The 2010 Insight Bowl was the 22nd edition of the

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, played at

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on Tuesday, December 28, 2010. It featured the

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from the

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versus the

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Teams

This was the first meeting of the teams since 1910, when Missouri refused to take the field if

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, the black starting tackle for Iowa travelled to Columbia. Prior to this game, Iowa and Missouri had previously met 12 times, all coming between 1892 and 1910, with Missouri holding a 7–5 lead in the series.

Missouri

The Tigers entered the bowl with a 10–2 record. Midway through the season, Missouri looked like it might be making a beeline for the BCS, sitting at 7–0 and favored in its final four games. The Tigers stumbled, following a loss to Nebraska with another at Texas Tech, but rebounded to win its final three games and finish at 10–2 for the program's third 10-win season in four years, bringing the program to its fourth such season ever. Much to the disappointment to many fans, Missouri would later make their second appearance in the

. They were a 34–31 winner over

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in the

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game.

Iowa

Iowa looked to end its season on a high note in making its first appearance at the Insight Bowl. The Hawkeyes started off the season with a No. 9 ranking in the preseason AP poll. They had dominating wins over No. 22

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and No. 5

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– the Spartans only loss in the regular season. But Iowa lost 4 of their last 6 regular season games by a total of 11 points, including a season-ending 27–24 loss at 2–9

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. The Hawkeyes won their previous two bowl games and were coming off with a 24–14 win in the Orange Bowl over Georgia Tech, giving the Hawkeyes their first BCS bowl win in school history.

Weather

57 deg (F), wind: W at 3 mph, 47% humidity

Game summary

Scoring

Team statistics

Statistics

Notes

Iowa and Missouri had previously played each other 12 times with Missouri holding a 7–5 advantage. However, the most recent previous time that the schools had met was in 1910. The two squads had never faced each other in a

. The two teams will face off again in 2024, this time in the 2024 TransPerfect Music City Bowl. It marks their first meeting since the 2010 bowl game.

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is favored over

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by 1.5 points.

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