1996 Independence Bowl

August 2023 March 2026 Independence Bowl Poulan/Weed Eater 1996 Independence Bowl logo December 31 1996 1996 Independence Stadium Shreveport, Louisiana United State Military Academy Army Cadets 10–1 Independent 24 24 24 Bob Sutton 0 7 0 22 Auburn University Auburn Tigers 7–4 SEC Terry Bowden 10 10 12 0 Jim Fogltance (Pac-10) 41,366 ESPN Craig Bolerjack (Play by Play) Rod Gilmore (Analyst) Merril Hoge (Sideline) The 1996 Independence Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game at Independence Stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana between the Army Cadets and the Auburn Tigers on December 31, 1996. The game was the final contest of the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season for both teams, and ended in a 32–29 victory for Auburn, after Jay Parker's 27-yard field goal went wide right.Mark Bolding http://www.mmbolding.com/bowls/Independence_1996.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20081014084509/http://www.mmbolding.com/bowls/Independence_1996.htm 2008-10-14 Independence Bowl 1996 mmbolding.com dead 2012-11-08 http://independencebowl.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/2014-IBowl-Media-Guide.pdf Archived copy 2015-07-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20150719000404/http://independencebowl.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/2014-IBowl-Media-Guide.pdf 2015-07-19 dead } Scoring summary First Quarter Auburn: Holmes 31-yard field goal Auburn: Goodson 30-yard touchdown pass from Craig (Holmes kick) Second Quarter Auburn: Gosha 7-yard touchdown pass from Craig, (Holmes kick) Auburn: Holmes 49-yard field goal Army: Williams 3-yard touchdown run, (Parker kick) Third Quarter Auburn: Craig 33-yard touchdown run Auburn: Williams 18-yard touchdown run Fourth Quarter Army: Perry 12-yard touchdown run, (Parker kick) Army: B. Williams 1-yard touchdown run, (Parker kick) Army: Richardson 30-yard touchdown pass from McAda (Williams run) References Independence Bowl Category:Independence Bowl Category:Army Black Knights football bowl games Category:Auburn Tigers football bowl games Independence Bowl Independence Bowl