Independence Bowl
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| Independence Bowl | |
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| PetroSun Independence Bowl | |
 Independence Bowl logo |
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| Stadium | Independence Stadium |
| Location | Shreveport, Louisiana |
| Operated | 1976 — present |
| Conference Tie-ins | SEC, Big 12 |
| Previous Conference Tie-ins | Southland (1976 — 1981) |
| Payout | US$1,100,000 |
| Sponsors | |
| AB Electrolux Home Products Poulan and Weed Eater (1990 — 1996) Sanford (1998 — 2000) MainStay Investments (2001 — 2003) PetroSun (2006 — present) |
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| 2006 Matchup | |
| Alabama vs. Oklahoma State | |
The PetroSun Independence Bowl is a post-season NCAA-sanctioned Division I college football bowl game that is played annually at Independence Stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana, so named because it was inaugurated in the United States bicentennial year, 1976.
For its first five years, the game pitted the champion of the Southland Conference, then a Division I conference before the NCAA split the division into Bowl (Division I-A before 2006) and Championship (Division I-AA prior to 2006) subdivisions, against an at-large opponent. It then moved to inviting two at-large teams, until 1995 when it began featuring a Southeastern Conference school against an at-large opponent.
Since 1998 the game has normally featured a matchup between teams representing the Big 12 Conference and the SEC. Teams from other conferences are included only if one of those leagues does not have enough bowl-eligible teams to fill its spot, such as in 2004 when Miami (Ohio) played instead of a SEC squad.
The game's previous title sponsors have included AB Electrolux Home Products (now Husqvarna AB) Poulan and Weed Eater products from 1990 to 1996, Newell Rubbermaid's Sanford brand of writing products from 1998 until 2000, and MainStay Investments from 2001 to 2003. In January 2005, in what was widely perceived as a publicity stunt, the Deja Vu chain of "gentlemen's clubs" offered to become the title sponsor. The offer was rejected.
The Independence Bowl's three-year search for a title sponsor ended on August 21, 2006. PetroSun Inc., a Phoenix, Arizona-based company that provides services and products to suppliers of oil and gas, has agreed to become the bowl's sponsor. The deal runs from 2006 to 2008 with an option for 2009.
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[edit] Previous results
[edit] MVP(s)
| Date played | MVP(s) | Team | Position |
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| December 13, 1976 | Terry McFarland | McNeese State | QB |
| Terry Clark | Tulsa | CB | |
| December 17, 1977 | Keith Thibodeaux | Louisiana Tech | QB |
| Otis Wilson | Louisville | LB | |
| December 16, 1978 | Theodore Sutton | East Carolina | FB |
| Zack Valentine | East Carolina | DE | |
| December 15, 1979 | Joe Morris | Syracuse | RB |
| Clay Carroll | McNeese State | DT | |
| December 13, 1980 | Stephen Starring | McNeese State | QB |
| Jerald Baylis | Southern Miss | NG | |
| December 12, 1981 | Gary Kubiak | Texas A&M | QB |
| Mike Green | Oklahoma State | LB | |
| December 11, 1982 | Randy Wright | Wisconsin | QB |
| Tim Krumrie | Wisconsin | NG | |
| December 10, 1983 | Marty Louthan | Air Force | QB |
| Andre Townsend | Mississippi | DT | |
| December 15, 1984 | Bart Weiss | Air Force | QB |
| Scott Thomas | Air Force | S | |
| December 21, 1985 | Rickey Foggie | Minnesota | QB |
