2010 Independence Bowl

January 2020 January 2020 Independence Bowl 35th Independence Bowl AdvoCare V100 December 27 2010 2010 Independence Stadium Shreveport, Louisiana United States Air Force Academy Air Force Falcons 8–4 Mountain West Troy Calhoun 3 3 0 8 Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 6–6 ACC Paul Johnson 7 0 0 0 RB Jared Tew, Air ForceDT Rick Ricketts, Air Force Air Force by 2.5The Tuscaloosa News, December 27, 2010 Tony Backert (Sun Belt) 39,362 1,100,000 per team ESPN2 Mark Jones, Bob Davie, and Eamon McAnaney TBD The 2010 AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl was the thirty-fifth edition of the college football bowl game and was played at Independence Stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana. The game started at 5:00 p.m. US EST on Monday, December 27, 2010. The game was telecast on ESPN2 and featured the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) versus Air Force from the Mountain West Conference (MWC), the nation's top two rushing teams. Teams Air Force Falcons 2010 Air Force Falcons football team Air Force officially accepted an invitation to the bowl on December 1, 2010. The Falcons finished the regular season with an 8–4 record. The appearance in the Independence Bowl was the 4th straight year that Air Force appeared in a bowl game. The Falcons played in the Armed Forces Bowl for the preceding 3 seasons. Air Force played in its third Independence Bowl in school history. They entered the game with a 2–0 record in the bowl with a 9–3 victory over Ole Miss in 1983 and a 23–7 win over Virginia Tech in 1984. Air Force enters the game as the second ranked team in rushing offense with 317.9 yards per game, 437.4 yards in total offense. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 2010 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team Georgia Tech came into the Independence Bowl with a 6–6 record. The game marked the Jackets' 14th-straight bowl appearance, which was the fourth longest active streak in FBS. However, they came into the game with a five-game bowl losing streak. Georgia Tech led the country with 327 rushing yards per game. The previous season the Yellow Jackets won the ACC and played in the Orange Bowl where they were defeated by Iowa 24–14. This was the first time that Georgia Tech played in the Independence Bowl. The Yellow Jackets had 414.5 yards per game in total offense during the season. Game Summary thumb|413x413px|Air Force defensive back Jon Davis intercepts a pass intended for Georgia Tech running back Embry Peeples Scoring Scoring Play Score 1st QuarterAFA - Zack Bell 42 yard kick, 6:32AFA 3–0GT - Anthony Allen 5 yard run (Scott Blair kick), 0:41GT 7–3 2nd QuarterAFA - Zack Bell 41 yard kick, 0:00GT 7–6 3rd QuarterNo scoringGT 7–6 4th QuarterAFA - Jared Tew 3 yard run (Two-point conversion), 13:24AFA 14–7 Statistics Statistics Air Force Georgia Tech First downs 17 18 Total offense, plays-yards 72-28771-320Rushes-yards (net) 49-170 57-279Passes, Comp-Att-Yds 11-23-1175-14-41Fumbles-Interceptions 0-03-1 Time of Possession 30:40 29:20 Game Notes The two teams have played each other three previous times, in successive years (1977–79) with Georgia Tech winning all three matchups. The two teams have never faced each other in a bowl game. References Independence Bowl Category:Independence Bowl Category:Air Force Falcons football bowl games Category:Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football bowl games Category:December 2010 sports events in the United States Category:2010 in sports in Louisiana