2004 Independence Bowl

August 2023 March 2026 2004 Independence Bowl 2004 Miami RedHawks Iowa State Cyclones 8–4 MAC 6–5 Big 12 Terry Hoeppner Dan McCarney 0 7 6 0 7 3 0 7 December 28 Independence Stadium Shreveport, Louisiana QB Bret Meyer (Iowa State) DB Nick Moser (Iowa State) Bill LeMonnier (Big Ten) 43,076 2,400,000 ESPN List of announcers of major college bowl games Dave Barnett, David Norrie and Bill Curry The 2004 Independence Bowl was a post-season college football bowl game between the Iowa State Cyclones and the Miami RedHawks on December 28, 2004, at Independence Stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana. It was the twenty-ninth time the Independence Bowl had been played and the final game of the 2004 NCAA Division I FBS football season for both teams. Iowa State defeated Miami 17–13.Cyclones spoil Hoeppner's last game as RedHawks' coach ESPN.com December 28, 2004 2010-01-19 http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=243630066 https://web.archive.org/web/20110519073135/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=243630066 dead May 19, 2011 Background Typically the Independence Bowl featured teams from the Southeastern Conference and Big 12 Conference, but the entire post-season bowl picture was thrown into chaos after a brawl between Clemson (Atlantic Coast Conference) and South Carolina (SEC) caused both teams, which had been bowl eligible, to remove themselves from consideration.Both teams were bowl eligible ESPN.com November 23, 2004 2010-01-20 https://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=1929371 With the SEC no longer able to supply enough bowl-eligible teams, Independence Bowl organizers looked elsewhere, and settled on Miami, coming off a second consecutive East Division championship in the Mid-American Conference.Miami Football Accepts Bid to 2004 Independence Bowl in Louisiana: RedHawks To Face Iowa State in Dec. 28 Bowl Game in Shreveport, La Miami RedHawks December 5, 2004 2010-01-20 http://www.muredhawks.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120504aac.html Iowa State came back from a 2–10 2003 season to finish 6–5. A Big 12 team, Iowa State normally would have gone to the Houston Bowl, but with fellow conference members Texas and Oklahoma headed for BCS bowls the remaining Big 12 teams received bids to better games. Iowa State accepted the bid on December 6, 2004. Iowa State previously played in the 2001 Independence Bowl, losing in the last seconds to Alabama 14–13.Cyclones bound for Independence Jim Sullivan December 6, 2004 2010-01-20 http://www.wcfcourier.com/sports/local/article_41f6119e-907e-5d9a-8876-dc16d14262cf.html The Courier Game summary Iowa State – Hicks 4-yard touchdown run (Culbertson kick) Iowa State – Culbertson 23 yd field goal Miami (Ohio) – Clemens 28-yard touchdown pass from Betts (Parseghian kick) Miami (Ohio) – Smith 2-yard touchdown run (Soderquist kick blocked) Iowa State – Kock 1-yard touchdown run (Culbertson kick) Bret Meyer threw 10-of-28 for 144 yards, but he also rushed for 122 yards on 23 carries in an MVP effort.Miami University Football 2015 http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/mioh/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/prospectus/prospectus.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20151222081525/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/mioh/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/prospectus/prospectus.pdf 2015-12-22 Statistics Statistics Miami (Ohio) Iowa StateFirst downs 18 22Rushing yards 60 295Passes (C-A-I) 20–44–1 10–28–0Passing yards 240 114Total yards 300 409Punts-Average 8–45.4 7–37.9Fumbles-Lost 1–0 0–0Penalties-Yards 7–48 7–71Third down conv. 2–13 9–20Possession time 29:27 30:33 References Independence Bowl Category:Independence Bowl Category:Iowa State Cyclones football bowl games Category:Miami RedHawks football bowl games Independence Bowl Category:December 2004 sports events in the United States