COLLEGE FOOTBALL RECORDS
Independence Bowl
Stadium: Independence Capacity: 49,147 Surface: natural Location: Shreveport, Louisiana Corporate title sponsor: Radiance Technologies Dec. 16, 2023 - Texas Tech 34, California 14 MVP: Behren Morton and Jacob Rodriguez, Texas Tech Dec. 23, 2022 - Houston 23, Louisiana-Lafayette 16 MVP: Clayton Tune and Art Green, Houston Dec. 18, 2021 - Alabama-Birmingham 31, Brigham Young 28 MVP: Tyler Allgeier, BYU Dec. 26, 2020 - cancelled Dec. 26, 2019 - Louisiana Tech 14, Miami 0 MVP: Justin Henderson and Connor Taylor, Louisiana Tech Dec. 28, 2018 - Duke 56, Temple 27 MVP: Daniel Jones, Duke, Delvon Randall, Temple Dec. 27, 2017 - Florida State 42, Southern Miss 13 MVP: James Blackmon, Nate Andrews, Florida State Dec. 26, 2015 - Virginia Tech 55, Tulsa 52 MVP: Isaiah Ford, Virginia Tech Dec. 27, 2014 - South Carolina 24, Miami 21 MVP: Pharoh Cooper, Jonathan Walton, South Carolina Dec. 31, 2013 - Arizona 42, Boston College 19 MVP: B.J. Denker, William Parks, Arizona Dec. 28, 2012 - Ohio 45, Louisiana-Monroe 14 MVP: Tyler Tettleton, Beau Blankenship, Keith Moore, Ohio Dec. 26, 2011 - Missouri 41, North Carolina 24 MVP: James Franklin, Andrew Wilson, Missouri Dec. 27, 2010 - Air Force 14, Georgia Tech 7 MVP: Jared Tew, Rick Ricketts, Air Force Dec. 29, 2009 - Georgia 44, Texas A&M 20 MVP: Aron White, Geno Atkins, Georgia Dec. 28, 2008 - Louisiana Tech 17, Northern Illinois 10 MVP: Phillip Livas, Weldon Brown, Louisiana Tech Dec. 30, 2007 - Alabama 30, Colorado 24 MVP: John Parker Wilson, Wallace Gilberry, Alabama Dec. 28, 2006 - Oklahoma State 34, Alabama 31 MVP: Dantrell Savage, Jeremy Nethon, Oklahoma State Dec. 30, 2005 - Missouri 38, South Carolina 31 MVP: Brad Smith, Marcus King, Missouri Dec. 31, 2004 - Iowa State 17, Miami OH 13 MVP: Bret Meyer, Nik Moser, Iowa State Dec. 31, 2003 - Arkansas 27, Missouri 14 MVP: Cedric Cobbs, Caleb Miller, Arkansas Dec. 27, 2002 - Mississippi 27, Nebraska 23 MVP: Eli Manning, MIssissippi Chris Kelsay, Nebraska Dec. 27, 2001 - Alabama 14, Iowa State 13 MVP: Seneca Wallace, Matt Ward, Iowa State Waine Bacon, Alabama Dec. 31, 2000 - Mississippi State 43, Texas A&M 41 OT MVP: Willie Blade, Mississippi State Ja'Mar Toombs, Texas A&M Dec. 31, 1999 - Mississippi 27, Oklahoma 25 MVP: Tim Strickland, Mississippi Josh Heupel, Oklahoma Dec. 31, 1998 - Mississippi 35, Texas Tech 18 MVP: Romaro Miller, Kendrick Clancy, Mississippi Dec. 28, 1997 - Louisiana State 27, Notre Dame 9 MVP: Rondell Mealey, Arnold Miller, LSU Dec. 31, 1996 - Auburn 32, Army 29 MVP: Dameyune Craig, Takeo Spikes, Auburn Ben Kotwica, Army Dec. 29, 1995 - Louisiana State 45, Michigan State 26 MVP: Kevin Faulk, Gabe Northern, LSU Dec. 28, 1994 - Virginia 20, Texas Christian 10 MVP: Mike Groh, Mike Frederick, Virginia Dec. 31, 1993 - Virginia Tech 45, Indiana 20 MVP: Maurice DeShazo, Antonio Banks, Virginia Tech Dec. 31, 1992 - Wake Forest 39, Oregon 35 MVP: Todd Dixon, Wake Forest Dec. 29, 1991 - Georgia 24, Arkansas 15 MVP: Andre Hastings, Torrey Evans, Georgia Dec. 15, 1990 - Louisiana Tech 34, Maryland 34 MVP: Mike Richardson, Lorenzo Baker, Louisiana Tech Dec. 16, 1989 - Oregon 27, Tulsa 24 MVP: Bill Musgrave, Chris Oldham, Oregon Dec. 23, 1988 - Southern Mississippi 38, Texas-El Paso 18 MVP: James Henry, Southern Mississippi Dec. 19, 1987 - Washington 24, Tulane 12 MVP: Chris Chandler, David Rill, Washington Dec. 20, 1986 - Mississippi 20, Texas Tech 17 MVP: Mark Young, Mississippi James Mosley, Texas Tech Dec. 21, 1985 - Minnesota 20, Clemson 13 MVP: Rickey Foggie, Bruce Holmes, Minnesota Dec. 15, 1984 - Air Force 23, Virginia Tech 7 MVP: Bart Weiss, Scott Thomas, Air Force Dec. 10, 1983 - Air Force 9, Mississippi 3 MVP: Marty Louthan, Air Force Andre Townsend, Mississippi Dec. 11, 1982 - Wisconsin 14, Kansas State 3 MVP: Randy Wright, Tim Krumrie, Wisconsin Dec. 12, 1981 - Texas A&M 33, Oklahoma State 16 MVP: Gary Kubiak, Texas A&M Mike Green, Oklahoma State Dec. 13, 1980 - Southern Mississippi 16, McNeese State 14 MVP: Stephan Starring, McNeese State Jerald Baylis, Southern Mississippi Dec. 15, 1979 - Syracuse 31, McNeese State 7 MVP: Joe Morris, Syracuse Clay Carroll, McNeese State Dec. 16, 1978 - East Carolina 35, Louisiana Tech 13 MVP: Theodore Sutton, Zack Valentine, East Carolina Dec. 17, 1977 - Louisisana Tech 24, Louisville 14 MVP: Keith Thibodeaux, Louisiana Tech Otis Wilson, Louisville Dec. 13, 1976 - McNeese State 20, Tulsa 16 MVP: Terry McFarland, McNeese State Terry Clark, Tulsa