| Stadium |
Sun Devil Stadium |
| Location |
Tempe, Arizona |
| Previous Stadiums |
Arizona Stadium (1989-1999)
Bank One Ballpark/Chase Field (2000-2005) |
| Previous Locations |
Tucson, Arizona (1989-1999)
Phoenix, Arizona (2000-2005) |
| Operated |
1989-present |
| Conference Tie-ins |
Big Ten, Big 12 |
| Previous Conference Tie-ins |
Tie-ins WAC (1990-1997)
Big 12 (1998-2001)
Big East (1998-2005)
Pac-10 (2002-2005) |
| Payout |
US$1,200,000 (2006) |
| 2006 Matchup |
Texas Tech vs. Minnesota (44-41 OT) |
| 2007 Matchup |
Indiana vs. Oklahoma State (Dec 31) |
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Insight Bowl History
The Insight Bowl is an NCAA-sanctioned Division I-A post-season American college football bowl game played in Arizona since 1989. From 1989 to 1999, the games were played at Arizona Stadium in Tucson. Starting in 2000, the game moved to Bank One Ballpark, now known as Chase Field, in Phoenix. The game moved yet again effective with the 2006 game, but remained in the Phoenix metropolitan area, this time to Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe. The 2006 game saw another change, with the television rights going to the NFL Network, replacing ESPN.
The game was formerly known as the Copper Bowl from 1989 until 1996 when sponsorship and naming rights were assumed by Insight Enterprises and it became the Insight.com Bowl (1997 to 2001), and then the Insight Bowl. It has featured teams from the WAC, the Big 12, the Big East and Pac 10. Starting in 2006, the Insight Bowl began featuring an annual match up between teams from the Big Ten and the Big 12.
The 2006 game saw the biggest comeback in NCAA Division I-A postseason history, as Texas Tech came back from a 38-7 third-quarter deficit to defeat Minnesota 44-41 in overtime.
The 2007 match-up will feature Oklahoma State University and Indiana University who is in their first bowl game since the 1993 season.
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