1994 Independence Bowl

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1994 Poulan/Weed Eater Independence Bowl
1234Total
Virginia01010020
TCU030710
DateDecember 28, 1994
Season 1994
Stadium Independence Stadium
Location Shreveport, Louisiana
MVPQB Mike Groh
DE Mike Frederick
Referee John Smith (Big East)
Attendance36,192
United States TV coverage
Network ESPN
Announcers Sean McDonough
Rick Walker
Dan Debenham
Independence Bowl
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The 1994 Independence Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game between the TCU Horned Frogs and the Virginia Cavaliers.

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Background

TCU were co-champions of the Southwest Conference with four other teams, due to Texas A&M being ineligible for the conference title due to sanctions. This was TCU's first conference championship in 35 years. This was also TCU's first bowl appearance in 10 years. Virginia was third in the Atlantic Coast Conference and in a bowl game for the second time in the calendar year of 1994. After a loss to #4 Florida State in their first game, they won six straight games, jumping up to #13 before losing to Duke. They went 2–1 after that, with a loss to NC State making them fall from #13 to #18.

Game summary

In a rain drenched mess laid the Frogs, who failed to win a bowl game once again, the fourth since 1959. The Frogs had a 411.6 yards per game offense, but on this day were limited to 191, as Virginia limited the junior tailback André Davis to 97 yards on 24 carries and made quarterback Max Knake (8 for 24 with 65 yards and 1 touchdown and 1 interception) ineffective. [1] The Cavaliers utilized the rushing attack of Charles Way and Kevin Brooks, who ran for 114 and 90 yards, respectively. Mike Groh went 14 for 23 with 2 interception and 1 touchdown. When asked what he would have done differently after the game, Knake responded "I'd probably stay out of the casinos before having to get up at 8:30 the next morning. . . . The truth of it is, I played terrible." [2] [3]

Aftermath

While TCU wouldn't make another bowl game under Sullivan, they would return to a bowl game four years later. Virginia would reach bowl games in five of Welsh's six final years, including a conference title in 1995.

Statistics

StatisticsTCUVirginia
First Downs1120
Yards Rushing126237
Yards Passing65199
Total Yards191436
Punts-Average8-37.34-38.5
Fumbles-Lost2-11-0
Interceptions21
Penalties-Yards6-399-66

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References

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  2. "Archives". Los Angeles Times . December 29, 1994.
  3. "Cavs top Frogs, 20–10". The Shreveport Times. December 29, 1994. Retrieved February 6, 2024 via Newspapers.com.