2021 Independence Bowl

The 2021 Independence Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 18, 2021, and televised on ABC. 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.

2021 Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl
45th Independence Bowl
UAB Blazers BYU Cougars (8–4) (10–2) C–USA Independent 31 28 Head coach:  Bill Clark Head coach:  Kalani Sitake AP Coaches CFP 12 14 13
1 2 3 4 Total UAB 14 7 3 7 31 BYU 0 14 7 7 28
Date	December 18, 2021
Season	2021
Stadium	Independence Stadium
Location	Shreveport, Louisiana
MVP	Off.: Tyler Allgeier (RB, BYU) Def.: Tyler Batty (DE, BYU)
Favorite	BYU by 7
Referee	Luke Richmond (AAC)
Attendance	26,276
United States TV coverage
Network	ABC
Announcers	Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Cole Cubelic (analyst), and Paul Carcaterra (sideline)

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.

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.

UAB Blazers

Main article: 2021 UAB Blazers football team

BYU Cougars

Main article: 2021 BYU Cougars football team

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, 2021
• Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST (2:30 p.m. local CST)
• Game weather: Rain • Temperature: 58 °F (14 °C) • Wind: N 10 mph
• Game attendance: 26,276
• Referee: Luke Richmond
• TV 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

External links

• Game statistics at statbroadcast.com