2008 Insight Bowl
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The 2008 Insight Bowl
was a college football
bowl game
played at Sun Devil Stadium
in Tempe, Arizona
. The game, in its 20th year of existence, began at 5:30 p.m. EST
on Wednesday, December 31, 2008
. The game, which was telecast on NFL Network
, featured the Minnesota Golden Gophers
from the Big Ten Conference
against the Kansas Jayhawks
of the Big 12 Conference
, with the Jayhawks winning, 42-21.
Insight Bowl
The Insight Bowl is an NCAA college football bowl game played in Arizona since 1989. From 1989 to 1999, the games were played at Arizona Stadium in Tucson. The game moved to Phoenix in 2000 and was played at Chase Field until 2005. After the 2005 playing the Insight Bowl moved to Sun Devil Stadium...
was a college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
bowl game
Bowl game
In North America, a bowl game is commonly considered to refer to one of a number of post-season college football games. Prior to 2002, bowl game statistics were not included in players' career totals and the games were mostly considered to be exhibition games involving a payout to participating...
played at Sun Devil Stadium
Sun Devil Stadium
Sun Devil Stadium is an outdoor football stadium, located on the campus of Arizona State University, in Tempe, Arizona, United States. The stadium's current seating capacity is 71,706 and the playing surface is natural grass...
in Tempe, Arizona
Tempe, Arizona
Tempe is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA, with the Census Bureau reporting a 2010 population of 161,719. The city is named after the Vale of Tempe in Greece. Tempe is located in the East Valley section of metropolitan Phoenix; it is bordered by Phoenix and Guadalupe on the west, Scottsdale...
. The game, in its 20th year of existence, began at 5:30 p.m. EST
North American Eastern Time Zone
The Eastern Time Zone of the United States and Canada is a time zone that falls mostly along the east coast of North America. Its UTC time offset is −5 hrs during standard time and −4 hrs during daylight saving time...
on Wednesday, December 31, 2008
2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season
The 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season, or the college football season, began on August 28, 2008, progressing through the regular season and bowl season, and concluded with the Bowl Championship Series National Championship Game in Miami Gardens, Florida on January 8, 2009, where the #2...
. The game, which was telecast on NFL Network
NFL Network
NFL Network is an American television specialty channel owned and operated by the National Football League . It was launched November 4, 2003, only eight months after the league's 32 team owners voted unanimously to approve its formation...
, featured the Minnesota Golden Gophers
2008 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
The 2008 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team was the second under head coach Tim Brewster. They began play on August 30, 2008 at home against Northern Illinois from the Mid-American Conference, and finished the regular season against Iowa, on November 22. It was the Golden Gophers' final...
from the Big Ten Conference
Big Ten Conference
The Big Ten Conference is the United States' oldest Division I college athletic conference. Its twelve member institutions are located primarily in the Midwestern United States, stretching from Nebraska in the west to Pennsylvania in the east...
against the Kansas Jayhawks
Kansas Jayhawks football
The Kansas Jayhawks football program is the intercollegiate football program of the University of Kansas Jayhawks. The program is classified in the NCAA's Division I, and the team competes in the Big 12 Conference....
of the Big 12 Conference
Big 12 Conference
The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of ten schools located in the Central United States, with its headquarters located in Las Colinas, a community in the Dallas, Texas suburb of Irving...
, with the Jayhawks winning, 42-21.
Scoring summary
| Scoring Play | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter | |||
| KU - Dezmon Briscoe Dezmon Briscoe Dezmon Jerrod Briscoe is an American football wide receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the sixth round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football at Kansas.-Early years:Briscoe was born in Dallas, Texas to... 60 yard TD pass from Todd Reesing Todd Reesing Todd Reesing is a former starting quarterback for the Kansas Jayhawks.- High school career:Reesing attended Lake Travis High School in Austin, Texas and was a good student and a letterman in football and baseball. In football, Reesing was named the Texas 4A Player of the Year as a junior... (Jacob Branstetter kick), 14:49 |
KU 7-0 | ||
| Minnesota - Jon Hoese Jon Hoese Jon Hoese is an American football fullback who is currently a free agent in the National Football League. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Green Bay Packers on July 26, 2011 and waived during the final round of roster cuts on September 3, 2011. He played college football at... 1 yard TD run (Joel Monroe Joel Monroe Joel Monroe was the man who gave Monroeville, Pennsylvania its name.-Biography:Monroe owned a farm that stretched from the Old Stone Church to the present-day Municipal Building, and it went northward into Garden City... kick), 13:18 |
Tie 7-7 | ||
| Minnesota - Hoese 2 yard TD run (Monroe kick), 4:48 | Minnesota 14-7 | ||
| KU - Kerry Meier Kerry Meier Kerry Meier is an American football wide receiver for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Falcons in the fifth round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football at Kansas... 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 Eric Decker Eric Decker is an American football wide receiver for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League . He was drafted by the Broncos in the third round of the 2010 NFL Draft... 6 yard TD pass from Adam Weber Adam Weber Adam Weber is an American football quarterback who currently plays for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League. He played college football at Minnesota... (Monroe kick), 13:01 |
KU 35-21 | ||
| KU - Jake Sharp 2 yard TD run (Branstetter kick), 1:33 | KU 42-21 | ||