Insight Bowl Spotlight

Spotlight on: Insight Bowl

• The Gophers have officially accepted an invitation to play in the Insight Bowl in Tempe, Arizona on January 31.
• This year's opponent is Iowa State.
  
• The Insight Bowl is played at Arizona State University in Tempe, in Sun Devil Stadium.
• Minnesota has played in the Insight Bowl two of the last three years, falling to Texas Tech 44-41 in overtime in 2006 and to Kansas 42-21 last year.
• The game has been played since 1989 and currently features the #6 teams from the Big Ten and the Big 12.
• The game sponsor, Insight, is a tech solutions and management company that provides services to approximately 80 percent of the Global Fortune 500 companies.

• Tempe is a major suburb on the eastern border of Phoenix.
• It features many outdoor recreational opportunities, including hiking, golf, and boating on a 220-acre Tempe Town Lake.
• Tempe's Mill Avenue District is the center of dining and entertainment in town and is a few blocks from the stadium.
• The New Year's Eve Insight Fiesta Bowl Block Party attracts top national entertainers and up to 100,000 people.
• The average high temperature in Tempe in late December is in the high 60s.
• For more, visit the Tempe Convention and Visitors Bureau Web site here.