2025 Alamo Bowl

2025 Valero Alamo Bowl
33rd Alamo Bowl
USC Trojans TCU Horned Frogs (9–3) (8–4) Big Ten Big 12 27 30 Head coach:  Lincoln Riley Head coach:  Sonny Dykes AP Coaches CFP 16 16 16
1 2 3 4 OT Total USC 3 10 8 3 3 27 TCU 0 14 0 10 6 30
Date	December 30, 2025
Season	2025
Stadium	Alamodome
Location	San Antonio, Texas
MVP	Offense: Ken Seals (QB, TCU) Defense: Kaleb Elarms-Orr (LB, TCU)
Favorite	USC by 4.5
Referee	Justin Elliott (ACC)
Attendance	54,751
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN ESPN Radio
Announcers	Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Louis Riddick (analyst), and Dana Boyle (sideline reporter) (ESPN) Jorge Sedano (play-by-play), Rodney McLeod (analyst), and Victoria Arlen (sideline reporter) (ESPN Radio)
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The 2025 Alamo Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 30, 2025, at the Alamodome located in San Antonio, Texas. The 33rd annual Alamo Bowl game began at approximately 8:00 p.m. CST and aired on ESPN.^[1][2] The Alamo Bowl was one of the 2025–26 bowl games concluding the 2025 FBS football season. The game was sponsored by Valero Energy, a company that produces petroleum-based fuels, and known as the Valero Alamo Bowl.

The TCU Horned Frogs from the Big 12 Conference defeated the USC Trojans from the Big Ten Conference in overtime, 30–27.^[3]

Teams

Consistent with conference tie-ins, the game featured a team from the Big 12 Conference, TCU, and a legacy member of the Pac-12 Conference, USC, who competed in the Pac-12 through 2023 before departing for the Big Ten Conference.

TCU Horned Frogs

TCU opened their season with three consecutive wins and were briefly ranked before losing to Arizona State. The Horned Frogs won three of their next four games and had a record of 6–2 at the end of October. TCU lost two of their four games during November and entered the Alamo Bowl with an 8–4 record.^[4]

USC Trojans

USC compiled a 9–3 record during the regular season and was ranked as high as 15th. Each of their losses came to other ranked teams: Illinois, Notre Dame, and Oregon.^[5] The Trojans entered the Alamo Bowl ranked 16th in each of the major polls.

Game summary

2025 Valero Alamo Bowl

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
No. 16 USC	3	10	8	3	3	27
TCU	0	14	0	10	6	30

at Alamodome • San Antonio, Texas

• Date: December 30, 2025
• Game time: 8:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: n/a (indoor)
• Game attendance: 54,751
• Referee: Justin Elliott
• TV announcers (ESPN): Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Louis Riddick (analyst), and Dana Boyle (sideline)
• Box score

Game information

First quarter (7:06) USC – Ryon Sayeri 40-yard field goal (7 plays, 50 yards, 3:46; USC 3–0) Second quarter (13:36) TCU – Jon Denman 5-yard run (Kyle Lemmermann kick) (9 plays, 69 yards, 3:55; TCU 7–3) (9:57) USC – King Miller 2-yard run (Ryon Sayeri kick) (7 plays, 75 yards, 3:39; USC 10–7) (4:58) TCU – Ken Seals 1-yard run (Kyle Lemmermann kick) (13 plays, 75 yards, 4:59; TCU 14–10) (0:18) USC – Ryon Sayeri 28-yard field goal (10 plays, 64 yards, 4:40; TCU 14–13) Third quarter (0:49) USC – Jaden Richardson 21-yard pass from Jayden Maiava (Jayden Maiava pass to Taniela Tupou for two-point conversion) (5 plays, 73 yards, 3:02; USC 21–14) Fourth quarter (9:37) USC – Ryon Sayeri 41-yard field goal (8 plays, 46 yards, 5:05; USC 24–14) (4:24) TCU – Jeremy Payne 5-yard run (Kyle Lemmermann kick) (11 plays, 75 yards, 5:13; USC 24–21) (0:02) TCU – Kyle Lemmermann 27-yard field goal (13 plays, 59 yards, 2:44; Tied 24–24) Overtime (OT) USC – Ryon Sayeri 22-yard field goal (6 plays, 20 yards; USC 27–24) (OT) TCU – Jeremy Payne 35-yard pass from Ken Seals (3 plays, 35 yards; TCU 30–27)

Statistics

Statistics	USC	TCU
First downs	19	20
Plays–yards	63–392	71–375
Rushes–yards	33–112	31–117
Passing yards	280	258
Passing: comp–att–int	18–30–2	29–40–1
Time of possession	31:52	28:08

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
USC	Passing	Jayden Maiava	18/30, 280 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	King Miller	25 carries, 99 yards, TD
	Receiving	Tanook Hines	6 receptions, 163 yards
TCU	Passing	Ken Seals	29/40, 258 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Jeremy Payne	13 carries, 73 yards, TD
	Receiving	Eric McAlister	8 receptions, 69 yards

References

1. "2025-26 College Football Playoff schedule, dates, TV channel, sites". NCAA.com. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
2. "College Football Bowl Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
3. Mundo, Pete (December 31, 2025). "Top 3 Takeaways From TCU's 30-27 Overtime Win vs. USC in the Alamo Bowl". heartlandcollegesports.com. Retrieved December 31, 2025.
4. "TCU Horned Frogs". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
5. "USC Trojans". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 29, 2025.

External links

• Game statistics at statbroadcast.com