Valero Alamo Bowl 2016: Oklahoma State vs. Colorado Live Score and Highlights

Final: Oklahoma State 38, Colorado 8.

With a matchup that pitted the nation's No. 10 and No. 12 teams, the 2016 Alamo Bowl was expected to be one of the season's most competitive bowl games and one of the best outside of the New Year's Six/College Football Playoff.

It was anything but that. Oklahoma State scored the game's first 31 points and rolled to a 38-8 victory over Colorado. Mike Gundy's group finished 2016 with a 10-3 record, while Colorado's turnaround season under Mike MacIntyre's watch ended at 10-4. The Cowboys' offense was excellent, with quarterback Mason Rudolph completing 22 of 32 passes for 314 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions.

Meanwhile, OSU's defense held Colorado and beat-up quarterback Sefo Liufau in check, keeping them off the scoreboard until the fourth quarter. It was a dominant win for the Cowboys, who'll take major momentum into 2017.

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