The 2011 Valero Alamo Bowl, the 19th edition of the game, was a post-season American college football bowl game, held on December 29, 2011 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas as part of the 2011–12 NCAA Bowl season.

The game, which was telecast at 8:00 p.m. CT on ESPN, featured the Baylor Bears, led by Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III, from the Big 12 Conference versus the Washington Huskies from the Pac-12 Conference. With a total combined score of 123 points, the game is currently the highest-scoring regulation bowl game in college football history.

On December 4, 2011, both Baylor and Washington accepted invitations to play in the 2011 Alamo Bowl. The two teams had not met since 1965, with the Bears holding a 3–1 advantage against the Huskies. Baylor and UW played home-and-home series in 1954–55 and 1964–65. The Bears won in Waco in 1954 (34–7) and in Seattle in 1955 (13–7). Washington won in Seattle in 1964 (35–14), and Baylor won in Waco in 1965 (17–14).

Baylor entered the game 9-3, finishing 3rd in the Big 12 standings. The Bears were looking for their first bowl win since the 1992 John Hancock Bowl, notably the last game for legendary Baylor coach Grant Teaff. Baylor entered the game on a 5-game winning streak, after starting 4-3. During the 5-game winning streak, Baylor averaged 46.4 points and 587 yards, which included the Bear's first victory ever over Oklahoma. For the season, the Bears had the nation's 2nd ranked total offense (571.25 yards per game), 5th ranked passing offense (356.2 yards per game) and 18th ranked rushing offense (215.08 yards per game). Baylor's offense was led by Heisman Trophy-winning QB Robert Griffin III. Wide receiver Kendall Wright and running back Terrance Ganaway were other players that led the offense. Baylor's defense, on the other hand, was ranked only 114th overall in the FBS.

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