The 1997 Alamo Bowl featured the Purdue Boilermakers, and the Oklahoma State Cowboys.
| 1997 Builders Square Alamo Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fifth edition | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 30, 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Alamodome | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | San Antonio, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Billy Dicken (QB, Purdue) Adrian Beasley (S, Purdue) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Purdue by 3.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Bill Goss (SEC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 55,552 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | ESPN: Mike Tirico (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst) and Jerry Punch (sideline) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.