# 2024 Independence Bowl

The 2024 Independence Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 28, 2024, at Independence Stadium located in Shreveport, Louisiana. The game began at approximately 8:15 p.m. CST and aired on ESPN. The Independence Bowl was one of the 2024–25 bowl games concluding the 2024 FBS football season. The game was sponsored by engineering services company Radiance Technologies and was officially known as the 2024 Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl.
The 48th annual Independence Bowl game was originally set to feature Marshall and Army. However, Marshall withdrew from the contest after a number of its players entered the NCAA transfer portal. Louisiana Tech was named as Marshall's replacement on December 14. Marshall was subsequently fined $100,000 by their conference, the Sun Belt, for opting out of the bowl.

## Teams

The original match-up of Marshall and Army was announced on December 8. However, Marshall withdrew from the game after a plethora of players entered the NCAA transfer portal following the departure of head coach Charles Huff to Southern Miss. Louisiana Tech was selected to replace Marshall.

### Louisiana Tech Bulldogs

Louisiana Tech ended their regular season with a 5–7 record (4–4 in conference play). The Bulldogs began the season with four losses in five games, then went 4–4 in their remaining eight games. They did not face any ranked FBS teams. Louisiana Tech plays their home games at Joe Aillet Stadium in Ruston, Louisiana, approximately 70 miles (110 km) east of Shreveport, Louisiana, home of the Independence Bowl.

### Army Black Knights

Army played to a 10–1 record (8–0 in conference play) and earned a spot in the American Athletic Conference Championship Game, where they defeated Tulane, 35–14. They then faced Navy in the annual Army–Navy Game and suffered a 31–13 defeat. The only other team to defeat Army was the one ranked team they faced, Notre Dame. Army entered the bowl with an 11–2 record and ranked 22nd in the final College Football Playoff (CFP) rankings, 19th in the AP poll.

## Game summary

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Louisiana Tech | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| No. 22 Army | 14 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 27 |
at Independence Stadium • Shreveport, Louisiana
* Date: Saturday, December 28, 2024
* Game time: 8:22 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 54 °F (12 °C) • Wind: 12 mph (19 km/h) northeast
* Game attendance: 34,283
* Referee: Jeremy Valentine
* TV announcers (ESPN): Lowell Galindo (play-by-play), Fozzy Whittaker (analyst), and Tori Petry (sideline)
* Box score

### Statistics

| Statistics | LT | ARMY |
| First downs | 11 | 26 |
| Plays–yards | 50–218 | 73–386 |
| Rushes–yards | 49 | 321 |
| Passing yards | 169 | 65 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 14–28–1 | 2–9–0 |
| Time of possession | 19:52 | 40:08 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Louisiana Tech | Passing | Evan Bullock | 14/28, 169 yards, INT |
| Louisiana Tech | Rushing | Omiri Wiggins | 8 carries, 40 yards |
| Louisiana Tech | Receiving | Tru Edwards | 8 receptions, 92 yards |
| Army | Passing | Bryson Daily | 2/9, 65 yards |
| Army | Rushing | Bryson Daily | 27 carries, 127 yards, 3 TD |
| Army | Receiving | David Crossan | 1 reception, 52 yards |