Oregon, ranked number 10 in the BCS, finished the regular season with a record of 10–2 (7–2 Pac-12), co-champions of the Pac-12 North Division. Texas finished the regular season with a record of 8–4 (7–2 Big 12), tied for second place in the Big 12.
Oregon was selected to represent the
Pac-12 after a 10–2 regular season, finishing second overall in the conference. In their first season with new head coach
Mark Helfrich after
Chip Kelly's departure to the NFL, they started the season ranked third in both major polls, and won their first eight games over
Nicholls State,
Virginia,
Tennessee,
California,
Colorado,
Washington,
Washington State and
UCLA. Going into November sitting at 8–0 and contending for the a slot in the
BCS National Championship Game they finished the season 2–2 with road losses to
Stanford and
Arizona and home wins against
Utah and arch-rival
Oregon State finishing the season ranked tenth in the AP and BCS polls.
Texas was selected to represent the
Big 12 after an 8–4 season, finishing third overall in the conference. Starting the season ranked 15th in both major polls, Texas would start the season disappointingly by going 1–2 against non-conference opponents with a win over
New Mexico State and losses to
BYU and
Ole Miss. They would eventually contend for the Big-12 Championship by starting their conference schedule at 6–0 with wins over
Kansas State,
Iowa State,
Oklahoma,
TCU,
Kansas and
West Virginia. They would finish their remaining conference slate with a home loss to
Oklahoma State, rebound to beat
Texas Tech after a bye week and finish the season with a road loss to
Baylor, finishing the season unranked in the polls.
Referee: Dennis Hennigan
(ACC) • Umpire: Jim Hyson • Linesman: Matt Fitzgerald • Line judge: Deon Lawerence • Back judge: Barry Hendon • Field judge: Bill Dolbow • Side judge: Mike Safrit
Texas leads the series with Oregon, 4–1 (.800). The series began in 1941 at Texas, Texas 71, Oregon 7. The last meeting was the 2000 Holiday Bowl, Oregon 35, Texas 30.[3]
This was the second year in a row that Texas played in the Alamo Bowl, having beaten
Oregon State in the
2012 Alamo Bowl, 31–27.[5]
This was the second time that Oregon and Texas have faced off in the post-season, the only other time being the
2000 Holiday Bowl, where
Oregon beat
Texas 35–30, Oregon's only win in the series.[6]
While all bowl games are technically considered neutral site games, the
Ducks and their accompanying fans had to either travel over 1,600 miles by air or drive over 2,000 miles from
Eugene, Oregon, whereas the
Longhorns are based less than 100 miles away from
San Antonio, in
Austin.
December 10, 2013 – Oregon starting tight end Pharaoh Brown was suspended for the Alamo Bowl due to his role in a campus snowball fight on December 6 that got out of hand.[7]
December 13, 2013 – Oregon defensive back Troy Hill was suspended from all football-related activities after being arrested for fourth-degree assault, menacing and strangulation.[8]
December 14, 2013 – Texas head coach
Mack Brown announced his resignation following the Alamo Bowl after 16 years as head coach of Longhorns, having led them to six Big 12 South Division Championships, two Big 12 Conference Championships, and the
2005 BCS National Championship with an overall record of 158–47 (.771).[9]
December 16, 2013 – Troy Hill was arraigned on lesser charges of menacing and criminal mischief, and entered a plea of not guilty.[10]
December 22, 2013 – Texas wide receiver Daje Johnson (So.), offensive tackle Kennedy Estelle (So.) and running back Jalen Overstreet (Fr.) were declared academically ineligible to participate in the 2013 Alamo Bowl. Johnson had 757 all-purpose yards on the year, Estelle had started 8 games at right tackle and Overstreet has 102 rushing yards with two touchdowns.[11]
December 27, 2013 – Oregon Defensive Coordinator
Nick Aliotti announced his retirement following the Alamo Bowl. Aliotti coached at Oregon for a total of 26 years, as a graduate assistant from 1978 to 1979, as the outside linebackers coach from 1988 to 1992 and then as the defensive coordinator from 1993 to 1994. He then followed former Oregon head coach
Rich Brooks to the NFL in 1995 and returned to Oregon after coaching at UCLA for one season, in 1999, where he has coached ever since.[12]
References
^Bowl Schedule, Los Angeles Times, December 10, 2013
Oregon, ranked number 10 in the BCS, finished the regular season with a record of 10–2 (7–2 Pac-12), co-champions of the Pac-12 North Division. Texas finished the regular season with a record of 8–4 (7–2 Big 12), tied for second place in the Big 12.
