1987 Independence Bowl
The 1987 Independence Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game played on December 19, 1987, in Shreveport, Louisiana. It matched the Tulane Green Wave and the Washington Huskies of the This was their first meeting and the first Independence Bowl for
Team
Tulane
In Mack Brown's final year as head coach, the Green Wave made their first bowl game in seven years.Washington
In their thirteenth season under head coach Don James, the Huskies tied for third in the Pac-10. This was their tenth bowl game under James and ninth consecutive.Game summary
First quarter
- Washington: Tony Covington 3 run
Second quarter
- Tulane: Mitchell Price 44 punt return
- Tulane: John Koth 21 field goal
- Washington: Bill Ames 5 pass from Chris Chandler
- Washington: Darryl Franklin 5 pass from Chandler
Third quarter
- ''no scoring''