2018 Alamo Bowl

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2018 Valero Alamo Bowl
26th Alamo Bowl
1234 Total
Iowa State 010106 26
Washington State 71407 28
DateDecember 28, 2018
Season
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The 2018 Alamo Bowl was a college football bowl game that was played on December 28, 2018.[5] It was the 26th edition of the Alamo Bowl, and one of the 2018–19 bowl games concluding the 2018 FBS football season. Sponsored by Valero Energy, the game was officially known as the Valero Alamo Bowl.

Teams

The game was played between Iowa State from the Big 12 Conference and Washington State from the Pac-12 Conference.[6] This was the first meeting between the two programs.[7]

Iowa State Cyclones

Iowa State received and accepted a bid to the Alamo Bowl on December 2.[6] The Cyclones entered the bowl with an 8–4 record (6–3 in the Big 12).

Washington State Cougars

Washington State received and accepted a bid to the Alamo Bowl on December 2.[6] The Cougars entered the bowl with a 10–2 record (7–2 in the Pac-12).

Game summary

Scoring summary

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards
TOP
ISU WSU
1 6:55 3 20 0:53 WSU Renard Bell 22-yard touchdown reception from Gardner Minshew, Blake Mazza kick good 0 7
2 6:08 13 88 5:55 WSU Gardner Minshew 7-yard touchdown run, Blake Mazza kick good 0 14
2 4:26 4 69 1:42 ISU Brock Purdy 9-yard touchdown run, Connor Assalley kick good 7 14
2 1:02 8 54 3:24 WSU Dezmon Patmon 9-yard touchdown reception from Gardner Minshew, Blake Mazza kick good 7 21
2 0:00 5 42 1:02 ISU 50-yard field goal by Connor Assalley 10 21
3 12:11 7 73 2:49 ISU David Montgomery 8-yard touchdown run, Connor Assalley kick good 17 21
3 1:04 14 74 6:36 ISU 23-yard field goal by Connor Assalley 20 21
4 10:24 4 30 0:53 WSU Max Borghi 10-yard touchdown run, Blake Mazza kick good 20 28
4 4:02 5 74 2:46 ISU Brock Purdy 1-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass failed 26 28
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Statistics

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 24 Cyclones 0 10 10 6 26
No. 13 Cougars 7 14 0 7 28
Statistics ISU WSU
First downs 22 19
Plays–yards 66–515 66–327
Rushes–yards 39–200 17–28
Passing yards 315 299
Passing: comp–att–int 18–27–2 35–49–0
Time of possession 29:33 30:27
Team Category Player Statistics
Iowa State Passing Brock Purdy 18/27, 315 yds, 2 INT
Rushing David Montgomery 26 car, 124 yds, 1 TD
Receiving Hakeem Butler 9 rec, 192 yds
Washington State Passing Gardner Minshew 35/49, 299 yds, 2 TD
Rushing Gardner Minshew 6 car, 16 yds, 1 TD
Receiving Dezmon Patmon 6 rec, 76 yds, 1 TD

References

  1. ^ Lawson, Theo (December 28, 2018). "Washington State earns record 11th victory in Alamo Bowl". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved December 29, 2018 – via seattletimes.com.
  2. ^ Fawkes, Ben (December 10, 2018). "Odds for every 2018–19 CFB bowl game". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
  3. ^ @valeroalamobowl (December 29, 2018). "We have an official crowd of 60,675 tonight" (Tweet). Retrieved December 28, 2018 – via Twitter.
  4. ^ "2018 Bowl Schedule". CFP.com. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
  5. ^ "2018-19 College Football Playoff and bowl schedule". ESPN. May 2, 2018. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  6. ^ a b c "Valero Alamo Bowl Selects Iowa State and Washington State for 26th Game". alamobowl.com (Press release). December 2, 2018. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  7. ^ "Iowa State Cyclones vs. Washington State Cougars series history games list". winsipedia.com. Retrieved December 29, 2018.

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