| Year Game Played: | 1997 |
| Game Name: | Insight.com Bowl |
| Football Season: | 1997 |
| Visitor Name Short: | New Mexico |
| Visitor Nickname: | Lobos |
| Visitor School: | University of New Mexico |
| Home Name Short: | Arizona |
| Home Nickname: | Wildcats |
| Home School: | University of Arizona |
| Visitor Record: | 9–3 |
| Visitor Conference: | WAC |
| Home Record: | 6–5 |
| Home Conference: | Pac-10 |
| Visitor Coach: | Dennis Franchione |
| Home Coach: | Dick Tomey |
| Visitor 1Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 0 |
| Home 1Q: | 7 |
| Home 2Q: | 6 |
| Home 3Q: | 7 |
| Home 4Q: | 0 |
| Date Game Played: | December 27 |
| Stadium: | Arizona Stadium |
| City: | Tucson, Arizona |
| Referee: | John Smith (Big East) |
| Attendance: | 49,385 |
| Us Network: | ESPN |
| Us Announcers Link: | List of announcers of major college bowl games |
| Us Announcers: | Charley Steiner (play-by-play); Todd Christensen (analysis); Sean Salisbury (sidelines) |
| Different Previous: | 1996 |
The 1997 Insight.com Bowl was the 9th edition to the bowl game. It featured the New Mexico Lobos and the Arizona Wildcats. 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.[1]
| Statistics | New Mexico | Arizona | |
|---|---|---|---|
| First downs | 16 | 19 | |
| Rushing yards | 140 | 209 | |
| Passing yards | 150 | 89 | |
| Passes intercepted | 4 | 2 | |
| Return yards | 29 | 54 | |
| Total offense | 290 | 298 | |
| Punts–average | 7–40.7 | 9–38.7 | |
| Fumbles–lost | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Penalties–yards | 9–60 | 5–39 | |
| Time of possession | 24:15 | 35:45 |