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{{Infobox college football game
| name = 
| year_game_played           = 1997
| title_sponsor              = [[Builders&nbsp;Square]]
| game_name                  = Alamo&nbsp;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 Conference|Big Ten]]
| home_record                = 8–3
| home_conference            = [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]
| visitor_coach              = [[Joe Tiller]]
| home_coach                 = [[Bob Simmons (football coach)|Bob Simmons]]
| visitor_rank_AP            = 16
| 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)<br>Adrian Beasley (S, Purdue)
| odds                       = Purdue by 3.5
| referee                    = Bill Goss ([[Southeastern Conference|SEC]])
| attendance                 = 55,552
| us_network                 = [[ESPN College Football|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)
}}

The '''1997 Alamo Bowl''' featured the [[1997 Purdue Boilermakers football team|Purdue Boilermakers]], and the [[1997 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team|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 Dickens 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.

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores97/97364/97364408.htm Review of the game by USA Today]

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