re: What's the deal with the independence bowl

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Back in the 90s it was a legit game in a shitty city. Usually featured two teams ranked 18-25 or so.

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1976 - 7-3-1 Tulsa vs 9-2 McNeese St
1977 - 7-3-1 Louisville vs 8-1-2 La Tech
1978 - 8-3 East Carolina vs 6-4 La Tech
1979 - 6-5 Syracuse vs 11-0 McNeese St
1980 - 8-3 Southern Miss vs 10-1 McNeese St
1981 - 6-5 Texas A&M vs 7-4 Oklahoma St
1982 - 6-5 Wisconsin vs 6-4-1 Kansas St
1983 - 9-2 #16 Air Force vs 7-4 Ole Miss
1984 - 7-4 Air Force vs 8-3 Virginia Tech
1985 - 6-5 Minnesota vs 6-5 Clemson
1986 - 7-4 Texas Tech vs 7-3-1 Ole Miss
1987 - 6-4-1 Washington vs 6-5 Tulane
1988 - 10-2 UTEP vs 9-2 Southern Miss
1989 - 7-4 Oregon vs 6-5 Tulsa
1990 - 6-5 Maryland vs 8-3 La Tech
1991 - 8-3 #24 Georgia vs 6-5 Arkansas
1992 - 6-5 Oregon vs 7-4 Wake Forest
1993 - 8-3 #21 Indiana vs #22 8-3 Virginia Tech
1994 - 8-3 #18 Virginia vs 7-4 TCU
1995 - 6-4-1 Michigan St vs 6-4-1 LSU
1996 - 10-1 #24 Army vs 8-4 Auburn
1997 - 7-5 Notre Dame vs 8-3 #15 LSU
1998 - 7-4 Texas Tech vs 6-5 Ole Miss
1999 - 7-4 Oklahoma vs 7-4 Ole Miss
2000 - 8-4 Miss St vs 7-5 Texas A&M
2001 - 6-5 Alabama vs 7-4 Iowa St
2002 - 7-6 Nebraska vs 6-6 Ole Miss
2003 - 9-4 Arkansas vs 8-5 Missouri
2004 - 8-4 Miami Ohio vs 8-4 Iowa St
2005 - 6-5 Missouri vs 7-4 South Carolina
2006 - 6-6 Alabama vs 6-6 Oklahoma St
2007 - 6-6 Alabama vs 6-6 Colorado
2008 - 6-6 Northern Illinois vs 7-5 La Tech
2009 - 6-6 Texas A&M vs 7-5 Georgia
2010 - 8-4 Air Force vs 6-6 Georgia Tech
2011 - 7-5 Missouri vs 7-5 North Carolina
2012 - 8-4 Ohio vs 8-4 La-Monroe
2013 - 7-5 Boston College vs 7-5 Arizona
2014 - 6-6 Miami vs 6-6 South Carolina
2015 - 6-6 Tulsa vs 6-6 Virginia Tech
2016 - 6-6 NC State vs 6-6 Vanderbilt


Throughout it's entire history the Independence Bowl is the exact kind of game this board bitches about w/the misguided idea that only great teams were invited to bowls "back in the day". There have been just 7 ranked teams to play in it and only one game where both teams were ranked. Even for many of it's better games (team record wise) it would be between non traditional power schools that a ton of people here still whine about being played.

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