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{{Short description|Annual college football bowl game in Shreveport,  Louisiana}}
{{Short description|Annual college football bowl game in Shreveport,  Louisiana}}
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{{Infobox college football bowl game
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| conference_tie-ins = ''[[#PLANNED|see table]]''
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  | [[Southland Conference|SLC]] (1976–1981)
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  | Walk-On's Independence Bowl (2017–2019)
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| prev_matchup_year  = 2023
| prev_matchup_year  = 2025
| prev_matchup_season = 2023
| prev_matchup_season = 2025
| prev_matchup_teams  = [[2023 California Golden Bears football team|California]] vs. [[2023 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team|Texas Tech]]
| prev_matchup_teams  = [[2025 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team|Coastal Carolina]] vs. [[2025 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team|Louisiana Tech]]<br>
| prev_matchup_score  = Texas Tech 34–14
| prev_matchup_score  = Louisiana Tech 23–14
| next_matchup_year  = 2024
| next_matchup_year  = <!--leave empty until matchup known-->
| next_matchup_season = 2024
| next_matchup_season =  
| next_matchup_teams  = [[2024 Army Black Knights football team|Army]] vs. [[2024 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team|Louisiana Tech]]
| next_matchup_teams  =  
| next_matchup_date  = Army 27–6
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The '''Independence Bowl''' is a post-season [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] (NCAA)-sanctioned Division I [[college football]] [[bowl game]] that is played annually each December at [[Independence Stadium (Shreveport)|Independence Stadium]] in [[Shreveport, Louisiana]]. The Independence Bowl was named because it was inaugurated in 1976, the year of the [[United States Bicentennial]]. The bowl's current title sponsor is Radiance Technologies, per an agreement announced for the 2020–2025 editions.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.radiancetechnologiesindependencebowl.com/2020/10/12/radiance-technologies-independence-bowl-espn-agree-to-six-year-extension/ |title=ESPN, I-Bowl Agree to Six-Year Extension |website=radiancetechnologiesindependencebowl.com |date=October 12, 2020 |access-date=October 24, 2020}}</ref> Only one prior edition of the bowl, in [[2013 AdvoCare V100 Bowl|2013]], has not used Independence Bowl branding.
The '''Independence Bowl''' is a post-season [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] (NCAA)-sanctioned Division I [[college football]] [[bowl game]] that is played annually each December at [[Independence Stadium (Shreveport)|Independence Stadium]] in [[Shreveport, Louisiana]]. The Independence Bowl was named because it was inaugurated in 1976, the year of the [[United States Bicentennial]]. The bowl's current title sponsor is Radiance Technologies, per an agreement announced for the 2020–2025 editions.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.radiancetechnologiesindependencebowl.com/2020/10/12/radiance-technologies-independence-bowl-espn-agree-to-six-year-extension/ |title=ESPN, I-Bowl Agree to Six-Year Extension |website=radiancetechnologiesindependencebowl.com |date=October 12, 2020 |access-date=October 24, 2020 |archive-date=October 30, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030234755/https://www.radiancetechnologiesindependencebowl.com/2020/10/12/radiance-technologies-independence-bowl-espn-agree-to-six-year-extension/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Only one prior edition of the bowl, in [[2013 AdvoCare V100 Bowl|2013]], has not used Independence Bowl branding.


The 2020 edition of the bowl was canceled on December 20, 2020, due to an insufficient number of teams being available to fill all [[2020–21 NCAA football bowl games|2020-21 bowl games]], following a season impacted by the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref name=graham/>
The 2020 edition of the bowl was canceled on December 20, 2020, due to an insufficient number of teams being available to fill all [[2020–21 NCAA football bowl games|2020-21 bowl games]], following a season impacted by the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref name=graham/>
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From 1998 to 2009, the game normally featured a matchup between teams representing the [[Big 12 Conference]] and the SEC. Teams from other conferences were included only if one of those leagues did not have enough bowl-eligible teams to fill its spot, such as in 2004 when [[2004 Miami RedHawks football team|Miami (Ohio)]] played instead of an SEC squad. In 2008, neither the SEC nor the Big 12 had enough bowl-eligible teams to fill their respective spots resulting in a matchup of [[2008 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team|Louisiana Tech]] of the [[Western Athletic Conference]] (WAC) and [[2008 Northern Illinois Huskies football team|Northern Illinois]] of the [[Mid-American Conference]] (MAC).
From 1998 to 2009, the game normally featured a matchup between teams representing the [[Big 12 Conference]] and the SEC. Teams from other conferences were included only if one of those leagues did not have enough bowl-eligible teams to fill its spot, such as in 2004 when [[2004 Miami RedHawks football team|Miami (Ohio)]] played instead of an SEC squad. In 2008, neither the SEC nor the Big 12 had enough bowl-eligible teams to fill their respective spots resulting in a matchup of [[2008 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team|Louisiana Tech]] of the [[Western Athletic Conference]] (WAC) and [[2008 Northern Illinois Huskies football team|Northern Illinois]] of the [[Mid-American Conference]] (MAC).


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{|class = "wikitable floatleft" style="font-size: 95%;"
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Independence Bowl|border=2|color=white}};"|Season
! colspan=2 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Independence Bowl|border=2|color=white}};"|Planned matchup
|-
| 2023 || Big 12 || Pac-12
|-
| 2024 || AAC || Pac-12
|-
| 2025 || Big 12 || C-USA
|}
In 2010 and 2011, the Independence Bowl held the third selection from the [[Mountain West Conference]] and the seventh selection from the [[Atlantic Coast Conference]] (ACC). It was announced that in 2012, the Mountain West Conference team would be replaced by the 10th selection from the SEC.
In 2010 and 2011, the Independence Bowl held the third selection from the [[Mountain West Conference]] and the seventh selection from the [[Atlantic Coast Conference]] (ACC). It was announced that in 2012, the Mountain West Conference team would be replaced by the 10th selection from the SEC.


The bowl has multiple conference and team tie-ins for the 2020 through 2025 seasons. Both the SEC and ACC announced bowl lineups for those years that did not include the Independence Bowl.<ref>{{cite web | title=Independence Bowl Closing in on Deal with Pac-12 | date=August 15, 2019 | url=https://www.ktbs.com/independence-bowl-closing-in-on-deal-with-pac/video_cd7c11ec-cb71-5a6b-8747-a2f4be9d66a7.html | access-date=2019-08-15}}</ref> In January 2020, the bowl announced a six-year sequence of games that will feature an [[NCAA Division I FBS independent schools|independent]] program (either [[Army Black Knights football|Army]] or [[BYU Cougars football|BYU]]) against a team from either the [[Pac-12 Conference|Pac-12]], [[Conference USA]] (C-USA), or the [[American Athletic Conference]] (The American).<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.radiancetechnologiesindependencebowl.com/2020/01/30/independence-bowl-ushers-in-new-era-with-2020-2025-bowl-agreements/ |title=Independence Bowl Ushers in New Era with 2020-2025 Bowl Agreements |website=radiancetechnologiesindependencebowl.com |date=January 30, 2020 |access-date=October 24, 2020}}</ref> Once BYU joined the Big 12 in 2023, the bowl announced that a bid to the Big 12 overall would replace BYU in their upcoming schedule rotation.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.radiancetechnologiesindependencebowl.com/2023/05/17/big-12-conference-to-be-primary-tie-in-in-2023-and-2025/ | title=Big 12 Conference to be Primary Tie-In in 2023 and 2025 | date=May 17, 2023 }}</ref>
The bowl has multiple conference and team tie-ins for the 2020 through 2025 seasons. Both the SEC and ACC announced bowl lineups for those years that did not include the Independence Bowl.<ref>{{cite web | title=Independence Bowl Closing in on Deal with Pac-12 | date=August 15, 2019 | url=https://www.ktbs.com/independence-bowl-closing-in-on-deal-with-pac/video_cd7c11ec-cb71-5a6b-8747-a2f4be9d66a7.html | access-date=2019-08-15}}</ref> In January 2020, the bowl announced a six-year sequence of games that will feature an [[NCAA Division I FBS independent schools|independent]] program (either [[Army Black Knights football|Army]] or [[BYU Cougars football|BYU]]) against a team from either the [[Pac-12 Conference|Pac-12]], [[Conference USA]] (C-USA), or the [[American Athletic Conference]] (The American).<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.radiancetechnologiesindependencebowl.com/2020/01/30/independence-bowl-ushers-in-new-era-with-2020-2025-bowl-agreements/ |title=Independence Bowl Ushers in New Era with 2020-2025 Bowl Agreements |website=radiancetechnologiesindependencebowl.com |date=January 30, 2020 |access-date=October 24, 2020}}</ref> Once BYU joined the Big 12 in 2023, the bowl announced that a bid to the Big 12 overall would replace BYU in their upcoming schedule rotation.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.radiancetechnologiesindependencebowl.com/2023/05/17/big-12-conference-to-be-primary-tie-in-in-2023-and-2025/ | title=Big 12 Conference to be Primary Tie-In in 2023 and 2025 | work=Independence Bowl | date=May 17, 2023 }}</ref>


