2001 Insight.com Bowl

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2001 Insight.com Bowl
13th Insight.com Bowl
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DateDecember 29, 2001
Season 2001
Stadium Bank One Ballpark
Location Phoenix, Arizona
MVP James Mungro (RB, Syracuse) & Clifton Smith (LB, Syracuse)
Attendance40,028
United States TV coverage
Network ESPN
Announcers Dave Barnett and Rod Gilmore
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The 2001 Insight.com Bowl was the 13th edition of the Insight.com Bowl. It featured the Syracuse Orangemen, and the Kansas State Wildcats, and it was a rematch of the 1997 Fiesta Bowl, played in nearby Tempe.

Game summary

Syracuse opened the scoring on a 65-yard touchdown run by running back James Mungro making it 7–0 Syracuse. Kansas State's Joe Rheem kicked a 29–yard field goal to pull KSU to 7–3, closing the first quarter scoring. In the second quarter, James Mungro scored on a pair of 1-yard touchdown runs, but on both occasions the extra point fell short, as Syracuse led 19–3. After a scoreless third quarter, backup quarterback RJ Anderson fired a 52-yard touchdown pass to Johnnie Morant making the final score 26–3. [1]

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References

  1. "Syracuse vs. Kansas State". usatoday.com. December 29, 2001.