2001 Independence Bowl

August 2023 March 2026 2001 MainStay Independence Bowl 2001 Alabama Crimson Tide University of Alabama Iowa State Cyclones Iowa State University 6–5 SEC 7–4 Big 12 Dennis Franchione Dan McCarney 0 7 0 7 3 7 3 0 December 27 Independence Stadium Shreveport, Louisiana QB Seneca Wallace (Iowa State)http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2011/Bowls.pdf Bowl/All-Star Game Records: Most Valuable Players in Major Bowls National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 2011 NCAA Division I Football Records 98 NCAA.org November 5, 2011 PDF S Waine Bacon (Alabama) LB Matt Word (Iowa State) Ron Cherry (ACC) 45,627http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2011/Bowls.pdf Bowl/All-Star Game Records: Major Bowl Game Attendance National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 2011 NCAA Division I Football Records 35 NCAA.org November 5, 2011 PDF 2,344,214 ESPN List of announcers of major college bowl games Rich Waltz (Play by Play) Mark May (Analyst) Heather Cox (Sideline) The 2001 MainStay Independence Bowl, part of the 2001–02 bowl game season, took place on December 27, 2001, at Independence Stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana. The competing teams were the Alabama Crimson Tide, representing the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and the Iowa State Cyclones of the Big 12 Conference (Big 12). Alabama won the game, 14–13 in what was the first all-time game between the programs. It was also the first bowl game for Dennis Franchione at Alabama and the second bowl game for Dan McCarney at Iowa State. Teams Alabama 2001 Alabama Crimson Tide football team The 2001 Alabama squad finished the regular season with a 6–5 record in head coach Dennis Franchione's first season leading the Crimson Tide.http://www.rolltide.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/m-footbl-results-archive.html#2001 2001 Alabama football schedule RollTide.com University of Alabama Department of Intercollegiate Athletics November 5, 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20111125000700/http://www.rolltide.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/m-footbl-results-archive.html November 25, 2011 Through eight games, the Crimson Tide were 3–5 with losses to UCLA, South Carolina, Ole Miss, Tennessee and LSU. However, Alabama was able to win their final three games against Mississippi State, Auburn and Southern Miss to finish the regular season bowl eligible with a 6–5 record. On December 9, Alabama accepted a bid to play in the Independence Bowl for the first time in school history.Andrew Carroll Tide to go bowling in Shreveport The Tuscaloosa News 1A December 10, 2001 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Q-4hAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pKcEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6072%2C2187917 November 5, 2011 There was some controversy with the selection of Alabama instead over Ole Miss, as the Rebels (which did not go to a bowl in 2001) had beaten Alabama that year and had a better record of 7–4.Tommy Deas Independence Bowl trip is first for Tide The Tuscaloosa News 1C December 10, 2001 Presumably, Alabama was selected because it had a larger fan base and Ole Miss had just played in the Independence Bowl in 1998 and 1999. The appearance marked the 51st all-time bowl appearance for Alabama.http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/sec/alabama/bowl_history.php Alabama Bowl History College Football Data Warehouse November 5, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111014045656/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/sec/alabama/bowl_history.php 2011-10-14 dead Iowa State 2001 Iowa State Cyclones football team Iowa State finished the regular season with a 7–4 record with losses against Nebraska, Texas A&M, Kansas State and Colorado.http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=1494&year=2001 2001 Iowa State season results College Football Data Warehouse November 5, 2011 September 10, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150910182436/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=1494&year=2001 dead On December 9, Iowa State accepted a bid to play in the Independence Bowl for the first time in school history.Jeff Sheldon Record number of Big 12 teams make bowls Daily Nebraskan December 11, 2001 http://www.dailynebraskan.com/sports/record-number-of-big-12-teams-make-bowls-1.1016177 November 5, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120402213306/http://www.dailynebraskan.com/sports/record-number-of-big-12-teams-make-bowls-1.1016177 2012-04-02 dead The appearance marked the sixth all-time bowl appearance for the Cyclones.http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/big12/iowa_state/bowl_history.php Iowa State Bowl History College Football Data Warehouse November 5, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120728081405/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/big12/iowa_state/bowl_history.php July 28, 2012 dead mdy-all Game summary Iowa State scored first on a 36-yard Tony Yelk field goal to lead 3–0 in the first quarter. After reaching the 1-yard line on a 33-yard catch by Lane Danielsen to close the quarter, the Cyclones scored the game's first touchdown on a 1-yard run by Joe Woodley, for a 10–0 lead.Kirk Steve The great escape - Sputtering Bama defense bends, but Cyclones blow it wide right The Birmingham News 1E December 28, 2001 Alabama responded later in the quarter with an 8-yard touchdown run by Andrew Zow to close the gap to 10–7. Yelk missed a 25-yard field goal with 26 seconds remaining in the quarter, to keep the score 10–7 at the half. Third quarter scoring was limited to a 41-yard Yelk field goal to bring the Cyclones' lead to 13–7 heading into the fourth. With 5:31 remaining in the game, Waine Bacon blocked a Yelk punt and Alabama recovered at the Iowa State 29-yard line. Two plays later, Zow hit Terry Jones for a 27-yard touchdown reception, and the extra point gave the Crimson Tide a 14–13 lead. The Cyclones drove and attempted a late field goal. The kick sailed over the upright and was ruled no good. The victory sent Alabama to a 7–5 overall record for the season. Alabama Iowa State expand 1 13:18 Iowa State 5 48 1:42 FG 36 Tony Yelk 0 3 2 14:26 Iowa State 5 60 1:49 RushTD Joe Woodley 1 good Tony Yelk 0 10 2 9:19 Alabama 10 80 5:07 RushTD Andrew Zow 8 good Neal Thomas 7 10 3 2:11 Iowa State 6 31 1:57 FG 41 Tony Yelk 7 13 4 4:44 Alabama 2 29 0:47 RecTD Terry Jones Andrew Zow 27 good Neal Thomas 14 13 14 13 References Category:2001–02 NCAA football bowl games 2001 2001 2001 Category:2001 in sports in Louisiana Category:December 2001 sports events in the United States