To help prime you for the first of 14 bowl games in the next five days, we’ve compiled this handy list of fun factoids concerning the 2010 Independence Bowl.
2010 Independence Bowl Game: Time, Location, History, And More
Proper name: 2010 AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl
Setting: Independence Stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana (formerly home to the Shreveport Steamer of the World Football League and later Shreveport Pirates of the Canadian Football League in the mid 1990s)
Traditional conference pairing: Mountain West and ACC (with the Sun Belt there as an alternate)
2010 matchup: Air Force Falcons (8-4) vs. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (6-6)
Announcers: Mark Jones, Bob Davie & Eamon McAnaney
Neatest fact: The Independence Bowl is the 11th oldest bowl game in the country
Closest finish: 2001’s game between Alabama and Iowa State, with the Tide prevailing, 14-13.
Most lopsided finish: In 1993, Virginia Tech rolled over Indiana, 45-20 (Bonus Fun Fact!: this marked Frank Beamer’s first bowl win.)
Tidbits of interest: The Independence Bowl is named such because the first edition was played in 1976, the United States’ bicentennial year ... Ole Miss holds the record for most appearances, with five ... AdvoCare V100 is a multivitamin of some sort ... Remember, we never mention the Independence Bowl’s Players of the Game.
The 2010 Independence Bowl kicks off at 5 p.m. EST, Monday, December 27. The game will be televised on ESPN2. Browse our complete 2010 college football postseason schedule, and connect with Georgia Tech fans at SB Nation’s From The Rumble Seat.
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