2010 Insight Bowl
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{{Infobox NCAA football yearly game
| game_name = Insight Bowl
| subheader = 22nd Insight Bowl
| title_sponsor =
| image =
| caption =
| date_game_played = December 28
| year_game_played = 2010
| football_season = 2010
| stadium = Sun Devil Stadium
| city = Tempe, Arizona
| visitor_school = University of Missouri
| visitor_name_short = Missouri
| visitor_nickname = Tigers
| visitor_record = 10–2
| visitor_rank_AP = 14
| visitor_rank_coaches = 14
| visitor_rank_BCS = 12
| visitor_coach = Gary Pinkel
| visitor_conference = Big 12
| visitor_1q = 3
| visitor_2q = 7
| visitor_3q = 14
| visitor_4q = 0
| home_school = University of Iowa
| home_name_short = Iowa
| home_nickname = Hawkeyes
| home_record = 7–5
| home_rank_AP =
| home_rank_coaches =
| home_rank_BCS =
| home_coach = Kirk Ferentz
| home_conference = Big Ten
| home_1q = 7
| home_2q = 10
| home_3q = 3
| home_4q = 7
| MVP = Marcus Coker (Iowa)
Micah Hyde (Iowa)
| anthem =
| odds = Missouri by 3[http://www.vegasinsider.com/college-football/odds/las-vegas VegasInsider.com] (December 28, 2010)
| referee = Tom McCabe (MAC)
| halftime =
| attendance = 53,453
| payout = 1,200,000 per team
| us_network = ESPN
| us_announcers = Sean McDonough (play-by-play)
Matt Millen (analyst)
Heather Cox (sideline reporter)
| ratings = 2.24
| intl_network =
| intl_announcers =
}}
The 2010 Insight Bowl was the 22nd edition of the Insight Bowl, a 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.{{cite news |url=http://www.stltoday.com/sports/college/mizzou/tiger-tracker/article_f6319878-0099-11e0-b7da-00127992bc8b.html |title=Mizzou lands Insight Bowl |newspaper=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |date=December 5, 2010 |access-date=December 5, 2010}}
Teams
This was the first meeting of the teams since 1910, when Missouri refused to take the field if Archie Alexander, the black starting tackle for Iowa travelled to Columbia.{{cite web |url=https://www.columbiatribune.com/article/20101226/Sports/312269929 |title=Bitter divide separated Missouri, Iowa |website=columbiatribune.com |access-date=September 13, 2020}} Prior to this game, Iowa and Missouri had previously met 12 times, all coming between 1892 and 1910, with Missouri holding a 7–5 lead in the series.{{cite web |url=http://www.winsipedia.com/games/iowa/vs/missouri |title=Iowa Hawkeyes vs. Missouri Tigers football series history games list |website=winsipedia.com |access-date=December 26, 2020}}
=Missouri=
{{see also|2010 Missouri Tigers football team}}
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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/blog/ncfnation/tag/_/name/2010-blog-bowl-overview/count/16|title = College Football Nation Blog}} 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=
{{see also|2010 Iowa Hawkeyes football team}}
Iowa looked to end its season on a high note in making its first appearance at the Insight Bowl. The Hawkeyes started off the season with a No. 9 ranking in the preseason AP poll. They had dominating wins over No. 22 Penn State and No. 5 Michigan State – the Spartans only loss in the regular season. But Iowa lost 4 of their last 6 regular season games by a total of 11 points, including a season-ending 27–24 loss at 2–9 Minnesota. The Hawkeyes won their previous 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.
Weather
57 deg (F), wind: W at 3 mph, 47% humidity
Game summary
=Scoring=
| class="wikitable" |
| Scoring Play
! Score |
|---|
| colspan="4" align="center"| 1st Quarter |
| IOWA – Marcus Coker 1-yard run (Michael Meyer kick), 10:32
|IOWA 7–0 |
| MIZZ – Grant Ressel 23-yard kick, 3:53
|IOWA 7–3 |
| colspan="4" align="center"| 2nd Quarter |
| IOWA – Marcus Coker 62-yard run (Michael Meyer kick), 13:26
|IOWA 14–3 |
| IOWA – Michael Meyer 34-yard kick, 7:28
|IOWA 17–3 |
| MIZZ – Henry Josey 10-yard run (Grant Ressel kick), 4:51
|IOWA 17–10 |
| colspan="4" align="center"| 3rd Quarter |
| IOWA – Michael Meyer 21 yard kick, 7:03
|IOWA 20–10 |
| MIZZ – Blaine Gabbert 7-yard run (Grant Ressel kick), 4:34
|IOWA 20–17 |
| MIZZ – Blaine Gabbert 3-yard pass to Michael Egnew (Grant Ressel kick), 0:54
|MIZZ 24–20 |
| colspan="4" align="center"| 4th Quarter |
| IOWA – Micah Hyde 72-yard interception return (Michael Meyer kick), 5:32
|IOWA 27–24 |
=Team statistics=
[http://www.mutigers.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2010-2011/insght10.html Statistics]
| class="wikitable"
!Statistic !style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Missouri Tigers|color=white}}"|Missouri !style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Iowa Hawkeyes|color=white}}"|Iowa | ||
| First Downs | 32 | 19 |
| Rush | 10 | 9 |
| Pass | 20 | 8 |
| Penalty | 2 | 2 |
| Total Offense | 512 | 425 |
| Total Plays | 86 | 58 |
| Average Gain per Play | 6.0 | 7.3 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 78 | 225 |
| Rushing Attempts | 29 | 37 |
| Average per Rush | 2.7 | 6.1 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 2 | 2 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 118 | 230 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 40 | 5 |
| Net Yards Passing | 434 | 200 |
| Comp.-Attempts-INT | 41–57–2 | 11–12–2 |
| Average per Attempt | 7.6 | 9.5 |
| Average per Comp. | 10.6 | 18.2 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 1 | 0 |
| Kickoffs-Yards | 5–340 | 6–400 |
| Average Yards Per Kickoff | 68.0 | 66.7 |
| Net Yards per Kickoff | 40.4 | 49.7 |
| Touchbacks | 1 | 1 |
| Kick Returns-Yds-Average | 5–82–16.4 | 4–118–29.5 |
| Field Goals-Att-Long | 1–1–23 | 2–2–34 |
| Punts-Yds-Average-Long | 4–168–42.0–55 | 3–134–44.7–47 |
| 3rd Down Conversions | 8–15 | 6–11 |
| 4th Down Conversions | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Sacks By: Number-Yds | 0–0 | 2–16 |
| Fumbles-Interceptions-Yds-TDs | 0–2–25–0 | 0–2–72–1 |
| Penalties-Yds | 5–48 | 3–19 |
| Time of Possession | 29:49 | 29:23 |
Notes
Iowa and Missouri had previously played each other 12 times with Missouri holding a 7–5 advantage. However, the most recent previous time that the schools had met was in 1910. The two squads had never faced each other in a bowl game.{{cite web|title=Winsipedia – Iowa Hawkeyes vs. Missouri Tigers football series history games list|url=http://www.winsipedia.com/games/iowa/vs/missouri|website=winsipedia.com|publisher=Hazzah LLC|access-date=November 11, 2017}}
The two teams will face off again in 2024, this time in the 2024 TransPerfect Music City Bowl. It marks their first meeting since the 2010 bowl game. Missouri is favored over Iowa by 1.5 points.{{Cite web |title=Iowa vs. Missouri (Dec 30, 2024) |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/401677101/iowa-missouri |access-date=December 9, 2024 |website=ESPN.com |language=en-US}}
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