2017 Cactus Bowl

2017 Cactus Bowl
29th Cactus Bowl
Kansas State WildcatsUCLA Bruins
(7–5)(6–6)
Big 12Pac-12
3517
Head coach: 
Bill Snyder		Head coach: 
Jedd Fisch
1234Total
Kansas State70141435
UCLA3140017
DateDecember 26, 2017
Season2017
StadiumChase Field
LocationPhoenix, Arizona
MVPAlex Delton (QB, Kansas State) & Denzel Goolsby (S, Kansas State)[1]
FavoriteKansas State by 6[2]
RefereeJerry Magallanes (ACC)
Attendance32,859[3]
PayoutUS$TBD
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN/ESPN Radio
AnnouncersTV: Jason Benetti, Jordan Rodgers, Olivia Harlan
Radio: Marc Kestecher, Tom Ramsey, Desmond Purnell
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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.[4] 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.

Kansas State Wildcats

UCLA Bruins

It was announced pregame that UCLA quarterback Josh Rosen had not cleared the concussion protocol and would not play.[5] UCLA named Devon Modster to the starting role in Rosen's absence.[5]

Game summary

Scoring summary

Scoring summary
QuarterTimeDriveTeamScoring informationScore
PlaysYardsTOPKSUUCLA
11:0012446:11UCLA44-yard field goal by JJ Molson03
10:002761:00KSUAlex Delton 68-yard touchdown run, Matthew McCrane kick good73
211:348863:26UCLAJordan Lasley 52-yard touchdown reception from Devon Modster, JJ Molson kick good710
29:252720:46UCLATheo Howard 70-yard touchdown reception from Devon Modster, JJ Molson kick good717
36:398744:40KSUAlex Delton 1-yard touchdown run, Matthew McCrane kick good1417
34:224242:01KSUDominique Heath 8-yard touchdown reception from Alex Delton, Matthew McCrane kick good2117
414:014502:08KSUAlex Barnes 41-yard touchdown run, Matthew McCrane kick good2817
44:3415988:06KSUAlex Delton 3-yard touchdown run, Matthew McCrane kick good3517
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.3517

Statistics

1234Total
Wildcats70141435
Bruins3140017
StatisticsKSUUCLA
First downs2114
Plays–yards66–42359–364
Rushes–yards49–34425–69
Passing yards79295
Passing: Comp–Att–Int10–17–121–34–0
Time of possession35:0724:43
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Kansas StatePassingAlex Delton7/10, 52 yds, 1 TD
RushingAlex Delton20 car, 158 yds, 3 TD
ReceivingDominique Heath5 rec, 49 yds, 1 TD
UCLAPassingDevon Modster21/34, 295 yds, 2 TD
RushingBolu Olorunfunmi12 car, 23 yds
ReceivingJordan Lasley8 rec, 128 yds, 1 TD

References

  1. ^ McGalliard, Grant (December 26, 2017). "Kansas State QB Alex Delton named Cactus Bowl offensive MVP; safety Denzel Goolsby is defensive MVP". diehards.com. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
  2. ^ "Kansas State vs. UCLA - Game Summary". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
  3. ^ "NCAA Game Recap - Kansas State v UCLA - NBCSports". scores.nbcsports.com. AP. December 26, 2017.
  4. ^ Bolch, Ben (December 3, 2017). "UCLA to play Kansas State in Cactus Bowl". Retrieved December 6, 2017.
  5. ^ a b "UCLA QB Josh Rosen still recovering from concussion, won't play in Cactus Bowl". ABC News. December 26, 2017. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
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