1987 Independence Bowl

1987 Independence Bowl
Independence Bowl XII
Washington Huskies Tulane Green Wave (6–4–1) (6–5) 24 12 Head coach:  Don James Head coach:  Mack Brown
1 2 3 4 Total Washington 7 14 0 3 24 Tulane 0 10 0 2 12
Date	December 19, 1987
Season	1987
Stadium	Independence Stadium
Location	Shreveport, Louisiana
MVP	QB Chris Chandler LB David Rill
Attendance	44,683
United States TV coverage
Network	Mizlou
Announcers	Steve Grad Bob Casciola Keith Shipman

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 was 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: Koth 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
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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