The Sports Almanac

Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl


TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS CURRENT INDEPENDENCE BOWL CHAMPIONS

California Golden Bears

Texas Tech Red Raiders
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Through the 2023 Bowl

YEAR
WINNER
LOSER
SCORE
1976
McNeese State Cowboys
Tulsa Golden Hurricane
20-16
1977
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
Louisville Cardinals
24-14
1978
East Carolina Pirates
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
35-13
1979
Syracuse Orangemen
McNeese State Cowboys
31-7
1980
Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles
McNeese State Cowboys
16-14
1981
Texas A&M Aggies
Oklahoma State Cowboys
33-16
1982
Wisconsin Badgers
Kansas State Wildcats
14-3
1983
Air Force Fighting Falcons
Mississippi Rebels
9-3
1984
Air Force Fighting Falcons
Virginia Tech Hokies
23-7
1985
Minnesota Golden Gophers
Clemson Tigers
20-13
1986
Mississippi Rebels
Texas Tech Red Raiders
20-17
1987
Washington Huskies
Tulane Green Wave
24-12
1988
Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles
Texas El Paso Miners
38-18
1989
Oregon Ducks
Tulsa Golden Hurricane
27-24
1990
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs/Maryland Terrapins
Game Ended In Tie
34-34
1991
Georgia Bulldogs
Arkansas Razorbacks
24-15
1992
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Oregon Ducks
39-35
1993
Virginia Tech Hokies
Indiana Hoosiers
45-20
1994
Virginia Cavaliers
TCU Horned Frogs
20-10
1995
LSU Tigers
Michigan State Spartans
27-9
1996
Auburn Tigers
Army Black Knights
32-29
1997
LSU Tigers
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
27-9
1998
Mississippi Rebels
Texas Tech Red Raiders
35-18
1999
Mississippi Rebels
Oklahoma Sooners
27-25
2000
Mississippi State Bulldogs
Texas A&M Aggies
43-41 OT
2001
Alabama Crimson Tide
Iowa State Cyclones
14-13
2002
Mississippi Rebels
Nebraska Cornhuskers
27-23
2003
Arkansas Razorbacks
Missouri Tigers
27-14
2004
Iowa State Cyclones
Miami RedHawks
17-13
2005
Missouri Tigers
South Carolina Gamecocks
38-31
2006
Oklahoma State Cowboys
Alabama Crimson Tide
34-31
2007
Alabama Crimson Tide
Colorado Buffaloes
30-24
2008
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
Northern Illinois Huskies
17-10
2009
Georgia Bulldogs
Texas A&M Aggies
44-20
2010
Air Force Fighting Flacons
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
14-7
2011
Missouri Tigers
North Carolina Tar Heels
41-24
2012
Ohio Bobcats
Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks
45-14
2013
Arizona Wildcats
Boston College Eagles
42-19
2014
South Carolina Gamecocks
Miami Hurricanes
24-21
2015
Virginia Tech Hokies
Tulsa Golden Hurricane
55-52
2016
North Carolina State Wolfpack
Vanderbilt Commodores
41-17
2017
Florida State Seminoles
Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles
42-13
2018
Duke Blue Devils
Temple Owls
56-27
2019
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Miami Hurricanes
14-0
2020
NONE
NONE
Canceled
2021
Alabama-Birmingham Blazers
BYU Cougars
31-28
2022
Houston Cougars
Louisiana Ragin Cajuns
23-16
2023
Texas Tech Red Raiders
California Golden Bears
34-14