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| 2025 Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 49th Independence Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 30, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Independence Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Shreveport, Louisiana | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Off.: Trey Kukuk (QB, Louisiana Tech Def.: Sifa Leota (LB, Louisiana Tech) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Louisiana Tech by 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Patrick Foy (Mountain West) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 30,298 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Clay Matvick (play-by-play), Chase Daniel (analyst), and Harry Lyles Jr. (sideline) | ||||||||||||||||||
The 2025 Independence Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 30, 2025, at Independence Stadium located in Shreveport, Louisiana. The 49th annual Independence Bowl began at approximately 1:00 p.m. CST and aired on ESPN.[1][2] The Independence Bowl was one of the 2025–26 bowl games concluding the 2025 FBS football season. The game was sponsored by engineering services company Radiance Technologies and was officially known as the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl.
The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs from the Conference USA defeated the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers from the Sun Belt Conference, 23–14.[3]
Teams
[edit]While the bowl had tie-ins with the Big 12 Conference and Conference USA (C-USA), the announced matchup featured Louisiana Tech from C-USA and Coastal Carolina from the Sun Belt Conference.
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
[edit]Coastal Carolina began their season with three losses in their first five games, then had a four-game winning streak; their record stood at 6–3 through November 8. The Chanticleers lost their final three regular-season games, and entered the Independence Bowl with a 6–6 record.[4]
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
[edit]Louisiana Tech won four of their first five games, losing only to third-ranked LSU. Four losses in their next five games gave them a record of 5–5 in mid-November. The Bulldogs finished their regular season with back-to-back wins and entered the Independence Bowl with a 7–5 record.[5]
Game summary
[edit]| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Coastal Carolina | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Louisiana Tech | 0 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 23 |
at Independence Stadium • Shreveport, Louisiana
- Date: Tuesday, December 30, 2025
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 48 °F (9 °C) • Wind: 7 mph (11 km/h) northwest
- Game attendance: 30,298
- Referee: Patrick Foy
- TV announcers (ESPN): Clay Matvick (play-by-play), Chase Daniel (analyst), and Harry Lyles Jr. (sideline)
- Box score
Statistics
[edit]| Statistics | CCU | LT |
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| First downs | 19 | 12 |
| Plays–yards | 74–356 | 66–295 |
| Rushes–yards | 25–45 | 47–181 |
| Passing yards | 311 | 114 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 25–49–2 | 9–19–1 |
| Time of possession | 28:08 | 31:52 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Coastal Carolina | Passing | Tad Hudson | 25/49, 311 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Jevon Edwards | 9 carries, 36 yards | |
| Receiving | Bryson Graves | 6 receptions, 99 yards | |
| Louisiana Tech | Passing | Trey Kukuk | 9/19, 114 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Trey Kukuk | 19 carries, 121 yards | |
| Receiving | Marlion Jackson | 3 receptions, 87 yards, 1 TD |
References
[edit]- ↑ "2025-26 College Football Playoff schedule, dates, TV channel, sites". NCAA.com. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ↑ "College Football Bowl Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ↑ "Louisiana Tech takes home Independence Bowl win". KNOE-TV. December 30, 2025. Retrieved December 30, 2025.
- ↑ "Coastal Carolina Chanticleers". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
- ↑ "Louisiana Tech Bulldogs". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
External links
[edit]- Game statistics at statbroadcast.com