2017 Valero Alamo Bowl
25th Alamo Bowl
Stanford Cardinal TCU Horned Frogs
(9–4) (10–3)
Pac-12 Big 12
37 39
Head coach: 
David Shaw		 Head coach: 
Gary Patterson
APCoachesCFP
151613
APCoachesCFP
131315
1234 Total
Stanford 147106 37
TCU 371316 39
DateDecember 28, 2017
Season2017
StadiumAlamodome
LocationSan Antonio, Texas
MVPOffensive: Kenny Hill (QB, TCU)
Defensive: Travin Howard (LB, TCU)
FavoriteTCU by 3
RefereeKen Williamson (SEC)
Attendance57,653[1]
PayoutUS$7,575,000[2]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
AnnouncersTV: 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

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP STAN TCU
1 8:42 3 23 1:26 STAN Bryce Love 15-yard touchdown run, Jet Toner kick good 7 0
1 6:01 8 58 2:41 TCU 38-yard field goal by Cole Bunce 7 3
1 1:51 7 70 4:10 STAN J. J. Arcega-Whiteside 18-yard touchdown reception from K. J. Costello, Jet Toner kick good 14 3
2 7:24 11 53 6:06 STAN J. J. Arcega-Whiteside 14-yard touchdown reception from K. J. Costello, Jet Toner kick good 21 3
2 3:06 9 76 4:18 TCU Kenny Hill 6-yard touchdown run, Cole Bunce kick good 21 10
3 11:11 9 75 3:49 TCU Kenny Hill 27-yard touchdown reception from Desmon White, Cole Bunce kick no good 21 16
3 9:01 4 79 2:10 STAN Bryce Love 69-yard touchdown run, Jet Toner kick good 28 16
3 5:51 9 75 3:10 TCU Desmon White 11-yard touchdown reception from Kenny Hill, Cole Bunce kick good 28 23
3 2:09 7 64 3:42 STAN 27-yard field goal by Jet Toner 31 23
4 14:34 1 93 0:11 TCU Jalen Reagor 93-yard touchdown reception from Kenny Hill, 2-point pass failed 31 29
4 11:49 - - - TCU Desmon White 76 yard punt return 31 36
4 6:42 10 76 5:07 STAN J. J. Arcega-Whiteside 4-yard touchdown reception from K. J. Costello, 2-point pass failed 37 36
4 3:07 9 59 3:35 TCU 33-yard field goal by Cole Bunce 37 39
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 37 39

Statistics

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 13 Cardinal 14 7 10 6 37
No. 15 Horned Frogs 3 7 13 16 39
StatisticsSTANTCU
First downs1721
Plays–yards61–36967–488
Rushes–yards34–15726–147
Passing yards212341
Passing: Comp–Att–Int15–27–228–41–2
Time of possession33:0326:57
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
STANPassingK. J. Costello15/27, 212 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT
RushingBryce Love26 car, 145 yds, 2 TD
ReceivingCameron Scarlett2 rec, 85 yds
TCUPassingKenny Hill24/40, 314 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
RushingKenny Hill9 car, 40 yds, 1 TD
ReceivingJalen Reagor5 rec, 169 yds, 1 TD

References

  1. ↑ @valeroalamobowl (December 29, 2017). "Thank you to the 57,653 fans on the..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ↑ Bowl payout
  3. ↑ Stanford Cardinal vs. TCU Horned Frogs series history


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