Even though ten of the Pac-12 teams departed that conference beginning with the 2024 season, it was announced that the remaining two teams, or the ten "legacy teams" (those leaving the conference), would fulfill the Pac-12's obligation for the 2024 Independence Bowl.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.actionnetwork.com/ncaaf/former-pac-12-schools-bowl-tie-ins?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=BrettMcMurphy. | title=Departing Pac-12 Schools to Play in Pac-12 Affiliated Bowls, Brett Yormark Says | date=July 9, 2024 }}</ref>
Even though ten of the Pac-12 teams departed that conference beginning with the 2024 season, it was announced that the remaining two teams, or the ten "legacy teams" (those leaving the conference), would fulfill the Pac-12's obligation for the 2024 Independence Bowl.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.actionnetwork.com/ncaaf/former-pac-12-schools-bowl-tie-ins?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=BrettMcMurphy. | title=Departing Pac-12 Schools to Play in Pac-12 Affiliated Bowls, Brett Yormark Says | date=July 9, 2024 }}</ref>
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==Title sponsor==
==Title sponsor==
In 1990, the contest became one of the earliest college bowl games to use a title sponsor, becoming the '''Poulan Weed-Eater Independence Bowl'''. Poulan (then a division of AB Electrolux Home Products, now [[Husqvarna AB]]) sponsored the game through the 1997 edition. [[Newell Rubbermaid]]'s Sanford brand of writing products took over sponsorship from 1998 until 2000, while [[MainStay Investments]] sponsored from 2001 to 2003. In January 2005, the Deja Vu chain of "[[strip club|gentlemen's clubs]]" offered to become the title sponsor. The offer was rejected.{{citation needed|date=January 2015}}
In 1990, the contest became one of the earliest college bowl games to use a title sponsor, becoming the '''Poulan Weed-Eater Independence Bowl'''. Poulan (then a division of AB Electrolux Home Products, now [[Husqvarna AB]]) sponsored the game through the 1997 edition. The unusual nature of a game being sponsored by a weed-eater company has made the name synonymous with bowl games with odd sponsors, and is still used as an example of a consolation bowl for teams that have disappointing seasons.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sports |first=HERO |date=2017-05-15 |title=Ranking the 7 Most Absurd College Bowl Game Names of all Time |url=https://herosports.com/7-most-absurd-college-bowl-game-names-of-all-time-weedeater-bowl-potato-bowl-aiai/ |access-date=2025-11-25 |website=HERO Sports |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kirk |first=Jason |date=2019-08-14 |title=The 63 greatest bowl game names of all time |url=https://www.bannersociety.com/2019/8/14/20707001/bowl-games-names |access-date=2025-11-25 |website=Banner Society |language=en}}</ref> [[Newell Rubbermaid]]'s Sanford brand of writing products took over sponsorship from 1998 until 2000, while [[MainStay Investments]] sponsored from 2001 to 2003. In January 2005, the Deja Vu chain of "[[strip club|gentlemen's clubs]]" offered to become the title sponsor. The offer was rejected.{{citation needed|date=January 2015}}


The Independence Bowl's three-year search for a title sponsor ended on August 21, 2006, when PetroSun Inc., a [[Phoenix, Arizona]]-based company that provides services and products to suppliers of oil and gas, agreed to become the bowl's sponsor. The deal, changing the game's full name to the '''PetroSun Independence Bowl''', was to have run through 2008 with an option for 2009; however the deal was discontinued prior to the 2008 game.
The Independence Bowl's three-year search for a title sponsor ended on August 21, 2006, when PetroSun Inc., a [[Phoenix, Arizona]]-based company that provides services and products to suppliers of oil and gas, agreed to become the bowl's sponsor. The deal, changing the game's full name to the '''PetroSun Independence Bowl''', was to have run through 2008 with an option for 2009; however the deal was discontinued prior to the 2008 game.
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On May 21, 2009, [[AdvoCare]] became the fifth title sponsor since the bowl's inception. The bowl was then renamed the AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.advocare.com/company/sponsorship/IBowl/default.aspx|title=Sponsorships|access-date=December 23, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116202928/http://www.advocare.com/company/sponsorship/IBowl/default.aspx|archive-date=January 16, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>  AdvoCare makes [[energy drink]]s and [[nutritional supplement]]s sold through [[multilevel marketing]]. On February 28, 2013, AdvoCare and the Independence Bowl Foundation announced that the Independence Bowl name would be dropped, and the bowl would be known as the '''AdvoCare V100 Bowl''' for the 2013 game.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://independencebowl.org/release/11th-oldest-bowl-game-becomes-advocare-v100-bowl |title=11th-Oldest Bowl Game Becomes AdvoCare V100™ Bowl &#124; AdvoCare V100 Bowl |access-date=2013-03-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130320084747/http://www.independencebowl.org/release/11th-oldest-bowl-game-becomes-advocare-v100-bowl |archive-date=March 20, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> In August 2013, AdvoCare announced it would drop its sponsorship after the 2013 game.<ref>{{cite news|last=Goins|first=Adria|title=Longtime bowl expected to lose Advocare sponsorship|url=http://www.ksla.com/story/23224702/longtime-bowl-expected-to-lose-advocare-sponsorship|access-date=November 6, 2013|newspaper=KSLA 12|date=August 21, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Dee|first=Chris|title=Advocare No Longer Title Sponsor For Annual Bowl Game|url=http://1130thetiger.com/advocare-no-longer-title-sponsor-for-annual-bowl-game/|access-date=November 6, 2013|newspaper=1130am (Radio)|date=August 21, 2013}}</ref>
On May 21, 2009, [[AdvoCare]] became the fifth title sponsor since the bowl's inception. The bowl was then renamed the AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.advocare.com/company/sponsorship/IBowl/default.aspx|title=Sponsorships|access-date=December 23, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116202928/http://www.advocare.com/company/sponsorship/IBowl/default.aspx|archive-date=January 16, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>  AdvoCare makes [[energy drink]]s and [[nutritional supplement]]s sold through [[multilevel marketing]]. On February 28, 2013, AdvoCare and the Independence Bowl Foundation announced that the Independence Bowl name would be dropped, and the bowl would be known as the '''AdvoCare V100 Bowl''' for the 2013 game.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://independencebowl.org/release/11th-oldest-bowl-game-becomes-advocare-v100-bowl |title=11th-Oldest Bowl Game Becomes AdvoCare V100™ Bowl &#124; AdvoCare V100 Bowl |access-date=2013-03-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130320084747/http://www.independencebowl.org/release/11th-oldest-bowl-game-becomes-advocare-v100-bowl |archive-date=March 20, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> In August 2013, AdvoCare announced it would drop its sponsorship after the 2013 game.<ref>{{cite news|last=Goins|first=Adria|title=Longtime bowl expected to lose Advocare sponsorship|url=http://www.ksla.com/story/23224702/longtime-bowl-expected-to-lose-advocare-sponsorship|access-date=November 6, 2013|newspaper=KSLA 12|date=August 21, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Dee|first=Chris|title=Advocare No Longer Title Sponsor For Annual Bowl Game|url=http://1130thetiger.com/advocare-no-longer-title-sponsor-for-annual-bowl-game/|access-date=November 6, 2013|newspaper=1130am (Radio)|date=August 21, 2013}}</ref>


