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1997 Alamo Bowl
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year_game_played | 1997 |
| title_sponsor | Builders Square |
| game_name | Alamo Bowl |
| subheader | Fifth edition |
| football_season | 1997 |
| visitor_name_short | Purdue |
| visitor_nickname | Boilermakers |
| visitor_school | Purdue University |
| home_name_short | Oklahoma State |
| home_nickname | Cowboys |
| home_school | Oklahoma State |
| visitor_record | 8–3 |
| visitor_conference | Big Ten |
| home_record | 8–3 |
| home_conference | Big 12 |
| visitor_coach | Joe Tiller |
| home_coach | Bob Simmons |
| visitor_rank_AP | 17 |
| visitor_rank_coaches | 16 |
| visitor_rank_bowlalliance | 16 |
| home_rank_AP | 24 |
| home_rank_coaches | 24 |
| home_rank_bowlalliance | 24 |
| visitor_1q | 7 |
| visitor_2q | 3 |
| visitor_3q | 20 |
| visitor_4q | 3 |
| home_1q | 3 |
| home_2q | 3 |
| home_3q | 7 |
| home_4q | 7 |
| date_game_played | December 30 |
| stadium | Alamodome |
| city | San Antonio, Texas |
| MVP | Billy Dicken (QB, Purdue) |
| Adrian Beasley (S, Purdue) | |
| odds | Purdue by 3.5 |
| referee | Bill Goss (SEC) |
| attendance | 55,552 |
| us_network | ESPN |
| us_announcers_link | List of announcers of major college bowl games |
| us_announcers | **ESPN:** Mike Tirico (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst) and Jerry Punch (sideline) |
Adrian Beasley (S, Purdue)
The 1997 Alamo Bowl featured the Purdue Boilermakers, and the Oklahoma State Cowboys.
Oklahoma State took an early 3–0 lead on a field goal. Purdue responded with an 18-yard touchdown pass from Billy Dicken, to take a 7–3 lead. The teams traded field goals before half time, and Purdue led 10–6 at halftime.
In the second half, quarterback Billy Dicken rushed one yard for a touchdown increasing Purdue's lead to 17–6. Running back Jamaal Fobbs sprinted 21 yards for a touchdown pulling OSU to within 17–13. Wide receiver Vinny Sutherland changed the momentum by running for a 19-yard touchdown, extending Purdue's lead to 24–13. Billy Dicken threw a 69-yard touchdown pass to Chris Daniels making the score 30–13. Purdue added a field goal to make the margin 33–13. Oklahoma State scored before the end of the game to make the final 33–20.
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