| 2008 Insight Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 31, 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Sun Devil Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Tempe, Arizona | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | WR Dezmon Briscoe, Kansas (Offensive) LB James Holt, Kansas (Defensive) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Kansas by 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Matt Austin (SEC) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 49,103 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$1.2 million per team[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | NFL Network (Simulcast on Fox affiliate WDAF-TV (channel 4) in Kansas City) (Comcast Channel 180, 24-hour free preview in the Twin Cities[1]) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Paul Burmeister, Mike Mayock, Lindsay Soto | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen ratings | 0.4 | ||||||||||||||||||
The 2008 Insight Bowl was a college football bowl game played at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona. The game, in its 20th year of existence, was played on December 31, 2008. The game, which was telecast on NFL Network, featured the Kansas Jayhawks of the Big 12 Conference against the Minnesota Golden Gophers from the Big Ten Conference, with the Jayhawks winning, 42–21. The victory gave the Jayhawks their 3rd consecutive win in a Bowl Game and 6th Bowl Game victory overall.
| Scoring Play | Score | ||
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| 1st Quarter | |||
| KU - Dezmon Briscoe 60-yard TD pass from Todd Reesing (Jacob Branstetter kick), 14:49 | KU 7-0 | ||
| Minnesota - Jon Hoese 1-yard TD run (Joel Monroe kick), 13:18 | Tie 7-7 | ||
| Minnesota - Hoese 2-yard TD run (Monroe kick), 4:48 | Minnesota 14-7 | ||
| KU - Kerry Meier 4-yard TD pass from Reesing (Branstetter kick), :12 | Tie 14-14 | ||
| 2nd Quarter | |||
| KU - Briscoe 6-yard TD pass from Reesing (Branstetter kick), 8:49 | KU 21-14 | ||
| KU - Johnathon Wilson 4-yard TD pass from Reesing (Branstetter kick), 1:07 | KU 28-14 | ||
| 3rd Quarter | |||
| KU - Briscoe 32-yard TD pass from Reesing (Branstetter kick), 8:03 | KU 35-14 | ||
| 4th Quarter | |||
| Minnesota - Eric Decker 6-yard TD pass from Adam Weber (Monroe kick), 13:01 | KU 35-21 | ||
| KU - Jake Sharp 2-yard TD run (Branstetter kick), 1:33 | KU 42-21 | ||