2015 Alamo Bowl

August 2023 May 2026 Alamo Bowl 22nd Alamo Bowl Valero January 2 2015 2014 Alamodome San Antonio, Texas, U.S. UCLA UCLA Bruins 9–3 Pac-12 14 15 14 Jim L. Mora 17 14 3 6 Kansas State Wildcats Kansas State Wildcats 9–3 Big 12 11 10 11 Bill Snyder 0 6 15 14 UCLA by 1.5College Football Lines, NCAA College Football Lines At Bovada Online Sportsbook Bovada http://sports.bovada.lv/sports-betting/college-football-lines.jsp https://web.archive.org/web/20150102044153/http://sports.bovada.lv/sports-betting/college-football-lines.jsp January 2, 2015 usurped Offense: Paul Perkins (RB, UCLA)http://ucla.scout.com/story/1498363-video-alamo-bowl-mvp-trophy-presentation VIDEO: ALAMO BOWL MVP, TROPHY PRESENTATION Huffman Brandon January 2, 2015 ucla.scout.com Scout.com January 3, 2015Defense: Eric Kendricks (LB, UCLA)Sportsmanship: Tyler Lockett (WR, KSU)551223488665485312 valeroalamobowl 2015 #AlamoBowl MVPs: OFFENSE: Paul... 3 January 2015 Jerry McGinn (Big Ten) 60,517 3 million per team ESPN/ESPN Radio Joe Tessitore, Brock Huard, & Shannon Spake (ESPN)Bob Wischusen, Matt Millen, Quint Kessenich (ESPN Radio) TBD 2013 2016 (Jan) The 2015 Alamo Bowl was an American college football bowl game played on January 2, 2015, at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. The 22nd edition of the Alamo Bowl featured the Kansas State Wildcats from the Big 12 Conference and the UCLA Bruins from the Pac-12 Conference. It was televised at 5:45 p.m. CST on ESPN and heard on the ESPN Radio. It was one of the 2014–15 bowl games that conclude the 2014 FBS football season. The game was sponsored by the Valero Energy Corporation and was officially known as the Valero Alamo Bowl. The Bruins defeated the Wildcats, 40–35, and ended the season with 10 wins. Teams This was the third overall meeting between these two teams, with the series standing tied, 1–1 before the game. The last time these two teams met was in 2010. Kansas State 2014 Kansas State Wildcats football team Kansas State entered the season ranked #20 in the preseason polls, and were predicted as one of the teams that could win the Big 12 Conference. After winning their first two games, the Wildcats lost to then 5th-ranked Auburn 20-14 to fall to 2-1. The Wildcats then won 5-straight games to improve to 7-1, including a 31-30 win over Oklahoma, and rose to #7 in the rankings. They would then lose 41-20 to TCU for their first loss of Conference play. After beating West Virginia and Kansas, Kansas State lost their season finale to Baylor 38-27 to finish 9-3, with a 7-2 conference record UCLA 2014 UCLA Bruins football team The UCLA Bruins were ranked No. 7 in preseason national polls, and were expected to contend for not only one of the four berths in the College Football Playoff, but also the national championship. They started the season 4–0, often struggling, before suffering consecutive home losses to the Utah Utes and Oregon Ducks. After dropping out of the polls, they re-emerged as playoff contenders with five straight wins. However, UCLA lost their final home game to the Stanford Cardinal. A win in the Alamo Bowl would give the Bruins their ninth 10-win season in school history, and it would be just the third time in their history that they have won 10 games in consecutive seasons.Bonagura Kyle Trotter Jake Valero Alamo Bowl: Kansas State Wildcats vs. UCLA Bruins Jake Trotter December 7, 2014 ESPN.com https://www.espn.com/blog/ncfnation/post/_/id/105094/valero-alamo-bowl-6 https://web.archive.org/web/20141208194215/http://espn.go.com/blog/ncfnation/post/_/id/105094/valero-alamo-bowl-6 December 8, 2014 live Game summary No. 14 UCLA jumped to a large halftime lead and held on for a 40–35 win over No. 11 Kansas State. Paul Perkins scored on a 67-yard run to give the Bruins a 40–28 lead with just over two minutes left in the game, and he helped recover an onside kick to seal the game after the Wildcats final score.Foster Chris UCLA survives second-half scare from Kansas State in Alamo Bowl January 2, 2015 Los Angeles Times http://www.latimes.com/sports/ucla/la-sp-ucla-kansas-state-alamo-20150103-story.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150111122723/http://www.latimes.com/sports/ucla/la-sp-ucla-kansas-state-alamo-20150103-story.html January 11, 2015 live He finished with a career-high 194 yards with two touchdowns, and was named the bowl's offensive most valuable player (MVP).