2001 Insight.com Bowl

2001 Insight.com Bowl
Bowl Game
Syracuse Orangemen Kansas State Wildcats
(9–3) (6–5)
26 3
Head coach: 
Paul Pasqualoni		 Head coach: 
Bill Snyder
AP Coaches
18 18
1 2 3 4 Total
Syracuse 7 12 0 7 26
Kansas State 3 0 0 0 3
Date December 29, 2001
Season 2001
Stadium Bank One Ballpark
Location Phoenix, Arizona
MVP RB James Mungro and LB Clifton Smith
Attendance 40,028
United States TV coverage
Network ESPN
Announcers: Dave Barnett and Rod Gilmore
Insight.com Bowl
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The 2001 Insight.com Bowl was the 13th edition of the Insight.com Bowl. It featured the Kansas State Wildcats, and the Syracuse Orangemen, and it was a rematch of the 1997 Fiesta Bowl, played in nearby Tempe.

Game summary

Syracuse opened the scoring on a 65-yard touchdown run by running back James Mungro making it 7–0 Syracuse. Kansas State's Joe Rheem kicked a 29–yard field goal to pull KSU to 7–3, closing the first quarter scoring. In the second quarter, James Mungro scored on a pair of 1-yard touchdown runs, but on both occasions the extra point fell short, as Syracuse led 19–3. After a scoreless third quarter, backup quarterback RJ Anderson fired a 52-yard touchdown pass to Johnnie Morant making the final score 26–3.[1]

References

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