1997 Insight.com Bowl
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| Date | December 27, 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Arizona Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Tucson, Arizona | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 49,385 [1] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 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 | 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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