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{{Infobox college football game
| name = 
| subheader                  = 12th Insight.com Bowl
| year_game_played           = 2000
| game_name                  = Insight.com Bowl
| football_season            = 2000
| visitor_name_short         = Pittsburgh 
| visitor_nickname           = Panthers
| visitor_school             = University of Pittsburgh
| home_name_short            = Iowa State 
| home_nickname              = Cyclones
| home_school                = Iowa State University
| visitor_record             = 7–4
| visitor_conference         = [[Big East Conference (1979–2013)|Big East]]
| home_record                = 8–3
| home_conference            = [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]
| visitor_coach              = [[Walt Harris (coach)|Walt Harris]]
| home_coach                 = [[Dan McCarney]]
| visitor_1q                 = 7
| visitor_2q                 = 0
| visitor_3q                 = 13
| visitor_4q                 = 9
| home_1q                    = 7
| home_2q                    = 20
| home_3q                    = 0
| home_4q                    = 10
| date_game_played           = December 28
| stadium                    = [[Bank One Ballpark]]
| city                       = [[Phoenix, Arizona]]
| referee                    = Cooper Castleberry ([[Western Athletic Conference|WAC]])
| attendance                 = 41,813
| us_network                 = [[ESPN]]
| us_announcers_link         = List of announcers of major college bowl games
| us_announcers              = [[Steve Levy]]<br>[[Todd Christensen]]<br>[[Heather Cox]]
}}

The '''2000 Insight.com Bowl''' was the 12th edition of the [[Insight.com Bowl]]. It featured the [[2000 Pittsburgh Panthers football team|Pittsburgh Panthers]] and the [[2000 Iowa State Cyclones football team|Iowa State Cyclones]].

Pitt scored first on a 72-yard touchdown pass from John Turman to [[Antonio Bryant]], taking an early 7–0 lead. Iowa State answered with a 23-yard pass from [[Sage Rosenfels]] to [[Chris Anthony (American football)|Chris Anthony]], tying the game at 7, at the end of the 1st quarter.

In the second quarter, Joe Woodley scored on a 1-yard touchdown run for ISU making it 13–7. [[Ennis Haywood]] added a 3-yard touchdown run making it 20–7. Sage Rosenfels threw his second touchdown pass of the game, a 9 yarder to [[Chris Anthony (American football)|Chris Anthony]], as Iowa State made it 27–7 at halftime.

In the third quarter, Pitt quarterback [[Rod Rutherford]] scored on a 2-yard touchdown run, making it 27–14. John Turman later threw a 44-yard touchdown pass to Antonio Bryant making it 27–20.

In the fourth quarter, Iowa State's JaMaine Billups scored on a 72-yard punt return, bringing Iowa State to 34–20. Pitt's Nick Lotz kicked a 25-yard field goal, cutting the deficit to 34–23. [[Kevan Barlow]] scored on a 3-yard touchdown run, but the 2-point conversion attempt failed, leaving the score at 34–29. Iowa State's Carl Gomez kicked a 41-yard field goal to cap the scoring at 37–29.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores100/100363/100363388.htm |title=Pittsburgh vs. Iowa State |website=usatoday.com |date=December 28, 2000}}</ref>

Sage Rosenfels and Reggie Hayward got the MVPs. This was Iowa State's first bowl victory in school history after four previous losses.

==Scoring summary==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Scoring Play
! Score
|-
|colspan="4" align="center"| '''1st Quarter'''
|-
| PIT — John Turman 72-yard pass to Antonio Bryant (Nick Lotz kick), 6:39
| PIT 7-0
|-
| ISU — Sage Rosenfels 23-yard pass to Chris Anthony (Carl Gomez kick), 10:08
| TIE 7–7
|-
|colspan="4" align="center"| '''2nd Quarter'''
|-
| ISU — Joe Woodley 1-yard run (two-point conversion failed), 1:12
| ISU 13–7
|-
| ISU — Ennis Haywood 3-yard run (Carl Gomez kick), 6:57
| ISU 20–7
|-
| ISU — Sage Rosenfels 9-yard pass to Chris Anthony (Carl Gomez kick), 11:37
| ISU 27–7
|-
|colspan="4" align="center"| '''3rd Quarter'''
|-
| PIT — Rod Rutherford 2-yard run (Nick Lotz kick), 6:50
| ISU 27–14
|-
| PIT — John Turman 44-yard pass to Antonio Bryant (Nick Lotz kick failed), 12:55
| ISU 27–20
|-
|colspan="4" align="center"| '''4th Quarter'''
|-
| ISU — Jamaine Billups 72-yard punt return (Carl Gomez kick), 0:27
| ISU 34–20
|-
| PIT — Nick Lotz 25 yard field-goal, 3:52
| ISU 34–23
|-
| PIT — Kevan Barlow 3-yard run (two-point conversion failed), 5:15
| ISU 34–29
|-
| ISU — Carl Gomez 41-yard field goal, 10:05
| ISU 37–29
|-
|}

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