2010 Insight Bowl
The 2010 Insight Bowl was the 22nd edition of the college football bowl game, played at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona on Tuesday, December 28, 2010. It featured the Missouri Tigers from the Big 12 Conference versus the Iowa Hawkeyes from the Big Ten Conference.
Teams
Missouri
The Tigers entered the bowl with a 10-2 record. Midway through the season, Missouri looked like it might be making a beeline for the BCS, sitting at 7-0 and favored in its final four games. The Tigers stumbled, following a loss to Nebraska with another at Texas Tech, but rebounded to win its final three games and finish at 10-2 for the program's third 10-win season in four years, bringing the program to its fourth such season ever. Much to the disappointment to many fans, Missouri would later make their second appearance in the Insight Bowl. They were a 34-31 winner over West Virginia in the 1998 game.Iowa
Iowa looked to end its season on a high note. The Hawkeyes started off with wins over Penn State and were the only team to defeat Michigan State. But Iowa has lost their last three games including a season-ending 27-24 loss to Minnesota. The Hawkeyes won their last two bowl games and were coming off with a 24-14 win in the Orange bowl over Georgia Tech giving the Hawkeyes their first BCS bowl win in school history. and made their first appearance at the Insight Bowl.Weather
57 deg, wind: W at 3 mph, 47% humidityGame summary
Scoring
Team statistics
Statistics | Missouri | Iowa |
First Downs | 32 | 19 |
Rush | 10 | 9 |
Pass | 20 | 8 |
Penalty | 2 | 2 |
Total Offense | 512 | 425 |
Total Plays | 86 | 58 |
Average Gain per Play | 6.0 | 7.3 |
Net Yards Rushing | 78 | 225 |
Rushing Attempts | 29 | 37 |
Average per Rush | 2.7 | 6.1 |
Rushing Touchdowns | 2 | 2 |
Yards Gained Rushing | 118 | 230 |
Yards Lost Rushing | 40 | 5 |
Net Yards Passing | 434 | 200 |
Comp.-Attempts-INT | 41-57-2 | 11-12-2 |
Average per Attempt | 7.6 | 9.5 |
Average per Comp. | 10.6 | 18.2 |
Passing Touchdowns | 1 | 0 |
Kickoffs-Yards | 5-340 | 6-400 |
Average Yards Per Kickoff | 68.0 | 66.7 |
Net Yards per Kickoff | 40.4 | 49.7 |
Touchbacks | 1 | 1 |
Kick Returns-Yds-Average | 5-82-16.4 | 4-118-29.5 |
Field Goals-Att-Long | 1-1-23 | 2-2-34 |
Punts-Yds-Average-Long | 4-168-42.0-55 | 3-134-44.7-47 |
3rd Down Conversions | 8-15 | 6-11 |
4th Down Conversions | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Sacks By: Number-Yds | 0-0 | 2-16 |
Fumbles-Interceptions-Yds-TDs | 0-2-25-0 | 0-2-72-1 |
Penalties-Yds | 5-48 | 3-19 |
Time of Possession | 29:49 | 29:23 |