2023 Texas Bowl
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17th Texas Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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Date | December 27, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||
Season | 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||
Stadium | NRG Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | Houston, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||
MVP | Rashod Owens (WR, Oklahoma State)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
Favorite | Texas A&M by 3.5[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
Referee | Chris Coyte (Big 10)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 56,212 | ||||||||||||||||||
United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
Network | ESPN ESPN Radio | ||||||||||||||||||
Announcers | Roy Philpott (play-by-play),Roddy Jones(analyst), and Taylor McGregor (sideline) (ESPN) Marc Kestecher(play-by-play) andKelly Stouffer(analyst) (ESPN Radio) | ||||||||||||||||||
International TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
Network | ESPN Deportes | ||||||||||||||||||
The2023 Texas Bowlwas acollege footballbowl gameplayed on December 27, 2023, atNRG StadiuminHouston, Texas.The 17th annualTexas BowlfeaturedOklahoma Statefrom theBig 12 ConferenceandTexas A&Mfrom theSoutheastern Conference(SEC). The game began at approximately 9:00 p.m.ESTand was aired onESPN.[4][5]The Texas Bowl was one of the2023–24 bowl gamesconcluding the2023 FBS football season.The bowl was sponsored by tax preparation software companyTaxActand was officially named theTaxAct Texas Bowl.
Teams
[edit]Consistent with conference tie-ins, the bowl featured theOklahoma State Cowboysof theBig 12 Conferenceand theTexas A&M Aggiesof theSoutheastern Conference(SEC).
This was the 29th meeting between Oklahoma State and Texas A&M; entering the game, the Aggies led the Cowboys in the all-time series, 18–10. This was also the third time the two teams faced each other in a bowl game; Texas A&M won both prior meetings, the1981 Independence Bowland2019 Texas Bowl.[6]
On two occasions, Oklahoma State and Texas A&M were in the same conference, playing together in theSouthwest Conference(SWC) during 1915–1924 and in the Big 12 during 1996–2011.
Oklahoma State Cowboys
[edit]The Cowboys entered the game with a 9–4 record (7–2 in the Big 12) and ranked 20th in theCollege Football Playoffrankings. Having defeatedOklahomaon November 4, 27–24, the Cowboys won the tiebreaker for second place in the Big 12 and advanced to the2023 Big 12 Championship Game,which they lost toTexas,49–21.
This was Oklahoma State's second Texas Bowl, following the aforementioned loss to Texas A&M in the 2019 game.
Texas A&M Aggies
[edit]The Aggies entered the game with a 7–5 record (4–4 in the SEC), having finished in fourth place in their conference's West Division.
This was Texas A&M's fourth Texas Bowl, setting a new mark for most appearances in the game. In addition to their 2019 triumph over Oklahoma State, the Aggies won the2011 Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas(when the bowl operated under than name) and lost the2016 Texas Bowl.
Game summary
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Texas A&M | 3 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 23 |
No. 20Oklahoma State | 10 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
- Date:Tuesday, December 27, 2023
- Game time:9:00 p.m.EST(8:00 p.m.CST)
- Game weather:N/A (indoor stadium withretractable roof)
- Game attendance:55,212
- Referee:Chris Coyte
- TV announcers (ESPN):Roy Philpott (play-by-play),Roddy Jones(analyst), and Taylor McGregor (sideline)
- Box score
Game information |
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Statistics
[edit]Statistics | TAMU | OSU |
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First downs | 20 | 29 |
Plays–yards | 60–445 | 64–570 |
Rushes–yards | 25–73 | 29–134 |
Passing yards | 372 | 436 |
Passing:comp–att–int | 21–35–2 | 35–50–2 |
Time of possession | 27:31 | 32:29 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Texas A&M | Passing | Marcel Reed | 20/33, 361 yards, 1 INT |
Rushing | Marcel Reed | 10 carries, 29 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Jahdae Walker | 8 receptions, 137 yards | |
Oklahoma State | Passing | Alan Bowman | 34/49, 402 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Ollie Gordon II | 27 carries, 118 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Rashod Owens | 10 receptions, 164 yards, 2 TD |
References
[edit]- ^@jacobunruh (December 28, 2023)."Here is Texas Bowl MVP Rashod Owens. #OKState"(Tweet).RetrievedDecember 28,2023– viaTwitter.
- ^Parks, James (December 11, 2023)."College football bowl schedule, game odds, point spreads for 2023-24".Sports Illustrated.RetrievedDecember 13,2023.
- ^Austro, Ben (December 3, 2023)."2023-24 bowl officiating assignments".footballzebras.com.RetrievedDecember 6,2023.
- ^Straka, Dean."2023-24 college football bowl schedule, games, dates, locations, kickoff times, TV channels".CBS Sports.RetrievedJune 28,2023.
- ^Lewis, Barry."2023-24 College Football Bowl Schedule, Dates, Times Announced".Sports Illustrated.RetrievedJune 28,2023.
- ^"Winsipedia – Oklahoma State Cowboys vs. Texas A&M Aggies".Winsipedia.com.RetrievedDecember 8,2023.
External links
[edit]- Game statisticsat statbroadcast.com