| Bruce Holmes | Minnesota | LB | |
| December 20, 1986 | Mark Young | Mississippi | QB |
| James Mosley | Texas Tech | DE | |
| December 19, 1987 | Chris Chandler | Washington | QB |
| David Rill | Washington | LB | |
| December 23, 1988 | James Henry | Southern Miss | PR/CB |
| December 16, 1989 | Bill Musgrave | Oregon | QB |
| Chris Oldham | Oregon | DB | |
| December 15, 1990 | Mike Richardson | Louisiana Tech | RB |
| Lorenza Baker | Louisiana Tech | LB | |
| December 29, 1991 | Andre Hastings | Georgia | FL |
| Torray Evans | Georgia | LB | |
| December 31, 1992 | Todd Dixon | Wake Forest | SE |
| Herman O'Berry | Oregon | CB | |
| December 31, 1993 | Maurice DeShazo | Virginia Tech | DB |
| Antonio Banks | Virginia Tech | S | |
| December 28, 1994 | Mike Groh | Virginia | QB |
| Mike Frederick | Virginia | DE | |
| December 29, 1995 | Kevin Faulk | LSU | RB |
| Gabe Northern | LSU | DE | |
| December 31, 1996 | Dameyune Craig | Auburn | QB |
| Takeo Spikes | Auburn | LB | |
| Rickey Neal | Auburn | LB | |
| December 28, 1997 | Rondell Mealey | LSU | RB |
| Arnold Miller | LSU | DE | |
| December 31, 1998 | Romaro Miller | Mississippi | QB |
| Kendrick Clancy | Mississippi | DL | |
| December 31, 1999 | Tim Strickland | Mississippi | CB |
| Josh Heupel | Oklahoma | QB | |
| December 31, 2000 | Ja'Mar Toombs | Texas A&M | RB |
| Willie Blade | Mississippi State | DT | |
| December 27, 2001 | Seneca Wallace | Iowa State | QB |
| Matt Word | Iowa State | LB | |
| Waine Bacon | Alabama | S | |
| December 27, 2002 | Eli Manning | Mississippi | QB |
| Chris Kelsay | Nebraska | DE | |
| December 31, 2003 | Cedric Cobbs | Arkansas | RB |
| Caleb Miller | Arkansas | LB | |
| December 28, 2004 | Bret Meyer | Iowa State | QB |
| Nick Moser | Iowa State | DB | |
| December 30, 2005 | Brad Smith | Missouri | QB |
| Marcus King | Missouri | CB | |
| December 28, 2006 | Dantrell Savage | Oklahoma State | RB |
| Jeremy Nethon | Oklahoma State | LB |
[edit] Previous logos
 2004-2005 Independence Bowl logo |
 1998-2000 Sanford Independence Bowl logo |
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
[edit] Notes
- ^ Game ended in a tie.[citation needed]
- ^ Overtime
- ^ Miami University received a bid because the SEC did not have enough bowl-eligible teams to fill all of its allotted bowl slots in 2004, even before the University of South Carolina chose to decline a bowl bid after a massive brawl between players from that school and archrival Clemson University during their November 20, 2004, game.
| 2006-07 Division I-A College football Bowl Game season | |||||||
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| Poinsettia (Dec. 19) • Las Vegas (Dec. 21) • New Orleans (Dec. 22) • PapaJohns.com (Dec. 23) • New Mexico (Dec. 23) • Armed Forces (Dec. 23) • Hawai'i (Dec. 24) • Motor City (Dec. 26) • Emerald (Dec. 27) • Holiday (Dec. 28) • Independence (Dec. 28) • Texas (Dec. 28) • Music City (Dec. 29) • Sun (Dec. 29) • Liberty (Dec. 29) • Insight (Dec. 29) • Champs Sports (Dec. 29) • Meineke Car Care (Dec. 30) • Alamo (Dec. 30) • Chick-fil-A (Dec. 30) • MPC Computers (Dec. 31) • Outback (Jan. 1) • Cotton (Jan. 1) • Gator (Jan. 1) • Capital One (Jan. 1) • International (Jan. 6) • GMAC (Jan. 7) | |||||||
Bowl Championship Series games:
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| All-Star Games: North-South All-Star Classic (Jan. 13) • Hula Bowl (Jan. 14) • Las Vegas All-American Classic (Jan. 15) • East-West Shrine Game (Jan. 20) • Senior Bowl (Jan. 27) • Texas vs. The Nation Game (Feb. 2) | |||||||
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