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College football game
The
2015 Independence Bowl
was a
college football
bowl game
that was played on Saturday, December 26, 2015 at
Independence Stadium
in
Shreveport, Louisiana
in the United States. The 40th annual
Independence Bowl
featured the
Virginia Tech Hokies
of the
Atlantic Coast Conference
against the
Tulsa Golden Hurricane
of the
American Athletic Conference
. Sponsored by
Camping World
, the game was officially known as the
Camping World Independence Bowl
.
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The first half of the game, in which 76 points were scored, was the highest scoring half in college football bowl history until the second half of the
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
the next year.
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Team selection
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The game was to feature a team from the
Atlantic Coast Conference
against a team from the
Southeastern Conference
. However, college football analyst
Phil Steele
projected prior to the game that neither an ACC nor an SEC team would be selected for the game, projecting that the
Minnesota Golden Gophers
of the
Big Ten Conference
and the
San Jose State Spartans
of the
Mountain West Conference
would be selected for the game instead.
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Virginia Tech
was chosen from the ACC, and Tulsa was chosen after the SEC did not have enough eligible teams.
Virginia Tech Hokies
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With the announcement that he would retire after the season, Virginia Tech head coach
Frank Beamer
took the field one last time to coach the Hokies in the Independence Bowl. Beamer has led the Hokies to 23 straight bowl appearances in 25 seasons as an FBS team (Beamer has coached at VT for a total of 29 seasons). He held a 10?12 career bowl record going into this game. The Hokies won their final game of the season over
rival Virginia
on a last-second INT, gaining bowl eligibility and extending Beamer's career one more game.
Tulsa Golden Hurricane
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This was Tulsa's first bowl appearance since a 31?17 win over
Iowa State
in the
2012 Liberty Bowl
. It was also the first career bowl appearance for first-year head coach
Philip Montgomery
. The Golden Hurricane program was 9?10 all-time in bowl games but was 5?3 since 2003.
Game summary
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Scoring summary
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Scoring summary
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Quarter
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Time
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Drive
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Team
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Scoring information
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Score
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Plays
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Yards
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TOP
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TLS
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VT
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1
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14:14
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4
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75
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0:46
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TLS
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D'Angelo Brewer
48-yard touchdown run, Redford Jones kick good
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7
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0
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1
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12:53
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3
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63
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1:21
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VT
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Travon McMillian 51-yard touchdown run,
Joey Slye
kick good
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7
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7
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1
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11:54
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5
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75
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0:59
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TLS
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Zack Langer 2-yard touchdown run, Redford Jones kick good
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14
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7
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1
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11:42
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1
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75
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0:12
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VT
|
Isaiah Ford
75-yard touchdown reception from
Michael Brewer
, Joey Slye kick good
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14
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14
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1
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9:53
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4
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4
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0:56
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VT
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27-yard field goal by Joey Slye
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14
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17
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1
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5:28
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8
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76
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2:48
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VT
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Sam Rogers
14-yard touchdown run, Joey Slye kick good
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14
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24
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1
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2:19
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9
|
75
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3:09
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TLS
|
Bishop Louie 9-yard touchdown reception from
Dane Evans
, Redford Jones kick good
|
21
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24
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2
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13:09
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10
|
75
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4:10
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VT
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Bucky Hodges
16-yard touchdown run, Joey Slye kick good
|
21
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31
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2
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9:09
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7
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80
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3:05
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VT
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Travon McMillian 1-yard touchdown run, Joey Slye kick good
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21
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38
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2
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7:11
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|
|
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VT
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Greg Stroman
67 yard punt return for a touchdown, Joey Slye kick good
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21
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45
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2
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2:26
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12
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65
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4:45
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TLS
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29-yard field goal by Redford Jones
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24
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45
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2
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0:20
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6
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64
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0:45
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TLS
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D'Angelo Brewer 10-yard touchdown run, Redford Jones kick good
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31
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45
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3
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7:38
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15
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81
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7:22
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VT
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Trey Edmunds
1-yard touchdown run, Joey Slye kick good
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31
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52
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3
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4:11
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1
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9
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0:04
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TLS
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Dane Evans 9-yard touchdown run, Redford Jones kick failed
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37
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52
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4
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11:09
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6
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38
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2:32
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VT
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41-yard field goal by Joey Slye
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37
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55
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4
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7:35
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9
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75
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3:34
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TLS
|
Josh Atkinson 21-yard touchdown reception from Dane Evans, 2-point pass from Dane Evans to
Keyarris Garrett
good
|
45
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55
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4
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3:47
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7
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76
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2:08
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TLS
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Keyarris Garrett 36-yard touchdown reception from Dane Evans, Redford Jones kick good
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52
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55
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"TOP" =
time of possession
. For other American football terms, see
Glossary of American football
.
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52
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55
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Statistics
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Statistics
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TLS
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VT
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First Downs
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27
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30
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Total offense, plays - yards
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83?563
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81?598
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Rushes-yards (net)
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39?189
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43?254
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Passing yards (net)
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374
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344
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Passes, Comp-Att-Int
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27?44?0
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23?38?1
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Time of Possession
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26:20
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33:40
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References
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- ^
Odds,
Los Angeles Times
, December 10, 2015
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"2015 Independence Bowl: Tulsa vs. Virginia Tech"
. Stat Broadcast
. Retrieved
December 26,
2015
.
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"Independence Bowl Confirms Camping World Is New Title Sponsor"
, KSLA News, July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
- ^
[1]
, Saturday Down South, December 27, 2015. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
- ^
"Idaho outscores Colorado State in Potato Bowl"
.
USA TODAY
. Retrieved
April 18,
2021
.
- ^
Steele, Phil
.
"2015?2016 Bowl Projections"
.
PhilSteele.com
. Retrieved
November 15,
2014
.
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