1998 Independence Bowl

1998 Sanford Independence Bowl
Bowl Game
Texas Tech Red Raiders Ole Miss Rebels (7–4) (6–5) Big 12 SEC 18 35 Head coach:  Spike Dykes Head coach:  David Cutcliffe (interim)
1 2 3 4 Total Texas Tech 7 3 0 8 18 Ole Miss 7 7 0 21 35
Date	December 28, 1998
Season	Announcers	Dave Barnett, Bill Curry and Dave Ryan
Independence Bowl  < 1997  1999 >

The 1998 Independence Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game between the Ole Miss Rebels and the Texas Tech Red Raiders.

Background

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The Rebels had plummeted to fourth in the SEC West after losing their last three games, including one to

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Game summary

First quarter

• Texas Tech: Dorris 22 pass from Peters (Birkholz kick) – 7–0 Texas Tech
• Ole Miss: Lucas 33 pass from Miller (McGee kick) – 7–7 tie

Second quarter

• Ole Miss: McAllister 32 pass from Miller (McGee kick) – 14–7 Ole Miss
• Texas Tech: Birkholz 49 field goal – 14–10 Ole Miss

Fourth quarter

• Ole Miss: Peterson 26 pass from Miller (McGee kick) – 21–10 Ole Miss
• Ole Miss: McAllister 4 run (McGee kick) – 28–10 Ole Miss
• Ole Miss: McAllister 43 kickoff return (McGee kick) – 35–10 Ole Miss
• Texas Tech: McCullar fumble recovery for a touchdown (Winn pass) – 35–18 Ole Miss

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Aftermath

The Rebels returned to the Independence Bowl the following year. The Red Raiders wouldn't return to the Independence Bowl until 2023.

In an adjacent development, Tuberville would end up coaching Texas Tech from 2010−12.

Statistics

Statistics	Ole Miss	Texas Tech
First downs	19	18
Rushing yards	139	82
Passing yards	216	203
Interceptions	1	2
Total yards	355	285
Fumbles–lost	3–2	2–1
Penalties–yards	7–86	5–55
Punts–average	5–32.4	6–30.8

References