2010 Insight Bowl

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2010 Insight Bowl
22nd Insight Bowl
1234Total
Missouri3714024
Iowa7103727
DateDecember 28, 2010
Season 2010
Stadium Sun Devil Stadium
Location Tempe, Arizona
MVP Marcus Coker (Iowa)
Micah Hyde (Iowa)
Favorite Missouri by 3 [1]
Referee Tom McCabe (MAC)
Attendance53,453
Payout US$1,200,000 per team
United States TV coverage
Network ESPN
Announcers Sean McDonough (play-by-play)
Matt Millen (analyst)
Heather Cox (sideline reporter)
Nielsen ratings 2.24
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The 2010 Insight Bowl was the 22nd edition of the Insight Bowl, a 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. [2]

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Teams

This was the first meeting of the teams since 1910, when Missouri refused to take the field if Archie Alexander, the black starting tackle for Iowa travelled to Columbia. [3] Prior to this game, Iowa and Missouri had previously met 12 times, all coming between 1892 and 1910, with Missouri holding a 7–5 lead in the series. [4]

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. [5] 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 in making its first appearance at the Insight Bowl. The Hawkeyes started off the season with a No. 9 ranking in the preseason AP poll. They had dominating wins over No. 22 Penn State and No. 5 Michigan State the Spartans only loss in the regular season. But Iowa lost 4 of their last 6 regular season games by a total of 11 points, including a season-ending 27–24 loss at 2–9 Minnesota. The Hawkeyes won their previous 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.

Weather

57 deg (F), wind: W at 3 mph, 47% humidity

Game summary

Scoring

Scoring PlayScore
1st Quarter
IOWA – Marcus Coker 1-yard run (Michael Meyer kick), 10:32IOWA 7–0
MIZZ – Grant Ressel 23-yard kick, 3:53IOWA 7–3
2nd Quarter
IOWA – Marcus Coker 62-yard run (Michael Meyer kick), 13:26IOWA 14–3
IOWA – Michael Meyer 34-yard kick, 7:28IOWA 17–3
MIZZ – Henry Josey 10-yard run (Grant Ressel kick), 4:51IOWA 17–10
3rd Quarter
IOWA – Michael Meyer 21 yard kick, 7:03IOWA 20–10
MIZZ – Blaine Gabbert 7-yard run (Grant Ressel kick), 4:34IOWA 20–17
MIZZ – Blaine Gabbert 3-yard pass to Michael Egnew (Grant Ressel kick), 0:54MIZZ 24–20
4th Quarter
IOWA – Micah Hyde 72-yard interception return (Michael Meyer kick), 5:32IOWA 27–24

Team statistics

Statistics

StatisticMissouriIowa
First Downs3219
Rush109
Pass208
Penalty22
Total Offense512425
Total Plays8658
Average Gain per Play6.07.3
Net Yards Rushing78225
Rushing Attempts2937
Average per Rush2.76.1
Rushing Touchdowns22
Yards Gained Rushing118230
Yards Lost Rushing405
Net Yards Passing434200
Comp.-Attempts-INT41–57–211–12–2
Average per Attempt7.69.5
Average per Comp.10.618.2
Passing Touchdowns10
Kickoffs-Yards5–3406–400
Average Yards Per Kickoff68.066.7
Net Yards per Kickoff40.449.7
Touchbacks11
Kick Returns-Yds-Average5–82–16.44–118–29.5
Field Goals-Att-Long1–1–232–2–34
Punts-Yds-Average-Long4–168–42.0–553–134–44.7–47
3rd Down Conversions8–156–11
4th Down Conversions0–10–0
Sacks By: Number-Yds0–02–16
Fumbles-Interceptions-Yds-TDs0–2–25–00–2–72–1
Penalties-Yds5–483–19
Time of Possession29:4929:23

Notes

Iowa and Missouri had previously played each other 12 times with Missouri holding a 7–5 advantage. However, the most recent previous time that the schools had met was in 1910. The two squads had never faced each other in a bowl game. [6]

The two teams will face off again in 2024, this time in the 2024 TransPerfect Music City Bowl. It marks their first meeting since the 2010 bowl game. Missouri is favored over Iowa by 1.5 points. [7]

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