Kansas State will meet the UCLA Bruins in the Valero Alamo Bowl January 2.

–This will be the 18th bowl game in KSU history

–Kansas State has played in the Alamo Bowl on one prior occasion, losing to Purdue 37-34 in 1998.

–The Bruins and Wildcats are both 9-3

–K-State finished the regular season with a No. 11 ranking, while UCLA is ranked 14th

–The University confirmed K-State’s seating allotment for the Alamo Bowl includes a total of 12,000 tickets. All fans who placed a pre-order will receive the number of tickets that were requested. The K-State Athletics Ticket Office will work over the next week to assign specific seats based on the athletic department priority points and mail pre-ordered tickets. Detailed information regarding bowl ticket order fulfillment has been emailed to fans who placed a pre-order.

–Public tickets for K-State fans who did not place a pre-order are available now at the K-State Online Ticket Office at www.kstatesports.com/tickets and through the K-State Athletics Ticket Office in Bramlage Coliseum or via phone at 1-800-221-CATS starting Monday at 8:30 a.m.

–The University reported the location for K-State’s ticket allotment at the Alamodome is among the best of any bowl game with prime seating locations both on the lower ( $120 ) and upper ( $75 ) sections of the stadium.

–Student tickets, priced at $75 for upper level and $120 for lower level, will go on sale beginning at 3 p.m. Thursday to ICAT members, while all remaining students can purchase tickets beginning Friday at 8:30 a.m.

–The K-State Alumni Association will also provide official travel packages to the bowl game. You can visit the Alumni Association’s official bowl travel page — https://k-statesporttours.com — for travel package information.