1997 Insight.com Bowl
| 1997 Insight.com Bowl |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
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| New Mexico |
0 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
14 |
| Arizona |
7 | 6 | 7 | 0 |
20 |
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| Date |
December 27, 1997 |
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| Season |
1997 |
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| Stadium |
Arizona Stadium |
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| Location |
Tucson, Arizona |
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| Attendance |
49,385 [1] |
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| United States TV coverage |
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| Network |
ESPN |
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| Announcers |
Charley Steiner (play-by-play); Todd Christensen (analysis); Sean Salisbury (sidelines) |
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The 1997 Insight.com Bowl was the 9th edition to the bowl game. It featured the Arizona Wildcats and the New Mexico Lobos. 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.
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Statistics
| 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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