Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The 2009 Insight Bowl was the 21st edition of the college football bowl game, played at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona. The game matched the Iowa State Cyclones against the Minnesota Golden Gophers and kicked off at 6:00 PM US EST on Thursday, December 31, 2009. The game was telecast on the NFL Network and simulcast in Iowa State's home market (Ames/Des Moines, Iowa) by WOI-DT, the ABC affiliate formerly owned by the university.The game marked the Cyclones' first postseason trip since 2005, and Minnesota's third Insight Bowl appearance in the last four years. The Gophers lost in 2008 to Kansas and in 2006 to Texas Tech. Iowa State played in the 2000 Insight Bowl, beating Pittsburgh 37–29. Cyclones first-year coach Paul Rhoads turned around a team that finished 2–10 in 2008 and was winless in eight Big 12 games. Iowa State's last bowl appearance was a 27–24 loss to TCU in the 2005 Houston Bowl, now the Texas Bowl.Given the relative close proximity between them, the two schools have played each other a total of 25 times. Minnesota has dominated the matchup holding the series lead 22–2–1 up until the bowl game. However, only one of the games has been played in Iowa and the two teams have only played each other three times since 1924. The last meeting between the opponents was a 53–29 Gophers victory in 1997. This was the first bowl game played between the two schools.. }
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- 2009_Insight_Bowl abstract "The 2009 Insight Bowl was the 21st edition of the college football bowl game, played at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona. The game matched the Iowa State Cyclones against the Minnesota Golden Gophers and kicked off at 6:00 PM US EST on Thursday, December 31, 2009. The game was telecast on the NFL Network and simulcast in Iowa State's home market (Ames/Des Moines, Iowa) by WOI-DT, the ABC affiliate formerly owned by the university.The game marked the Cyclones' first postseason trip since 2005, and Minnesota's third Insight Bowl appearance in the last four years. The Gophers lost in 2008 to Kansas and in 2006 to Texas Tech. Iowa State played in the 2000 Insight Bowl, beating Pittsburgh 37–29. Cyclones first-year coach Paul Rhoads turned around a team that finished 2–10 in 2008 and was winless in eight Big 12 games. Iowa State's last bowl appearance was a 27–24 loss to TCU in the 2005 Houston Bowl, now the Texas Bowl.Given the relative close proximity between them, the two schools have played each other a total of 25 times. Minnesota has dominated the matchup holding the series lead 22–2–1 up until the bowl game. However, only one of the games has been played in Iowa and the two teams have only played each other three times since 1924. The last meeting between the opponents was a 53–29 Gophers victory in 1997. This was the first bowl game played between the two schools.".