ALL-TIME VALERO ALAMO BOWL CONFERENCE RECORDS
Big Ten: 8-6 (Iowa 2-2; Michigan 0-2; Michigan State 0-2; Northwestern 0-2; Ohio State 1-0; Penn State 2-0; Purdue 2-0 and Wisconsin 1-0)
Big 12/Southwest Conference: 15-13 (Baylor 1-1, Colorado 0-1; Iowa State 0-1, Kansas State 0-2, Missouri 1-0, Nebraska 3-0, Oklahoma 1-1, Oklahoma State 2-2, TCU 2-0, Texas A&M 1-1, Texas 4-2, and Texas Tech 1-2)
Pac-10/12: 7-7 (Arizona 1-1, Cal 1-0, Colorado 0-2, Oregon 1-2, Oregon State 0-1, Stanford 0-1, UCLA 1-0, Washington 1-1, and Washington State 2-0)
In 1993 and 1994, the Alamo Bowl matched the Southwest Conference vs. the Pac-10 (Iowa was an at-large selection in 1993 as the SWC could not provide a bowl eligible team). From 1995-2010, the Valero Alamo Bowl matched the Big Ten vs. the Big 12.
From 2010-2023, the Valero Alamo Bowl matched up the #1 teams from the Big 12 and Pac-12 conferences after the College Football Playoff selections.
ALL-TIME VALERO ALAMO BOWL ATTENDANCE (65,000 capacity)
66,166 – Valero Alamo Bowl, December 29, 2007 (Penn State vs. Texas A&M)
65,918 – Valero Alamo Bowl, December 30, 2013 (Oregon vs. Texas)
65,875 – Alamo Bowl, December 30, 2006 (Texas vs. Iowa)
65,380 – SYLVANIA Alamo Bowl, December 28, 1999 (Penn State vs. Texas A&M)
65,277 – Valero Alamo Bowl, December 29, 2012 (Texas vs. Oregon State)
65,265 – MasterCard Alamo Bowl, December 29, 2004 (Ohio State vs. Oklahoma State)
65,256 – Valero Alamo Bowl, December 29, 2011 (Washington vs. Baylor)
65,232 – SYLVANIA Alamo Bowl, December 29, 2001 (Texas Tech vs. Iowa)
64,757 – Valero Alamo Bowl, January 2, 2010 (Michigan State vs. Texas Tech)
64,597 – Builders Square Alamo Bowl, December 28, 1995 (Michigan vs. Texas A&M)
64,569 – Valero Alamo Bowl, January 2, 2016 (Oregon vs. TCU)
62,730 – Valero Alamo Bowl, December 29, 2022 (Texas vs. Washington)
62,016 – MasterCard Alamo Bowl, December 28, 2005 (Michigan vs. Nebraska)
60,780 – Builders Square Alamo Bowl, December 29, 1998 (Kansas State vs. Purdue)
60,675 – Valero Alamo Bowl, December 28, 2018 (Iowa State vs. Washington State)
60,517 – Valero Alamo Bowl, January 2, 2015 (Kansas State vs. UCLA)
60,147 – Valero Alamo Bowl, December 31, 2019 (Utah vs. Texas)
60,028 – SYLVANIA Alamo Bowl, December 30, 2000 (Nebraska vs. Northwestern)
59,815 – Valero Alamo Bowl, Dec. 29, 2016 (Oklahoma State vs. Colorado)
59,121 – Valero Alamo Bowl, Dec. 29, 2021 (Oregon vs. Oklahoma)
57,653 – Valero Alamo Bowl, December 28, 2017 (Stanford vs. TCU)
57,595 – Valero Alamo Bowl, December 29, 2010 (Arizona vs. Oklahoma State)
56,229 – MasterCard Alamo Bowl, December 29, 2003 (Nebraska vs. Michigan State)
55,986 – Valero Alamo Bowl, December 29, 2008 (Missouri vs. Northwestern)
55,883 – Valero Alamo Bowl, December 28, 2023 (Arizona vs. Oklahoma)
55,677 – Builders Square Alamo Bowl, December 29, 1996 (Texas Tech vs. Iowa)
55,552 – Builders Square Alamo Bowl, December 30, 1997 (Oklahoma State vs. Purdue)
50,690 – Alamo Bowl presented by MasterCard, December 28, 2002 (Wisconsin vs. Colorado)
45,716 – Builders Square Alamo Bowl, December 31, 1993 (California vs. Iowa)
44,106 – Builders Square Alamo Bowl, December 31, 1994 (Washington State vs. Baylor)
10,822 – Valero Alamo Bowl, December 29, 2020 (Texas vs. Colorado)*
*City mandated capacity of 11,000 due to COVID restrictions
TOP 20 ALL-TIME ALAMODOME CROWDS
73,086 – George Strait, June 1, 2013 (full stadium concert)
68,353 – San Antonio Spurs vs. Golden State Warriors, January 13, 2023
68,257 – NCAA Men’s Final Four Semifinal Games, March 30, 2018 (Michigan vs. Loyola and Villanova vs. Kansas)
67,831 – NCAA Men’s Final Four Championship Game, April 2, 2018 (Michigan vs. Villanova)
