Valero Alamo Bowl ·

Valero Alamo Bowl

VALERO ALAMO BOWL
No. 15 Stanford9-537
No. 13 TCU11-339Final
Thu, Dec 28 · Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas (neutral site) · Crowd 57,653 · Indoors

Records are after this game. Rankings are the AP poll before it.

TCU trailed Stanford by 18 points in the 2nd quarter and won 39-37, the Valero Alamo Bowl, December 28, 2017.

TCU was No. 13 and Stanford No. 15 in the last AP poll before the bowls.

How the lead changed

TCU took the lead for good with 3:07 left in the 4th quarter, TCU 39, Stanford 37.

Big moments

  1. 1st quarter, 8:42
    Rushing touchdown of 15 yards

    Stanford scored. Stanford 7, TCU 0.

  2. 4th quarter, 11:49
    Punt return touchdown

    TCU scored. TCU 36, Stanford 31.

  3. 4th quarter, 6:42
    Touchdown pass of 4 yards

    Stanford scored. Stanford 37, TCU 36.

  4. 4th quarter, 3:07
    Field goal

    TCU scored. TCU 39, Stanford 37.

Scores that changed who was leading, from the play-by-play record.

What happened next

  1. TCU finished the 2017 season 11-3, No. 13 in the last AP poll before the bowls.

  2. Stanford finished the 2017 season 9-5, No. 15 in the last AP poll before the bowls.

  3. Stanford's first game of the 2018 season: W 31-10 vs San Diego State, Aug 31, 2018

    about 8 months later

  4. TCU's first game of the 2018 season: W 55-7 vs Southern, Sep 1, 2018

    about 8 months later

  5. The teams' next meeting after Dec 28, 2017: TCU 34, Stanford 27, Aug 30, 2024

    about 7 years later

Related pages

Scores, dates and the stage: ESPN.

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