In February 2014, [[Duck Commander]] (a [[duck call]] and hunting apparel manufacturer founded by former Louisiana Tech quarterback [[Phil Robertson]], made prominent by the reality series ''[[Duck Dynasty]]'') announced that it would be the title sponsor for the 2014 bowl, known as the '''Duck Commander Independence Bowl'''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Huston|first=Chris|url=http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/02/23/report-duck-commander-is-new-sponsor-for-independence-bowl/|title=Report: Duck Commander is new sponsor for Independence Bowl|publisher=[[NBC Sports]]|date=February 23, 2014|access-date=February 23, 2014}}</ref>  After a year, Duck Commander declined to renew sponsorship, and in July 2015, [[Camping World]] was announced as the new title sponsor of the game;<ref>{{cite news |title=Camping World Announced as Title Sponsor of the Independence Bowl |url=http://independencebowl.org/camping-world-announced-as-title-sponsor-of-the-independence-bowl/ |access-date=July 16, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716235000/http://independencebowl.org/camping-world-announced-as-title-sponsor-of-the-independence-bowl/ |archive-date=July 16, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> '''Camping World Independence Bowl''' was the branding of the 2015 and 2016 games. On March 14, 2017, the Independence Bowl Foundation unveiled a new logo for the game, used until a new title sponsor was signed.<ref>{{cite news |title=Independence Bowl Foundation Unveils New Logo; Kid Combine Event |url=http://independencebowl.org/independence-bowl-foundation-unveils-new-logo-kid-combine-event/ |access-date= March 14, 2017}}</ref> On October 5, 2017, Walk-On's Bistreaux & Bar was named as the new title sponsor of the game;<ref>{{cite news |url=http://independencebowl.org/walk-ons-announced-as-title-sponsor-of-the-independence-bowl/ |title=Walk-On's Announced as Title Sponsor of the Independence Bowl |access-date= October 5, 2017}}</ref> ''' Walk-On's Independence Bowl''' branding was used for the 2017 through 2019 games. On August 8, 2019, Walk On's announced that it would end its sponsorship after the 2019 edition.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.independencebowl.org/2019/08/09/2019-to-be-walk-ons-bistreaux-bars-final-year-as-title-sponsor-of-independence-bowl/ |title=2019 to be Walk-On's Bistreaux & Bar's Final Year as Title Sponsor of Independence Bowl |website=independencebowl.org |date=August 9, 2019 |access-date=December 26, 2019}}</ref>  On April 28, 2020, Radiance Technologies was announced as the new title sponsor, with the bowl officially named as the '''Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl'''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independencebowl.org/2020/04/21/radiance-technologies-announced-as-title-sponsor-of-the-independence-bowl/ |title=Radiance Technologies Announced as Title Sponsor of Independence Bowl |access-date= April 28, 2020}}</ref>
In February 2014, [[Duck Commander]] (a [[duck call]] and hunting apparel manufacturer founded by former Louisiana Tech quarterback [[Phil Robertson]], made prominent by the reality series ''[[Duck Dynasty]]'') announced that it would be the title sponsor for the 2014 bowl, known as the '''Duck Commander Independence Bowl'''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Huston|first=Chris|url=http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/02/23/report-duck-commander-is-new-sponsor-for-independence-bowl/|title=Report: Duck Commander is new sponsor for Independence Bowl|publisher=[[NBC Sports]]|date=February 23, 2014|access-date=February 23, 2014}}</ref>  After a year, Duck Commander declined to renew sponsorship, and in July 2015, [[Camping World]] was announced as the new title sponsor of the game;<ref>{{cite news |title=Camping World Announced as Title Sponsor of the Independence Bowl |url=http://independencebowl.org/camping-world-announced-as-title-sponsor-of-the-independence-bowl/ |access-date=July 16, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716235000/http://independencebowl.org/camping-world-announced-as-title-sponsor-of-the-independence-bowl/ |archive-date=July 16, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> '''Camping World Independence Bowl''' was the branding of the 2015 and 2016 games. On March 14, 2017, the Independence Bowl Foundation unveiled a new logo for the game, used until a new title sponsor was signed.<ref>{{cite news |title=Independence Bowl Foundation Unveils New Logo; Kid Combine Event |url=http://independencebowl.org/independence-bowl-foundation-unveils-new-logo-kid-combine-event/ |access-date=March 14, 2017 |archive-date=April 8, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170408234753/http://independencebowl.org/independence-bowl-foundation-unveils-new-logo-kid-combine-event/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> On October 5, 2017, Walk-On's Bistreaux & Bar was named as the new title sponsor of the game;<ref>{{cite news |url=http://independencebowl.org/walk-ons-announced-as-title-sponsor-of-the-independence-bowl/ |title=Walk-On's Announced as Title Sponsor of the Independence Bowl |access-date= October 5, 2017}}</ref> ''' Walk-On's Independence Bowl''' branding was used for the 2017 through 2019 games. On August 8, 2019, Walk On's announced that it would end its sponsorship after the 2019 edition.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.independencebowl.org/2019/08/09/2019-to-be-walk-ons-bistreaux-bars-final-year-as-title-sponsor-of-independence-bowl/ |title=2019 to be Walk-On's Bistreaux & Bar's Final Year as Title Sponsor of Independence Bowl |website=independencebowl.org |date=August 9, 2019 |access-date=December 26, 2019 |archive-date=December 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191227005359/https://www.independencebowl.org/2019/08/09/2019-to-be-walk-ons-bistreaux-bars-final-year-as-title-sponsor-of-independence-bowl/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>  On April 28, 2020, Radiance Technologies was announced as the new title sponsor, with the bowl officially named as the '''Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl'''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independencebowl.org/2020/04/21/radiance-technologies-announced-as-title-sponsor-of-the-independence-bowl/ |title=Radiance Technologies Announced as Title Sponsor of Independence Bowl |access-date=April 28, 2020 |archive-date=April 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200422202153/https://www.independencebowl.org/2020/04/21/radiance-technologies-announced-as-title-sponsor-of-the-independence-bowl/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==Independence Stadium==
==Independence Stadium==
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|December 28, 2024 || '''{{small|19}} [[2024 Army Black Knights football team|Army]]''' || '''27''' || [[2024 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team|Louisiana Tech]] || 6 || 34,283 || [[2024 Independence Bowl|notes]]
|December 28, 2024 || '''{{small|19}} [[2024 Army Black Knights football team|Army]]''' || '''27''' || [[2024 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team|Louisiana Tech]] || 6 || 34,283 || [[2024 Independence Bowl|notes]]
|-<!--table uses AP RANKINGS only; do not change to Coaches or CFP-->
|-<!--table uses AP RANKINGS only; do not change to Coaches or CFP-->
|December 30, 2025 || '''[[2025 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team|Louisiana Tech]]''' || '''23''' ||  [[2025 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team|Coastal Carolina]] || 14 || 30,298 || [[2025 Independence Bowl|notes]]
|}
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Source:<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.radiancetechnologiesindependencebowl.com/publications/ |magazine=Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl Media Guide |date=2024 |pages=32–55 |title=Game-by-Game Results |accessdate=December 29, 2024 }}</ref>
Source:<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.radiancetechnologiesindependencebowl.com/publications/ |magazine=Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl Media Guide |date=2024 |pages=32–55 |title=Game-by-Game Results |accessdate=December 29, 2024 }}</ref>
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| 2000 || Ja'Mar Toombs || Texas A&M || RB || [[Willie Blade]] || Mississippi State || DT
| 2000 || Ja'Mar Toombs || Texas A&M || RB || [[Willie Blade]] || Mississippi State || DT
|-
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| rowspan="2" | 2001 || rowspan="2" | [[Seneca Wallace]] || rowspan="2" | Iowa State || rowspan="3" | QB || Matt Word || rowspan="2" | Iowa State || LB
| rowspan="2" | 2001 || rowspan="2" | [[Seneca Wallace]] || rowspan="2" | Iowa State || rowspan="3" | QB || Matt Word || Iowa State || LB
|-
|-
|[[Waine Bacon]]
|[[Waine Bacon]] || Alabama || S
|S
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| 2002 || [[Eli Manning]] || Ole Miss || [[Chris Kelsay]] || Nebraska || DE
| 2002 || [[Eli Manning]] || Ole Miss || [[Chris Kelsay]] || Nebraska || DE
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| 2021 || [[Tyler Allgeier]] || BYU || [[Tyler Batty]] || BYU || DE
| 2021 || [[Tyler Allgeier]] || BYU || [[Tyler Batty]] || BYU || DE
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| 2022 || [[Clayton Tune]] || Houston || rowspan="3" | QB || Art Green || Houston || DB
| 2022 || [[Clayton Tune]] || Houston || rowspan="4" | QB || Art Green || Houston || DB
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| 2023 || [[Behren Morton]] || Texas Tech || [[Jacob Rodriguez]] || Texas Tech || rowspan="2" | LB
| 2023 || [[Behren Morton]] || Texas Tech || [[Jacob Rodriguez]] || Texas Tech || rowspan="3" | LB
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| 2024 || [[Bryson Daily]] || Army || Calib Fortner || Army  
| 2024 || [[Bryson Daily]] || Army || Calib Fortner || Army  
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| 2025 || Trey Kukuk || Louisiana Tech || Sifa Leota || Louisiana Tech
|}
|}
Source:<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.radiancetechnologiesindependencebowl.com/publications/ |magazine=Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl Media Guide |date=2024 |page=56 |title=Players of the Game |accessdate=December 29, 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |user=ArmyWP_Football |number=1873248097817772359 |title=Your @IndyBowl Offensive MVP is Bryson Daily |date=December 29, 2024 |accessdate=December 29, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |user=ArmyWP_Football |number=1873252395444306027 |title=Your @IndyBowl Defensive MVP Kalib Fortner! |date=December 29, 2024 |accessdate=December 29, 2024}}</ref>
Source:<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.radiancetechnologiesindependencebowl.com/publications/ |magazine=Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl Media Guide |date=2024 |page=56 |title=Players of the Game |accessdate=December 29, 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |user=ArmyWP_Football |number=1873248097817772359 |title=Your @IndyBowl Offensive MVP is Bryson Daily |date=December 29, 2024 |accessdate=December 29, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |user=ArmyWP_Football |number=1873252395444306027 |title=Your @IndyBowl Defensive MVP Kalib Fortner! |date=December 29, 2024 |accessdate=December 29, 2024}}</ref>
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Every current member of the [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]] except Florida, Kentucky, Tennessee and Texas has appeared in the game. Of the 21 current or former members of the [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]], only Arizona State, Baylor, Cincinnati, Kansas, Texas, UCF, Utah and West Virginia have yet to appear in the game. With the appearance of Duke in the 2018 game, every current or former member of the [[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]] except Pittsburgh, SMU and Stanford have appeared.
Every current member of the [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]] except Florida, Kentucky, Tennessee and Texas has appeared in the game. Of the 21 current or former members of the [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]], only Arizona State, Baylor, Cincinnati, Kansas, Texas, UCF, Utah and West Virginia have yet to appear in the game. With the appearance of Duke in the 2018 game, every current or former member of the [[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]] except Pittsburgh, SMU and Stanford have appeared.


