2018 Independence Bowl

2018 Walk-On's Independence Bowl
43rd Independence Bowl
Temple Owls Duke Blue Devils
(8–4) (7–5)
The American ACC
27 56
Head coach: 
Ed Foley
(interim)		 Head coach: 
David Cutcliffe
1234 Total
Temple 131400 27
Duke 7142114 56
DateDecember 27, 2018
Season2018
StadiumIndependence Stadium
LocationShreveport, Louisiana
MVPDaniel Jones (QB, Duke) & Delvon Randall (DB, Temple)[1]
FavoriteTemple by 3[2]
RefereeMark Kluczynski (Big Ten)
Attendance27,492[3]
PayoutUS$1,248,000 [4]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
AnnouncersMike Couzens, Kirk Morrison and Lauren Sisler
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The 2018 Independence Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 27, 2018.[5] It was the 43rd edition of the Independence Bowl, and one of the 2018–19 bowl games concluding the 2018 FBS football season. Sponsored by Walk-On's Bistreaux & Bar, the game was officially known as the Walk-On's Independence Bowl.

  1. ^ Narducci, Marc (December 27, 2018). "Duke scores 42 unanswered points in Independence Bowl rout of Temple". philly.com. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  2. ^ Fawkes, Ben (December 10, 2018). "Odds for every 2018–19 CFB bowl game". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
  3. ^ @davidbrandtAP (December 27, 2018). "Independence Bowl announces a crowd of 27,492" (Tweet). Retrieved December 27, 2018 – via Twitter.
  4. ^ "2018 Bowl Schedule". CFP.com. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
  5. ^ "2018–19 College Football Playoff and bowl schedule". ESPN. May 2, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.