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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

    OSU vs Colorado

    by Mooneyflyer on 1/1/17Alamodome - San Antonio

    Excellent game and great fam involvement! Regardless os who is playing, it has become an annual event with my wife and me. Looking forward to next year.

  • Rating: 4 out of 5

    Venue great but not much of a game

    by CKfromKC on 1/1/17Alamodome - San Antonio

    It's always a good time at college bowl games. ..not always a good game. But you can't beat the atmospheric and San Antonio is amazing.

  • Rating: 1 out of 5

    Valero should consider another venue!

    by FrogforLife on 1/25/16Alamodome - San Antonio

    First and hopefully last time I will have to go to the Alamodome. I have been to hundreds of concerts, college and professional games, all types of events worldwide and have NEVER been in a venue that bad. It was dark, half of the corridor lights were unlit. The concession stands were grossly understaffed and staff that was there was terribly inefficient. People waited in 30-45minute lines for food/drinks...time wasted. It was dirty, everywhere. The policemen working outside of the Alamodome were very rude.I simply cannot imagine how a Company like Valero could put there name on something so barely and so badly put together. It was almost as if the venue was not notified that there would be a big game that evening. Yes, I know it was horrible weather...cold and rainy...but understand that this had nothing to do with my assessment. If all reviews come in like mine, please do not assume everyone was unhappy because of the weather.

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Oregon Ducks were AWESOME!!!

    by JennB2016 on 1/7/16Alamodome - San Antonio

    Awesomeness!! Loved it!!!!!!!!!!! So much SPIRIT going on!!!!!

  • Rating: 3 out of 5

    Great Game, Horrible Staff

    by JCH303 on 1/7/16Alamodome - San Antonio

    The game was beyond incredible, (Go Frogs!) however the stadium & its staff were unacceptable. Lines were long & staff did not moving swiftly in taking or providing orders; 1 gentleman spent an entire quarter of the game trying to get food for his family. If your team makes this bowl, make sure you're there early to stock up on your concessions.

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Awesome

    by Tracy1984 on 1/7/16Alamodome - San Antonio

    Game kept me on the edge of my seat! TCU smashed the ducks out the water!

  • Rating: 4 out of 5

    great game but...

    by xyz4 on 1/6/16Alamodome - San Antonio

    The football ball was great but... 1. Alamodome video board is smaller than my TV at home 2. Almost no replays during game. But they did run self promoting adds 3. sound system is garbled (think of Charlie Brown's teacher) 4. Understaffed at security check-in and concessions 5. Had to buy tickets through 3rd party resellers which means no souvenir ticket stub The good... 1. San Antonio. nuff said ;) 2. You can walk to the Alamodome from any river-walk hotel

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Alamo Bowl Game

    by Moerock2 on 1/6/16Alamodome - San Antonio

    What a milestone to have been a part of such an awesome event. This game was hands down, the best Bowl game of the year! Yes better than the championship game and it hasn't been played yet. I would make a Vegas bet that its not going to outdo this game. I hope you guys alert your members when the next year tickets go on sale. I'm all in!!

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    TCU at the AlamoBowl

    by BrendaKaye on 1/6/16Alamodome - San Antonio

    The TCU vs Oregon game was the BEST Bowl game of the season! Thank you Valero AlamoBowl for making this Bowl season so great!

  • Rating: 4 out of 5

    Great Game!

    by MrKDot on 1/6/16Alamodome - San Antonio

    The Alamo Bowl is a pretty good bowl atmosphere. The riverwalk area has plenty of resturaunts, a mall, and is close proximity to the Alamodome. The walk from the host hotels (and other surrounding hotels in the area) was a 10-15 minute scenic walk. The fan zone needed a few more activities but had great food and music.

  • Rating: 3 out of 5

    Game = Epic, Facility = Meh

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

    First, the Game. Holy cow, what an exciting game. Worth every penny just for what the two teams did on the field (largest comeback ever, 3 OT!). The one positive thing I can say about the facility is that it has good sight lines. It's smaller than your super big modern NFL stadiums, so it gives it a little more intimate feel. However.... The Alamodome facility itself is horribly outdated. The food was bad, with very few choices, especially in the upper deck where you had to wait 45 minutes in line for a barely warm hot dog. Same with the beer. Great if you like Bud or Bud Light, but don't expect anything of the craft variety. There were not nearly enough vendors to serve the capacity crowd that was there (another 45-55 minutes for a T-shirt). Given the number of events they host yearly, I doubt anyone wants to sink money into upgrading/expanding, but it is sorely neeeded

  • Rating: 3 out of 5

    Stood Outside!!!

    by Sparty0915644 on 1/5/16Alamodome - San Antonio

    I liked the Alamodome venue overall. It was my first trim to SanAntonio and to the Alamo Bowl. The game turned out great with 2 top 15 teams going at it. What I was disappointed with is that we had to stand outside in the rain and cold until 2 hours before kickoff. It was very rainy and uncomfortable and I thought that the Alamodome management could have let us in much sooner considering the weather. At the Cotton bowl - ATT stadium 2 days earlier the stadium was open practically 8 hours prior to game time.

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    TCU-Oregon

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

    What an exciting game. Had a blast, would recommend doing this again!

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Frogs!

    by FrogFan1 on 1/5/16Alamodome - San Antonio

    Slow start and then one of the greatest comebacks ever seen.

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Best Bowl Game of the Season

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

    Exciting college bowl game. TCU came back from down 31 points at the half. They tied the game and forced a 3 OT final that was history making. Only team in bowl history to come back and win a game after a trailing by 31 points. Happy to say, even though we were in the 300 section, the 1st row made it feel much closer. Thanks to ticketmaster, I paid $75 per seat with a low service charge, compared to seats right next to us that paid $135 per seat.

  • Rating: 3 out of 5

    Oregon and TCU

    by RobNorth1 on 1/5/16Alamodome - San Antonio

    I had no issue with the game other than Oregon losing, but it was but it was a hard fought long game. My issue I has more with the Alamo Dome. Online It said there were smoking patios. So tell me why security confiscated 2 packs of cigarettes from my wife's purse.

  • Rating: 4 out of 5

    Excellent game! WORSE CONCESSION SERVICE EVER!

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

    Loved our seats - got to see possibly the greatest comeback in bowl history! So glad I was there! Fortunately not a lot of activity happened on the field during the second quarter, where I and several hundred other disgusted patrons waited in ridiculously long, slow lines for drinks and terribly prepared food. In all my years attending events all over the country, this was by far the worse concession service I've ever experienced. Come on Alamodome - you need to get a handle on that!

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

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

    As a graduate of TCU the Valero Alamo Bowl was tops on my list! This was our first time in the Alamodome, and we were impressed with the entire production. Everyone was pleasant and helpful. The game and everything included was fun!

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

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

    Crazy ending to a game that started off to what seemed to be a blowout.

  • Rating: 2 out of 5

    Stadium was awful but the game was good

    by CristMom3 on 1/5/16Alamodome - San Antonio

    The game it's self was great to watch. But the vendor set up for a 65k person crowd was AWFUL! Stood in line for 40 mins to get a Coke for my son but only 5 mins to get a beer for myself and my husband. The stadium and its staff seemed very unprepared for a crowd of that size.