2010 Insight Bowl: Iowa 27, Missouri 24


the quad-city times

Iowa tops Mizzou in Insight Bowl

Don Doxsie | Posted: Wednesday, December 29, 2010 12:45 am
TEMPE, Ariz. - On a night of broken records at the 22nd annual Insight Bowl, it must have looked to Iowa football fans as if the outcome also was going to be a broken record.
The Hawkeyes again looked good early, opening a sizable lead against a quality opponent. They again had the lead with 5 minutes to go. But the opponent again seemed to be driving for a go-ahead score in the final minutes, just as it did in all five of the Hawkeyes' losses this season.
One thing was different this time: The Iowa defense came up with the big defensive stop with 2 minutes, 15 seconds to go and the Hawkeyes held on for a dramatic 27-24 victory over 14th-ranked Missouri in the at Sun Devil Stadium.
Freshman running back Marcus Coker led the way with 219 yards on 33 carries - Iowa records for a bowl game - but it took an instant replay reversal to get the Hawkeyes home.
Missouri faced a fourth-and-6 situation at the Iowa 43-yard line and quarterback Blaine Gabbert and receiver T.J. Moe - both set some records of their own - appeared to have hooked up on a 10-yard pass play to keep the drive going. But the replay showed that Moe did not complete the diving catch and the ball went over to Iowa.
Unlike their five regular-season losses, the Hawkeyes managed to make the plays they needed to make after that. Coker carried on three straight plays and on third-and-3 Ricky Stanzi flipped a short pass to Allen Reisner that turned into a 39-yard gain to the 1-yard line. With Missouri out of timeouts, Stanzi simply took a knee on the next play to run out the clock.
"I'm so proud of the effort of our entire team," Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz said after the game. "Each and every guy who played did a great job."
Gabbert set Insight Bowl records with 41 completions and 57 pass attempts and Moe set a record with 15 receptions.
However, Gabbert's only interception of the game allowed the Hawkeyes (8-5) to reclaim the lead after the Missouri quarterback drove his team for two touchdowns in the third quarter.
Gabbert's short flip along the left sideline was picked off by Micah Hyde, who raced all the way to the opposite sideline and found a clear path to the end zone for a 72-yard score with 5:32 remaining in the game. Mike Meyer's extra point hit the right upright and bounced through to give Iowa a 27-24 lead.
Hyde was named the defensive player of the game, and Coker was the offensive MVP.
Coker, making the fourth start of his career, helped get the Hawkeyes off to a fast start. He reached the 100-yard mark less than 20 minutes into the game and scored the second and third touchdowns of his career to give the Hawkeyes a 17-3 lead.
The second TD was a 62-yard scamper in which Coker found a gaping hole on the right side of the line between guard Josh Koeppel and tackle Marcus Zusevics.
Missouri stayed in the game with its relentless spread attack.
It cut the lead to 17-10 on Henry Josey's 10-yard touchdown run and was closing in on a tying score late in the half when the Iowa defense finally stepped up. Gabbert tried to hit Jarrell Jackson in the end zone but Shaun Prater had tight coverage on Jackson, and the ball caromed away into the hands of former Pleasant Valley star Brett Greenwood with 28 seconds to go in the half.
Iowa pushed it to 20-10 in the third quarter after a 93-yard drive produced a 21-yard field goal by Meyer.
But Missouri responded with back-to-back touchdown drives to grab the lead. First, Gabbert capped a 77-yard drive with a 7-yard touchdown run. Then, after Stanzi was intercepted by Kevin Rutland, the Tigers drove 57 yards for the go-ahead points, scoring them on a 3-yard pass from Gabbert to All-American tight end Mike Egnew.
It was the 25th bowl game in Iowa history but this marked the first time the Hawkeyes have claimed three bowl victories in a row.
The game also shattered the Insight Bowl attendance record. The crowd of 53,453 was more than 4,000 more than the previous record for the 1997 game between Arizona and New Mexico.

