Arizona -2 (-110) over Oklahoma
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- Oklahoma has been hit hard by the transfer portal, with Dillon Gabriel leading the list of Sooners who will not play in this game.
- Arizona was perhaps the most underrated team in college football this season and should close their year out with a win.
The Alamo Bowl is another college football bowl game that dates back to the 1990s. This contest has a history of producing exciting matchups, with this year unlikely to be an exception. Here, we look at this cornerstone game during the college football bowl schedule, both from a historical standpoint and for this year’s edition of the game.
2023 Alamo Bowl Analysis
This year’s Alamo Bowl will take place at the Alamodome between the Arizona Wildcats and Oklahoma Sooners. Both of these teams come into this contest ranked in the top-15 in the country. But the transfer portal should have a much bigger impact on one team than the other, which will have a major impact on this game’s outcome.
Oklahoma QB Dillon Gabriel is going to miss this game as he is set to transfer ahead of next season. Against an Arizona team that went 10-2 against the spread on the season, the quarterback concerns for the Sooners will cost them dearly.
Alamo Bowl History
The Alamo Bowl dates back to 1993, when Cal and Iowa did battle in the first-ever edition of the game. This game features tie-ins with the Big 12 and Pac-12, though the Pac-12 will no longer be a part of the equation after the league dissolves following the 2023 season. Former tie-ins with the Big Ten and Southwest Conference also existed for this contest. Below is the full list of participants in this game all-time.
| Year | Winners | Runners-Up |
| 1993 | California | Iowa |
| 1994 | Washington State | Baylor |
| 1995 | Texas A&M | Michigan |
| 1996 | Iowa | Texas Tech |
| 1997 | Purdue | Oklahoma State |
| 1998 | Purdue | Kansas State |
| 1999 | Penn State | Texas A&M |
| 2000 | Nebraska | Northwestern |
| 2001 | Iowa | Texas Tech |
| 2002 | Wisconsin | Colorado |
| 2003 | Nebraska | Michigan State |
| 2004 | Ohio State | Oklahoma State |
| 2005 | Nebraska | Michigan |
| 2006 | Texas | Iowa |
| 2007 | Penn State | Texas A&M |
| 2008 | Missouri | Northwestern |
| 2009 | Texas Tech | Michigan State |
| 2010 | Oklahoma State | Arizona |
| 2011 | Baylor | Washington |
| 2012 | Texas | Oregon State |
| 2013 | Oregon | Texas |
| 2014 | UCLA | Kansas State |
| 2015 | TCU | Oregon |
| 2016 | Oklahoma State | Colorado |
| 2017 | TCU | Stanford |
| 2018 | Washington State | Iowa State |
| 2019 | Texas | Utah |
| 2020 | Texas | Colorado |
| 2021 | Oklahoma | Oregon |
| 2022 | Washington | Texas |
Bowl Game MVPs
The Alamo Bowl awards both an offensive and defensive MVP each year. In most years, the recipients of the award are both on the same team, though there are a few exceptions to that rule. Below is the full list of MVPs who have performed the best in each edition of this contest.
| Year | Offensive MVP | Team | Defensive MVP | Team |
| 1993 | Dave Barr | California | Jerrott Williard | California |
| 1994 | Chad Davis | Washington State | Ron Childs | Washington State |
| 1995 | Kyle Bryant | Texas A&M | Keith Mitchell | Texas A&M |
| 1996 | Sedrick Shaw | Iowa | Jared DeVries | Iowa |
| 1997 | Billy Dicken | Purdue | Adrian Beasley | Purdue |
| 1998 | Drew Brees | Purdue | Rosevelt Colvin | Purdue |
| 1999 | Rashard Casey | Penn State | LaVar Arrington | Penn State |
| 2000 | Dan Alexander | Nebraska | Kyle Vanden Bosch | Nebraska |
| 2001 | Aaron Greving | Iowa | Derrick Pickens | Iowa |
| 2002 | Brooks Bollinger | Wisconsin | Jeff Mack | Wisconsin |
| 2003 | Jamaal Lord | Nebraska | Trevor Johnson | Nebraska |
| 2004 | Ted Ginn Jr. | Ohio State | Simon Fraser | Ohio State |
| 2005 | Cory Ross | Nebraska | Leon Hall | Michigan |
| 2006 | Colt McCoy | Texas | Aaron Ross | Texas |
| 2007 | Rodney Kinlaw | Penn State | Sean Lee | Penn State |
| 2008 | Jeremy Maclin | Missouri | Sean Weatherspoon | Missouri |
| 2009 | Taylor Potts | Texas Tech | Jamar Wall | Texas Tech |
| 2010 | Justin Blackmon | Oklahoma State | Markelle Martin | Oklahoma State |
| 2011 | Terrance Ganaway | Baylor | Elliot Coffey | Baylor |
| 2012 | Marquise Goodwin | Texas | Alex Okafor | Texas |
| 2013 | Marcus Mariota | Oregon | Avery Patterson | Oregon |
| 2014 | Paul Perkins | UCLA | Eric Kendricks | UCLA |
| 2015 | Bram Kohlhausen | TCU | Travin Howard | TCU |
| 2016 | James Washington | Oklahoma State | Vincent Taylor | Oklahoma State |
| 2017 | Kenny Hill | TCU | Travin Howard | TCU |
| 2018 | Gardner Minshew | Washington State | Peyton Pelluer | Washington State |
| 2019 | Sam Ehlinger | Texas | Joseph Ossai | Texas |
| 2020 | Bijan Robinson | Texas | DeMarvion Overshown | Texas |
| 2021 | Kennedy Brooks | Oklahoma | Pat Fields | Oklahoma |
| 2022 | Michael Penix Jr. | Washington | Bralen Trice | Washington |
