The 1997 Insight.com Bowl was the ninth edition to the Insight.com Bowl, although the first played under that name. It featured the New Mexico Lobos and the Arizona Wildcats. It was a meeting of old Western Athletic Conference and Border Conference rivals.
Scoring summary Arizona – Eafon 15-yard run (McDonald kick), 6:30, 1st New Mexico – Thomas 15-yard pass from Leigh (Cason kick), 12:05, 2nd Arizona – Canidate 3-yard run (kick failed), 7:50, 2nd Arizona – Eafon 1-yard run (McDonald kick), 2:07, 3rd New Mexico – Leigh 4-yard run (Cason kick), 00:26, 3rd
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.Bowl History (PDF), 2003 New Mexico Football Media Guide, p. 17, University of New Mexico, 2003.
Statistics Statistics New Mexico ArizonaFirst downs 16 19Rushing yards 140 209Passing yards 150 89Passes intercepted 4 2Return yards 29 54Total offense 290 298Punts–average 7–40.7 9–38.7Fumbles–lost 0–0 0–0Penalties–yards 9–60 5–39Time of possession 24:15 35:45 Source:
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See also Arizona–New Mexico football rivalry