2010 Champs Sports Bowl: North Carolina State 23, West Virginia 7

Published Tue, Dec 28, 2010 10:02 PM
Modified Tue, Dec 28, 2010 10:50 PM

Tudor: Wilson pitch-perfect in win

 If Russell Wilson wanted to go out on a high note, his pitch was near perfect Tuesday night in the Champs Sports Bowl.
Against three-point favorite West Virginia, the N.C. State quarterback had one of his most impressive performances in an already extraordinary football career.
Playing on the same Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium turf where Philip Rivers ended his four-year State career on Dec. 22, 2003 in a 56-26 bowl rout of Kansas, Wilson directed a 23-7 victory that may serve as his football so-long show.
A redshirt junior, Wilson soon will make the decision to either return for another season with the Wolfpack or devote his energy to a professional baseball career with the Colorado Rockies.
Odds point to the latter and have since Wilson signed the baseball contract in mid summer and spent approximately a month in the minor leagues.
Even as he waived to a lingering crowd of State fans during the post-game awards ceremony, Wilson remained noncommittal about his intentions.
“I just can’t say when I’ll make a decision,” Wilson said. “It’s something I need to think about. This is not about me tonight, and it shouldn’t be. This night is about N.C. State, all about N.C. State.”
State coach Tom O’Brien said he and Wilson would discuss the situation and reach a decision during the next week or so.
As Wilson headed to locker room with the game most valuable player award in tow, fans chanted “One More Year! One More Year!” time after time.
“He’s just a great player, a heck of a player,” said West Virginia Bill Stewart. “He’s just a neat guy. I’m sure he’ll have a great career in baseball, too.”
If Wilson does leave, State fans can only salute his impact and memory. He’ll be recalled not only as one of the school’s all-time best players, but a regular godsend for O’Brien and the stability of the program.
Until Wilson first began to emerge as a force midway through the 2008 season, there was some sense of desperation among some Pack fans.
With the exit of once popular former coach Chuck Amato and long past Rivers’ glory run, State fans wondered when – or if – another dynamic leader would surface.
For all of the sophisticated recruiting conducted by college teams, most quarterbacks don’t pan out to be big winners, much less record setters.
Wilson wasn’t heavily recruited, but he certainly did a ton of heavy lifting.
He entered Tuesday’s game, his 37th, with 8,270 yards passing and 74 touchdown throws.
Although the Pack’s receivers dropped far too many passes, Wilson hit running back Mustafa Greene for an early touchdown and frequently kept drives alive with hot-route passes and elusive scrambles.
Wilson then punctuated his performance with an improbable 7-yard touchdown pass to senior receiver Jarvis Williams, an Orlando native, with 3:55 left.
In the game MVP voting, Wilson won going away after finishing with 275 yards passing, 41 rushing and two touchdown passes.
Rivers, on an 8-5 overall (4-4 ACC) team in ’03, left with more staggering stats. He passed for 475 yards and five TDs in the game, ending his days at State with 95 TD passes and 13,582 yards passing in 51 games.
But if Wilson should re-up for another football tour, he should rival Rivers’ numbers and possibly make the Wolfpack (9-4, 5-3 ACC) next season’s preseason Atlantic Division favorite.
If he goes, the offense will be turned over to inexperienced understudy Mike Glennon and the 2011 schedule will start amid much mystery.
But the 2010 Wolfpack season was about a lot more than Wilson. Picked in preseason to be one of the ACC’s weakest teams, State came within a few plays of winning really big. All four losses were close. One was in overtime at ECU and another was by one point at Clemson.
It ended amid near record cold and with 48,962 fans on hand against a West Virginia team that was ranked 22nd and featured one of the country’s top defenses.
The Wolfpack defense, led by linebacker Nate Irving in his last college game, was better throughout.
But the game changer was No. 16, a uniform number the Wolfpack isn’t likely to issue to anyone else for a while.
Wilson’s number may not get retired – a la Rivers’ 17 or Roman Gabriel’s 18 – but Wilson won’t soon be forgotten. Nor should he.
caulton.tudor@newsobserver.com or 919-829-8946

