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Walk-On's Independence Bowl<br />
Tuesday, December 25, <strong>2018</strong><br />
Barksdale Team Visits Barksdale AFB TBD<br />
Non-Profit Visits TBD TBD<br />
Wednesday, December 26, <strong>2018</strong><br />
NCAA Pre-Game Meeting Independence Stadium 9:00 a.m.<br />
News Conference Independence Stadium 10 a.m.<br />
Pep Rally/Parade Louisiana Boardwalk 6 p.m.<br />
<strong>Media</strong> Dinner Ernest’s Orleans 7 p.m.<br />
Thursday, December 27, <strong>2018</strong><br />
Fan Fest State Fair Grounds TBD<br />
Independence Bowl Independence Stadium 12:30 p.m.<br />
Designated team hotels:<br />
SEC – Sam’s Town ACC – Hilton Shreveport<br />
315 Clyde Fant Parkway 104 Market St.<br />
Shreveport, LA 71101 Shreveport, LA 71101<br />
Eureka Chitman<br />
Lauren Rabb<br />
(318) 429-6856 318-698-0534<br />
Designated media hotel:<br />
Residence Inn Shreveport Bossier / Downtown<br />
501 Traffic St., Bossier City, LA 71111<br />
Contact: Jennifer Boone, (318) 584-7125<br />
Local airport: Shreveport Regional Airport (SHV); United, Delta, American, Allegiant<br />
Local tourism bureau: Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau, Kelly<br />
Wells, 318-429-0632, kwells@sbctb.org<br />
Prominent area tourist attractions:<br />
Louisiana Boardwalk, Casinos (Sam’s Town, Eldorado, DiamondJacks, Horseshoe,<br />
Boomtown), Sci-Port Science Center, Harrah’s Louisiana Downs, Shreveport Aquarium<br />
DIRECTIONS<br />
>From main arrival airport to stadium:<br />
Exit the Airport by getting onto Monkhouse Dr. going north. Turn right onto the ramp<br />
for I-20 East. From 1-20, take Exit 14 for Jewella Ave. and turn left onto Jewella Ave.<br />
Turn right onto Greenwood Rd. and then Right on Mangum St. Parking is on the left.<br />
Other Trivia:<br />
- The Independence Bowl is the NCAA’s 11th-oldest bowl game, established in 1976<br />
and named the Independence Bowl because it was established during the nation’s<br />
Bicentennial year.<br />
- Four Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees have played in the Independence Bowl:<br />
Brett Favre (Southern Miss), Art Monk (Syracuse), Bruce Smith (Virginia Tech) and<br />
Willie Roaf (Louisiana Tech).<br />
- 19 College Football Hall of Fame inductees have played or coached in the<br />
Independence Bowl, including <strong>2018</strong> inductees Frank Beamer and Mack Brown.<br />
- 68 first-round NFL Draft selections have played in the Independence Bowl.<br />
Major <strong>Media</strong> in the area:<br />
KSLA-TV 12 (CBS) KTBS-TV 3 (ABC) KMSS-TV 33 (FOX)<br />
KTAL-TV 6 (NBC) Shreveport Times Bossier Press Tribune<br />
Cumulus Radio Group Townsquare <strong>Media</strong><br />
GAME HISTORY<br />
Date Result Attendance TV Rating<br />
Independence Bowl<br />
12/13/76 McNeese St. 20, Tulsa 16 19,164<br />
12/17/77 La. Tech 24, Louisville 14 22,223<br />
12/16/78 East Carolina 35, La. Tech 13 31,054<br />
12/15/79 Syracuse 31, McNeese St. 7 27,234 WTBS<br />
12/13/80 Southern Miss 16, McNeese St. 14 42,600 2.5 Mizlou<br />
12/12/81 Texas A&M 33, Oklahoma St. 16 48,600 3.6 Mizlou<br />
12/11/82 Wisconsin 14, Kansas St. 3 46,244 3.7 Mizlou<br />
12/10/83 Air Force 9, Ole Miss 3 41,274 Mizlou<br />
12/15/84 Air Force 23, Va. Tech 7 45,034 2.7 Mizlou<br />
12/21/85 Minnesota 20, Clemson 13 42,845 2.5 Mizlou<br />
12/20/86 Ole Miss 20, Texas Tech 17 46,369 3.0 Mizlou<br />
12/19/87 Washington 24, Tulane 12 44,683 2.0 Mizlou<br />
12/23/88 Southern Miss 38, UTEP 18 20,242 1.8 Mizlou<br />
12/16/89 Oregon 27, Tulsa 24 44,621 1.6 Mizlou<br />
Poulan/Weed Eater Independence Bowl<br />
12/15/90 La. Tech 34, Maryland 34 48,325 6.2 Mizlou<br />
12/29/91 Georgia 24, Arkansas 15 46,932 2.7 ABC<br />
12/31/92 Wake Forest 39, Oregon 35 31,337 2.4 ESPN<br />
12/31/93 Virginia Tech 45, Indiana 20 33,819 3.1 ESPN<br />
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