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% humidity

Game summary

Scoring

Team statistics

StatisticsMissouriIowa
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