College football game
2017 Cactus Bowl |
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29th Cactus Bowl |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Kansas State | 7 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 35 | UCLA | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 | |
Date | December 26, 2017 |
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Season | 2017 |
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Stadium | Chase Field |
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Location | Phoenix, Arizona |
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MVP | Alex Delton (QB, Kansas State) & Denzel Goolsby (S, Kansas State)[1] |
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Favorite | Kansas State by 6[2] |
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Referee | Jerry Magallanes (ACC) |
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Attendance | 32,859[3] |
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Payout | US$TBD |
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United States TV coverage |
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Network | ESPN/ESPN Radio |
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Announcers | TV: Jason Benetti, Jordan Rodgers, Olivia Harlan Radio: Marc Kestecher, Tom Ramsey, Desmond Purnell |
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Cactus Bowl | < 2016 | 2018 > | |
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 twenty-ninth edition of the Cactus Bowl, which was originally known as the Copper Bowl, Insight Bowl and then as the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl.
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 |
Quarter | Time | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Plays | Yards | TOP | 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 | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | 35 | 17 | |
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 |
Rushing | Alex Delton | 20 car, 158 yds, 3 TD |
Receiving | Dominique Heath | 5 rec, 49 yds, 1 TD |
UCLA | Passing | Devon Modster | 21/34, 295 yds, 2 TD |
Rushing | Bolu Olorunfunmi | 12 car, 23 yds |
Receiving | Jordan Lasley | 8 rec, 128 yds, 1 TD |
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Kansas State vs. UCLA - Game Summary". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
- ^ "NCAA Game Recap - Kansas State v UCLA - NBCSports". scores.nbcsports.com. AP. December 26, 2017.
- ^ Bolch, Ben (December 3, 2017). "UCLA to play Kansas State in Cactus Bowl". Retrieved December 6, 2017.
- ^ 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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