2017 Alamo Bowl
| 2017 Valero Alamo Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 25th Alamo Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 28, 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Alamodome | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | San Antonio, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Offensive: Kenny Hill (QB, TCU) Defensive: Travin Howard (LB, TCU) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | TCU by 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Ken Williamson (SEC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 57,653[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$7,575,000[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | TV: Rece Davis, Joey Galloway, David Pollack, Quint Kessenich Radio: Bill Rosinski, David Norrie, Ian Fitzsimmons | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2017 Alamo Bowl (December) was a college football bowl game played on December 28, 2017, at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. The 25th annual Alamo Bowl featured the Stanford Cardinal of the Pac-12 against the TCU Horned Frogs of the Big 12. It was one of the 2017–18 bowl games concluding the 2017 FBS football season. Sponsored by Valero Energy, the game was officially known as the Valero Alamo Bowl. The contest was televised on ESPN, with kickoff at 8:00 p.m. (CST).
Team selection
The game featured the Stanford Cardinal against the TCU Horned Frogs. This was the third meeting between the schools – they played games in 2007 and 2008 at each team's home stadium; TCU won both games to lead the series 2–0.[3]
Stanford
TCU
Game summary
Scoring summary
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Statistics
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 13 Cardinal | 14 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 37 |
| No. 15 Horned Frogs | 3 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 39 |
| Statistics | STAN | TCU |
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| First downs | 17 | 21 |
| Plays–yards | 61–369 | 67–488 |
| Rushes–yards | 34–157 | 26–147 |
| Passing yards | 212 | 341 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 15–27–2 | 28–41–2 |
| Time of possession | 33:03 | 26:57 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| STAN | Passing | K. J. Costello | 15/27, 212 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Bryce Love | 26 car, 145 yds, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Cameron Scarlett | 2 rec, 85 yds | |
| TCU | Passing | Kenny Hill | 24/40, 314 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Kenny Hill | 9 car, 40 yds, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Jalen Reagor | 5 rec, 169 yds, 1 TD |
References
- ^ @valeroalamobowl (December 29, 2017). "Thank you to the 57,653 fans on the..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Bowl payout
- ^ Stanford Cardinal vs. TCU Horned Frogs series history
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