WALK-ON'S INDEPENDENCE BOWL

The Walk-On's Independence Bowl strives to provide second-to-none, exciting college football while positively impacting the local economy. The support of this bowl game is what makes a positive impact. The Walk-On's Independence Bowl will provide college football fans with the experience of a lifetime so be sure you head to Shreveport and witness something BIGGER THAN THE GAME.

NEWS FROM THE INDEPENDENCE BOWL

HISTORY

YEAR	TEAM	SCORE	TEAM	SCORE
2016	NC State	41	Vanderbilt	17
2015	Virginia Tech	55	Tulsa	52
2014	South Carolina	24	Miami	21
2013	Arizona	42	Boston College	19
2012	Ohio	45	ULM	14
2011	Missouri	41	North Carolina	24
2010	Air Force	14	Georgia Tech	7
2009	Georgia	44	Texas A&M	20
2008	La Tech	17	Northern Illinois	10
2007	Alabama	30	Colorado	24
2006	Oklahoma State	34	Alabama	31
2005	Missouri	38	South Carolina	31
2004	Iowa State	17	Miami (Ohio)	13
2003	Arkansas	27	Missouri	14
2002	Ole Miss	27	Nebraska	23
2001	Alabama	14	Iowa State	13
2000	Mississippi State	43	Texas A&M	41
1999	Ole Miss	27	Oklahoma	25
1998	Ole Miss	35	Texas Tech	18
1997	LSU	27	Notre Dame	9
1996	Auburn	32	Army	29
1995	LSU	45	Michigan State	36

MEMORABLE GAMES

2000:

Mississippi State beat Texas A&M in a wild 43-41 overtime game, but the game was most memorable for the rare Louisiana blizzard that hit during pre-game warmups and blanketed the field, giving the game its “Snow Bowl” moniker.’

1997:

LSU took a 27-9 win over Notre Dame, with the matchup of the two storied programs drawing the largest crowd in bowl history with an over-capacity 50,439 in attendance.

1995:

LSU posted a 45-26 win over a Michigan State squad coached by Nick Saban. Four years later, Saban would take over as LSU head coach.

1990:

Maryland and nearby Louisiana Tech tied 34-34 in the only tie in Independence Bowl history.

STANDOUT PLAYERS

Brad Smith, QB, Missouri, 2005

Threw for 282 yards and a touchdown on 21-of-37 passes and rushed for 150 yards and three scores on 21 carries, totaling 432 offensive yards in a 38-31 win over South Carolina.

Ja’Mar Toombs, RB, Texas A&M, 2000

Scored three touchdowns among his 193 rushing yards on 35 carries in a losing 43-41 effort in the “Snow Bowl”

Josh Huepel, QB, Oklahoma, 1999

Threw for 390 yards and three touchdowns, completing 39 of 53 passes, but his team still fell to Ole Miss 25-23.

Kevin Faulk, RB, LSU, 1995

Rushed for 234 yards on 25 carries and scored two touchdowns in LSU’s 45-26 victory over Michigan State.

Clay Carroll, DT, McNeese State, 1979

Was credited with a bowl-record 24 total tackles in the Cowboys’ loss to Syracuse. James Henry, PR/DB, Southern Miss, 1988 — Became the only player in bowl history, and maybe the only player ever in any bowl, to be named both Offensive and Defensive MVP, after returning two punts for touchdowns in USM’s 38-18 win over UTEP.

MORE

11th-oldest bowl game, established in 1976 and named the Walk-On's Independence Bowl because it was established during the nation’s Bicentennial year.
Four Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees have played in the Walk-On's Independence Bowl: Art Monk (Syracuse), Bruce Smith (Virginia Tech) and Willie Roaf (Louisiana Tech), Brett Favre (southern Miss)
17 CFB HOFers have played or coached in the Walk-On's Independence Bowl, including Class of 2017 inductee Steve Spurrier and Tim Krumrie (Class of 2016 inductee and 1982 Independence Bowl Defensive MVP).
65 first-round NFL Draft selections have played in the Walk-On's Independence Bowl.
Walk-On's Independence Bowl Celebrated it’s 40th anniversary in 2015

CONFERENCE AFFILIATION