| Game Name: | Alamo Bowl |
| Subheader: | 26th Alamo Bowl |
| Title Sponsor: | Valero |
| Date Game Played: | December 28 |
| Year Game Played: | 2018 |
| Football Season: | 2018 |
| Stadium: | Alamodome |
| City: | San Antonio, Texas |
| Visitor School: | Iowa State University |
| Visitor Name Short: | Iowa State |
| Visitor Nickname: | Cyclones |
| Visitor Record: | 8–4 |
| Visitor Conference: | Big 12 |
| Visitor Rank Ap: | 25 |
| Visitor Rank Coaches: | RV |
| Visitor Rank Cfp: | 24 |
| Visitor Coach: | Matt Campbell |
| Visitor 1Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 10 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 10 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 6 |
| Home School: | Washington State University |
| Home Name Short: | Washington State |
| Home Nickname: | Cougars |
| Home Record: | 10–2 |
| Home Conference: | Pac-12 |
| Home Rank Ap: | 12 |
| Home Rank Coaches: | 13 |
| Home Rank Cfp: | 13 |
| Home Coach: | Mike Leach |
| Home 1Q: | 7 |
| Home 2Q: | 14 |
| Home 3Q: | 0 |
| Home 4Q: | 7 |
| Mvp: | Gardner Minshew (QB, Washington State) Peyton Pelluer (LB, Washington State)[1] |
| Odds: | Washington State by 3.5[2] |
| Referee: | John O’Neill (Big Ten) |
| Attendance: | 60,675[3] |
| Payout: | 7,975,000 [4] |
| Us Network: | ESPN & ESPN Radio |
| Us Announcers: | Dave Pasch, Greg McElroy and Tom Luginbill (ESPN) Roy Philpott, Tom Ramsey and Alex Corddry (ESPN Radio) |
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.
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]
See main article: 2018 Iowa State Cyclones football team. 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).
See main article: 2018 Washington State Cougars football team. 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).