Oklahoma State University Athletics
Oklahoma State University
10-3
Colorado
10-4
Cowboys Rout Colorado In Alamo Bowl
December 30, 2016 | Cowboy Football
GAME NOTES
PHOTOS
FINAL STATS
SAN ANTONIO -- Mason Rudolph passed for 314 yards and three touchdowns and No. 13 Oklahoma State's defense smothered No. 11 Colorado in a 38-8 Alamo Bowl victory Thursday night that gave the Cowboys their fifth 10-win season in seven years.
James Washington caught nine passes for 171 yards and a touchdown before leaving in the third quarter with an apparent hand injury. Rudolph and Washington have already announced they will return for their senior seasons, putting the Cowboys (10-3) among the favorites to win the Big 12.
Rudolph even set up Oklahoma State's first touchdown when he caught a throw-back pass for 24 yards. His 5-yard TD pass to Washington made it 17-0 in the second quarter. Rudolph had scoring throws to Blake Jarwin and Jhajuan Seales in the third to make it 31-0.
Colorado's best season in more than a decade -dubbed "The Rise" -- ended with a thud: consecutive losses in the Pac-12 title game and the program's first bowl appearance since 2007.
Sefo Liufau passed for 195 yards and ran for a touchdown for the Buffaloes (10-4), but was sidelined for part of the second and third quarters after limping off after a sack.
Team Stats
OSU 3, CU 0
OSU - Grogan, Ben 28 yd field goal 10 plays, 64 yards, TOP 4:43
OSU 10, CU 0
OSU - Carson, Chris 10 yd run (Grogan, Ben kick), 7 plays, 64 yards, TOP 2:36
OSU 17, CU 0
OSU - Washington, J. 5 yd pass from Rudolph, Mason (Grogan, Ben kick) 7 plays, 66 yards, TOP 2:17
OSU 24, CU 0
OSU - Jarwin, Blake 6 yd pass from Rudolph, Mason (Grogan, Ben kick) 12 plays, 71 yards, TOP 4:29
OSU 31, CU 0
OSU - Seales, Jhajuan 23 yd pass from Rudolph, Mason (Grogan, Ben kick) 5 plays, 48 yards, TOP 2:03
OSU 31, CU 8
CU - Liufau, Sefo 6 yd run (Lindsay, Philli pass), 9 plays, 77 yards, TOP 2:38
OSU 38, CU 8
OSU - Hill, Justice 37 yd run (Grogan, Ben kick), 3 plays, 41 yards, TOP 1:44
