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.

Stanford

TCU

Game summary

Scoring summary

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP 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 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 37 39
QuarterTimeDriveTeamScoring informationScore
PlaysYardsTOPSTANTCU
18:423231:26STANBryce Love 15-yard touchdown run, Jet Toner kick good70
16:018582:41TCU38-yard field goal by Cole Bunce73
11:517704:10STANJ. J. Arcega-Whiteside 18-yard touchdown reception from K. J. Costello, Jet Toner kick good143
27:2411536:06STANJ. J. Arcega-Whiteside 14-yard touchdown reception from K. J. Costello, Jet Toner kick good213
23:069764:18TCUKenny Hill 6-yard touchdown run, Cole Bunce kick good2110
311:119753:49TCUKenny Hill 27-yard touchdown reception from Desmon White, Cole Bunce kick no good2116
39:014792:10STANBryce Love 69-yard touchdown run, Jet Toner kick good2816
35:519753:10TCUDesmon White 11-yard touchdown reception from Kenny Hill, Cole Bunce kick good2823
32:097643:42STAN27-yard field goal by Jet Toner3123
414:341930:11TCUJalen Reagor 93-yard touchdown reception from Kenny Hill, 2-point pass failed3129
411:49---TCUDesmon White 76 yard punt return3136
46:4210765:07STANJ. J. Arcega-Whiteside 4-yard touchdown reception from K. J. Costello, 2-point pass failed3736
43:079593:35TCU33-yard field goal by Cole Bunce3739
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.3739

Statistics

1234Total
No. 13 Cardinal14710637
No. 15 Horned Frogs37131639
StatisticsSTANTCU
First downs1721
Plays–yards61–36967–488
Rushes–yards34–15726–147
Passing yards212341
Passing: Comp–Att–Int15–27–228–41–2
Time of possession33:0326:57
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
STANPassingK. J. Costello15/27, 212 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT
RushingBryce Love26 car, 145 yds, 2 TD
ReceivingCameron Scarlett2 rec, 85 yds
TCUPassingKenny Hill24/40, 314 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
RushingKenny Hill9 car, 40 yds, 1 TD
ReceivingJalen Reagor5 rec, 169 yds, 1 TD