2020 Big 12 Championship Game

The 2020 Big 12 Championship Game was a college football game played on Saturday, December 19, 2020, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas between the Iowa State Cyclones and the Oklahoma Sooners. The 19th Big 12 Championship Game, it determined the 2020 champion of the Big 12 Conference. Sponsored by soft drink brand Dr Pepper, the game is officially known as the Dr Pepper Big 12 Championship Game.

2020 Dr Pepper Big 12 Championship Game
Conference Championship
Oklahoma Sooners Iowa State Cyclones (7–2) (8–2) 27 21 Head coach:  Lincoln Riley Head coach:  Matt Campbell AP Coaches CFP 12 10 10 AP Coaches CFP 8 8 6
1 2 3 4 Total Oklahoma 7 17 0 3 27 Iowa State 0 7 7 7 21
Date	December 19, 2020
Season	2020
Stadium	AT&T Stadium
Location	Arlington, Texas
MVP	Spencer Rattler (QB, Oklahoma)
Favorite	Oklahoma by 5.5[1]
Referee	David Alvarez
Attendance	18,720
United States TV coverage
Network	ABC, ESPN Radio[2]
Announcers	ABC: Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), Todd McShay (sideline) and Allison Williams (sideline) ESPN Radio: Marc Kestecher (play-by-play) and Ben Hartsock (analyst)

2020 Big 12 Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 9 Iowa State y		8	–	1					9	–	3
No. 6 Oklahoma y$		6	–	2					9	–	2
No. 20 Oklahoma State		6	–	3					8	–	3
No. 19 Texas		5	–	3					7	–	3
TCU		5	–	4					6	–	4
West Virginia		4	–	4					6	–	4
Kansas State		4	–	5					4	–	6
Texas Tech		3	–	6					4	–	6
Baylor		2	–	7					2	–	7
Kansas		0	–	8					0	–	9
Championship: Oklahoma 27, Iowa State 21
$ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll.

This was the fourth year of the current division-less format of the game; instead of representatives from two divisions, the two teams with the best conference records from a full round-robin conference schedule earned a spot in the game. The Big 12 Championship Game featured the winners of the former North and South divisions from 1996 to 2010, and the conference did not have a championship game from 2011 to 2016.

The game was originally scheduled for December 5 but rescheduled to December 12 when the new schedule was released, and was eventually pushed even further back to December 19 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

Previous season

The 2019 Big 12 Championship Game featured Oklahoma against Baylor. It was Baylor's first appearance in the conference title game. Oklahoma had won the regular-season game in Waco 34–31. In the championship game, Oklahoma was victorious by a score of 30–23 in overtime, winning their fifth consecutive and 14th overall Big 12 Conference championship.[4]

Teams

The 2020 Championship game was contested by Iowa State and Oklahoma. The teams met 85 times previously, with Oklahoma leading the series 76–7–2. Iowa State defeated Oklahoma 37–30 in their regular season match-up.

Iowa State

Iowa State, led by head coach Matt Campbell, clinched a berth in the championship game after defeating West Virginia on December 5, 2020.[5] This will mark their first appearance in the championship game.

Oklahoma

Oklahoma, led by head coach Lincoln Riley, is the defending Big 12 champion. They clinched a berth in the championship game after defeating Baylor on December 5, 2020. This will mark their 12th overall Big 12 championship game appearance.

Game summary

2020 Big 12 Championship Game

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 10 Oklahoma	7	17	0	3	27
No. 6 Iowa State	0	7	7	7	21

at AT&T Stadium • Arlington, Texas

• Date: December 19, 2020
• Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
• Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
• Game attendance: 18,720
• Referee: David Alvarez
• TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), Todd McShay (sideline) and Allison Williams (sideline)

Game information

First quarter (12:05) OKLA – Chandler Morris 2 yard rush, Gabe Brkic kick (Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 2:55; Oklahoma 7–0) Second quarter (14:52) OKLA – Marvin Mims 45 yard pass from Spencer Rattler, Gabe Brkic kick (Drive: 5 plays, 74 yards, 1:35; Oklahoma 14–0) (8:34) OKLA – Gabe Brkic 54 yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 1:20; Oklahoma 17–0) (1:34) ISU – Charlie Kolar 10 yard pass from Brock Purdy, Connor Assalley kick (Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 2:18; Oklahoma 17–7) (0:37) OKLA – Spencer Rattler 9 yard rush, Gabe Brkic kick (Drive: 4 plays, 45 yards, 0:49; Oklahoma 24–7) Third quarter (0:12) ISU – Breece Hall 1 yard rush, Connor Assalley kick (Drive: 9 plays, 90 yards, 4:29; Oklahoma 24–14) Fourth quarter (5:15) ISU – Breece Hall 3 yard rush, Connor Assalley kick (Drive: 12 plays, 87 yards, 4:20; Oklahoma 24–21) (2:01) OKLA – Gabe Brkic 32 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 41 yards, 3:05; Oklahoma 27–21)

Statistics

Statistics	OKLA	ISU
First downs	20	20
Plays–yards	65–392	71–435
Rushes–yards	31–120	31–113
Passing yards	272	322
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	22–34–0	27–40–3
Time of possession	27:47	32:13

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Oklahoma	Passing	Spencer Rattler	22/34, 272 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Rhamondre Stevenson	18 carries, 97 yards
	Receiving	Marvin Mims	7 receptions, 101 yards, 1 TD
Iowa State	Passing	Brock Purdy	27/40, 322 yards, 1 TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Breece Hall	23 carries, 79 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Xavier Hutchinson	10 receptions, 114 yards

See also

• List of Big 12 Conference football champions

References

1. "Oklahoma vs. Iowa State - ESPN Game Summary". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
2. "Five College Football Conference Championships to Air Dec. 18-19 on ESPN and ABC – ACC, American, Big 12, MAC and Sun Belt". ESPN Press Room U.S. November 24, 2020.
3. "Big 12 Revised Schedule". big12sports.com.
4. "Baylor vs. Oklahoma – Game summary". ESPN.com.
5. Peterson, Randy. "Iowa State headed to first Big 12 championship game". USA TODAY.

External links

• Game statistics at statbroadcast.com