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Valero Alamo Bowl at the Alamodome

Each winter, San Antonio, Texas, hosts two of the premier teams in the Big 12 and Pac-12 conferences in the Alamo Bowl. Since the game's inception, the Alamo Bowl has been played at the Alamodome, which opened in 1993 and has a current capacity of 64,000. Since 2010, the Alamo Bowl has pitted the second-choice Pac-12 team against the second-choice Big 12 team, leading to intriguing matchups and classic competitions.

Valero Alamo Bowl History

The first Alamo Bowl was played on December 31, 1993, when the California Golden Bears trounced the Iowa Hawkeyes, 37-3. Originally created with tie-ins to the Pac-10 conference and the Southwest Conference, a lack of eligible SWC schools in the game's inaugural season led to the entire conference's demise in 1995 and a longtime partnership with the Big Ten. The now-defunct Builders Square hardware chain was the titular sponsor of the Alamo Bowl from 1993 to 1998, with Sylvania and MasterCard also sponsoring the game before an unsponsored 2006 bowl and Valero's current sponsorship since 2007.

There have been many memorable moments in the Alamo Bowl's history. In 2005, the Michigan Wolverines almost pulled off a miracle against Nebraska, but their eight-lateral final play was stopped at the Cornhusker 16-yard line, leading to a 32-28 Nebraska victory. In 2011, Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III led Baylor to a 67-56 victory over Washington, in what remains the highest-scoring bowl game to end in regulation. The January 2016 Alamo Bowl featured a comeback for the ages when TCU overcame a 31-0 deficit at halftime to defeat Oregon in triple-overtime, 47-41. In December 2017, TCU kicked a 4th quarter field goal to squeak past Stanford, 39-37, and the 2018 contest featured No. 12 Washington State holding on against an upstart Iowa State team, beating the No. 25 Cyclones, 28-26.

Reviews

Rating: 4.3 out of 5 based on 221 reviews
  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    EXCITING GAME

    by DOC1989 on 1/5/16Alamodome - San Antonio

    seats were great, thank you for your help upgrading tickets.

  • Rating: 4 out of 5

    Great Transportation In and Out

    by Zip6671 on 1/5/16Alamodome - San Antonio

    Great game and public transportation. In dome food poor but cheap.

  • Rating: 2 out of 5

    Great game! Terrible venue!

    by LJNola98 on 1/5/16Alamodome - San Antonio

    Couldn't have asked for a better game. But I spent the second half of the first quarter, all of the second quarter, all of halftime, and three minutes of the third quarter in the line at the concession stand.....for a Pepsi. Terrible experience. I paid plenty for a seat.....not a spot in line.

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Game was one of the best games I have ever seen

    by BigPhil0817 on 1/5/16Alamodome - San Antonio

    The game was great, 3 over times and TCU won against Oregon. The temperature in the dome was okay. It was a little warm but I didn't mind since it was cold outside. There was plenty of security inside and outside of the stadium so that was nice. It was about 8 dollars a beer and 6 dollars for a fountain drink, little expensive but it's about the same as every other game I've been to. (AT&T Center in Dallas Cowboys and San Antonio Spurs, Memorial Stadium in Nebraska) The prices were about the same. It was a great atmosphere, I loved how loud the crowd was. Overall I had a great time and I would go again in a heart beat. We couldn't see reviews on the Video board which I wasn't happy about. Other than that it was great, I would give it about 4.5 out of 5 stars. They loose half a star for not showing reviews on the video board.

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Tcu explosion!

    by Rutroo on 1/5/16Alamodome - San Antonio

    Great experience. Concession people were friendly and funny. Security was good. Seats were great for the price. Sound was questionable at times but could be the officiating equipment wasn't great.

  • Rating: 2 out of 5

    Eat Before You Go

    by GMFP on 1/5/16Alamodome - San Antonio

    The venue was not equipped to handle the amount of people that were at the game. Concession lines took a quarter of the game. Seriously, I missed an entire quarter of the game waiting to get my family hot dogs.

