2000 Independence Bowl

2000 Independence Bowl
“The Snow Bowl”
1234OT Total
Mississippi State 0147148 43
Texas A&M 1460156 41
DateDecember 31, 2000
Season2000
StadiumIndependence Stadium
LocationShreveport, Louisiana
RefereeClair Gausman (Mtn. West)
Attendance36,974
PayoutUS$2,112,000
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
AnnouncersMark Jones, Gino Toretta, and Rob Stone
Independence Bowl
 < 1999  2001

The 2000 Sanford Independence Bowl, part of the NCAA football bowl games, took place on December 31, 2000 at Independence Stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana. The competing teams were the Mississippi State Bulldogs, representing the Southeastern Conference, and the Texas A&M Aggies from the Big 12 Conference.

The game was later referred to as "The Snow Bowl", as a snowstorm (rare for the Shreveport area) began just before kickoff, blanketing the field in powder, and continued throughout the entire game.

Mississippi State won the bowl in overtime, 43–41 against their future SEC rival.[1]

  1. ^ "Baby, it's best when cold outside". Lasvegassun.com. January 16, 2009. Retrieved November 2, 2012.