Insight Bowl
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| Insight Bowl | |
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 Insight Bowl logo |
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| Stadium | Sun Devil Stadium |
| Location | Tempe, Arizona |
| Previous Stadiums | Arizona Stadium (1989 — 1999) Bank One Ballpark (2000 — 2004) Chase Field (2005) |
| Previous Locations | Tucson, Arizona (1989 — 1999) Phoenix, Arizona (2000 — 2005) |
| Operated | 1989 — present |
| Conference Tie-ins | Big Ten, Big 12 |
| Previous Conference Tie-ins | Big East (1989 — 2005) Pac-10 (1989 — 2005) |
| Payout | US$1,200,000 (2006) |
| Sponsors | |
| Insight Enterprises (1996 — present) | |
| Former names | |
| Copper Bowl (1989 — 1996) Insight.com Bowl (1997 — 2001) |
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| 2006 Matchup | |
| Texas Tech vs. Minnesota | |
The Insight Bowl is an NCAA-sanctioned Division I-A post-season American college football bowl game played in Arizona since 1989. From 1989 to 1999, the games were played at Arizona Stadium in Tucson. Starting in 2000, the game moved to Bank One Ballpark, now known as Chase Field, in Phoenix. The game moved yet again effective with the 2006 game, but remained in the Phoenix metropolitan area, this time to Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe. The 2006 game saw another change, with the television rights going to the NFL Network, replacing ESPN.
The game was formerly known as the Copper Bowl from 1989 until 1996 when sponsorship and naming rights were assumed by Insight Enterprises and it became the Insight.com Bowl (1997 to 2001), and then the Insight Bowl. It featured teams from the Big East and Pac 10 until 2005. Starting in 2006, the Insight Bowl will feature an annual matchup between teams from the Big Ten and the Big 12.
The 2006 game saw the biggest comeback in NCAA Division I-A postseason history, as Texas Tech came back from a 38-7 third-quarter deficit to defeat Minnesota 44-41 in overtime.
[edit] Previous results
| Date Played | Winning Team | Losing Team | notes | ||
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| December 31, 1989 | Arizona | 17 | North Carolina State | 10 | |
| December 31, 1990 | California | 17 | Wyoming | 15 | |
| December 31, 1991 | Indiana | 24 | Baylor | 0 | |
| December 31, 1992 | Washington State | 31 | Utah | 28 | |
| December 29, 1993 | Kansas State | 52 | Wyoming | 17 | |
| December 29, 1994 | BYU | 31 | Oklahoma | 6 | |
| December 27, 1995 | Texas Tech | 55 | Air Force | 41 | |
| December 27, 1996 | Wisconsin | 38 | Utah | 10 | |
| December 27, 1997 | Arizona | 20 | New Mexico | 14 | |
| December 26, 1998 | Missouri | 34 | West Virginia | 31 | |
| December 31, 1999 | Colorado | 62 | Boston College | 28 | |
| December 28, 2000 | Iowa State | 37 | Pittsburgh | 29 | |
| December 29, 2001 | Syracuse | 26 | Kansas State | 3 | |
| December 26, 2002 | Pittsburgh | 38 | Oregon State | 13 | |
| December 26, 2003 | California | 52 | Virginia Tech | 49 | |
| December 28, 2004 | Oregon State | 38 | Notre Dame | 21 | notes |
| December 27, 2005 | Arizona State | 45 | Rutgers | 40 | notes |
| December 29, 2006 | Texas Tech | 44 | Minnesota | 41 | OT notes |
[edit] MVPs
| Date played | MVPs | Team | Position |
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| December 31, 1989 | Shane Montgomery | North Carolina State | QB |
| Scott Geyer | Arizona | DB | |
| December 31, 1990 | Mike Pawlawski | California | QB |
| Robert Midgett | Wyoming | LB | |
| December 31, 1991 | Vaughn Dunbar | Indiana | TB |
| Mark Hagen | Indiana | LB | |
| December 28, 1992 | Drew Bledsoe | Washington State | QB |
| Phillip Bobo | Washington State | WR | |
| Kareem Leary | Utah | DB | |
| December 29, 1993 | Andrew Coleman | Kansas State | WR |
| Kenny McEntyre | Kansas State | CB | |
| December 29, 1994 | John Walsh | BYU | QB |
| Jamal Willis | BYU | RB | |
| Broderick Simpson | Oklahoma | LB | |
| December 27, 1995 | Byron Hanspard | Texas Tech | RB |
| Zebbie Lethridge | Texas Tech | QB | |
| Mickey Dalton | Air Force | CB | |
| December 27, 1996 | Ron Dayne | Wisconsin | RB |
| Tarek Saleh | Wisconsin | LB | |
| December 27, 1997 | Trung Canidate | Arizona | RB |
| Jimmy Sprotte | Arizona | LB | |
| December 26, 1998 | Marc Bulger | West Virginia | QB |
| Jeff Marriott | Missouri | DT | |
| December 31, 1999 | Cortlen Johnson | Colorado | RB |
| Jashon Sykes | Colorado | LB | |
| December 28, 2000 | Sage Rosenfels | Iowa State | QB |
| Reggie Hayward | Iowa State | DE | |
| December 29, 2001 | James Mungro | Syracuse | RB |
| Clifton Smith | Syracuse | LB | |
| December 26, 2002 | Brandon Miree | Pittsburgh | TB |
| Claude Harriott | Pittsburgh | DL | |
| December 26, 2003 | Aaron Rodgers | California | QB |
| Ryan Gutierrez | California | FS | |
| December 26, 2004 | Derek Anderson | Oregon State | QB |
| Trent Bray | Oregon State | LB | |
| December 27, 2005 | Rudy Carpenter | Arizona State | QB |
| Jamar Williams | Arizona State | LB | |
| December 29, 2006 | Graham Harrell | Texas Tech | QB |
| Antonio Huffman | Texas Tech | CB |
[edit] See also
| 2006-07 Division I-A College football Bowl Game season | |||||||
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| Poinsettia (Dec. 19) • Las Vegas (Dec. 21) • New Orleans (Dec. 22) • PapaJohns.com (Dec. 23) • New Mexico (Dec. 23) • Armed Forces (Dec. 23) • Hawai'i (Dec. 24) • Motor City (Dec. 26) • Emerald (Dec. 27) • Holiday (Dec. 28) • Independence (Dec. 28) • Texas (Dec. 28) • Music City (Dec. 29) • Sun (Dec. 29) • Liberty (Dec. 29) • Insight (Dec. 29) • Champs Sports (Dec. 29) • Meineke Car Care (Dec. 30) • Alamo (Dec. 30) • Chick-fil-A (Dec. 30) • MPC Computers (Dec. 31) • Outback (Jan. 1) • Cotton (Jan. 1) • Gator (Jan. 1) • Capital One (Jan. 1) • International (Jan. 6) • GMAC (Jan. 7) | |||||||
Bowl Championship Series games:
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| All-Star Games: North-South All-Star Classic (Jan. 13) • Hula Bowl (Jan. 14) • Las Vegas All-American Classic (Jan. 15) • East-West Shrine Game (Jan. 20) • Senior Bowl (Jan. 27) • Texas vs. The Nation Game (Feb. 2) | |||||||