2010 X League

X League Division I 2010
East
Week 1
9/4Asahi Beer Silver StarAll Mitsubishi Lions20-7
9/6Fuji Xerox Minerva AFCBullseyes Tokyo3-7
9/8Kajima DeersIBM BigBlue28-0
Week 2
9/18IBM BigBlueAll Mitsubishi Lions34-7
9/18Asahi Beer Silver StarBullseyes Tokyo32-0
9/19Kajima DeersFuji Xerox Minerva AFC62-0
Week 3
9/26All Mitsubishi LionsFuji Xerox Minerva AFC14-9
9/26Asahi Beer Silver StarIBM BigBlue17-20
10/02Kajima DeersBullseyes Tokyo45-3
Week 4
10/9IBM BigBlueBullseyes Tokyo40-0
10/9Asahi Beer Silver StarFuji Xerox Minerva AFC58-0
10/10Kajima DeersAll Mitsubishi Lions23-0
Week 5
10/23IBM BigBlueFuji Xerox Minerva AFC28-6
10/23Asahi Beer Silver StarKajima Deers23-24
10/23All Mitsubishi LionsBullseyes Tokyo24-3
TeamWLTPFPAPts
Kajima Deers5001822610
IBM BigBlue410122588
Asahi Beer Silver Star320150516
All Mitsubishi Lions23052894
Bullseyes Tokyo140131442
Fuji Xerox Minerva AFC050181690
Central
Week 1
9/7Obic SeagullsHurricanes AFC38-0
9/9Fujitsu FrontiersAll Tokyo Gas Creators51-16
9/10Nihon Unisys BullsMeiji Yasuda Pirates10-20
Week 2
9/19Fujitsu FrontiersHurricanes AFC55-3
9/20Nihon Unisys BullsAll Tokyo Gas Creators10-7
9/20Obic SeagullsMeiji Yasuda Pirates24-7
Week 3
10/2Obic SeagullsNihon Unisys Bulls59-0
10/3Hurricanes AFCAll Tokyo Gas Creators15-16
10/3Fujitsu FrontiersMeiji Yasuda Pirates28-0
Week 4
10/10Meiji Yasuda PiratesHurricanes AFC31-3
10/11Obic SeagullsAll Tokyo Gas Creators55-3
10/11Fujitsu FrontiersNihon Unisys Bulls69-0
Week 5
10/24Nihon Unisys BullsHurricanes AFC7-14
10/24Fujitsu FrontiersObic Seagulls13-17
10/24Meiji Yasuda PiratesAll Tokyo Gas Creatorsot 13-7
TeamWLTPFPAPts
Obic Seagulls5001932310
Fujitsu Frontiers410216368
Meiji Yasuda Pirates32071726
Hurricanes AFC140351472
All Tokyo Gas Creators140491442
Nihon Unisys Bulls140271692
West
Week 1
9/4Suita MarviesAs One Black Eagles27-7
9/4Panasonic Denko ImpulseKobe Finies45-0
9/5Asahi Soft Drinks ChallengersNagoya Cyclones35-0
Week 2
9/19Panasonic Denko ImpulseAs One Black Eagles51-0
9/19Asahi Soft Drinks ChallengersKobe Finies31-0
9/19Suita MarviesNagoya Cyclones7-0
Week 3
9/26Panasonic Denko ImpulseNagoya Cyclones52-0
9/26Asahi Soft Drinks ChallengersSuita Marviesot 14-7
9/26Kobe FiniesAs One Black Eagles28-21
Week 4
10/9Kobe FiniesNagoya Cyclones3-0
10/11Asahi Soft Drinks ChallengersAs One Black Eagles39-2
10/11Panasonic Denko ImpulseSuita Marvies31-20
Week 5
10/23As One Black EaglesNagoya Cyclones9-3
10/23Suita MarviesKobe Finiesot 16-13
10/24Panasonic Denko ImpulseAsahi Soft Drinks Challengersot 23-20
TeamWLTPFPAPts
Panasonic Denko Impulse5002024010
Asahi Soft Drinks Challengers410139328
Suita Marvies32077656
Kobe Finies230441234
As One Black Eagles140391482
Nagoya Cyclones05031060
2nd Stage
Block A
11/7Asahi Beer Silver StarPanasonic Denko Impulse19-24
11/14Fujitsu FrontiersAsahi Beer Silver Star34-3
11/21Panasonic Denko ImpulseFujitsu Frontiers23-6
TeamWLTPFPAPts
Panasonic Denko Impulse20047254
Fujitsu Frontiers11040262
Asahi Beer Silver Star02022580
2nd Stage
Block B
11/7Suita MarviesObic Seagulls2-56
11/14Suita MarviesIBM BigBlue10-42
11/21Obic SeagullsIBM BigBlue55-27
TeamWLTPFPAPts
Obic Seagulls200111294
IBM BigBlue11069652
Suita Marvies02012980
2nd Stage
Block C
11/6Kajima DeersMeiji Yasuda Pirates52-13
11/13Meiji Yasuda PiratesAsahi Soft Drinks Challengers24-29
11/21Asahi Soft Drinks ChallengersKajima Deers23-38
TeamWLTPFPAPts
Kajima Deers20090364
Asahi Soft Drinks Challengers11052622
Meiji Yasuda Pirates02037810

