# 2017 Cactus Bowl

The 2017 Cactus Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game played on December 26, 2017, at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona. The game was the 29th edition of the Cactus Bowl, although only the fourth played under that name.
The game was one of the 2017–18 bowl games concluding the 2017 FBS football season. The bowl featured the Kansas State Wildcats of the Big 12 Conference against the UCLA Bruins of the Pac-12 Conference, and was the final game of the season for both teams. Kansas State won, 35–17.

## Teams

Kansas State and UCLA had met three times previously, most recently in the 2015 Alamo Bowl, with UCLA leading the series, 2–1.

### UCLA Bruins

It was announced pregame that UCLA quarterback Josh Rosen had not cleared the concussion protocol and would not play. UCLA named Devon Modster to the starting role in Rosen's absence.

## Game summary
### Scoring summary

Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | KSU | UCLA |
| 1 | 1:00 | 12 | 44 | 6:11 | UCLA | 44-yard field goal by JJ Molson | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | 0:00 | 2 | 76 | 1:00 | KSU | Alex Delton 68-yard touchdown run, Matthew McCrane kick good | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | 11:34 | 8 | 86 | 3:26 | UCLA | Jordan Lasley 52-yard touchdown reception from Devon Modster, JJ Molson kick good | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | 9:25 | 2 | 72 | 0:46 | UCLA | Theo Howard 70-yard touchdown reception from Devon Modster, JJ Molson kick good | 7 | 17 |
| 3 | 6:39 | 8 | 74 | 4:40 | KSU | Alex Delton 1-yard touchdown run, Matthew McCrane kick good | 14 | 17 |
| 3 | 4:22 | 4 | 24 | 2:01 | KSU | Dominique Heath 8-yard touchdown reception from Alex Delton, Matthew McCrane kick good | 21 | 17 |
| 4 | 14:01 | 4 | 50 | 2:08 | KSU | Alex Barnes 41-yard touchdown run, Matthew McCrane kick good | 28 | 17 |
| 4 | 4:34 | 15 | 98 | 8:06 | KSU | Alex Delton 3-yard touchdown run, Matthew McCrane kick good | 35 | 17 |
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### Statistics

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 7 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 35 |
| Bruins | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Statistics | KSU | UCLA |
| First downs | 21 | 14 |
| Plays–yards | 66–423 | 59–364 |
| Rushes–yards | 49–344 | 25–69 |
| Passing yards | 79 | 295 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 10–17–1 | 21–34–0 |
| Time of possession | 35:07 | 24:43 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Kansas State | Passing | Alex Delton | 7/10, 52 yds, 1 TD |
| Kansas State | Rushing | Alex Delton | 20 car, 158 yds, 3 TD |
| Kansas State | Receiving | Dominique Heath | 5 rec, 49 yds, 1 TD |
| UCLA | Passing | Devon Modster | 21/34, 295 yds, 2 TD |
| UCLA | Rushing | Bolu Olorunfunmi | 12 car, 23 yds |
| UCLA | Receiving | Jordan Lasley | 8 rec, 128 yds, 1 TD |