The 1998 Alamo Bowl featured the Kansas State Wildcats and the

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. The Wildcats came into the game fresh off a double overtime loss in the Big 12 Championship Game to the

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, which ruined their chance at a national championship in the

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. With an experienced quarterback, Michael Bishop, the Heisman Trophy runner-up, and one of the best offenses and defenses in the country, the Wildcats were generally expected to have an easy bowl victory. The unranked Purdue Boilermakers finished fourth in the

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. The Boilermaker's starting quarterback

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, a sophomore, was a first-year starter and relatively inexperienced. The Wildcats finished with a #3 ranking in the BCS and thought they deserved to play in one of the BCS bowl games. Kansas State was unable to overcome the Boilermakers, who drove 80 yards for a touchdown in the final minute to shock Kansas State, 37–34. After this season, the "Kansas State Rule" was created, making the #3 spot an automatic bid. Kansas State finished ranked #6 in the BCS the following season, only to be left out of the BCS once again. The win was selected as the second best win for Purdue during the

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era by Purdue blog Off the Tracks.

Scoring summary

Second Quarter
PU- Daniels 5 pass from Brees ( Dorsch kick) 14:47
PU- FG Dorsch 25 13:03
KSU- Mcdonald 1 pass from

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( Gramatica kick) 9:49
PU- Jones 30 pass from Brees (Dorsch kick) 8:36 Third Quarter
KSU- Havick recovered fumble in end zone (kick failed) 8:06
PU- Nugent recovered fumble in end zone (Dorsch kick) 0:52
PU- FG Dorsch 26 0:04 Fourth Quarter
KSU-

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3 run (Gramatica kick) 11:59
PU- FG Dorsch 37 6:44
KSU- Mcdonald 88 pass from Bishop (Gramatica kick) 6:23
KSU- Swift 2 pass from Bishop (Gramatica kick) 1:24
PU- Jones 24 pass from Brees (Dorsch kick) 0:30

Stats

Rushing KSU- Allen 13-83, Hickson 7-35, Bishop 20-7 PU- Crabtree 12-46, Brees 10-25 Passing KSU- Bishop 9-24—182 PU- Brees 25-53—230 Receiving KSU- Mcdonald 5-124, Peries 1-52 PU- Jones 11-98, Daniels 6-47, Sutherland 3-53, Lane 3-25

References

* {{Purdue Boilermakers bowl game navbox Alamo Bowl, 1998 Kansas State Wildcats football bowl games Purdue Boilermakers football bowl games Alamo Bowl