2021 Independence Bowl
Postseason college football bowl game
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The 2021 Independence Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 18, 2021, and televised on ABC.[2] It was the 45th edition of the Independence Bowl (after the 2020 edition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic), and was one of the 2021–22 bowl games concluding the 2021 FBS football season. Sponsored by engineering services company Radiance Technologies, the game was officially known as the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl.
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| 45th Independence Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 18, 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Independence Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Shreveport, Louisiana | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Off.: Tyler Allgeier (RB, BYU)[1] Def.: Tyler Batty (DE, BYU)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | BYU by 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Luke Richmond (AAC) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 26,276 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ABC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Cole Cubelic (analyst), and Paul Carcaterra (sideline) | ||||||||||||||||||
With kickoff scheduled for 3:30 p.m. EST (2:30 p.m. local CST), the start of the game was delayed approximately 12 minutes due to local weather conditions.[3]
Teams
Consistent with conference tie-ins, the game was played between a Conference USA (C-USA) member, UAB, and BYU, an FBS independent.
This was the first matchup between UAB and BYU.[4]
UAB Blazers
BYU Cougars
Game summary
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| UAB | 14 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
| No. 13 BYU | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
at Independence Stadium • Shreveport, Louisiana
- Date: Saturday, December 18, 2021
- Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST (2:30 p.m. local CST)
- Game weather: Rain • Temperature: 58 °F (14 °C) • Wind: N 10 mph
- Game attendance: 26,276
- Referee: Luke Richmond
- TV announcers (ABC): Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Cole Cubelic (analyst), and Paul Carcaterra (sideline)
- Box score
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Statistics
| Statistics | UAB | BYU |
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| First downs | 23 | 18 |
| Plays–yards | 66–412 | 58–394 |
| Rushes–yards | 43–223 | 35–199 |
| Passing yards | 189 | 195 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 19–23–1 | 15–23–0 |
| Time of possession | 35:27 | 24:33 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| UAB | Passing | Dylan Hopkins | 19/23, 189 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT |
| Rushing | DeWayne McBride | 28 carries, 183 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Ryan Davis | 3 receptions, 50 yards | |
| BYU | Passing | Baylor Romney | 15/23, 195 yards |
| Rushing | Tyler Allgeier | 27 carries, 192 yards, 3 TD | |
| Receiving | Masen Wake Gunner Romney | 3 receptions, 55 yards 3 receptions, 55 yards |