Independence Bowl

Independence Bowl
Independence Bowl
	Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl
Stadium	Independence Stadium
Location	Shreveport, Louisiana
Operated	1976–present
Conference tie-ins	see table
Previous conference tie-ins	SLC (1976–1981); SEC (1995–2009); Big 12 (1998–2009); MWC (2010–2011); ACC (2010–2019); SEC (2012–2019);
Payout	US$2.2 million (2019)
Sponsors
	Poulan (1990–1997); Sanford (1998–2000); MainStay Funds (2001–2003); PetroSun (2006–2007); AdvoCare (2009–2013); Duck Commander (2014); Camping World (2015–2016); Walk-On's (2017–2019); Radiance Technologies (2020–present);
Former names
	Independence Bowl (1976–1989); Poulan/Weed Eater Independence Bowl (1990–1997); Sanford Independence Bowl (1998–2000); MainStay Independence Bowl (2001–2003); Independence Bowl (2004–2005); PetroSun Independence Bowl (2006–2008); AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl (2008–2012); AdvoCare V100 Bowl (2013); Duck Commander Independence Bowl (2014); Camping World Independence Bowl (2015–2016); Walk-On's Independence Bowl (2017–2019);
2023 matchup
	California vs. Texas Tech (Texas Tech 34–14)
2024 matchup
	(December 28, 2024)

The Independence Bowl is a post-season National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)-sanctioned Division I college football bowl game that is played annually each December at Independence Stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana. The Independence Bowl was named because it was inaugurated in 1976, the year of the United States Bicentennial. The bowl's current title sponsor is Radiance Technologies, per an agreement announced for the 2020–2025 editions.^[2] Only one prior edition of the bowl, in 2013, has not used Independence Bowl branding.

The 2020 edition of the bowl was canceled on December 20, 2020, due to an insufficient number of teams being available to fill all 2020-21 bowl games, following a season impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.^[3]

^ "2019 Bowl Schedule". collegefootballpoll.com. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
^ "ESPN, I-Bowl Agree to Six-Year Extension". radiancetechnologiesindependencebowl.com (Press release). October 12, 2020. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
^ Cite error: The named reference graham was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[1] "2019 Bowl Schedule". collegefootballpoll.com. Retrieved December 13, 2019.

[2] "ESPN, I-Bowl Agree to Six-Year Extension". radiancetechnologiesindependencebowl.com (Press release). October 12, 2020. Retrieved October 24, 2020.

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