  • Rating: 4 out of 5

    Free Football x 3

    by JD1973 on 1/5/16Alamodome - San Antonio

    I really enjoyed the entire venue. Access to the seats and rest rooms were reasonable. My view of the videoboard was obstructed, but I was able to see the entire field. My only complaint was that the concessions were slow to process people and I don't think they had enough spots open.

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    by Anonymous on 1/5/16Alamodome - San Antonio

    It was a great experience, LOVED, LOVED, LOVED it!!!

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Alamo Bowl 2016 Oregon vs TCU

    by Ben2016 on 1/5/16Alamodome - San Antonio

    The gates opened to all tailgaters at 10am, so we got there at 9 and were some of the first in line. We easily found a place park and set up. Friends of ours even found off-site parking in walking distance, but they had to pay $40 to park. The tailgating was a blast, even though the weather was cold and wet for the second consecutive year. This discouraged most of the crowd from not showing as you may imagine. As the game drew near, we packed up and went in. We ended up getting seats in the upper level, but it really wasn't a bad view. I took photos with my iPhone and they turned out decent. The game was awesome. This is the 5th (1995, 2007, 2013, 2014, 2015) Alamo Bowl that I have attended and the best yet. The stadium is a great venue, the city is easy to navigate, the people are generally nice.

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Best.Game.Ever.

    by Holleedol on 1/5/16Alamodome - San Antonio

    These seats were SO much better than expected!! This was by FAR the best event we have ever attended at the Alamodome!

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    What a game!!!!

    by Rocky2225 on 1/5/16Alamodome - San Antonio

    The game was fantastic!!! My boys were pulling for separate teams and both got quite a show! The merchandise vendor was very rude and really upset my son. He wanted the last Oregon hat on display. The lady said she couldn't sell it but as soon as we walked away she sold it to an older man. What a way to crush a 10 yr old! I confronted her and we got no apology! Lines at the concession stands were way too long!!!!

  • Rating: 3 out of 5

    by Anonymous on 1/5/16Alamodome - San Antonio

    Great bowl game but concessions are a joke. This took 90 minutes to get food at the beginning of the game and 20 plus middle of the 2nd period.

  • Rating: 1 out of 5

    Great Game! Horrible Venue!

    by Papalote1 on 1/5/16Alamodome - San Antonio

    The game was one of the best CFB games I have seen in many years. A three-OT thriller and a 31-point deficit completely erased. Awesome!! Now for the venue critique: It took almost an hour to get into the venue, and that is with them having all the doors open to allow people access. The security screening took entirely too long and no one was in a hurry to speed things up, despite the cold, drizzly, windy conditions that people had to stand in. The Alamodome has hosted this game since 1993, and still cannot seem to figure out how to expedite security screening that has been in place since 9/11/2001. Pi$$-poor!! Concessions--OMG!! We were on the upper-level, section 339, and the concession offerings were extremely limited, for one thing. Ok...not a really big deal. But....I stood in line for almost an hour, and moved exactly 15 feet, putting me about halfway to the counter to place an order!!!!!! There were four people working the stand, one for each window, and no one was in a rush to fulfill orders or move things along quickly. In addition, there were complaints from patrons that the stands were running out of food items....keep in mind, this is midway through the second quarter approaching halftime, and food is already out of stock?? There was no sense of urgency upon the part of any worker to speed up, nor did the manager of that stand seem the least bit concerned, nor did he at any time make any effort to get his people to expedite faster. I observed this to also be the case at another stand in close proximity....in fact, it seemed to pretty much be the case at every stand, even before the game started. Again, Alamo Bowl officials have hosted this game since 1993, and on top of that, knew that this one was a near sell-out....and that a team with a HUGE traveling base (TCU) was coming. This was not a surprise, and there should have been no reason for this type of horsesh!+ concession stand service at any place within the venue. For comparison, we attended the GoodYear Cotton Bowl a couple of nights earlier, and that crowd was 84,000-plus, and the wait time at concessions was never more that 5-10 minutes, if that. To have this game for this many years, and still not have it figured out as far as security screenings, and concessions are concerned, is a huge disappointment and an embarrassment to the bowl game venues. There is no excuse for the wait times at such an event....especially when the amount of people expected is pretty much known well in advance. Not planning on a return visit to this venue until it is updated, and the service issues are addressed and dealt with accordingly. Save the money...spend it on a ticket to a Spurs game, or go see another bowl game....if coming to this one, one is likely to spend the time watching it on the monitor while just trying to get a burger and a soda.

