1977 Independence Bowl
Year game played1977
Game nameIndependence Bowl
Football season1977
Visitor name shortLouisville
Visitor nicknameCardinals
Visitor schoolUniversity of Louisville
Home name shortLouisiana Tech
Home nicknameBulldogs
Home schoolLouisiana Tech University
Visitor record7–3–1
Visitor conferenceIndependent
Home record8–1–2
Home conferenceSouthland Conference
Visitor coachVince Gibson
Home coachMaxie Lambright
Visitor 1q7
Visitor 2q0
Visitor 3q7
Visitor 4q0
Home 1q21
Home 2q3
Home 3q0
Home 4q0
Date game playedDecember 17
StadiumState Fair Stadium
CityShreveport, Louisiana
MvpQB Keith Thibodeaux, La. Tech (Offensive)
LB Otis Wilson, UL (Defensive)
Attendance22,223
Payout75,000

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 Louisiana 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] There were a combined 13 fumbles throughout the game.[3]

Game summary

Statistics

StatisticsULLa. Tech
First downs1125
Total offense, yards161335
Rushes-yards (net)44–10044–48
Passing yards (net)61287
Passes, Comp-Att-Int9–23–119–39–2
Time of Possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
ULPassingStu Stram7/18, 61 yds, 1 INT
RushingNathan Poole17 car, 50 yds
ReceivingMark Besanceney2 rec, 25 yds
La. TechPassingKeith Thibodeaux19/39, 287 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
RushingCharlie Lewis17 car, 39 yds, 1 TD
ReceivingRod Foppe4 rec, 78 yds

References

  1. ^ Louisville Football Archived 2012-05-07 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Louis Ville Football". Archived from the original on 2012-11-13. Retrieved 2012-01-03.
  3. ^ "Farewell, sweet bowls: Saluting the wildest, wackiest moments of bowl season". ESPN.com. 2024-01-04. Retrieved 2024-01-04.