| 2000 Insight.com Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 12th Insight.com Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 28, 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Bank One Ballpark | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Phoenix, Arizona | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Cooper Castleberry (WAC) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 41,813 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Steve Levy Todd Christensen Heather Cox | ||||||||||||||||||
The 2000 Insight.com Bowl was the 12th edition of the Insight.com Bowl. It featured the Pittsburgh Panthers and the Iowa State Cyclones.
Pitt scored first on a 72-yard touchdown pass from John Turman to Antonio Bryant, taking an early 7–0 lead. Iowa State answered with a 23-yard pass from Sage Rosenfels to Chris Anthony, tying the game at 7, at the end of the 1st quarter.
In the second quarter, Joe Woodley scored on a 1-yard touchdown run for ISU making it 13–7. Ennis Haywood added a 3-yard touchdown run making it 20–7. Sage Rosenfels threw his second touchdown pass of the game, a 9 yarder to Chris Anthony, as Iowa State made it 27–7 at halftime.
In the third quarter, Pitt quarterback Rod Rutherford scored on a 2-yard touchdown run, making it 27–14. John Turman later threw a 44-yard touchdown pass to Antonio Bryant making it 27–20.
In the fourth quarter, Iowa State's JaMaine Billups scored on a 72-yard punt return, bringing Iowa State to 34–20. Pitt's Nick Lotz kicked a 25-yard field goal, cutting the deficit to 34–23. Kevan Barlow scored on a 3-yard touchdown run, but the 2-point conversion attempt failed, leaving the score at 34–29. Iowa State's Carl Gomez kicked a 41-yard field goal to cap the scoring at 37–29.[1]
Sage Rosenfels and Reggie Hayward got the MVPs. This was Iowa State's first bowl victory in school history after four previous losses.