11 Facts About Independence Bowl

The Independence Bowl was named because it was inaugurated in 1976, the year of the United States Bicentennial.

In 2010 and 2011, the Independence Bowl held the third selection from the Mountain West Conference and the seventh selection from the Atlantic Coast Conference .

Independence Bowl has multiple conference and team tie-ins for the 2020 through 2025 seasons.

Independence Bowl has intermittently hosted ranked teams; the first matchup between ranked opponents was the 1993 edition between No 22 Virginia Tech and No 21 Indiana.

Only tie game in Independence Bowl history was the 1990 edition, between Louisiana Tech and Maryland.

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In 2020, the Independence Bowl issued the first invitation of the bowl season, to Army, in late October.

The deal, changing the game's full name to the PetroSun Independence Bowl, was to have run through 2008 with an option for 2009; however the deal was discontinued prior to the 2008 game.

Independence Bowl Stadium is a stadium owned by the city of Shreveport, Louisiana.

Independence Bowl Stadium hosted the Louisiana High School Athletic Association state football championship games in 2005 after the Louisiana Superdome suffered heavy damage from Hurricane Katrina.

Independence Bowl Stadium was considered as a possible playing site for the New Orleans Saints during the 2005 National Football League season due to Hurricane Katrina, but Shreveport eventually lost out to the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, and Louisiana State University's Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge.

In 2011, Independence Bowl Stadium hosted the Port City Classic, an NCAA college football competition between Louisiana Tech University of Ruston, Louisiana, and Grambling State University of Grambling, Louisiana.