Updated through the December 2024 edition (48 games, 96 total appearances).
Updated through the December 2025 edition (49 games, 98 total appearances).


;Teams with multiple appearances
;Teams with multiple appearances
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! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Independence Bowl|border=2|color=white}};"|Win pct.
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Independence Bowl|border=2|color=white}};"|Win pct.
|-
|-
| 1 || [[Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football|Louisiana Tech]] || 6 || 3–2–1 || {{winpct|3|2|1}}
| 1 || [[Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football|Louisiana Tech]] || 7 || 4–2–1 || {{winpct|4|2|1}}
|-
|-
| 2 || [[Ole Miss Rebels football|Ole Miss]] || 5 || 4–1 || .800
| 2 || [[Ole Miss Rebels football|Ole Miss]] || 5 || 4–1 || .800
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Won (16): [[Arizona Wildcats football|Arizona]], [[Auburn Tigers football|Auburn]], [[Duke Blue Devils football|Duke]], [[East Carolina Pirates football|East Carolina]], [[Florida State Seminoles football|Florida State]], [[Houston Cougars football|Houston]], [[Minnesota Golden Gophers football|Minnesota]], [[Mississippi State Bulldogs football|Mississippi State]], [[NC State Wolfpack football|NC State]], [[Ohio Bobcats football|Ohio]], [[Syracuse Orange football|Syracuse]], [[UAB Blazers football|UAB]], [[Virginia Cavaliers football|Virginia]], [[Wake Forest Demon Deacons football|Wake Forest]], [[Washington Huskies football|Washington]], [[Wisconsin Badgers football|Wisconsin]]
Won (16): [[Arizona Wildcats football|Arizona]], [[Auburn Tigers football|Auburn]], [[Duke Blue Devils football|Duke]], [[East Carolina Pirates football|East Carolina]], [[Florida State Seminoles football|Florida State]], [[Houston Cougars football|Houston]], [[Minnesota Golden Gophers football|Minnesota]], [[Mississippi State Bulldogs football|Mississippi State]], [[NC State Wolfpack football|NC State]], [[Ohio Bobcats football|Ohio]], [[Syracuse Orange football|Syracuse]], [[UAB Blazers football|UAB]], [[Virginia Cavaliers football|Virginia]], [[Wake Forest Demon Deacons football|Wake Forest]], [[Washington Huskies football|Washington]], [[Wisconsin Badgers football|Wisconsin]]
<br>
<br>
Lost (23): [[Boston College Eagles football|Boston College]], [[BYU Cougars football|BYU]], [[California Golden Bears football|California]], [[Clemson Tigers football|Clemson]], [[Colorado Buffaloes football|Colorado]], [[Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football|Georgia Tech]], [[Indiana Hoosiers football|Indiana]], [[Kansas State Wildcats football|Kansas State]], [[Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football|Louisiana]], [[Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football|Louisiana–Monroe]], [[Louisville Cardinals football|Louisville]], [[Miami RedHawks football|Miami (OH)]], [[Michigan State Spartans football|Michigan State]], [[Nebraska Cornhuskers football|Nebraska]], [[North Carolina Tar Heels football|North Carolina]], [[Northern Illinois Huskies football|Northern Illinois]], [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]], [[Oklahoma Sooners football|Oklahoma]], [[TCU Horned Frogs football|TCU]], [[Temple Owls football|Temple]], [[Tulane Green Wave football|Tulane]], [[UTEP Miners football|UTEP]], [[Vanderbilt Commodores football|Vanderbilt]]
Lost (24): [[Boston College Eagles football|Boston College]], [[BYU Cougars football|BYU]], [[California Golden Bears football|California]], [[Clemson Tigers football|Clemson]], [[Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football|Coastal Carolina]], [[Colorado Buffaloes football|Colorado]], [[Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football|Georgia Tech]], [[Indiana Hoosiers football|Indiana]], [[Kansas State Wildcats football|Kansas State]], [[Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football|Louisiana]], [[Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football|Louisiana–Monroe]], [[Louisville Cardinals football|Louisville]], [[Miami RedHawks football|Miami (OH)]], [[Michigan State Spartans football|Michigan State]], [[Nebraska Cornhuskers football|Nebraska]], [[North Carolina Tar Heels football|North Carolina]], [[Northern Illinois Huskies football|Northern Illinois]], [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]], [[Oklahoma Sooners football|Oklahoma]], [[TCU Horned Frogs football|TCU]], [[Temple Owls football|Temple]], [[Tulane Green Wave football|Tulane]], [[UTEP Miners football|UTEP]], [[Vanderbilt Commodores football|Vanderbilt]]
<br>
<br>
Tied (1): [[Maryland Terrapins football|Maryland]]
Tied (1): [[Maryland Terrapins football|Maryland]]
<br>


