| 1982 Independence Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 11, 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Independence Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Shreveport, Louisiana | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Randy Wright and Tim Krumrie | ||||||||||||||||||
| National anthem | Centenary College Choir | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Dick Burleson (SEC) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 49,523 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$600,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | Mizlou Television Network/ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Howard David, Danny Abramowicz, Steve Grad | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1982 Independence Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game between the Wisconsin Badgers and the Kansas State Wildcats at Independence Stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana on December 11, 1982. The game was the final contest of the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season for both teams, and ended in a 14–3 victory for the Badgers.
The contest was the first college football game televised live by ESPN, and it was Wisconsin's first bowl victory. The national anthem was performed by the Centenary College Choir. At kickoff, field temperature was 32 °F (0 °C) with freezing rain falling.