Final Stage


Semifinals

12/5Panasonic Denko ImpulseIBM BigBlue31-28
12/5Kajima DeersObic Seagullsot 21-28

Japan X Bowl

12/20Panasonic Denko ImpulseObic Seagulls16-20

Rice Bowl

1/3Obic SeagullsRitsumeikan University Panthers00-00

2010 Hokuriku League

Hokuriku League Division I 2010
The Hokuriku League is the college football league of the Hokuriku region in Western Japan. The champion of the Hokuriku League competes with the champions of the Kyūshū League, Tōkai League and the Chushikoku League for the right to face one of the top three teams of the Kansai League in the Flash Bowl semifinals.
Week 1
9/5Kanazawa Tech University EaglesFukui University Silver Phoenix6-22
9/5Kanazawa University EvergreenToyama University Fireballs69-0
Week 2
9/18Fukui Prefectural University WildersToyama University Fireballs76-0
9/18Kanazawa University EvergreenFukui University Silver Phoenix21-6
Week 3
10/3Kanazawa Tech University EaglesToyama University Fireballs32-6
10/3Kanazawa University EvergreenFukui Prefectural University Wilders31-0
Week 4
10/17Fukui University Silver PhoenixToyama University Fireballs28-7
10/17Kanazawa Tech University EaglesFukui Prefectural University Wilders13-14
Week 5
10/31Fukui Prefectural University WildersFukui University Silver Phoenix10-3
10/31Kanazawa University EvergreenKanazawa Tech University Eagles56-13
TeamWLTPFPAPts
Kanazawa University Evergreen400177198
Fukui Prefectural University Wilders310100476
Fukui University Silver Phoenix22059444
Kanazawa Tech University Eagles13064982
Toyama University Fireballs040132050

Flash Bowl Series

11/14Kanazawa University EvergreenNanzan University Crusaders6-46
Relegation
TBATBATBA00-00
Hometowns:
Fukui (Fukui), Fukui Prefectural (Eiheiji), Kanazawa (Kanazawa), Kanazawa Tech (Nonoichi),
Toyama (Toyama).