==Appearances by conference==
==Appearances by conference==
Updated through the December 2024 edition (48 games, 96 total appearances).
Updated through the December 2025 edition (49 games, 98 total appearances).


{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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| [[Pac-12 Conference|Pac-12]] || 5 || {{WinLossPct|3|2|0}} || 1987, 1989, 2013 || 1992, 2023 || bgcolor=lightgrey|{{nbsp}}
| [[Pac-12 Conference|Pac-12]] || 5 || {{WinLossPct|3|2|0}} || 1987, 1989, 2013 || 1992, 2023 || bgcolor=lightgrey|{{nbsp}}
|-
|-
| [[American Athletic Conference|{{nowrap|The American}}]] || 5 || {{WinLossPct|3|2|0}} || 1993, 2022, 2024 || 2015, 2018 || bgcolor=lightgrey|{{nbsp}}
| [[American Conference (NCAA)|American]] || 5 || {{WinLossPct|3|2|0}} || 1993, 2022, 2024 || 2015, 2018 || bgcolor=lightgrey|{{nbsp}}
|-
| [[Conference USA|CUSA]] || 5 || {{WinLossPct|3|2|0}} || 2019, 2021, 2025 || 2017, 2024 || bgcolor=lightgrey|{{nbsp}}
|-
|-
| bgcolor=lightgrey|''[[Southland Conference|Southland]]'' || 5 || {{WinLossPct|2|3|0}} || 1976, 1977 || 1978, 1979, 1980 || bgcolor=lightgrey|{{nbsp}}
| bgcolor=lightgrey|''[[Southland Conference|Southland]]'' || 5 || {{WinLossPct|2|3|0}} || 1976, 1977 || 1978, 1979, 1980 || bgcolor=lightgrey|{{nbsp}}
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|-
|-
| [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]] || 4 || {{WinLossPct|2|2|0}} || 1982, 1985 || 1993, 1995 || bgcolor=lightgrey|{{nbsp}}
| [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]] || 4 || {{WinLossPct|2|2|0}} || 1982, 1985 || 1993, 1995 || bgcolor=lightgrey|{{nbsp}}
|-
| [[Conference USA|C-USA]] || 4 || {{WinLossPct|2|2|0}} || 2019, 2021 || 2017, 2024 || bgcolor=lightgrey|{{nbsp}}
|-
|-
| bgcolor=lightgrey|''[[Southwest Conference|SWC]]'' || 4 || {{WinLossPct|1|3|0}} || 1981 || 1986, 1991, 1994 || bgcolor=lightgrey|{{nbsp}}
| bgcolor=lightgrey|''[[Southwest Conference|SWC]]'' || 4 || {{WinLossPct|1|3|0}} || 1981 || 1986, 1991, 1994 || bgcolor=lightgrey|{{nbsp}}
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| [[Mid-American Conference|MAC]] || 3 || {{WinLossPct|1|2|0}} || 2012 || 2004, 2008 || bgcolor=lightgrey|{{nbsp}}
| [[Mid-American Conference|MAC]] || 3 || {{WinLossPct|1|2|0}} || 2012 || 2004, 2008 || bgcolor=lightgrey|{{nbsp}}
|-
|-
| [[Sun Belt Conference|Sun Belt]] || 2 || {{WinLossPct|0|2|0}} || {{nbsp}} || 2012, 2022 || bgcolor=lightgrey|{{nbsp}}
| [[Sun Belt Conference|Sun Belt]] || 3 || {{WinLossPct|0|3|0}} || {{nbsp}} || 2012, 2022, 2025 || bgcolor=lightgrey|{{nbsp}}
|-
|-
| bgcolor=lightgrey|''[[Big Eight Conference|Big Eight]]'' || 2 || {{WinLossPct|0|2|0}} || {{nbsp}} || 1981, 1982 || bgcolor=lightgrey|{{nbsp}}
| bgcolor=lightgrey|''[[Big Eight Conference|Big Eight]]'' || 2 || {{WinLossPct|0|2|0}} || {{nbsp}} || 1981, 1982 || bgcolor=lightgrey|{{nbsp}}
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* Conferences that are defunct or no longer active in FBS are marked in ''italics''.
* Conferences that are defunct or no longer active in FBS are marked in ''italics''.
* The American's record includes the 1993 appearance of Virginia Tech, at the time a member of the Big East, as The American retains the conference charter following the 2013 [[2010–13 Big East Conference realignment|split of the original Big East]] along football lines.
* The record of the American Conference includes the 1993 appearance of Virginia Tech, at the time a member of the Big East, as the American retains the conference charter following the 2013 [[2010–13 Big East Conference realignment|split of the original Big East]] along football lines.
* The Pac-12's record includes appearances from when the conference was the Pac-10.
* The Pac-12's record includes appearances from when the conference was the Pac-10.
* Independent appearances: Louisville (1977), East Carolina (1978), Syracuse (1979), Southern Miss (1980, 1988), Virginia Tech (1984), Tulane (1987), Tulsa (1989), Louisiana Tech (1990), Army (1996), Notre Dame (1997), BYU (2021)
* Independent appearances: Louisville (1977), East Carolina (1978), Syracuse (1979), Southern Miss (1980, 1988), Virginia Tech (1984), Tulane (1987), Tulsa (1989), Louisiana Tech (1990), Army (1996), Notre Dame (1997), BYU (2021)

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The Independence Bowl is a post-season National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)-sanctioned Division I college football bowl game that is played annually each December at Independence Stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana. The Independence Bowl was named because it was inaugurated in 1976, the year of the United States Bicentennial. The bowl's current title sponsor is Radiance Technologies, per an agreement announced for the 2020–2025 editions.[1] Only one prior edition of the bowl, in 2013, has not used Independence Bowl branding.

The 2020 edition of the bowl was canceled on December 20, 2020, due to an insufficient number of teams being available to fill all 2020-21 bowl games, following a season impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Conference tie-ins

For its first five years, the game pitted the champion of the Southland Conference against an at-large opponent.[3] It then moved to inviting two at-large teams, until 1995 when it began featuring a Southeastern Conference (SEC) school against an at-large opponent.

From 1998 to 2009, the game normally featured a matchup between teams representing the Big 12 Conference and the SEC. Teams from other conferences were included only if one of those leagues did not have enough bowl-eligible teams to fill its spot, such as in 2004 when Miami (Ohio) played instead of an SEC squad. In 2008, neither the SEC nor the Big 12 had enough bowl-eligible teams to fill their respective spots resulting in a matchup of Louisiana Tech of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) and Northern Illinois of the Mid-American Conference (MAC).