Oregon was selected to represent the
Pac-12 after a 10–2 regular season, finishing second overall in the conference. In their first season with new head coach
Mark Helfrich after
Chip Kelly's departure to the NFL, they started the season ranked third in both major polls, and won their first eight games over
Nicholls State,
Virginia,
Tennessee,
California,
Colorado,
Washington,
Washington State and
UCLA. Going into November sitting at 8–0 and contending for the a slot in the
BCS National Championship Game they finished the season 2–2 with road losses to
Stanford and
Arizona and home wins against
Utah and arch-rival
Oregon State finishing the season ranked tenth in the AP and BCS polls.
Texas was selected to represent the
Big 12 after an 8–4 season, finishing third overall in the conference. Starting the season ranked 15th in both major polls, Texas would start the season disappointingly by going 1–2 against non-conference opponents with a win over
New Mexico State and losses to
BYU and
Ole Miss. They would eventually contend for the Big-12 Championship by starting their conference schedule at 6–0 with wins over
Kansas State,
Iowa State,
Oklahoma,
TCU,
Kansas and
West Virginia. They would finish their remaining conference slate with a home loss to
Oklahoma State, rebound to beat
Texas Tech after a bye week and finish the season with a road loss to
Baylor, finishing the season unranked in the polls.
Referee: Dennis Hennigan
(ACC) • Umpire: Jim Hyson • Linesman: Matt Fitzgerald • Line judge: Deon Lawerence • Back judge: Barry Hendon • Field judge: Bill Dolbow • Side judge: Mike Safrit
Texas leads the series with Oregon, 4–1 (.800). The series began in 1941 at Texas, Texas 71, Oregon 7. The last meeting was the 2000 Holiday Bowl, Oregon 35, Texas 30.[3]
This was the second year in a row that Texas played in the Alamo Bowl, having beaten
Oregon State in the
2012 Alamo Bowl, 31–27.[5]
This was the second time that Oregon and Texas have faced off in the post-season, the only other time being the
2000 Holiday Bowl, where
Oregon beat
Texas 35–30, Oregon's only win in the series.[6]
While all bowl games are technically considered neutral site games, the
Ducks and their accompanying fans had to either travel over 1,600 miles by air or drive over 2,000 miles from
Eugene, Oregon, whereas the
Longhorns are based less than 100 miles away from
San Antonio, in
Austin.
December 10, 2013 – Oregon starting tight end Pharaoh Brown was suspended for the Alamo Bowl due to his role in a campus snowball fight on December 6 that got out of hand.[7]
December 13, 2013 – Oregon defensive back Troy Hill was suspended from all football-related activities after being arrested for fourth-degree assault, menacing and strangulation.[8]
December 14, 2013 – Texas head coach
Mack Brown announced his resignation following the Alamo Bowl after 16 years as head coach of Longhorns, having led them to six Big 12 South Division Championships, two Big 12 Conference Championships, and the
2005 BCS National Championship with an overall record of 158–47 (.771).[9]
December 16, 2013 – Troy Hill was arraigned on lesser charges of menacing and criminal mischief, and entered a plea of not guilty.[10]
December 22, 2013 – Texas wide receiver Daje Johnson (So.), offensive tackle Kennedy Estelle (So.) and running back Jalen Overstreet (Fr.) were declared academically ineligible to participate in the 2013 Alamo Bowl. Johnson had 757 all-purpose yards on the year, Estelle had started 8 games at right tackle and Overstreet has 102 rushing yards with two touchdowns.[11]
December 27, 2013 – Oregon Defensive Coordinator
Nick Aliotti announced his retirement following the Alamo Bowl. Aliotti coached at Oregon for a total of 26 years, as a graduate assistant from 1978 to 1979, as the outside linebackers coach from 1988 to 1992 and then as the defensive coordinator from 1993 to 1994. He then followed former Oregon head coach
Rich Brooks to the NFL in 1995 and returned to Oregon after coaching at UCLA for one season, in 1999, where he has coached ever since.[12]
References
^Bowl Schedule, Los Angeles Times, December 10, 2013