2000 Insight.com Bowl

August 2023 May 2026 12th Insight.com Bowl 2000 Insight.com Bowl 2000 Pittsburgh Panthers University of Pittsburgh Iowa State Cyclones Iowa State University 7–4 Big East 8–3 Big 12 Walt Harris Dan McCarney 7 0 13 9 7 20 0 10 December 28 Bank One Ballpark Phoenix, Arizona Cooper Castleberry (WAC) 41,813 ESPN List of announcers of major college bowl games Steve LevyTodd ChristensenHeather 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.https://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores100/100363/100363388.htm Pittsburgh vs. Iowa State usatoday.com December 28, 2000 Sage Rosenfels and Reggie Hayward got the MVPs. This was Iowa State's first bowl victory in school history after four previous losses. Scoring summary Scoring Play Score 1st Quarter PIT — John Turman 72-yard pass to Antonio Bryant (Nick Lotz kick), 6:39 PIT 7-0 ISU — Sage Rosenfels 23-yard pass to Chris Anthony (Carl Gomez kick), 10:08 TIE 7–7 2nd Quarter ISU — Joe Woodley 1-yard run (two-point conversion failed), 1:12 ISU 13–7 ISU — Ennis Haywood 3-yard run (Carl Gomez kick), 6:57 ISU 20–7 ISU — Sage Rosenfels 9-yard pass to Chris Anthony (Carl Gomez kick), 11:37 ISU 27–7 3rd Quarter PIT — Rod Rutherford 2-yard run (Nick Lotz kick), 6:50 ISU 27–14 PIT — John Turman 44-yard pass to Antonio Bryant (Nick Lotz kick failed), 12:55 ISU 27–20 4th Quarter ISU — Jamaine Billups 72-yard punt return (Carl Gomez kick), 0:27 ISU 34–20 PIT — Nick Lotz 25 yard field-goal, 3:52 ISU 34–23 PIT — Kevan Barlow 3-yard run (two-point conversion failed), 5:15 ISU 34–29 ISU — Carl Gomez 41-yard field goal, 10:05 ISU 37–29 References Insight.com Bowl Category:Cactus Bowl Category:Pittsburgh Panthers football bowl games Category:Iowa State Cyclones football bowl games Category:American football competitions in Phoenix, Arizona Insight.com Bowl Category:2000s in Phoenix, Arizona