In 2010 and 2011, the Independence Bowl held the third selection from the Mountain West Conference and the seventh selection from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). It was announced that in 2012, the Mountain West Conference team would be replaced by the 10th selection from the SEC.

The bowl has multiple conference and team tie-ins for the 2020 through 2025 seasons. Both the SEC and ACC announced bowl lineups for those years that did not include the Independence Bowl.[4] In January 2020, the bowl announced a six-year sequence of games that will feature an independent program (either Army or BYU) against a team from either the Pac-12, Conference USA (C-USA), or the American Athletic Conference (The American).[5] Once BYU joined the Big 12 in 2023, the bowl announced that a bid to the Big 12 overall would replace BYU in their upcoming schedule rotation.[6]

Even though ten of the Pac-12 teams departed that conference beginning with the 2024 season, it was announced that the remaining two teams, or the ten "legacy teams" (those leaving the conference), would fulfill the Pac-12's obligation for the 2024 Independence Bowl.[7]

Notable games

One of the most memorable games in Independence Bowl history was the 2000 edition, the "snow bowl" game between Texas A&M and Mississippi State.[8] The game was originally publicized as a reunion game, since Mississippi State coach Jackie Sherrill had served as A&M's coach for seven seasons in the 1980s and led them to three conference titles.[9] However, the weather quickly dominated the storyline as a rare and significant snowstorm hit Shreveport. In the midst of the snow, Mississippi State rallied to an overtime win over A&M.

The bowl has intermittently hosted ranked teams; the first (and to date, only) matchup between ranked opponents (per the AP Poll) was the 1993 edition between No. 22 Virginia Tech and No. 21 Indiana. The highest ranked team to appear was No. 12 BYU in the 2021 edition.

The only tie game in Independence Bowl history was the 1990 edition, between Louisiana Tech and Maryland. The only overtime game has been the aforementioned 2000 edition, between Texas A&M and Mississippi State.

The 2015 edition set a college football bowl record with 76 points scored in one half, occurring in the first half between Tulsa and Virginia Tech.[10]

In 2020, the Independence Bowl issued the first invitation of the bowl season, to Army, in late October.[11][12] However, the game was ultimately canceled, when organizers were left without an opponent for Army, as there were insufficient teams available to fill all bowl slots.[2] Army was later placed in the Liberty Bowl.[13]

The 2024 edition was originally set to feature Marshall and Army. However, Marshall withdrew from the contest after a number of its players entered the NCAA transfer portal.[14] Louisiana Tech was named as a replacement, and Marshall was later fined $100,000 by their conference for opting out of the bowl.[15]

Title sponsor

In 1990, the contest became one of the earliest college bowl games to use a title sponsor, becoming the Poulan Weed-Eater Independence Bowl. Poulan (then a division of AB Electrolux Home Products, now Husqvarna AB) sponsored the game through the 1997 edition. The unusual nature of a game being sponsored by a weed-eater company has made the name synonymous with bowl games with odd sponsors, and is still used as an example of a consolation bowl for teams that have disappointing seasons.[16][17] Newell Rubbermaid's Sanford brand of writing products took over sponsorship from 1998 until 2000, while MainStay Investments sponsored from 2001 to 2003. In January 2005, the Deja Vu chain of "gentlemen's clubs" offered to become the title sponsor. The offer was rejected.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

The Independence Bowl's three-year search for a title sponsor ended on August 21, 2006, when PetroSun Inc., a Phoenix, Arizona-based company that provides services and products to suppliers of oil and gas, agreed to become the bowl's sponsor. The deal, changing the game's full name to the PetroSun Independence Bowl, was to have run through 2008 with an option for 2009; however the deal was discontinued prior to the 2008 game.

On May 21, 2009, AdvoCare became the fifth title sponsor since the bowl's inception. The bowl was then renamed the AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl.[18] AdvoCare makes energy drinks and nutritional supplements sold through multilevel marketing. On February 28, 2013, AdvoCare and the Independence Bowl Foundation announced that the Independence Bowl name would be dropped, and the bowl would be known as the AdvoCare V100 Bowl for the 2013 game.[19] In August 2013, AdvoCare announced it would drop its sponsorship after the 2013 game.[20][21]

In February 2014, Duck Commander (a duck call and hunting apparel manufacturer founded by former Louisiana Tech quarterback Phil Robertson, made prominent by the reality series Duck Dynasty) announced that it would be the title sponsor for the 2014 bowl, known as the Duck Commander Independence Bowl.[22] After a year, Duck Commander declined to renew sponsorship, and in July 2015, Camping World was announced as the new title sponsor of the game;[23] Camping World Independence Bowl was the branding of the 2015 and 2016 games. On March 14, 2017, the Independence Bowl Foundation unveiled a new logo for the game, used until a new title sponsor was signed.[24] On October 5, 2017, Walk-On's Bistreaux & Bar was named as the new title sponsor of the game;[25] Walk-On's Independence Bowl branding was used for the 2017 through 2019 games. On August 8, 2019, Walk On's announced that it would end its sponsorship after the 2019 edition.[26] On April 28, 2020, Radiance Technologies was announced as the new title sponsor, with the bowl officially named as the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl.[27]

Independence Stadium

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Independence Stadium

Independence Stadium is a stadium owned by the city of Shreveport, Louisiana. It used to be known as "State Fair Stadium"; it is the site of the annual Independence Bowl post-season college football game, initially (1976) the Bicentennial Bowl. Before that, it was the home venue of the Shreveport Steamer of the short-lived World Football League (1974–75). It also served as a neutral site for the annual Arkansas–LSU football rivalry from 1925 to 1936. The stadium is also host to numerous high school football games and soccer matches, since many schools in Shreveport lack an on-campus facility. Independence Stadium also hosted the Louisiana High School Athletic Association state football championship games in 2005 after the Louisiana Superdome suffered heavy damage from Hurricane Katrina. In 1994–95, Independence Stadium was home to the Shreveport Pirates of the Canadian Football League, which was undergoing US expansion at the time. In the late 1990s, the stadium capacity was expanded from approximately 40,000 to 50,832. In 2005, to meet accommodations of the upcoming Independence Bowl in 2006, the stadium went through a renovation to extend the capacity from 52,000 to 59,000. Then in 2008, the City of Shreveport created an entire new section of the stadium. This portion would allow the stadium capacity to be expanded only if need be. This expanse put the total capacity at 63,000.[28] This was part of a grander upgrading plan that improved all aspects of the facility, from concourses to playing surface.

Independence Stadium was considered as a possible playing site for the New Orleans Saints during the 2005 National Football League season due to Hurricane Katrina, but Shreveport eventually lost out to the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, and Louisiana State University's Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge. However, Independence Stadium eventually was chosen to host the Saints' first preseason home game for the 2006 season while the Louisiana Superdome prepared for its grand re-opening. Field Turf was installed on the stadium's playing surface in 2010. In 2010, a Texas UIL playoff game was played featuring Mesquite Horn HS and the technical host Longview. Longview won, 28–14. In 2011, Independence Stadium hosted the Port City Classic, an NCAA college football competition between Louisiana Tech University of Ruston, Louisiana, and Grambling State University of Grambling, Louisiana. The south end zone of the stadium borders Interstate 20.

