The 2010 Alamo Bowl took place on January 2, 2010, at 9:00 p.m. EST. The Michigan State Spartans of the Big Ten Conference were defeated by the Texas Tech Red Raiders of the Big 12 Conference 41-31.http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=300022641
The Alamo Bowl aired live on ESPN from the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.
Preview
The Michigan State Spartans narrowly reached bowl eligibility with an even 6-6 record, including going 4-4 in their conference to place sixth in the Big Ten. They won their opening game, but went on to lose the next three. Additional losses came from the Iowa Hawkeyes, Minnesota Gophers and the Penn State Nittany Lions.http://espn.go.com/ncf/clubhouse?teamId=127
After starting their season with back-to-back wins, the Texas Tech Red Raiders dropped two games against the ranked teams of Texas and Houston. They went on to defeat Nebraska, but also fell to the Texas A&M Aggies and the Oklahoma State Cowboys. They finished the season with an 8-4 record, including 5-3 in the Big 12 to place third in the Big 12 South Division.http://espn.go.com/ncf/clubhouse?teamId=2641
References
Fast Facts
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Date
January 2, 2010
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Time
9:00 p.m. EST
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Stadium/Arena
Alamodome
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Location
San Antonio, Texas
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First played
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Television coverage
ESPN
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Odds
Texas Tech is favored by 8-8.5 pointshttp://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/odds
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Sponsor
Valero Energy
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Season records
Michigan State 6-6, Texas Tech 8-4
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2008 game
Missouri Tigers defeated the Northwestern Wildcats, 30-23 in overtimehttp://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=283640077&confId=80
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Fact:
Texas Tech and Michigan State have never played one another in NCAA Footballhttp://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/big12/texas_tech/opponents.php
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Fact:
Michigan State has won seven of their 19 bowl games since 1938, including losses in their last threehttp://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/bigten/michigan_state/bowl_history.php
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Fact:
Texas Tech has a 10-21-1 record in bowl games, including splitting their last 10 games with five wins, five losseshttp://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/big12/texas_tech/bowl_history.php
