1997 Insight.com Bowl

The 1997 Insight.com Bowl was the 9th edition to the bowl game. It featured the Arizona Wildcats and the. It was a meeting of old Western Athletic Conference and Border Conference rivals.

Arizona opened the scoring with a 15 yard touchdown run by Kevin Eafon, giving UA a 7-0 lead. It would be the only score of the 1st quarter. In the second quarter, New Mexico's Graham Leigh threw a 12 yard touchdown pass to Milton Thomas tying the game at 7. Trung Canidate scored on a 3 yard touchdown run, giving the Wildcats a 13-7 halftime lead. In the third quarter, Kevin Eafon scored on a 1 yard touchdown run, making it 20-7 Arizona. Graham Leigh's 4 yard touchdown run made the final score Arizona 20, New Mexico 14.