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Valero Alamo Bowl was awesome! !!

    by Cowboysforlife on 1/5/16Alamodome - San Antonio

    I knew this game was going to be good and that was an understatement! !! This game was the Best college game I've ever been to its a game you had to be there to feel the excitement in the arena!!! TCU pulled of the greatest comeback I could've ever of imagined seeing !!! It's going to be tough to compare this year's Valero Alamo Bowl to next year but I will definitely be there!!! GO FROGS!!!!

  • Rating: 1 out of 5

    "The beer isn't working"

    by afrogfan on 1/5/16Alamodome - San Antonio

    The game was fantastic, but my first visit to the Alamodome was very disappointing from a refreshment perspective. The kickoff was at 545 pm, so our family decided to eat at the game. Big mistake. The promised sausage area was nowhere to be found and the lines for food were long and moved VERY slowly. I was ok with paying stadium food prices, but I'm not going to buy a ticket to a football game and then spend an hour of the game standing in line for a burger or a hot dog. There were many beer stands, but most of them were inoperable. They said the beer lines "froze up". I've talked to other people since the game who said this has happened to them at the Alamodome, too. I'm a patient guy, not that picky, and do not complain lightly.

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    What a game!

    by Mooneyflyer on 1/5/16Alamodome - San Antonio

    Congratulations to both teams! I think this is probably the finest Alamo bowl game that I have ever seen. My wife and I have started making this an annual event as we come down to spend a little warm weather time away from snow, ice, tornadoes and earthquakes in Oklahoma. We cannot wait until next year to see what the excitement will bring. I am in your system, don't forget to call me about next your seats! Keep up the great work!

  • Rating: 4 out of 5

    Alamo Bowl

    by PSWP on 1/5/16Alamodome - San Antonio

    could have done without the rain but the game was great the city of San Antonio was great the Alamodome is a nice place the seats were great all in all we have a great time...WAY TO GO TCU HORN FROGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Rating: 4 out of 5

    Go Ducks!!!

    by Mom2DuckFans on 1/5/16Alamodome - San Antonio

    Alamo Bowl was a blast! Although, cc machines were not working at any vending locations inside the Dome, sometimes technical issues just can't be resolved immediately. Valero and AlamoBowl seemed biased to TCU, almost as if we were attending at TCU home game.

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Alamo Bowl

    by Tanman6969 on 1/5/16Alamodome - San Antonio

    "Seamless" experience, Ticketmaster also has very good telephone support.

  • Rating: 4 out of 5

    Alamo Bowl review

    by FootballfanfromForney on 1/5/16Alamodome - San Antonio

    When I read reviews, they are either glowing or negative. This one will have both. First the good. The stadium is beautiful. We sat on the 4th row in a 300 level section behind an endzone. We could see the entire game without any obstructions. I believe there isn't a bad seat in the house. The sound quality in the stadium is great and the video boards enhanced the game instead of distracting from it (like where the Dallas Cowboys play). We took the VIA to the stadium. It was unbelievably convenient - coming and going. The stadium doors were opened two hours before the game which gave plenty of time to get t-shirts and roam around the stadium taking pictures with the family. I did not like that the seats did not have cup holders or arm rests. It was difficult to juggle food and drink in the lap. I am guessing that cup holders would somehow reduce the number of seats they can cram into the building. The worst part of the experience was the concessions. Before the game started, we went to the concession area nearest to our 300 level seats. Of the 4 concession stands at that location, only 1 was open. The line was ridiculously long. Then when it was our turn to order, we were informed that they had just ran out of hot dogs. How in the world does a venue as well planned out and beautiful as this only have 1 concession stand open and run out of hot dogs before the game? There were a lot of grumblings from the other fans in the line. The lady at the counter was nice and polite. She simply wasn't given what was needed for a sold out bowl game of over 65,000 in attendance. Basically, the game and the stadium were awesome. Just be certain to eat a big meal before you go.