1987 Independence Bowl

In Mack Brown's final year with the Green Wave, they made their first bowl game in seven years. The Huskies were tied for third in the Pacific 10 Conference in their ninth season of going to a bowl game. This was the first Independence Bowl for either team.

Game summary

First Quarter

Washington: Tony Covington 3 run (Brownlee kick)

Second Quarter

Tulane: Mitchell Price 44 punt return (Wiggins kick)
Tulane: Koth 21 field goal
Washington: Bill Ames 5 pass from Chris Chandler (Brownlee kick)
Washington: Darryl Franklin 5 pass from Chandler (Wiggins kick)

Fourth Quarter

Washington: Channing Wyles 41 field goal
Tulane: Safety, quarterback Conklin kneeled in end zone

Aftermath

Tulane's next bowl appearance was in the 1998 Liberty Bowl where they capped off a perfect 12-0 season with a 41-27 win over BYU. Washington beat Florida in the 1989 Freedom Bowl 34-7.

Statistics

Statistics	Tulane	Washington
First Downs	21	22
Rushing Yards	131	147
Passing Yards	248	249
Interceptions	1	3
Total Yards	379	396
Fumbles-Lost	2-1	1-0
Penalties-Yards	7-73	10-67
Punts-Average	6-43.7	4-32.8

References

1987–88 NCAA football bowl game season
California (Dec. 12) Independence (Dec. 19) All-American (Dec. 22) Aloha (Dec. 25) Sun (Dec. 25) Liberty (Dec. 29) Freedom (Dec. 30) Holiday (Dec. 30) Gator (Dec. 31) Astro-Bluebonnet (Dec. 31) Rose (Jan. 1) Orange (Jan. 1) Florida Citrus (Jan. 1) Fiesta (Jan. 1) Cotton (Jan. 1) Sugar (Jan. 1) Hall of Fame (Jan. 2) Peach (Jan. 2)

Independence Bowl
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Tulane Green Wave bowl games
1910 Bacardi Bowl 1932 Rose Bowl 1935 Sugar Bowl 1940 Sugar Bowl 1970 Liberty Bowl 1973 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl 1979 Liberty Bowl 1980 Hall of Fame Classic 1987 Independence Bowl 1998 Liberty Bowl 2002 Hawaii Bowl 2013 New Orleans Bowl

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