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Kickoff Dinner featuring Tyrann Mathieu Rescheduled for September 29
The annual Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl Kickoff Dinner featuring LSU legend and Super Bowl champion Tyrann Mathieu has been rescheduled for Tuesday, September 29 at the Shreveport Convention Center.
Independence Bowl to Donate $26,000 to Local Teachers in 2026 Through Extra Yard for Teachers Partnership
Buy TicketsMembershipIndependence Bowl to Donate $26,000 to Local Teachers in 2026 Through Extra Yard for Teachers Partnership SHREVEPORT, La. (Sept. 15, 2026) – The Extra Yard for Teachers Big Day is today, September 15, and the...
Tennessee Head Coach Josh Heupel Named No. 13 Player on 50th Anniversary All-Time Team
Josh Heupel has won a National Championship as a quarterback, been to New York as the Heisman Trophy runner-up and won an SEC Coach of the Year award most recently, but he was a standout in the Independence Bowl before all of that and is the number 13 player on the Independence Bowl’s 50th Anniversary All-Time Team.
Pro and College Football Hall of Famer Art Monk Named No. 14 Player on 50th Anniversary All-Time Team
A plethora of the greatest players and coaches have set foot on the Independence Stadium field for Shreveport’s annual college football bowl game, and one of just six Pro Football Hall of Famers to play or coach in the Independence Bowl, Syracuse wide receiver Art Monk, is the number 14 player on the 50th Anniversary All-Time Team.
2009 NCAA Sacks Leader Von Miller Named No. 15 Player on 50th Anniversary All-Time Team
When all is said and done, Von Miller, who is the number 15 player on the Independence Bowl’s 50th Anniversary All-Time Team, could end up one of the greatest players to ever play in Shreveport’s bowl game.
Grant Dugas Named Director of Ticket Sales & Operations
Buy TicketsMembershipGrant Dugas Named Director of Ticket Sales & Operations SHREVEPORT, La. (Aug. 26, 2026) – Working alongside ticket sales and operations partner Taymar Sales U., the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl has named...
College Football Hall of Famer Wesley Walls Named Number 16 on Independence Bowl All-Time Team
A member of the second of five Ole Miss teams to play in the Independence Bowl, College Football Hall of Famer Wesley Walls has been named the number 16 player on the Independence Bowl’s 50th Anniversary All-Time Team.
50th Anniversary Commemorative Print by Craig Routh On Sale Now
To help chronicle 50 years of the Independence Bowl, Louisiana artist Craig Routh was commissioned to produce a commemorative fine art painting featuring some of the great games, moments, players and coaches in Independence Bowl history and limited-edition prints of the painting are now on sale.
Super Bowl XXI Champion Joe Morris Named No. 17 Player on 50th Anniversary All-Time Team
Number 17 on the Independence Bowl’s 50th Anniversary All-Time Team, Syracuse running back Joe Morris, has spent 46 years in the Independence Bowl’s record book as one of the game’s leading rushers.
Bowl Day Brew, a 50th Anniversary Collaboration with Great Raft Brewing, Begins Flowing August 14
The Independence Bowl Foundation and Great Raft Brewing have produced a special “Independence Pale Lager” to help commemorate the Independence Bowl’s 50th Anniversary. Named “Bowl Day Brew,” this pale lager is being distributed by the Independence Bowl’s beverage partner, Eagle Distributing.
College Football Hall of Famer Ray Childress Named No. 18 Player on 50th Anniversary All-Time Team
One of the earliest College Football Hall of Famers to play in the Independence Bowl, Texas A&M’s Ray Childress, is the number 18 player on the game’s 50th Anniversary All-Time Team.
South Carolina Wide Receiver Sidney Rice Named No. 19 Player on Independence Bowl’s 50th Anniversary All-Time Team
There have been a plethora of great receiving performances in the Independence Bowl over the years, and the number 19 on the game’s 50th Anniversary All-Time Team – South Carolina wide receiver Sidney Rice – had one of the best.
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