2010 Chushikoku League

Chushikoku League Division I 2010
The Chushikoku League is the college football league of the Chushikoku region in Westerb Japan. The champion of the Chushikoku League competes with the champions of the Kyūshū League, Tōkai League and the Hokuriku region for the right to face one of the top three teams of the Kansai League in the Flash Bowl semifinals.
Week 1
8/29Hiroshima University RaccoonsYamaguchi University Gamblers41-13
Week 2
9/12Ehime University BombersYamaguchi University Gamblers1-0
Week 3
9/25Ehime University BombersShimane University Warriors35-7
Week 4
10/11Hiroshima University RaccoonsShimane University Warriors42-13
Week 5
10/23Shimane University WarriorsYamaguchi University Gamblers31-14
10/23Ehime University BombersHiroshima University Raccoons12-28
TeamWLTPFPAPts
Hiroshima University Raccoons400112388
Ehime University Bombers31049356
Shimane University Warriors22052914
Yamaguchi University Gamblers13028732
Matsuyama University Blue Arrows040040
Matsuyama University Blue Arrows withdrew from competition before the start of the season.
All their games counted as 0-1 losses.

Flash Bowl Series

11/7Hiroshima University RaccoonsKurume University Mean Fighters17-23

Relegation

11/7Matsuyama University Blue ArrowsPrefectural Uni. of Hiroshima Knights28-12
11/21Yamaguchi University GamblersKochi University Marine Corps28-16
Hometowns:
Ehime, Matsuyama (all Matsuyama), Hiroshima (Hiroshima), Shimane (Matsue), Yamaguchi (Yamaguchi).

2010 Kyushu League

Kyūshū League Division I 2010
The Kyūshū League is the college football league of Kyūshū island in southwest Japan. The champion of the Kyūshū League competes with the champions of the Tōkai League and the Hokuriku region for the right to face one of the top three teams of the Kansai League in the Flash Bowl semifinals.
Week 1
8/28Kurume University Mean FightersMiyazaki University Bacchus38-6
8/28Kyūshū University PalookasKagoshima University Bonito46-0
8/29Seinan Gakuin University Green DolphinsFukuoka University Black Knights28-14
Week 2
9/11Miyazaki University BacchusKagoshima University Bonito0-27
9/12Kyūshū University PalookasFukuoka University Black Knights13-6
9/12Kurume University Mean FightersSeinan Gakuin University Green Dolphins16-13
Week 3
9/25Seinan Gakuin University Green DolphinsKagoshima University Bonito44-0
9/25Kyūshū University PalookasMiyazaki University Bacchus61-0
9/25Kurume University Mean FightersFukuoka University Black Knights3-15
Week 4
10/9Fukuoka University Black KnightsMiyazaki University Bacchus64-0
10/9Kurume University Mean FightersKagoshima University Bonito25-0
10/9Kyūshū University PalookasSeinan Gakuin University Green Dolphins21-46
Week 5
10/23Kyūshū University PalookasKurume University Mean Fighters7-26
10/23Seinan Gakuin University Green DolphinsMiyazaki University Bacchus70-0
10/23Fukuoka University Black KnightsKagoshima University Bonito64-0
TeamWLTPFPAPts
Kurume University Mean Fighters410108418
Seinan Gakuin University Green Dolphins410201518
Kyūshū University Palookas320148786
Fukuoka University Black Knights320163446
Kagoshima University Bonito140271792
Miyazaki University Bacchus05062600

Flash Bowl Series

11/21Kurume University Mean FightersNanzan University Crusaders3-31

Relegation

11/20Kagoshima University BonitoKyūshū Sangyo University Red Freebirds0-13
11/20Miyazaki University BacchusSaga University Tomcats12-37
Hometowns:
Fukuoka, Kyūshū, Seinan Gakuin (all Fukuoka), Kagoshima (Kagoshima), Kurume (Kurume), Miyazaki (Miyazaki).

