2012 AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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37th Independence Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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Date | December 28, 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||
Season | 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||
Stadium | Independence Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | Shreveport, Louisiana | ||||||||||||||||||
MVP | Keith Moore-LB
Beau Blankenship-RB Tyler Tettleton-QB | ||||||||||||||||||
Favorite | La. Monroe by 7[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
National anthem | Sound of Today | ||||||||||||||||||
Referee | Dennis Hennigan (Big East) | ||||||||||||||||||
Halftime show | Sound of Today and The Ohio University Marching 110 | ||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 41,853 | ||||||||||||||||||
Payout | US$1,100,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||
Announcers | Dave LaMont Cara Capuano | ||||||||||||||||||
The 2012 AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game held on December 28, 2012, at Independence Stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana, in the United States. The 37th edition of the Independence Bowl began at 1:00 p.m. CST and aired on ESPN. The game's title sponsor was AdvoCare, an American dietary supplement company.
The game featured the Ohio Bobcats from the Mid-American Conference against the Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks from the Sun Belt Conference and was the final game of the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season for both teams.[2] Both the Bobcats and the Warhawks accepted their invitation after finishing at 8–4 during the regular season.[3] This was both teams' first appearance in the Independence Bowl.