1977 Independence Bowl

August 2023 March 2026 1977 Independence Bowl 1977 Louisville Cardinals University of Louisville Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Louisiana Tech University 7–3–1 Independent 8–1–2 Southland Conference Vince Gibson Maxie Lambright 7 0 7 0 21 3 0 0 December 17 State Fair Stadium Shreveport, Louisiana QB Keith Thibodeaux, La. Tech (Offensive)LB Otis Wilson, UL (Defensive) 22,223 75,000 The 1977 Independence Bowl featured the Louisville Cardinals and the Southland Conference champion Louisiana Tech Bulldogs. Louisville struck first on a 60-yard punt return for a touchdown by Kevin Miller in the first quarter. Louisiana Tech answered with a 1-yard touchdown run by Lewis to tie the game.Louisville Football https://web.archive.org/web/20120507152016/http://www.uoflsports.com/sports/m-footbl/lou-m-footbl-body.html 2012-05-07 The Bulldogs scored another touchdown on a 41-yard Keith Thibodeaux pass to Pree. Still in the first quarter, Thibodeaux threw an 8-yard touchdown pass to McCartney to increase Louisiana Tech's lead to 21–7. In the second quarter, Swiley connected on a 21-yard field goal to give the Dawgs a 24–7 halftime lead. In the third quarter, Kevin Miller scored his second touchdown of the game on a 13-yard run to close the gap to 24–14, which would end up being the final score.http://www.guide.provations.com/louisvillefootball/2011mg#pg193 Louis Ville Football 2012-01-03 2012-11-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20121113180553/http://www.guide.provations.com/louisvillefootball/2011mg#pg193 dead There were a combined 13 fumbles throughout the game.2024-01-04 Farewell, sweet bowls: Saluting the wildest, wackiest moments of bowl season https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/39235874/the-best-moments-college-football-2023-bowl-season 2024-01-04 ESPN.com en Game summary Scoring summary UL La. Tech 1 13:10 UL Other Kevin Miller 60-yard punt return for a touchdown, Pedro Posadas kick good 7 0 1 8:49 La. Tech RushTD Charlie Lewis 1 good Keith Swilley 7 7 1 5:22 La. Tech RecTD George Pree Keith Thibodeaux 41 no good 7 13 1 2:21 La. Tech RecTD Larry McCartney Keith Thibodeaux 8 run good 7 21 2 1:49 La. Tech FG 21 Keith Swilley 7 24 3 9:52 UL 13 58 RushTD Kevin Miller 13 good Pedro Posadas 14 24 14 24 Statistics Cardinals 7 0 7 0 Bulldogs 21 3 0 0 Statistics UL La. Tech First downs 11 25 Total offense, yards 161 335Rushes-yards (net) 44–100 44–48 Passing yards (net) 61 287Passes, Comp-Att-Int 9–23–1 19–39–2 Time of Possession Team Category Player Statistics UL Passing Stu Stram 7/18, 61 yds, 1 INT Rushing Nathan Poole 17 car, 50 yds Receiving Mark Besanceney 2 rec, 25 yds La. Tech Passing Keith Thibodeaux 19/39, 287 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing Charlie Lewis 17 car, 39 yds, 1 TD Receiving Rod Foppe 4 rec, 78 yds References Independence Bowl, 1977 Category:Independence Bowl Category:Louisville Cardinals football bowl games Category:Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football bowl games Independence Bowl Category:December 1977 sports events in the United States