1977 Independence Bowl
The 1977 Independence Bowl featured the Louisville Cardinals and the Southland Conference champion Louisiana Tech Bulldogs. Louisville struck first on a 60-yard punt return for a touchdown by Kevin Miller in the first quarter. Louisiana Tech answered with a 1-yard touchdown run by Lewis to tie the game.[1] The Bulldogs scored another touchdown on a 41-yard Keith Thibodeaux pass to Pree. Still in the first quarter, Thibodeaux threw an 8-yard touchdown pass to McCartney to increase LA Tech's lead to 21-7. In the second quarter, Swiley connected on a 21-yard field goal to give the Dawgs a 24-7 halftime lead. In the third quarter, Kevin Miller scored his second touchdown of the game on a 13-yard run to close the gap to 24-14, which would end up being the final score.[2]
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1977–78 NCAA football bowl game season |
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- Independence (Dec. 17)
- Liberty (Dec. 19)
- All American (Dec. 22)
- Tangerine (Dec. 23)
- Fiesta (Dec. 25)
- Gator (Dec. 30)
- Peach (Dec. 31)
- Sun (Dec. 31)
- Bluebonnet (Dec. 31)
- Sugar (Jan. 2)
- Cotton (Jan. 2)
- Orange (Jan. 2)
- Rose (Jan. 2)
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