Iowa State vs Washington State 12/28/18 - Alamo Bowl - CFB Picks & Predictions

The No. 24 ranked Iowa State Cyclones play the No. 13 ranked Washington State Cougars on December 28 in the Alamo Bowl at Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. The Cyclones won their final game of the regular season 27-24 over Drake to improve to 8-4. Iowa State’s David Montgomery led the team in rushing with 145 yards and a pair of touchdowns in win.

Washington State fell to 10-2 for the season after losing to Washington 28-15 in their final game of the regular season. The loss knocked the Cougars out of a chance to play for the Pac-12 championship. Gardner Minshew threw for 152 yards in the loss. Brock Purdy leads Iowa State in passing with 1,935 yards, 16 touchdowns and five interceptions. David Montgomery is the leading rusher for the Cyclones with 1.092 yards and 12 touchdowns. The leading receiver is Hakeem Butler with 1,126 yards and nine touchdowns.

Washington State quarterback Gardner Minshew has thrown for 4,477 yards, 36 touchdowns and nine interceptions. The leading rusher for the Cougars is James Williams with 552 yards and 12 touchdowns. Nine Cougars receivers have over 200 yards receiving led by Dezmon Patmon with 740 yards and four touchdowns, while Davontavean Martin has 650 yards receiving and eight TDs.