66,835 – South Texas Billy Graham Crusade, April 6, 1997 (free event)
66,166 – Valero Alamo Bowl, December 26, 2007 (Penn State vs. Texas A&M)
65,918 – Valero Alamo Bowl, December 30, 2013 (Oregon vs. Texas)
65,875 – Alamo Bowl, December 30, 2006 (Texas vs. Iowa)
65,562 – New Orleans Saints vs. Atlanta Falcons, October 16, 2005
65,380 – SYLVANIA Alamo Bowl, December 28, 1999 (Penn State vs. Texas A&M)
65,280 – South Texas Billy Graham Crusade, April 5, 1997 (free event)
65,277 – Valero Alamo Bowl, December 29, 2012 (Texas vs. Oregon State)
65,265 – MasterCard Alamo Bowl, December 29, 2004 (Ohio State vs. Oklahoma State)
65,256 – Valero Alamo Bowl, December 29, 2011 (Washington vs. Baylor)
65,232 – SYLVANIA Alamo Bowl, December 29, 2001 (Texas Tech vs. Iowa)
65,035 – Dr Pepper Big 12 Championship, December 4, 1999 (Nebraska vs. Texas)
64,824 – Dr Pepper Big 12 Championship, December 6, 1997 (Nebraska vs. Texas A&M)
64,757 – Valero Alamo Bowl, January 2, 2010 (Michigan State vs. Texas Tech)
64,597 – Builders Square Alamo Bowl, December 28, 1995 (Michigan vs. Texas A&M)
64,569 – Valero Alamo Bowl, January 2, 2016 (Oregon vs. TCU)
63,747 – New Orleans Saints vs. Detroit Lions, December 24, 2005
ALL-TIME ALAMO BOWL ESPN VIEWERSHIP
7,829,470 – Valero Alamo Bowl, January 2, 2010 (Michigan State vs. Texas Tech)
7,791,097 – Alamo Bowl, December 30, 2006 (Texas vs. Iowa)
7,547,399 – Valero Alamo Bowl, December 30, 2013 (Oregon vs. Texas)
7,414,406 – Valero Alamo Bowl, January 2, 2016 (Oregon vs. TCU)
6,923,194 – Valero Alamo Bowl, December 29, 2011 (Washington vs. Baylor)
6,884,950 – MasterCard Alamo Bowl, December 28, 2005 (Michigan vs. Nebraska)
6,756,916 – Valero Alamo Bowl, December 29, 2012 (Texas vs. Oregon State)
6,241,244 – Valero Alamo Bowl, December 31, 2019 (Utah vs. Texas)
6,170,190 – Builders Square Alamo Bowl, December 28, 1995 (Michigan vs. Texas A&M)
6,098,797 – Valero Alamo Bowl, December 28, 2018 (Iowa State vs. Washington State)
6,076,177 – Valero Alamo Bowl, December 29, 2008 (Missouri vs. Northwestern)
5,758,026 – Alamo Bowl presented by MasterCard, December 28, 2002 (Colorado vs. Wisconsin)
5,738,555 – SYLVANIA Alamo Bowl, December 28, 1999 (Penn State vs. Texas A&M)
5,603,125 – Valero Alamo Bowl, January 2, 2015 (Kansas State vs. UCLA)
5,446,139 – Builders Square Alamo Bowl, December 29, 1998 (Kansas State vs. Purdue)
5,221,541 – MasterCard Alamo Bowl, December 29, 2004 (Oklahoma State vs. Ohio State)
4,949,565 – Valero Alamo Bowl, Dec. 29, 2016 (Oklahoma State vs. Colorado)
4,922,930 – MasterCard Alamo Bowl, December 29, 2003 (Michigan State vs. Nebraska)
4,778,601 – Valero Alamo Bowl, December 29, 2022 (Texas vs. Washington)
4,771,554 – SYLVANIA Alamo Bowl, December 30, 2000 (Nebraska vs. Northwestern)
4,735,508 – Valero Alamo Bowl, December 29, 2021 (Oregon vs. Oklahoma)
4,652,720 – Valero Alamo Bowl, December 28, 2017 (Stanford vs. TCU)
4,643,357 – Valero Alamo Bowl, December 29, 2010 (Oklahoma State vs. Arizona)
4,481,728 – SYLVANIA Alamo Bowl, December 29, 2001 (Iowa vs. Texas Tech)
3,964,709 – Builders Square Alamo Bowl, December 30, 1997 (Oklahoma State vs. Purdue)
3,931,777 – Valero Alamo Bowl, December 28, 2023 (Arizona vs. Oklahoma)
3,813,701 – Valero Alamo Bowl, December 29, 2007 (Texas A&M vs. Penn State)
3,737,607 – Builders Square Alamo Bowl, December 29, 1996 (Texas Tech vs. Iowa)
3,043,789 – Valero Alamo Bowl, December 29, 2020 (Texas vs. Colorado)
2,525,015 – Builders Square Alamo Bowl, December 31, 1993 (California vs. Iowa)
2,336,306 – Builders Square Alamo Bowl, December 31, 1994 (Baylor vs. Washington State)
**Beginning in 2016 the numbers above include streaming and out-of-home viewing
