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1997 Insight.com Bowl

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.

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