1977 Independence Bowl

Louisville Cardinals	Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
(7–3–1)	(8–1–2)
14	24
Head coach: Vince Gibson	Head coach: Maxie Lambright

	1	2	3	4	Total
Louisville	7	0	7	0	14
Louisiana Tech	21	3	0	0	24

Date

December 17, 1977

Season

1977

Stadium

State Fair Stadium

Location

Shreveport, Louisiana

MVP

QB Keith Thibodeaux, LT (Offensive)
LB Otis Wilson, UL (Defensive)

Attendance

22,223

Payout

US$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.^[1] 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 LA 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.^[2]

References

1977–78 NCAA football bowl game season

Independence (Dec. 17) Liberty (Dec. 19) Hall of Fame Classic (Dec. 22) Tangerine (Dec. 23) Fiesta (Dec. 25) Gator (Dec. 30) Peach (Dec. 31) Sun (Dec. 31) Bluebonnet (Dec. 31) Sugar (Jan. 2) Cotton (Jan. 2) Orange (Jan. 2) Rose (Jan. 2)

Independence Bowl

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