2011 Insight Bowl

August 2023 May 2026 Insight Bowl 23rd Insight Bowl Insight Bowl logo December 30 2011 2011 Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona University Of Iowa Iowa Hawkeyes 7–5 Kirk Ferentz Big Ten 0 0 0 14 University of Oklahoma Oklahoma Sooners 9–3 19 19 14 Bob Stoops Big 12 7 7 7 10 Oklahoma by 15Bowl Schedule, Los Angeles Times, December 7, 2011 Blake Bell (Oklahoma)Jamell Fleming (Oklahoma) Jack Wood (Pac-12) 54,247 3.3 million per team ESPN Sean McDonough (Play-by-Play)Matt Millen (Analyst)Heather Cox (Sidelines) 3.0 2012 The 2011 Insight Bowl, the 23rd edition of the Insight Bowl, was a post-season American college football bowl game, held on December 30, 2011 at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona as part of the 2011–12 NCAA Bowl season. The game was telecast at 8:00 p.m. MT on ESPN. The Iowa Hawkeyes of the Big Ten Conference faced the Oklahoma Sooners of the Big 12 Conference. Oklahoma won by a score of 31–14.Blake Bell, Sooners hold off Hawkeyes in Insight Bowl https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=313640201 https://web.archive.org/web/20180828055439/http://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=313640201 dead August 28, 2018 ESPN December 31, 2011 January 3, 2022 The game was briefly suspended with 2:22 remaining in the fourth quarter when one of ESPN's skycams crashed onto the field, nearly hitting Iowa wide receiver Marvin McNutt, Jr.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/31/insight-bowl-camera-falls-oklahoma-iowa-video_n_1177824.html Insight Bowl: Camera Falls to Field as Oklahoma Holds Off Iowa Huffington Post Marshall John December 31, 2001 January 2, 2012 The incident has since gone viral on YouTube. For the 2012 season, the bowl had a new sponsor and a new name as it became the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl. Teams After winning the 2010 Insight Bowl 27–24 over Missouri, the Iowa Hawkeyes are back to take on the Sooners of Oklahoma, which began the season as the top-ranked team in both the Associated Press and ESPN coaches’ polls. The two teams have met only once, in 1979 when Oklahoma defeated Iowa 21–6 in head coach Hayden Fry's second game. On that team were Bob Stoops, the current Oklahoma head coach, and Bruce Kittle, currently a Sooner assistant coach. Iowa 2011 Iowa Hawkeyes football team The Hawkeyes opened the season unranked, and could not put together anything longer than a two-game winning streak during the 2011 season. The bright spot was a win over No. 13 Michigan at Kinnick Stadium. Iowa entered the Insight Bowl at 7–5 overall (4–4 B1G). Oklahoma 2011 Oklahoma Sooners football team After opening the season as the No. 1 ranked team in the preseason polls, the Sooners entered the Insight Bowl with a 9–3 record (6–3 Big 12). Coming off a 44–10 loss to No. 3 Oklahoma State, the Sooners were looking to build momentum for the 2012 season. Head coach Bob Stoops and assistant Bruce Kittle played at Iowa under Hayden Fry in the 1980s. Game summary background:#84858A; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #F32121; text-align:center; uncollapsed #fff #eee 2011 Insight Bowl Friday, December 30, 2011 10:00 p.m. EST (8:00 p.m. local MST) Iowa 0 0 0 14 Oklahoma 7 7 7 10 Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, Arizona 54,247 • Temperature: 62 F C • Wind: calm Jack Wood (Pac-10) ESPN Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Matt Millen (analyst), Heather Cox (sidelines) Box score First quarter 10:19 OU – Blake Bell 4-yard run, Michael Hunnicutt kick good. Drive: 2 plays, 10 yards, 0:30. Oklahoma 7–0 Second quarter 6:56 OU – Blake Bell 4-yard run, Michael Hunnicutt kick good. Drive: 13 plays, 66 yards, 4:48. Oklahoma 14–0 Third quarter 7:42 OU – Trent Ratterree 3-yard pass from Landry Jones, Michael Hunnicutt kick good. Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 3:46. Oklahoma 21–0 Fourth quarter 14:46 IOWA – C. J. Fiedorowicz 5-yard pass from James Vandenberg, Mike Meyer kick good. Drive: 16 plays, 75 yards, 7:56. Oklahoma 21–7 6:56 IOWA – Jordan Canzeri 9-yard pass from James Vandenberg, Mike Meyer kick good. Drive: 12 plays, 78 yards, 3:28. Oklahoma 21–14 2:28 OU – Michael Hunnicutt 35-yard field goal. Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 4:28. Oklahoma 24–14 0:45 OU – Blake Bell 21-yard run, Michael Hunnicutt kick good. Drive: 4 plays, 30 yards, 1:03. Oklahoma 31–14 Statistics left Iowa Hawkeyes Iowa Oklahoma Sooners OU 21 82–292 37–76 238 23–45–2 20:03 15 62–275 37–114 179 16–25–1 16:22 right Iowa Hawkeyes Iowa Oklahoma Sooners OU James Vandenberg 23/44, 216 yards, 2 TD, INT Jordan Canzeri 22 rushes, 58 yards Keenan Davis 5 receptions, 76 yards Landry Jones 16/25, 161 yards, TD, INT Blake Bell 10 rushes, 51 yards, 3 TD Kameel Jackson 3 receptions, 45 yards References Insight Bowl Category:Cactus Bowl Category:Iowa Hawkeyes football bowl games Category:Oklahoma Sooners football bowl games Category:Sports in Tempe, Arizona Insight Bowl Category:December 2011 sports events in the United States Category:Sports competitions in Maricopa County, Arizona