2018 Alamo Bowl

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.

2018 Valero Alamo Bowl
26th Alamo Bowl
Iowa State Cyclones Washington State Cougars
(8–4) (10–2)
Big 12 Pac-12
26 28
Head coach: 
Matt Campbell		 Head coach: 
Mike Leach
APCoachesCFP
25RV24
APCoachesCFP
121313
1234 Total
Iowa State 010106 26
Washington State 71407 28
DateDecember 28, 2018
Season2018
StadiumAlamodome
LocationSan Antonio, Texas
MVPGardner Minshew (QB, Washington State)
Peyton Pelluer (LB, Washington State)[1]
FavoriteWashington State by 3.5[2]
RefereeJohn O’Neill (Big Ten)
Attendance60,675[3]
PayoutUS$7,975,000 [4]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN & ESPN Radio
AnnouncersDave Pasch, Greg McElroy and Tom Luginbill (ESPN)
Roy Philpott, Tom Ramsey and Alex Corddry (ESPN Radio)

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
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).

Washington State Cougars
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).

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
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 26 28

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 downs2219
Plays–yards66–51566–327
Rushes–yards39–20017–28
Passing yards315299
Passing: comp–att–int18–27–235–49–0
Time of possession29:3330:27
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Iowa State PassingBrock Purdy18/27, 315 yds, 2 INT
RushingDavid Montgomery26 car, 124 yds, 1 TD
ReceivingHakeem Butler9 rec, 192 yds
Washington State PassingGardner Minshew35/49, 299 yds, 2 TD
RushingGardner Minshew6 car, 16 yds, 1 TD
ReceivingDezmon Patmon6 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 28, 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. "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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