Colorado University Athletics
Buffs Going Bowling Vs. Oklahoma State In Alamo
December 04, 2016 | Football, Neill Woelk
BOULDER — The Rise is headed to San Antonio.
Sunday's final College Football Playoffs rankings put the Colorado Buffaloes in the No. 10 spot, which set up a meeting between Mike MacIntyre's 10-3 Buffs and 9-3 Oklahoma State in the Dec. 29 Valero Alamo Bowl in San Antonio.
The game will kick off at 7 p.m. at the Alamodome and will be televised by ESPN.
The Buffs, who were ranked No. 8 in the CFP rankings a week ago and No. 9 in the Associated Press and USA Today/Coaches polls, finished 11th in the AP and coaches polls. It is CU's highest ranking at the end of the regular season since 2001, when the Buffs finished the regular season ranked No. 3 in the nation after defeating Texas for the Big 12 title.
The Cowboys, who lost to Oklahoma in Saturday's regular season finale, finished No. 12 in the CFP rankings and 13th in the AP and coaches polls. It will be the first meeting between the two teams since 2009, when Colorado was still a member of the Big 12. Both teams were also members of the old Big Eight, and the Buffs lead the all-time series, 26-19-1.
Chances for a Colorado berth in the Rose Bowl ended when USC moved from 11th to ninth in the CFP rankings, opening the door for the Trojans to nab the Pac-12's Rose Bowl spot. Conference champion Washington finished No. 4 in the CFP and earned a berth in the playoff semifinals vs. No. 1 Alabama.
It will be Colorado's 29th all-time bowl appearance and first since 2007. It will also be CU's second appearance in the Alamo Bowl. Gary Barnett's Buffs played Wisconsin in the 2002 Alamo Bowl, falling 31-28 in overtime.
Colorado's three losses in the regular season came at the hands of Washington, Michigan and USC, the Nos. 4, 6 and 9 teams in the CFP rankings. CU's wins included victories over Stanford and Utah, ranked No. 18 and 19 in the final CFP rankings.
Oklahoma State's three losses came at the hands of Central Michigan on a controversial last-play touchdown, Baylor and Oklahoma.
Contact: Neill.Woelk@Colorado.edu
