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Independence Bowl

Games: 37 (1976-2012)

First Game: December 13, 1976 (McNeese State 20, Tulsa 16)
Last Game: December 28, 2012 (Louisiana-Monroe vs. Ohio)

Most Points: 45 (3 times)
Fewest Points: 3 (Kansas State in 1982 and Mississippi in 1983)
Largest Margin: +31 (Ohio over Louisiana-Monroe in 2012)

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37 Games

Year Date Day Winner/Tie Pts Loser/Tie Pts Attendance MVP Sponsor
2012 Dec 28, 2012 Fri Ohio 45 Louisiana-Monroe 14 41,853 QB Tyler Tettleton (Ohio)
RB Beau Blankenship (Ohio)
LB Keith Moore (Ohio)		 AdvoCare
2011 Dec 26, 2011 Mon Missouri 41 North Carolina 24 41,728 QB James Franklin (Missouri)
LB Andrew Wilson (Missouri)		 AdvoCare
2010 Dec 27, 2010 Mon Air Force 14 Georgia Tech 7 39,362 RB Jared Tew (Air Force)
DL Rick Ricketts (Air Force)		 AdvoCare
2009 Dec 28, 2009 Mon Georgia 44 Texas A&M 20 49,653 TE Aron White (Georgia)
DL Geno Atkins (Georgia)
2008 Dec 28, 2008 Sun Louisiana Tech 17 Northern Illinois 10 41,567 WR Phillip Livas (Louisiana Tech)
DB Weldon Brown (Louisiana Tech)
2007 Dec 30, 2007 Sun Alabama 30 Colorado 24 47,043 QB John Parker Wilson (Alabama)
DL Wallace Gilberry (Alabama)		 PetroSun
2006 Dec 28, 2006 Thu Oklahoma State 34 Alabama 31 45,054 RB Dantrell Savage (Oklahoma State)
LB Jeremy Nethon (Oklahoma State)		 PetroSun
2005 Dec 30, 2005 Fri Missouri 38 South Carolina 31 41,332 QB Brad Smith (Missouri)
DB Marcus King (Missouri)
2004 Dec 28, 2004 Tue Iowa State 17 Miami (OH) 13 43,000 QB Bret Meyer (Iowa State)
DB Nick Moser (Iowa State)
2003 Dec 31, 2003 Wed Arkansas 27 Missouri 14 49,625 RB Cedric Cobbs (Arkansas)
LB Caleb Miller (Arkansas)		 MainStay Investments
2002 Dec 27, 2002 Fri Mississippi 27 Nebraska 23 46,096 QB Eli Manning (Mississippi)
DL Chris Kelsay (Nebraska)		 MainStay Investments
2001 Dec 27, 2001 Thu Alabama 14 Iowa State 13 45,627 QB Seneca Wallace (Iowa State)
DB Waine Bacon (Alabama)		 MainStay Investments
2000 Dec 31, 2000 Sun Mississippi State 43 Texas A&M 41 36,974 RB Ja'Mar Toombs (Texas A&M)
DL Willie Blade (Mississippi State)		 Sanford
1999 Dec 31, 1999 Fri Mississippi 27 Oklahoma 25 49,873 DB Tim Strickland (Mississippi)
QB Josh Heupel (Oklahoma)		 Sanford
1998 Dec 31, 1998 Thu Mississippi 35 Texas Tech 18 46,862 QB Romaro Miller (Mississippi)
DL Kendrick Clancy (Mississippi)		 Sanford
1997 Dec 28, 1997 Sun Louisiana State 27 Notre Dame 9 50,459 RB Rondell Mealey (Louisiana State)
DL Arnold Miller (Louisiana State)
1996 Dec 31, 1996 Tue Auburn 32 Army 29 41,366 QB Dameyune Craig (Auburn)
LB Rickey Neal (Auburn)		 Poulan Weedeater
1995 Dec 29, 1995 Fri Louisiana State 45 Michigan State 26 48,835 RB Kevin Faulk (Louisiana State)
DL Gabe Northern (Louisiana State)		 Poulan Weedeater
1994 Dec 28, 1994 Wed Virginia 20 Texas Christian 10 27,242 QB Mike Groh (Virginia)
DL Mike Frederick (Virginia)		 Poulan Weedeater
1993 Dec 31, 1993 Fri Virginia Tech 45 Indiana 20 33,819 DB Maurice DeShazo (Virginia Tech)
DB Antonio Banks (Virginia Tech)		 Poulan Weedeater
1992 Dec 31, 1992 Thu Wake Forest 39 Oregon 35 31,337 WR Todd Dixon (Wake Forest)
DB Herman O'Berry (Oregon)		 Poulan Weedeater
1991 Dec 29, 1991 Sun Georgia 24 Arkansas 15 46,932 WR Andre Hastings (Georgia)
LB Torray Evans (Georgia)		 Poulan Weedeater
1990 Dec 15, 1990 Sat Maryland 34 Louisiana Tech 34 48,325 RB Mike Richardson (Louisiana Tech)
LB Lorenza Baker (Louisiana Tech)		 Poulan Weedeater
1989 Dec 16, 1989 Sat Oregon 27 Tulsa 24 30,333 QB Bill Musgrave (Oregon)
DB Chris Oldham (Oregon)
1988 Dec 23, 1988 Fri Southern Mississippi 38 Texas-El Paso 18 20,242 PR James Henry (Southern Mississippi)
1987 Dec 19, 1987 Sat Washington 24 Tulane 12 41,683 QB Chris Chandler (Washington)
LB David Rill (Washington)
1986 Dec 20, 1986 Sat Mississippi 20 Texas Tech 17 46,369 QB Mark Young (Mississippi)
DL James Mosley (Texas Tech)
1985 Dec 21, 1985 Sat Minnesota 20 Clemson 13 42,800 QB Rickey Foggie (Minnesota)
LB Bruce Holmes (Minnesota)
1984 Dec 15, 1984 Sat Air Force 23 Virginia Tech 7 41,000 QB Bart Weiss (Air Force)
DB Scott Thomas (Air Force)
1983 Dec 10, 1983 Sat Air Force 9 Mississippi 3 41,274 QB Marty Louthan (Air Force)
DL Andre Townsend (Mississippi)
1982 Dec 11, 1982 Sat Wisconsin 14 Kansas State 3 49,503 QB Randy Wright (Wisconsin)
DL Tim Krumrie (Wisconsin)
1981 Dec 12, 1981 Sat Texas A&M 33 Oklahoma State 16 47,300 QB Gary Kubiak (Texas A&M)
LB Mike Green (Oklahoma State)
1980 Dec 13, 1980 Sat Southern Mississippi 16 McNeese State 14 45,000 QB Stephen Starring (McNeese State)
DL Jerald Baylis (Southern Mississippi)
1979 Dec 15, 1979 Sat Syracuse 31 McNeese State 7 27,234 RB Joe Morris (Syracuse)
DL Clay Carroll (McNeese State)
1978 Dec 16, 1978 Sat East Carolina 35 Louisiana Tech 13 18,200 RB Theodore Sutton (East Carolina)
DL Zack Valentine (East Carolina)
1977 Dec 17, 1977 Sat Louisiana Tech 24 Louisville 14 18,500 QB Keith Thibodeaux (Louisiana Tech)
LB Otis Wilson (Louisville)
1976 Dec 13, 1976 Mon McNeese State 20 Tulsa 16 15,542 QB Terry McFarland (McNeese State)
DB Terry Clark (Tulsa)