2010 Tokai League

Tōkai League Division I 2010
The Tōkai League is the college football league of the Tōkai region in central Japan. The champion of the Tōkai League competes with the champions of the Kyūshū League and the Hokuriku region for the right to face one of the top three teams of the Kansai League in the Flash Bowl semifinals.
Week 1
9/5Yokkaichi University Wild DrunkersNanzan University Crusaders0-38
9/5Chūkyō University Red PanthersAichi Gakuin University Bison13-6
9/5Meijō University Golden LionsNagoya University Grampus14-7
Week 2
9/20Yokkaichi University Wild DrunkersNagoya University Grampus8-30
9/20Meijō University Golden LionsAichi Gakuin University Bison10-0
9/23Chūkyō University Red PanthersNanzan University Crusaders13-23
Week 3
10/2Chūkyō University Red PanthersYokkaichi University Wild Drunkers45-0
10/2Meijō University Golden LionsNanzan University Crusaders0-23
10/3Aichi Gakuin University BisonNagoya University Grampus6-28
Week 4
10/16Nanzan University CrusadersAichi Gakuin University Bison31-10
10/16Chūkyō University Red PanthersNagoya University Grampus14-23
10/17Meijō University Golden LionsYokkaichi University Wild Drunkers44-0
Week 5
10/31Nanzan University CrusadersNagoya University Grampus21-21
10/31Yokkaichi University Wild DrunkersAichi Gakuin University Bison6-25
11/3Meijō University Golden LionsChūkyō University Red Panthers27-21
TeamWLTPFPAPts
Nanzan University Crusaders401136449
Meijō University Golden Lions41095518
Nagoya University Grampus311109637
Chūkyō University Red Panthers230106794
Aichi Gakuin University Bison14047882
Yokkaichi University Wild Drunkers050141820

Flash Bowl Series

11/14Nanzan University CrusadersKanazawa University Evergreen46-6
11/21Nanzan University CrusadersKurume University Mean Fighters31-3
12/5Nanzan University CrusadersRitsumeikan University Panthers0-58

Relegation

11/20Yokkaichi University Wild DrunkersNihon Fukushi University Wings18-20
11/20Aichi Gakuin University BisonMie University Seaserpents28-0
Hometowns:
Aichi Gakuin (Nisshin), Chūkyō, Meijō, Nagoya, Nanzan (all Nagoya), Yokkaichi (Yokkaichi).

2010 Tohoku League

Tōhoku League Division I 2010
The Tōhoku League is the college football league of the Tōhoku region in northeast Japan. Since 2009 the champion of the Tōhoku League plays in the semifinals of the Clash Bowl against one of the two
Conference winners of the Kantō League.
Week 1
8/29Iwate University BisonsTōhoku University Hornets14-21
8/29Sendai University Silver FalconsHirosaki University Starking24-6
Week 2
9/12Akita University OgresHirosaki University Starking0-0
9/12Sendai University Silver FalconsTōhoku University Hornets14-28
Week 3
9/26Tōhoku University HornetsHirosaki University Starking28-6
9/26Iwate University BisonsAkita University Ogres41-0
Week 4
10/11Iwate University BisonsHirosaki University Starking59-6
10/11Sendai University Silver FalconsAkita University Ogres60-0
Week 5
10/24Akita University OgresTōhoku University Hornets22-53
10/31Sendai University Silver FalconsIwate University Bisons35-19
TeamWLTPFPAPts
Tōhoku University Hornets400130568
Sendai University Silver Falcons310133536
Iwate University Bisons220133624
Hirosaki University Starking031181111
Akita University Ogres031221541

Clash Bowl Series Semifinals

11/21Tōhoku University HornetsHosei University Tomahawks16-51

Relegation

11/23Hirosaki University StarkingTōhoku Gakuin University Kayaks7-9
11/23Akita University OgresKitasato University VMAS Cowboys00-00
Hometowns:
Akita (Akita), Hirosaki (Aomori), Iwate (Morioka), Sendai, Tōhoku (all Sendai).