2017 Alamo Bowl


The 2017 Alamo Bowl 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 PM.

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.

Stanford

TCU

Game summary

Scoring summary

Statistics

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
STANRushingBryce Love26 car, 145 yds, 2 TD
STANReceivingCameron Scarlett2 rec, 85 yds
TCUPassingKenny Hill24/40, 314 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
TCURushingKenny Hill9 car, 40 yds, 1 TD
TCUReceivingJalen Reagor5 rec, 169 yds, 1 TD