Coastal Carolina and Louisiana Tech to play in 2025 Independence Bowl

Key Highlights

• Speaking of 2019, that is the most recent year Louisiana Tech claimed a bowl victory, and the Bulldogs won six-straight bowls from 2014-19 under former head coach Skip Holtz. Cumbie seeks his first bowl win as the frontman, and he received a unique opportunity to do so last year.
• Since Sun Belt champion Marshall opted out of the Independence Bowl due to a lack of available players, Louisiana Tech stepped in at 5-7, yet lost 27-6 to American champion Army.
• Thus, this marks the Bulldogs’ second-straight trip to the Independence Bowl — roughly a one-hour drive from Louisiana Tech’s campus. Coastal Carolina is bowling for the sixth-consecutive year, and the Chanticleers produced a 2-3 bowl record in the past five years.
• The 9th-year FBS program recently fired head coach Tim Beck after three seasons, promoting defensive coordinator Jeremiah Johnson to interim head coach for this upcoming game.
• Coastal Carolina aims to snap its 3-game losing skid in Shreveport, and this marks the Chanticleers first trip to the Louisiana city. The Independence Bowl offers one of the more diverse portfolios of college football postseason games, featuring the American, ACC, Big 12, CUSA, Pac-12, SEC, Sun Belt, and an Independent all in the last 10 years.