Illinois Wesleyan assistant football coach Billy Dicken has been featured in a series highlighting the top 20 plays in Alamo Bowl history, released online on Monday (Oct. 29).

Playing as the Purdue quarterback in the 1997 Alamo Bowl in San Antonio, Texas, Dicken connected on a 69 yard touchdown pass to Chris Daniels that gave the No. 16-ranked Boilermakers a 30-13 lead as they went on to win 33-20 against No. 24-ranked Oklahoma State. The 69 yards was an Alamo Bowl record long scoring play.


Dicken completed 18-of-34 passes for 325 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another as Purdue ended a 17-year postseason drought. Purdue was making its first trip to the postseason since a 27-24 loss to Virginia in the 1984 Peach Bowl. The Boilermakers had not won a bowl game since beating Missouri, 28-25, in the 1980 Liberty Bowl.

The video is being released as part of s 20-play series to commemorate the top 20 plays in the 20 years the Alamo Bowl has been in existence. This year's Valero Alamo Bowl will be played on December 29 and will feature a team from the Big 12 Conference against a team from the Pac 12 Conference.

Dicken is in his third season as a full-time offensive assistant coach at Illinois Wesleyan and his 11th overall year as a Titan assistant.