Postseason college football bowl game
College football game
The 2021 Independence Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 18, 2021, and televised on ABC .[ 2] It was the 45th edition of the Independence Bowl (after the 2020 edition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic ), and was one of the 2021–22 bowl games concluding the 2021 FBS football season . Sponsored by engineering services company Radiance Technologies, the game was officially known as the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl .
With kickoff scheduled for 3:30 p.m. EST (2:30 p.m. local CST ), the start of the game was delayed approximately 12 minutes due to local weather conditions.[ 3]
Teams
Consistent with conference tie-ins, the game was played between a Conference USA (C-USA) member, UAB , and BYU , an FBS independent .
This was the first matchup between UAB and BYU.[ 4]
UAB Blazers
BYU Cougars
Game summary
2021 Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
UAB
14
7
3 7 31
No. 13 BYU
0
14
7 7 28
at Independence Stadium • Shreveport, Louisiana
Date : Saturday, December 18, 2021Game time : 3:30 p.m. EST (2:30 p.m. local CST )Game weather : Rain • Temperature : 58 °F (14 °C) • Wind : N 10 mphGame attendance : 26,276Referee : Luke RichmondTV announcers (ABC ) : Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Cole Cubelic (analyst), and Paul Carcaterra (sideline)Box score
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
UAB
BYU
1
6:26
8
60
4:26
UAB
Gerrit Prince 10-yard touchdown reception from Dylan Hopkins, Matt Quinn kick good
7
0
1
1:02
2
67
0:48
UAB
DeWayne McBride 64-yard touchdown run, Matt Quinn kick good
14
0
2
12:48
8
72
3:09
BYU
Tyler Allgeier 1-yard touchdown run, Jake Oldroyd kick good
14
7
2
8:19
5
50
2:18
BYU
Samson Nacua 2-yard touchdown run, Jake Oldroyd kick good
14
14
2
3:18
9
78
5:00
UAB
Gerrit Prince 23-yard touchdown reception from Dylan Hopkins, Matt Quinn kick good
21
14
3
13:43
3
75
1:17
BYU
Tyler Allgeier 62-yard touchdown run, Jake Oldroyd kick good
21
21
3
7:27
11
54
6:16
UAB
38-yard field goal by Matt Quinn
24
21
4
14:33
8
52
2:53
BYU
Tyler Allgeier 1-yard touchdown run, Jake Oldroyd kick good
24
28
4
6:17
15
75
8:16
UAB
Trea Shropshire 14-yard touchdown reception from Dylan Hopkins, Matt Quinn kick good
31
28
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
31
28
Statistics
Statistics
UAB
BYU
First downs
23
18
Plays–yards
66–412
58–394
Rushes–yards
43–223
35–199
Passing yards
189
195
Passing: comp –att –int
19–23–1
15–23–0
Time of possession
35:27
24:33
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
UAB
Passing
Dylan Hopkins
19/23, 189 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
DeWayne McBride
28 carries, 183 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Ryan Davis
3 receptions, 50 yards
BYU
Passing
Baylor Romney
15/23, 195 yards
Rushing
Tyler Allgeier
27 carries, 192 yards, 3 TD
Receiving
Masen Wake Gunner Romney
3 receptions, 55 yards 3 receptions, 55 yards
References
External links
History & conference tie-ins Games