2000 Independence Bowl

August 2023 March 2026 2000 Independence Bowl “The Snow Bowl” 2000 Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State University Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M University 7–4 SEC 7–4 Big 12 Jackie Sherrill R. C. Slocum 0 14 7 14 8 14 6 0 15 6 December 31 Independence Stadium Shreveport, Louisiana Clair Gausman (Mtn. West) 36,974 2,112,000 ESPN List of announcers of major college bowl games Mark Jones, Gino Toretta, and Rob Stone The 2000 Sanford Independence Bowl, part of the NCAA football bowl games, took place on December 31, 2000 at Independence Stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana. The competing teams were the Mississippi State Bulldogs, representing the Southeastern Conference, and the Texas A&M Aggies from the Big 12 Conference. The game was later referred to as "The Snow Bowl", as a snowstorm (rare for the Shreveport area) began just before kickoff, blanketing the field in powder, and continued throughout the entire game.December 31, 2000: The "Snow Bowl" – National Weather Service. Retrieved January 28, 2025. Mississippi State won the bowl in overtime, 43–41 against their future SEC rival.http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/jan/16/baby-its-best-when-cold-outside/ Baby, it's best when cold outside Lasvegassun.com 2009-01-16 2012-11-02 Scoring summary First Quarter A&M- Whitaker 9 run (Kitchens kick) 13:22 A&M 7 MSU 0 A&M- Toombs 4 run (Kitchens kick) 8:16 A&M 14 MSU 0 Second Quarter MSU- Walker 40 run (Westerfield kick) 9:21 A&M 14 MSU 7 MSU- Miller 5 pass from Madkin (Westerfield kick) :54 A&M 14 MSU 14 A&M- Ferguson 42 pass from Farris (kick failed) :46 A&M 20 MSU 14 Third Quarter MSU- Walker 1 run (Westerfield kick) 11:55 MSU 21 A&M 20 Fourth Quarter A&M- Johnson 35 pass from Farris (Whitaker run for two-point conversion) 14:51 A&M 28 MSU 21 A&M- Toombs 13 run (Kitchens kick) 9:20 A&M 35 MSU 21 MSU- Walker 32 run (Westerfield kick) 8:17 A&M 35 MSU 28 MSU- Lee 3 pass from Madkin (Westerfield kick) 1:30 A&M 35 MSU 35 OT A&M- Toombs 25 run (kick failed) A&M 41 MSU 35 MSU- 2 point defensive conversion by Jul Griffith A&M 41 MSU 37 MSU- Madkin 6 run MSU 43 A&M 41 References Independence Bowl Category:Independence Bowl Category:Mississippi State Bulldogs football bowl games Category:Texas A&M Aggies football bowl games Tech Louisiana Category:December 2000 sports events in the United States Category:Nicknamed sporting events