Iowa gets Insight date with Missouri

IOWA CITY - After a whirlwind day of bowl match-ups and locations, Iowa will play in Arizona against a border rival.

Nebraska? Not a chance. Missouri? Yes, and this time it's going to happen.

Iowa (7-5) and Missouri (10-2) will play in the Insight Bowl on Dec. 28 at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Ariz. The match-up concludes a day that had Iowa possibly heading to the Gator Bowl or playing future Big Ten rival Nebraska at the Insight Bowl.

Although the Iowa-Missouri game might lack the fan intensity of Iowa-Nebraska, it won't lack for storylines. The schools originally signed a four-year contract to play from 2005 to 2008 but Missouri voided the first two years of the deal. Iowa then canceled the rest  of the series, which led to hard feelings on both sides. Missouri replaced Iowa in 2005 with a road game at Arrowhead Stadium against Arkansas State.

The schools have played 12 times but not in more than 100 years. Their last meeting was Oct. 15, 1910 in Columbia, Mo. Missouri leads the series 7-5.

Both teams have players from the opposite state. For Iowa, wide receivers Marvin McNutt, Don Shumpert and Paul Chaney, linebacker Christian Kirksey and defensive end Adrian Clayborn all hail from the St. Louis area. Mizzou offensive linemen Matt Hoch and Dan Hoch are Harlan natives. Missouri defensive end Aldon Smith attended Cedar Rapids Washington before moving to the Kansas City area.

Missouri posted several big wins this year, including back-to-back victories over Texas A&M and Oklahoma, respectively. The Tigers stumbled against Nebraska 31-17 and Texas Tech (24-17) that kept them from advancing to the Big 12 title game.

Website: InsightBowl.com

When: December 28, 2010

Where: Tempe, Arizona

Who: Iowa Hawkeyes vs. Missouri Tigers

Game Summaries:

December 31, 2009 Iowa State 14, Minnesota 13

December 31, 2008 Kansas 42, Minnesota 21

December 31, 2007 Oklahoma State 49, Indiana 33

December 29, 2006 Texas Tech 44, Minnesota 41

December 27, 2005 Arizona State 45, Rutgers 40

December 28, 2004 Oregon State 38, Notre Dame 21

December 26, 2003 California 52, Virginia Tech 49

December 26, 2002 Pittsburgh 38, Oregon State 13

December 29, 2001 Syracuse 26, Kansas State 3

December 28, 2000 Iowa State 37, Pittsburgh 29

December 31, 1999 Colorado 62, Boston College 28

December 26, 1998 Missouri 34, West Virginia 31

December 27, 1997 Arizona 20, New Mexico 14

December 27, 1996 Wisconsin 38, Utah 10

December 27, 1995 Texas Tech 55, Air Force 41

December 29, 1994 BYU 31, Oklahoma 6