and aired on

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. The Alamo Bowl was one of the 2024–25 bowl games concluding the 2024 FBS football season. The game was sponsored by

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and was officially known as the Valero Alamo Bowl.

Teams

Consistent with conference tie-ins, the game featured teams from the

and the

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legacy pool. The Alamo Bowl received the first selection of Big 12 teams not competing in the

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(CFP) and the first selection from the Pac-12 legacy pool—that is, teams that were members of the Pac-12 during the 2023 season. On December 4, bowl organizers announced that four teams remained under consideration for the Alamo Bowl:

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and BYU from the Big 12, and

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and

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from the Pac-12 legacy pool. As both Arizona State and Colorado became Big 12 members in 2024, the announcement made it likely that the Alamo Bowl would feature an unusual bowl matchup of teams from the same conference.

BYU Cougars

BYU played to a 10–2 regular-season record (7–2 in conference). The Cougars started with nine consecutive wins and were ranked as high as sixth nationally. The team fell out of

(CFP) consideration with back-to-back losses. BYU faced two ranked FBS teams during the season, defeating

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and losing to

. The Cougars entered the bowl ranked 17th in each of the major polls.

Colorado Buffaloes

Colorado posted a regular season record of 9–3 (7–2 in conference). The Buffalos were unranked until early November, entering the polls when they had a 6–2 record. The team faced one ranked FBS opponent, losing to

. Colorado was placed 23rd in the final CFP rankings, and entered the bowl 20th in the AP poll.

Game summary

Statistics

References

External links

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