| Game Name: | Alamo Bowl |
| Subheader: | 25th Alamo Bowl |
| Title Sponsor: | Valero |
| Date Game Played: | December 28 |
| Year Game Played: | 2017 |
| Football Season: | 2017 |
| Stadium: | Alamodome |
| City: | San Antonio, Texas |
| Visitor School: | Stanford University |
| Visitor Name Short: | Stanford |
| Visitor Nickname: | Cardinal |
| Visitor Record: | 9–4 |
| Visitor Conference: | Pac-12 |
| Visitor Rank Ap: | 15 |
| Visitor Rank Coaches: | 16 |
| Visitor Rank Cfp: | 13 |
| Visitor Coach: | David Shaw |
| Visitor 1Q: | 14 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 10 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 6 |
| Home School: | Texas Christian University |
| Home Name Short: | TCU |
| Home Nickname: | Horned Frogs |
| Home Record: | 10–3 |
| Home Conference: | Big 12 |
| Home Rank Ap: | 13 |
| Home Rank Coaches: | 13 |
| Home Rank Cfp: | 15 |
| Home Coach: | Gary Patterson |
| Home 1Q: | 3 |
| Home 2Q: | 7 |
| Home 3Q: | 13 |
| Home 4Q: | 16 |
| Odds: | TCU by 3 |
| Mvp: | Offensive: Kenny Hill (QB, TCU) Defensive: Travin Howard (LB, TCU) |
| Referee: | Ken Williamson (SEC) |
| Attendance: | 57,653[1] |
| Payout: | 7,575,000[2] |
| Us Network: | ESPN |
| Us Announcers: | TV: Rece Davis, Joey Galloway, David Pollack, Quint Kessenich Radio: Bill Rosinski, David Norrie, Ian Fitzsimmons |
| Different Previous: | 2016 (Dec) |
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).
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.[3]
See also: 2017 Stanford Cardinal football team.
See also: 2017 TCU Horned Frogs football team.
| Statistics | STAN | TCU |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 17 | 21 |
| Plays–yards | 61–369 | 67–488 |
| Rushes–yards | 34–157 | 26–147 |
| Passing yards | 212 | 341 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 15–27–2 | 28–41–2 |
| Time of possession | 33:03 | 26:57 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| STAN | Passing | 15/27, 212 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT | |
| Rushing | 26 car, 145 yds, 2 TD | ||
| Receiving | Cameron Scarlett | 2 rec, 85 yds | |
| TCU | Passing | 24/40, 314 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT | |
| Rushing | Kenny Hill | 9 car, 40 yds, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | 5 rec, 169 yds, 1 TD |