Bowl Projections: Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl Preseason Prediction, Breakdown and History

Before the season gets underway, what's the first guess on what the 2024 Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl might be? Why did we make this call, who else should be in the mix, and what's the history of the bowl?

This will all change throughout the season with its twists and turns, but in the preseason, the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl projection is ...

Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl Projection

Saturday, December 28
9:15, ESPN
Independence Stadium, Shreveport, LA
Bowl Affiliations : Army, Big 12, Former Pac-12
Last Season: Texas Tech 34, Cal 14
Preseason Bowl Projection (with predicted final regular season records)
Oregon State (7-5)* vs TCU (8-4)

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Why this is the preseason Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl Projection

This is one of the bigger guesses among a preseason bowl projection run of guesses.

Could it be Army? Maybe, but it probably won't be bowl eligible by the Navy game.

The former Pac-12 tie-ins open this up to a whole slew of teams, but this probably isn't a fit for any of the former Pac-12 schools now in the Big Ten, and the Big 12 already has an affiliation.

That leaves Oregon State and Washington State as the two most likely options.

5 teams also in the mix for the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl

1. Army
2. Washington State
3. Arizona State
4. UCF
5. Kansas

Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl History

Dec 16, 2023 Texas Tech 34, Cal 14
Dec 23, 2022 Houston 23, Louisiana 16
Dec 18, 2021 UAB 31, BYU 28
Dec 26, 2019 Louisiana Tech 14, Miami 0
Dec 27, 2018 Duke 56, Temple 27
Dec 27, 2017 Florida State 42, Southern Miss 13
Dec 26, 2016 NC State 41, Vanderbilt 17
Dec 26, 2015 Virginia Tech 55, Tulsa 52
Dec 27, 2014 South Carolina 24, Miami 21
Dec 31, 2013 Arizona 42, Boston College 19
Dec 28, 2012 Ohio 45, ULM 14
Dec 26, 2011 Missouri 41, North Carolina 24
Dec 27, 2010 Air Force 14, Georgia Tech 7
Dec 28, 2009 Georgia 44, Texas A&M 20
Dec 28, 2008 Louisiana Tech 17, Northern Illinois 10
Dec 30, 2007 Alabama 30, Colorado 24
Dec 28, 2006 Oklahoma State 34, Alabama 31
Dec 30, 2005 Missouri 38, South Carolina 31
Dec 28, 2004 Iowa State 17, Miami Univ. 13
Dec 31, 2003 Arkansas 27, Missouri 14
Dec 27, 2002 Ole Miss 27, Nebraska 23
Dec 27, 2001 Alabama 14, Iowa State 13
Dec 31, 2000 Miss State 43, Texas A&;M 41
Dec 31, 1999 Ole Miss 27, Oklahoma 25
Dec 31, 1998 Ole Miss 35, Texas Tech 18
Dec 28, 1997 LSU 27, Notre Dame 9
Dec 31, 1996 Auburn 32, Army 29
Dec 29, 1995 LSU 45, Michigan State 26
Dec 28, 1994 Virginia 20, TCU 10
Dec 31, 1993 Virginia Tech 45, Indiana 20
Dec 31, 1992 Wake Forest 39, Oregon 35
Dec 29, 1991 Georgia 24, Arkansas 15
Dec 15, 1990 Maryland 34, Louisiana Tech 34
Dec 16, 1989 Oregon 27, Tulsa 24
Dec 23, 1988 Southern Miss 38, UTEP 18
Dec 19, 1987 Washington 24, Tulane 12
Dec 20, 1986 Ole Miss 20, Texas Tech 17
Dec 21, 1985 Minnesota 20, Clemson 13
Dec 15, 1984 Air Force 23, Virginia Tech 7
Dec 10, 1983 Air Force 9, Ole Miss 3
Dec 11, 1982 Wisconsin 14, Kansas State 3
Dec 12, 1981 Texas A&M 33, Oklahoma State 16
Dec 13, 1980 Southern Miss 16, McNeese State 14
Dec 15, 1979 Syracuse 31, McNeese State 7
Dec 16, 1978 East Carolina 35, Louisiana Tech 13
Dec 17, 1977 Louisiana Tech 24, Louisville 14
Dec 13, 1976 McNeese State 20, Tulsa 16