Traditionally played in late December, the game has become possibly the most anticipated of the non-BCS, non-New Year's Day bowls, drawing several sell-outs and generating strong television ratings. as well.
Though the Alamo Bowl has matched teams from the Big Ten Big 12 since the 1995 season, the game will replace the Big Ten with the Pac-10 starting in 2010.
The past results of the Alamo Bowl are listed here:
December 31, 1993: California 37, Iowa 3
December 31, 1994: Washington State 10 Baylor 3
December 28, 1995: Texas A&M 22, Michigan 20
December 29, 1996: Iowa 27, Texas Tech 0
December 30, 1997: Purdue 33, Oklahoma State 20
December 29, 1998: Purdue 37, Kansas State 34
December 28, 1999: Penn State 24, Texas A&M 0
December 30, 2000: Nebraska 66, Northwestern 17
December 29, 2001: Iowa 19, Texas Tech 16
December 28, 2002: Wisconsin 31, Colorado 28
December 29, 2003: Nebraska 17, Michigan State 3
December 29, 2004: Ohio State 33, Oklahoma State 7
December 28, 2005: Nebraska 32, Michigan 28
December 30, 2006: Texas 26 Iowa 24
December 29, 2007: Penn State 24 Texas A&M 17
December 29, 2008: Missouri 30, Northwestern 23
