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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 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 and UCLA had met three times previously, most recently in the 2015 Alamo Bowl , with UCLA leading the series, 2–1.
Kansas State Wildcats [ edit ] UCLA Bruins [ edit ] It was announced pregame that UCLA quarterback Josh Rosen had not cleared the concussion protocol and would not play.[5] [5]
Game summary [ edit ] Scoring summary [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
^ 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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