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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 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 ] It was announced pregame that UCLA quarterback Josh Rosen had not cleared the concussion protocol and would not play.[ 5] [ 5]
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
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
^ 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 .
Formerly known as the Copper / Insight / Buffalo Wild Wings / Cactus / Cheez-It Bowl / Guaranteed Rate Bowl
History & conference tie-ins Games
