1998 Independence Bowl

August 2023 March 2026 1998 Sanford Independence Bowl Bowl Game 1998 Texas Tech Red Raiders Ole Miss Rebels 7–4 Big 12 6–5 SEC Spike Dykes David Cutcliffe (interim) 7 3 0 8 7 7 0 21 December 28 Independence Stadium Shreveport, Louisiana QB Romaro MillerDL Kendrick Clancy Gordon Riese (Pac-10) 46,682 ESPN List of announcers of major college bowl games Dave Barnett, Bill Curry and Dave Ryan The 1998 Independence Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game between the Ole Miss Rebels and the Texas Tech Red Raiders. Background March 2020 The Rebels had plummeted to fourth in the SEC West after losing their last three games, including one to Mississippi State in the Egg Bowl. Tuberville left the team prior to the bowl game for Auburn, leaving the coaching duties to David Cutcliffe, hired on December 2. Meanwhile, the Red Raiders were third in the Big 12 South Division after losing four of their last five games. This was the first Independence Bowl for both teams since 1986, which Mississippi won, 20-17. This was the first Independence Bowl featuring a Big 12 team, and the first to be sponsored by Sanford, a leading manufacturer and marketer of writing instruments. Game summary First quarter Texas Tech: Dorris 22 pass from Peters (Birkholz kick) – 7–0 Texas Tech Ole Miss: Lucas 33 pass from Miller (McGee kick) – 7–7 tie Second quarter Ole Miss: McAllister 32 pass from Miller (McGee kick) – 14–7 Ole Miss Texas Tech: Birkholz 49 field goal – 14–10 Ole Miss Fourth quarter Ole Miss: Peterson 26 pass from Miller (McGee kick) – 21–10 Ole Miss Ole Miss: McAllister 4 run (McGee kick) – 28–10 Ole Miss Ole Miss: McAllister 43 kickoff return (McGee kick) – 35–10 Ole Miss Texas Tech: McCullar fumble recovery for a touchdown (Winn pass) – 35–18 Ole Miss https://independencebowl.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/2013_Media_Guide.pdf Archived copy August 8, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150301102837/http://independencebowl.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/2013_Media_Guide.pdf March 1, 2015 dead Aftermath The Rebels returned to the Independence Bowl the following year. The Red Raiders wouldn't return to the Independence Bowl until 2023. In an adjacent development, Tuberville would end up coaching Texas Tech from 2010−12. Statistics Statistics Ole Miss Texas TechFirst downs 19 18Rushing yards13982Passing yards 216 203Interceptions 1 2Total yards 355 285Fumbles–lost 3–2 2–1Penalties–yards 7–86 5–55Punts–average 5–32.4 6–30.8 References Category:Independence Bowl Independence Bowl Category:Texas Tech Red Raiders football bowl games Category:Ole Miss Rebels football bowl games Category:December 1998 sports events in the United States Category:1998 in sports in Louisiana