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2013 Valero Alamo Bowl – December 30, 2013 5:45PM CT
Alamodome – San Antonio, Texas (65,000)
Texas Longhorns (8-4, 7-2) vs #10 – Oregon Ducks (10-2, 6-2)
Series: Texas Leads 4-1
Last Meeting: #8 – Oregon 35, #12 – Texas 30 – Holiday Bowl – December 29, 2000
Head Coaches:
Texas Longhorns – Mack Brown – 244-121-1 overall, 158-47 in 16 seasons at Texas
Oregon Ducks – Mark Helfrich – 10-2 overall, 1st year at Oregon, First year Head Coach
Notes:
This will be the 52nd bowl appearance for Texas, #2 all time in the NCAA
The Longhorns will be without RB Daje Johnson, RB Jalen Overstreet, and OL Kennedy Estelle due to grades.
Texas QB David Ash, RB Johnathan Gray, LB Steve Edmond, LB Jordan Hicks, and DT Chris Whaley all suffered season ending injuries.
Last meeting saw Texas QB Chris Simms throw four interceptions
DE Alex Okafor set the Alamo Bowl sack record last year with 4 ½. Texas had 10 in the game.
This will be the last game in the career of Mack Brown at Texas. Brown was the 2008 Bobby Dodd National Coach of the Year, 2009 Big 12 Coach of the Year, and 2005 Paul W. “Bear” Bryant National Coach of the Year.
Texas has played in 15 bowls under Brown, with a 10-4 record, including 9-2 in the last 11.
The Longhorns are averaging 423.1 yards of total offense, including 197.6 on the ground
Texas has given up just 14 sacks this season.
Oregon is 47th in total defense (381.3 ypg) and 66th in rushing defense (164.3 ypg).
Over the last 9 games, Texas opponents are averaging 3.5 yards per carry after Texas allowed 7 yards a carry to Ole Miss and BYU.
Texas has 35 sacks over the last 9 games, the most in the nation.
Texas is +0.50 in turnover margin headed into the bowl game.
