2008 Insight Bowl

2008 Insight Bowl
20th Insight Bowl
Kansas Jayhawks Minnesota Golden Gophers
(7–5) (7–5)
Big 12 Big Ten
42 21
Head coach: 
Mark Mangino		 Head coach: 
Tim Brewster
1234 Total
Kansas 141477 42
Minnesota 14007 21
DateDecember 31, 2008
Season2008
StadiumSun Devil Stadium
LocationTempe, Arizona
MVPWR Dezmon Briscoe, Kansas (Offensive)
LB James Holt, Kansas (Defensive)
FavoriteKansas by 10
RefereeMatt Austin (SEC)
Attendance49,103
PayoutUS$1.2 million per team[1]
United States TV coverage
NetworkNFL Network
(Simulcast on Fox affiliate WDAF-TV (channel 4) in Kansas City)
(Comcast Channel 180, 24-hour free preview in the Twin Cities[1])
AnnouncersPaul Burmeister, Mike Mayock, Lindsay Soto
Nielsen ratings0.4
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The 2008 Insight Bowl was a college football bowl game played at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona, on December 31, 2008. The 20th edition of the Insight Bowl, it was telecast on NFL Network. The bowl 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 third consecutive win in a bowl game and sixth bowl game victory overall.

Scoring summary

Scoring Play Score
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

References

  1. ^ "SportingNews.com - Your expert source for NCAA Football stats, scores, standings, and blogs from NCAA Football columnists". Archived from the original on December 19, 2008. Retrieved September 1, 2011.


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