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. Kansas State won, 35–17.
Teams 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
UCLA Bruins
It was announced pregame that UCLA quarterback Josh Rosen had not cleared the concussion protocol and would not play. UCLA named Devon Modster to the starting role in Rosen's absence.
Game summary Scoring summary
Statistics
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 StatisticsKansas 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 TDUCLA 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
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