2001 Insight.com Bowl

The 2001 Insight.com Bowl was the 13th edition of the Insight.com Bowl. It featured the Syracuse Orangemen, and the Kansas State Wildcats, and it was a rematch of the 1997 Fiesta Bowl, played in nearby Tempe.

2001 Insight.com Bowl
13th Insight.com Bowl
Syracuse Orangemen Kansas State Wildcats (9–3) (6–5) Big East Big 12 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	James Mungro (RB, Syracuse) & Clifton Smith (LB, Syracuse)
Attendance	40,028
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN
Announcers	Steve Levy, Todd Christensen, and Dave Ryan
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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]