1987 Independence Bowl
The 1987 Independence Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game between the Tulane Green Wave and the Washington Huskies.
Background
In Mack Brown's final year with the Green Wave, they made their first bowl game in seven years. The Huskies were tied for third in the Pacific 10 Conference in their ninth season of going to a bowl game. This wa the first Independence Bowl for either team.
Game summary
First Quarter
- Washington: Tony Covington 3 run (Brownlee kick)
Second Quarter
- Tulane: Mitchell Price 44 punt return (Wiggins kick)
- Tulane: Wiggins 21 field goal
- Washington: Bill Ames 5 pass from Chris Chandler (Brownlee kick)
- Washington: Darryl Franklin 5 pass from Chandler (Wiggins kick)
Fourth Quarter=
- Washington: Channing Wyles 41 field goal
- Tulane: Safety, quarterback Conklin kneeled in end zone
Aftermath
Neither team has returned to the bowl since this game, with the Green Wave having only made three bowl games in almost 30 years.
Statistics
| Statistics | Tulane | Washington |
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| First Downs | 21 | 22 |
| Rushing Yards | 131 | 147 |
| Passing Yards | 248 | 249 |
| Interceptions | 1 | 3 |
| Total Yards | 379 | 396 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 2-1 | 1-0 |
| Penalties-Yards | 7-73 | 10-67 |
| Punts-Average | 6-43.7 | 4-32.8 |
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References
1987–88 NCAA football bowl game season |
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