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2000 Independence Bowl

Field	Value
year_game_played	2000
game_name	Independence Bowl
subheader	“The Snow Bowl”
football_season	2000
visitor_name_short	Mississippi State
visitor_nickname	Bulldogs
visitor_school	Mississippi State University
home_name_short	Texas A&M
home_nickname	Aggies
home_school	Texas A&M University
visitor_record	7–4
visitor_conference	SEC
home_record	7–4
home_conference	Big 12
visitor_coach	Jackie Sherrill
home_coach	R. C. Slocum
visitor_1q	0
visitor_2q	14
visitor_3q	7
visitor_4q	14
visitor_ot	8
home_1q	14
home_2q	6
home_3q	0
home_4q	15
home_ot	6
date_game_played	December 31
stadium	Independence Stadium
city	Shreveport, Louisiana
referee	Clair Gausman (Mtn. West)
attendance	36,974
payout	2,112,000
us_network	ESPN
us_announcers_link	List of announcers of major college bowl games
us_announcers	Mark Jones, Gino Toretta, and Rob Stone

The 2000 Sanford Independence Bowl, part of the NCAA football bowl games, took place on December 31, 2000 at Independence Stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana. The competing teams were the Mississippi State Bulldogs, representing the Southeastern Conference, and the Texas A&M Aggies from the Big 12 Conference.

The game was later referred to as "The Snow Bowl", as a snowstorm (rare for the Shreveport area) began just before kickoff, blanketing the field in powder, and continued throughout the entire game.

Mississippi State won the bowl in overtime, 43–41 against their future SEC rival.

Scoring summary

;First Quarter

A&M- Whitaker 9 run (Kitchens kick) 13:22 A&M 7 MSU 0
A&M- Toombs 4 run (Kitchens kick) 8:16 A&M 14 MSU 0

;Second Quarter

MSU- Walker 40 run (Westerfield kick) 9:21 A&M 14 MSU 7
MSU- Miller 5 pass from Madkin (Westerfield kick) :54 A&M 14 MSU 14
A&M- Ferguson 42 pass from Farris (kick failed) :46 A&M 20 MSU 14

;Third Quarter

MSU- Walker 1 run (Westerfield kick) 11:55 MSU 21 A&M 20

;Fourth Quarter

A&M- Johnson 35 pass from Farris (Whitaker run for two-point conversion) 14:51 A&M 28 MSU 21
A&M- Toombs 13 run (Kitchens kick) 9:20 A&M 35 MSU 21
MSU- Walker 32 run (Westerfield kick) 8:17 A&M 35 MSU 28
MSU- Lee 3 pass from Madkin (Westerfield kick) 1:30 A&M 35 MSU 35

;OT

A&M- Toombs 25 run (kick failed) A&M 41 MSU 35
MSU- 2 point defensive conversion by Jul Griffith A&M 41 MSU 37
MSU- Madkin 6 run MSU 43 A&M 41

References

[https://www.weather.gov/shv/event_2000-12-31_snow December 31, 2000: The "Snow Bowl" – National Weather Service.] Retrieved January 28, 2025.
(2009-01-16). "Baby, it's best when cold outside". Lasvegassun.com.

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