2008 Insight Bowl

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MVPWR Dezmon Briscoe, Kansas (Offensive)
LB James Holt, Kansas (Defensive)

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 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 3rd consecutive win in a Bowl Game and 6th 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. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 19, 2008. Retrieved September 1, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)