| 1997 Poulan/Weed Eater Independence Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 28, 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Independence Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Shreveport, Louisiana | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | RB Rondell Mealey DE Arnold Miller | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | David Neal (MAC) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 50,459 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Ron Franklin, Mike Gottfried and Adrian Karsten | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1997 Independence Bowl was a college football postseason bowl rematch between the LSU Tigers and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.