# 2017 Alamo Bowl

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.

### TCU
## Game summary
### Scoring summary

Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | 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 |
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### Statistics

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 13 Cardinal | 14 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 37 |
| No. 15 Horned Frogs | 3 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 39 |
| Statistics | STAN | TCU |
| 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 |
| STAN | Passing | K. J. Costello | 15/27, 212 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT |
| STAN | Rushing | Bryce Love | 26 car, 145 yds, 2 TD |
| STAN | Receiving | Cameron Scarlett | 2 rec, 85 yds |
| TCU | Passing | Kenny Hill | 24/40, 314 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT |
| TCU | Rushing | Kenny Hill | 9 car, 40 yds, 1 TD |
| TCU | Receiving | Jalen Reagor | 5 rec, 169 yds, 1 TD |