Game results

Rankings are based on the AP Poll prior to the game being played.

style="Template:CollegePrimaryStyle;"| Date style="Template:CollegePrimaryStyle;" colspan="2" | Winning Team style="Template:CollegePrimaryStyle;" colspan="2" | Losing Team style="Template:CollegePrimaryStyle;"|Attendance style="Template:CollegePrimaryStyle;"|Notes
December 13, 1976 McNeese State 20 Tulsa 16 19,164 notes
December 17, 1977 Louisiana Tech 24 Louisville 14 22,223 notes
December 16, 1978 East Carolina 35 Louisiana Tech 13 31,054 notes
December 15, 1979 Syracuse 31 McNeese State 7 27,234 notes
December 13, 1980 Southern Miss 16 McNeese State 14 42,600 notes
December 12, 1981 Texas A&M 33 Oklahoma State 16 48,600 notes
December 11, 1982 Wisconsin 14 Kansas State 3 46,244 notes
December 10, 1983 16Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Air Force 9 Ole Miss 3 41,274 notes
December 15, 1984 Air Force 23 Virginia Tech 7 45,034 notes
December 21, 1985 Minnesota 20 Clemson 13 42,845 notes
December 20, 1986 Ole Miss 20 Texas Tech 17 46,369 notes
December 19, 1987 Washington 24 Tulane 12 44,683 notes
December 23, 1988 Southern Miss 38 UTEP 18 20,242 notes
December 16, 1989 Oregon 27 Tulsa 24 44,621 notes
December 15, 1990 Louisiana Tech 34 Maryland 34 48,325 notes
December 29, 1991 24Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Georgia 24 Arkansas 15 46,932 notes
December 31, 1992 Wake Forest 39 Oregon 35 31,337 notes
December 31, 1993 22Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Virginia Tech 45 21Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Indiana 20 33,819 notes
December 28, 1994 18Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Virginia 20 TCU 10 36,192 notes
December 29, 1995 LSU 45 Michigan State 26 48,835 notes
December 31, 1996 Auburn 32 24Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Army 29 41,366 notes
December 28, 1997 15Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". LSU 27 Notre Dame 9 50,459 notes
December 31, 1998 Ole Miss 35 Texas Tech 18 46,862 notes
December 31, 1999 Ole Miss 27 Oklahoma 25 49,873 notes
December 31, 2000 Mississippi State 43 Texas A&M 41 (OT)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 36,974 notes
December 27, 2001 Alabama 14 Iowa State 13 45,627 notes
December 27, 2002 Ole Miss 27 Nebraska 23 46,096 notes
December 31, 2003 Arkansas 27 Missouri 14 49,625 notes
December 28, 2004 Iowa State 17 Miami (Ohio) 13 43,076 notes
December 30, 2005 Missouri 38 South Carolina 31 41,332 notes
December 28, 2006 Oklahoma State 34 Alabama 31 45,054 notes
December 30, 2007 Alabama 30 Colorado 24 47,043 notes
December 28, 2008 Louisiana Tech 17 Northern Illinois 10 41,567 notes
December 28, 2009 Georgia 44 Texas A&M 20 49,654 notes
December 27, 2010 Air Force 14 Georgia Tech 7 39,632 notes
December 26, 2011 Missouri 41 North Carolina 24 41,728 notes
December 28, 2012 Ohio 45 Louisiana–Monroe 14 41,853 notes
December 31, 2013 Arizona 42 Boston College 19 36,917 notes
December 27, 2014 South Carolina 24 Miami (FL) 21 38,242 notes
December 26, 2015 Virginia Tech 55 Tulsa 52 31,289 notes
December 26, 2016 NC State 41 Vanderbilt 17 28,995 notes
December 27, 2017 Florida State 42 Southern Miss 13 33,601 notes
December 27, 2018 Duke 56 Temple 27 27,492 notes
December 26, 2019 Louisiana Tech 14 Miami (FL) 0 33,129 notes
December 26, 2020 Canceled – [2]
December 18, 2021 UAB 31 12Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". BYU 28 26,276 notes
December 23, 2022 Houston 23 Louisiana 16 23,410 notes
December 16, 2023 Texas Tech 34 California 14 33,071 notes
December 28, 2024 19Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Army 27 Louisiana Tech 6 34,283 notes
December 30, 2025 Louisiana Tech 23 Coastal Carolina 14 30,298 notes

Source:[29]

MVPs

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1998 defensive MVP Kendrick Clancy
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2008 offensive MVP Phillip Livas

The bowl names both an offensive and defensive player of the game; on several occasions, the award has been shared.

style="Template:CollegePrimaryStyle;" rowspan=2|Year style="Template:CollegePrimaryStyle;" colspan=3|Offensive MVP style="Template:CollegePrimaryStyle;" colspan=3|Defensive MVP
style="Template:CollegeSecondaryStyle;"|Player style="Template:CollegeSecondaryStyle;"|Team style="Template:CollegeSecondaryStyle;"|Position style="Template:CollegeSecondaryStyle;"|Player style="Template:CollegeSecondaryStyle;"|Team style="Template:CollegeSecondaryStyle;"|Position
1976 Terry McFarland McNeese State QB Terry Clark Tulsa CB
1977 Keith Thibodeaux Louisiana Tech Otis Wilson Louisville LB
1978 Theodore Sutton East Carolina FB Zack Valentine East Carolina DE
1979 Joe Morris Syracuse RB Clay Carroll McNeese State DT
1980 Will Varner McNeese State QB Jearld Baylis Southern Miss NG
1981 Gary Kubiak Texas A&M Mike Green Oklahoma State LB
1982 Randy Wright Wisconsin Tim Krumrie Wisconsin NG
1983 Marty Louthan Air Force Andre Townsend Ole Miss DT
1984 Bart Weiss Scott Thomas Air Force S
1985 Rickey Foggie Minnesota Bruce Holmes Minnesota LB
1986 Mark Young Ole Miss James Mosley Texas Tech DE
1987 Chris Chandler Washington David Rill Washington LB
1988 James Henry Southern Miss PR James Henry Southern Miss CB
1989 Bill Musgrave Oregon QB Chris Oldham Oregon DB
1990 Mike Richardson Louisiana Tech RB Lorenza Baker Louisiana Tech LB
1991 Andre Hastings Georgia FL Torray Evans Georgia
1992 Todd Dixon Wake Forest SE Herman O'Berry Oregon CB
1993 Maurice DeShazo Virginia Tech QB Antonio Banks Virginia Tech
1994 Mike Groh Virginia Mike Frederick Virginia DE
1995 Kevin Faulk LSU RB Gabe Northern LSU
1996 Dameyune Craig Auburn QB Takeo Spikes Auburn LB
Rickey Neal
1997 Rondell Mealey LSU RB Arnold Miller LSU DE
1998 Romaro Miller Ole Miss QB Kendrick Clancy Ole Miss DL
1999 Josh Heupel Oklahoma Tim Strickland CB
2000 Ja'Mar Toombs Texas A&M RB Willie Blade Mississippi State DT
2001 Seneca Wallace Iowa State QB Matt Word Iowa State LB
Waine Bacon Alabama S
2002 Eli Manning Ole Miss Chris Kelsay Nebraska DE
2003 Cedric Cobbs Arkansas RB Caleb Miller Arkansas LB
2004 Bret Meyer Iowa State QB Nick Moser Iowa State DB
2005 Brad Smith Missouri Marcus King Missouri CB
2006 Dantrell Savage Oklahoma State RB Jeremy Nethon Oklahoma State LB
2007 John Parker Wilson Alabama QB Wallace Gilberry Alabama DE
2008 Phillip Livas Louisiana Tech WR Weldon Brown Louisiana Tech CB
2009 Aron White Georgia TE Geno Atkins Georgia DL
2010 Jared Tew Air Force RB Rick Ricketts Air Force DT
2011 James Franklin Missouri QB Andrew Wilson Missouri LB
2012 Tyler Tettleton Ohio Keith Moore Ohio
Beau Blankenship RB
2013 BJ Denker Arizona QB William Parks Arizona S
2014 Pharoh Cooper South Carolina WR Skai Moore South Carolina LB
2015 Isaiah Ford Virginia Tech Jeremy Brady Tulsa S
2016 Jaylen Samuels NC State FB Airius Moore NC State LB
2017 James Blackman Florida State QB Nate Andrews Florida State DB
2018 Daniel Jones Duke Delvon Randall Temple
2019 Justin Henderson Louisiana Tech RB Connor Taylor Louisiana Tech LB
2021 Tyler Allgeier BYU Tyler Batty BYU DE
2022 Clayton Tune Houston QB Art Green Houston DB
2023 Behren Morton Texas Tech Jacob Rodriguez Texas Tech LB
2024 Bryson Daily Army Calib Fortner Army
2025 Trey Kukuk Louisiana Tech Sifa Leota Louisiana Tech

Source:[30][31][32]

Most appearances

Every current member of the SEC except Florida, Kentucky, Tennessee and Texas has appeared in the game. Of the 21 current or former members of the Big 12, only Arizona State, Baylor, Cincinnati, Kansas, Texas, UCF, Utah and West Virginia have yet to appear in the game. With the appearance of Duke in the 2018 game, every current or former member of the ACC except Pittsburgh, SMU and Stanford have appeared.