#11 KANSAS STATE VS. #14 UCLA GAME NOTES AlamoBowl.com http://alamobowl.com/11-kansas-state-vs-14-ucla-game-notes/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150103235307/http://alamobowl.com/11-kansas-state-vs-14-ucla-game-notes/ January 3, 2015 live UCLA ran for 331 yards, including 96 by Brett Hundley. After making a team-high 10 tackles, including three for a loss, the Bruins' Eric Kendricks was voted the game's defensive MVP. The win earned UCLA their second straight 10–3 season, and their first consecutive bowl victories since winning eight in a row from 1983 through 1991.UCLA hangs on to beat K-State in Alamo Bowl January 3, 2015 FoxNews.com Sports Network https://www.foxnews.com/sports/ucla-hangs-on-to-beat-k-state-in-alamo-bowl/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150103121108/http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2015/01/02/ucla-hangs-on-to-beat-k-state-in-alamo-bowl/ January 3, 2015 live UCLA's Hundley ran for two touchdowns in the first quarter, when he also completed nine of 11 passes for 85 yards. The Bruins led 31–6 at the half after holding Kansas State to just 87 total yards. However, the Wildcats rallied to score 15 straight points and controlled the ball for almost 13 minutes in the third quarter.Robinett Kellis Comeback Bruined: UCLA keeps K-State from escaping its Alamo Bowl hole January 2, 2015 The Wichita Eagle http://www.kansas.com/sports/college/big-12/kansas-state/article5371689.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150105165209/http://www.kansas.com/sports/college/big-12/kansas-state/article5371689.html January 5, 2015 live They pulled to within 34–28 after a touchdown with five minutes remaining. The scoring drive was extended by two penalties by UCLA, who had 15 for an Alamo Bowl record 128 yards. UCLA responded with Perkins' touchdown run on a second-and-13 play, extending the lead to 40–28. The Wildcats came as close as 40–35 with 1:21 remaining after Tyler Lockett caught a 29-yard touchdown pass from Jake Waters, but the comeback ended after their failed onside attempt. Hundley accounted for three touchdowns and threw for 136 yards, but completed only three of 13 passes after the first quarter. The UCLA defense had a season-high seven sacks after entering the contest averaging just 1.8 (22 in 12 games). Perkins finished the season as the Pac-12 rushing leader with 1,575 yards.Wang Jack Life after Brett Hundley begins now for UCLA football January 15, 2015 Los Angeles Daily News http://www.dailynews.com/sports/20150115/life-after-brett-hundley-begins-now-for-ucla-football https://web.archive.org/web/20150120222837/http://www.dailynews.com/sports/20150115/life-after-brett-hundley-begins-now-for-ucla-football January 20, 2015 live Kendricks led the Football Bowl Subdivision with 149 solo tackles.UCLA's Eric Kendricks sets new school tackle record Kansas State's Lockett had an Alamo Bowl record 13 receptions for 164 yards, and tied the bowl record with two TD receptions. His 249 all-purpose yards were also a bowl record. Waters was 31-of-48 passing for 338 yards, but was intercepted twice and lost a fumble.Brett Hundley, UCLA start fast, then hold off K-State in Alamo Bowl January 2, 2015 ESPN.com https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=400610218 https://web.archive.org/web/20150120143651/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=400610218 January 20, 2015 live Scoring summary KSU UCLA 1 12:47 UCLA 6 77 2:13 RushTD Brett Hundley 10 good Kaʻimi Fairbairn 0 7 1 8:03 UCLA 10 50 3:35 FG 27 Kaʻimi Fairbairn 0 10 1 1:25 UCLA 10 71 4:27 RushTD Brett Hundley 28 good Kaʻimi Fairbairn 0 17 2 12:06 KSU 8 48 4:19 FG 47 Matthew McCrane 3 17 2 10:05 KSU 4 3 0:56 FG 29 Matthew McCrane 6 17 2 7:29 UCLA 3 44 0:27 RushTD Paul Perkins 32 good Kaʻimi Fairbairn 6 24 2 0:19 UCLA 4 51 1:02 RecTD Devin Lucien Brett Hundley 7 good Kaʻimi Fairbairn 6 31 3 7:23 KSU 17 75 7:37 RecTD Tyler Lockett Jake Waters 3 pass good 14 31 3 3:25 KSU 6 21 3:31 RushTD DeMarcus Robinson 1 good Matthew McCrane 21 31 3 0:33 UCLA 7 39 2:52 FG 44 Kaʻimi Fairbairn 21 34 4 4:54 KSU 15 91 6:19 RushTD Jake Waters 1 good Matthew McCrane 28 34 4 2:20 UCLA 5 76 2:34 RushTD Paul Perkins 67 pass failed 28 40 4 1:21 KSU 4 90 0:59 RecTD Tyler Lockett Jake Waters 29 good Matthew McCrane 35 40 35 40 Source: 2015 Valero Alamo Bowl Official Game Stats Stat Broadcast http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=68909&a=1 Statistics Statistics KSU UCLA First downs 27 16 Plays–yards 81–369 63–467 Rushes–yards 32–31 39–331 Passing yards 338 136 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 31–49–1 12–24–0 Time of possession 35:24 24:36 References 30em Alamo Bowl Category:Alamo Bowl Category:Kansas State Wildcats football bowl games Category:UCLA Bruins football bowl games Alamo Bowl Category:January 2015 sports events in the United States