| 1997 Insight.com Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 27, 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Arizona Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Tucson, Arizona | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | John Smith (Big East) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 49,385[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Charley Steiner (play-by-play); Todd Christensen (analysis); Sean Salisbury (sidelines) | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1997 Insight.com Bowl was the 9th edition to the bowl game. 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.[2]
| Statistics | New Mexico | Arizona |
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| 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 |
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