2002 Independence Bowl

August 2023 March 2026 Independence Bowl December 27 2002 2002 Independence Stadium Shreveport, Louisiana University of Nebraska Nebraska Cornhuskers 7–6 Big 12 Frank Solich 3 14 3 3 University of Mississippi Ole Miss Rebels 6–6 SEC David Cutcliffe 0 14 10 3 Eli ManningChris Kelsay Nebraska by 7 John Smith (Big East) ESPN Jeff Hullinger, Todd Christensen, Stacy Paetz The 2002 Independence Bowl was a post-season college football bowl game between the Nebraska Cornhuskers and the Ole Miss Rebels on December 27, 2002, at Independence Stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana. Ole Miss won the game 27–23; Ole Miss quarterback Eli Manning, who passed for 313 yards and a touchdown, was the offensive player of the game. After the loss, Nebraska finished the season 7–7, ending a forty-year streak of winning seasons for the Cornhuskers.Ole Miss ends Nebraska's winning-seasons streak http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=223610145 https://web.archive.org/web/20131104203333/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=223610145 dead November 4, 2013 ESPN.com December 2, 2012 References Category:Independence Bowl Category:Nebraska Cornhuskers football bowl games Category:Ole Miss Rebels football bowl games Independence Bowl Independence bowl Category:December 2002 sports events in the United States