2012 Independence Bowl
The 2012 AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game held on December 28, 2012, at Independence Stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana, in the United States. The 37th edition of the Independence Bowl began at 1:00 p.m. CST and aired on ESPN. The game's title sponsor was AdvoCare, an American dietary supplement company.
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| 37th Independence Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
2012 AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl Logo | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 28, 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Independence Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Shreveport, Louisiana | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Keith Moore-LB
Beau Blankenship-RB Tyler Tettleton-QB | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | La. Monroe by 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| National anthem | Sound of Today | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Dennis Hennigan (Big East) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Halftime show | Sound of Today and The Ohio University Marching 110 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 41,853 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$1,100,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Dave LaMont Cara Capuano | ||||||||||||||||||
The game featured the Ohio Bobcats from the Mid-American Conference against the Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks from the Sun Belt Conference and was the final game of the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season for both teams. Both the Bobcats and the Warhawks accepted their invitation after finishing at 8–4 during the regular season. This was both teams' first appearance in the Independence Bowl.