Updated through the December 2025 edition (49 games, 98 total appearances).

Teams with multiple appearances
style="Template:CollegePrimaryStyle;"|Rank style="Template:CollegePrimaryStyle;"|Team style="Template:CollegePrimaryStyle;"|Appearances style="Template:CollegePrimaryStyle;"|Record style="Template:CollegePrimaryStyle;"|Win pct.
1 Louisiana Tech 7 4–2–1 Template:Winpct
2 Ole Miss 5 4–1 .800
3 Air Force 3 3–0 1.000
Alabama 3 2–1 .667
Missouri 3 2–1 .667
Southern Miss 3 2–1 .667
Virginia Tech 3 2–1 .667
McNeese State 3 1–2 .333
Texas A&M 3 1–2 .333
Texas Tech 3 1–2 .333
Tulsa 3 0–3 .000
12 Georgia 2 2–0 1.000
LSU 2 2–0 1.000
Arkansas 2 1–1 .500
Iowa State 2 1–1 .500
Oklahoma State 2 1–1 .500
Oregon 2 1–1 .500
South Carolina 2 1–1 .500
Army 2 1–1 .500
Miami (FL) 2 0–2 .000
Teams with a single appearance

Won (16): Arizona, Auburn, Duke, East Carolina, Florida State, Houston, Minnesota, Mississippi State, NC State, Ohio, Syracuse, UAB, Virginia, Wake Forest, Washington, Wisconsin
Lost (24): Boston College, BYU, California, Clemson, Coastal Carolina, Colorado, Georgia Tech, Indiana, Kansas State, Louisiana, Louisiana–Monroe, Louisville, Miami (OH), Michigan State, Nebraska, North Carolina, Northern Illinois, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, TCU, Temple, Tulane, UTEP, Vanderbilt
Tied (1): Maryland

Appearances by conference

Updated through the December 2025 edition (49 games, 98 total appearances).

style="Template:CollegePrimaryStyle;" rowspan=2|Conference style="Template:CollegePrimaryStyle;" colspan=5|Record style="Template:CollegePrimaryStyle;" colspan=3|Appearances by season
style="Template:CollegeSecondaryStyle;" |Games style="Template:CollegeSecondaryStyle;" |W style="Template:CollegeSecondaryStyle;" |L style="Template:CollegeSecondaryStyle;" |T style="Template:CollegeSecondaryStyle;" |Win pct. style="Template:CollegeSecondaryStyle;" class=unsortable|Won style="Template:CollegeSecondaryStyle;" class=unsortable|Lost style="Template:CollegeSecondaryStyle;" class=unsortable|Tied
SEC 18 Template:WinLossPct 1986, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999,
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2014		 1983, 2005, 2006, 2016 Script error: No such module "String".
ACC 13 Template:WinLossPct 1992, 1994, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 1985, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2019 1990
Big 12 13 Template:WinLossPct 2004, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2023 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2009 Script error: No such module "String".
Independents 12 Template:WinLossPct 1978, 1979, 1980, 1988 1977, 1984, 1987, 1989, 1996, 1997, 2021 1990
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  • Conferences that are defunct or no longer active in FBS are marked in italics.
  • The record of the American Conference includes the 1993 appearance of Virginia Tech, at the time a member of the Big East, as the American retains the conference charter following the 2013 split of the original Big East along football lines.
  • The Pac-12's record includes appearances from when the conference was the Pac-10.
  • Independent appearances: Louisville (1977), East Carolina (1978), Syracuse (1979), Southern Miss (1980, 1988), Virginia Tech (1984), Tulane (1987), Tulsa (1989), Louisiana Tech (1990), Army (1996), Notre Dame (1997), BYU (2021)

Game records

style="Template:CollegePrimaryStyle;"|Team style="Template:CollegePrimaryStyle;"|Record, Team vs. Opponent style="Template:CollegePrimaryStyle;"|Year
Most points (one team) 56, Duke vs. Temple 2018
Most points (both teams) 107, Virginia Tech (55) vs. Tulsa (52) 2015
Most points (losing team) 52, Tulsa vs. Virginia Tech 2015
Fewest points allowed 0, Louisiana Tech vs. Miami (FL) 2019
Largest margin of victory 31, Ohio vs. Louisiana–Monroe 2012
Total yards 598, Virginia Tech vs. Tulsa 2015
Rushing yards 337, Missouri vs. North Carolina 2011
Passing yards 440, Duke vs. Temple 2018
First downs 30, Virginia Tech vs. Tulsa 2015
Fewest yards allowed 161, Louisiana Tech vs. Louisville 1977
Fewest rushing yards allowed 12, East Carolina vs. Louisiana Tech 1978
Fewest passing yards allowed 41, Air Force vs. Georgia Tech 2010
style="Template:CollegePrimaryStyle;"|Individual style="Template:CollegePrimaryStyle;"|Record, Player, Team vs. Opponent style="Template:CollegePrimaryStyle;"|Year
All-purpose yards 286, T.J. Rahming (Duke) 2018
Touchdowns (all-purpose) 4, Beau Blankenship (Ohio) 2012
Rushing yards 234, Kevin Faulk (LSU) 1995
Rushing touchdowns 4, Beau Blankenship (Ohio) 2012
Passing yards 423, Daniel Jones (Duke) 2018
Passing touchdowns 5, Daniel Jones (Duke) 2018
Receiving yards 240, T.J. Rahming (Duke) 2018
Receiving touchdowns 3, shared by:
Jaylen Samuels (NC State)
Auden Tate (Florida State)
2016
2017
Tackles 24, Clay Carroll (McNeese State) 1979
Sacks 3, most recently:
Amier Washington (Texas Tech)
2023
Interceptions 2, most recently:
Anthony Magee (Ole Miss)
1998
style="Template:CollegePrimaryStyle;"|Long plays style="Template:CollegePrimaryStyle;"|Record, Player, Team vs. Opponent style="Template:CollegePrimaryStyle;"|Year
Touchdown run 80 yds., Deuce McAllister (Ole Miss) 1999
Touchdown pass 87 yds., Randy Wright to Tim Stracka (Wisconsin) 1982
Kickoff return 100 yds., shared by:
Derrick Mason (Michigan State)
Nyheim Hines (NC State)
1995
2016
Punt return 86 yds., Javier Arenas (Alabama) 2006
Interception return 99 yds., Marcus King (Missouri) 2005
Fumble return 37 yds., Gabe Northern (LSU) 1995
Punt 70 yds., Jeff Dozier (Louisiana Tech) 1978
Field goal 52 yds., Tommy Openshaw (Vanderbilt) 2016

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Media coverage

The bowl was first broadcast nationally in 1979, by WTBS.[35] It has subsequently been broadcast by Mizlou (1980–1990), ABC (1991), and ESPN or ESPN2 since then, with the exception of a one-year return to ABC in 2014.[36]

References

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