The 2017 Cactus Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game played on December 26, 2017, at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona.
The game was the 29th edition of the Cactus Bowl, although only the fourth played under that name.
The bowl featured the Kansas State Wildcats of the Big 12 Conference against the UCLA Bruins of the Pac-12 Conference, and was the final game of the season for both teams.
It was announced pregame that UCLA quarterback Josh Rosen had not cleared the concussion protocol and would not play.
[5] UCLA named Devon Modster to the starting role in Rosen's absence.