| 1987 Independence Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Independence Bowl XII | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 19, 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Independence Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Shreveport, Louisiana | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | QB Chris Chandler LB David Rill | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Washington by 6 points [1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Mack Gentry (SEC) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 44,683 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | Mizlou | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Steve Grad Bob Casciola Keith Shipman | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1987 Independence Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game played on December 19, 1987, in Shreveport, Louisiana. It matched the Tulane Green Wave and the Washington Huskies of the Pacific-10 Conference.[2][3] This was their first meeting and the first Independence Bowl for either team.
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See also: 1987 Tulane Green Wave football team |
In Mack Brown's final year as head coach, the Green Wave made their first bowl game in seven years.
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See also: 1987 Washington Huskies football team |
In their thirteenth season under head coach Don James, the Huskies tied for third in the Pac-10. This was their tenth bowl game under James and ninth consecutive.
Brown left after this game for North Carolina; Tulane's next bowl appearance was in 1998 the Liberty Bowl, where they capped off a perfect 12–0 season with a 41–27 win over BYU. In 1989, Washington beat Florida 34–7 in the Freedom Bowl, limiting Emmitt Smith to just 17 yards rushing.
| Statistics | Tulane | Washington |
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| First downs | 21 | 22 |
| Rushing yards | 131 | 147 |
| Passing yards | 248 | 249 |
| Interceptions | 1 | 3 |
| Total yards | 379 | 396 |
| Fumbles–lost | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Penalties–yards | 7–73 | 10–67 |
| Punts–average | 6–43.7 | 4–32.8 |