Subheader: | 9th Insight.com Bowl |
Year Game Played: | 1997 |
Game Name: | Insight.com Bowl |
Football Season: | 1997 |
Visitor Name Short: | New Mexico |
Visitor Nickname: | Lobos |
Visitor School: | University of New Mexico |
Home Name Short: | Arizona |
Home Nickname: | Wildcats |
Home School: | University of Arizona |
Visitor Record: | 9–3 |
Visitor Conference: | WAC |
Home Record: | 6–5 |
Home Conference: | Pac-10 |
Visitor Coach: | Dennis Franchione |
Home Coach: | Dick Tomey |
Visitor 1Q: | 0 |
Visitor 2Q: | 7 |
Visitor 3Q: | 7 |
Visitor 4Q: | 0 |
Home 1Q: | 7 |
Home 2Q: | 6 |
Home 3Q: | 7 |
Home 4Q: | 0 |
Date Game Played: | December 27 |
Stadium: | Arizona Stadium |
City: | Tucson, Arizona |
Referee: | John Smith (Big East) |
Attendance: | 49,385 |
Us Network: | ESPN |
Us Announcers Link: | List of announcers of major college bowl games |
Us Announcers: | Charley Steiner (play-by-play); Todd Christensen (analysis); Sean Salisbury (sidelines) |
Different Previous: | 1996 |
The 1997 Insight.com Bowl was the ninth edition to the Insight.com Bowl, although the first played under that name. It featured the New Mexico Lobos and the Arizona Wildcats. It was a meeting of old Western Athletic Conference and Border Conference rivals.
Arizona opened the scoring with a 15 yard touchdown run by Kevin Eafon, giving UA a 7–0 lead. It would be the only score of the 1st quarter. In the second quarter, New Mexico's Graham Leigh threw a 12 yard touchdown pass to Milton Thomas tying the game at 7. Trung Canidate scored on a 3 yard touchdown run, giving the Wildcats a 13–7 halftime lead. In the third quarter, Kevin Eafon scored on a 1 yard touchdown run, making it 20–7 Arizona. Graham Leigh's 4 yard touchdown run made the final score Arizona 20, New Mexico 14.[1]
Statistics | New Mexico | Arizona | |
---|---|---|---|
First downs | 16 | 19 | |
Rushing yards | 140 | 209 | |
Passing yards | 150 | 89 | |
Passes intercepted | 4 | 2 | |
Return yards | 29 | 54 | |
Total offense | 290 | 298 | |
Punts–average | 7–40.7 | 9–38.7 | |
Fumbles–lost | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
Penalties–yards | 9–60 | 5–39 | |
Time of possession | 24:15 | 35:45 |