2000 Independence Bowl
The 2000 Sanford Independence Bowl, part of the NCAA football bowl games, took place on December 31, 2000 at Independence Stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana. The competing teams were the Mississippi State Bulldogs, representing the Southeastern Conference, and the Texas A&M Aggies from the Big 12 Conference.
The game was later referred to as "The Snow Bowl", as a snowstorm began just before kickoff, blanketing the field in powder, and continued throughout the entire game.
Mississippi State won the bowl in overtime, 43-41 against their future SEC rival.
Scoring summary
;First Quarter- A&M- Whitaker 9 run 13:22 A&M 7 MSU 0
- A&M- Toombs 4 run 8:16 A&M 14 MSU 0
- MSU- Walker 40 run 9:21 A&M 14 MSU 7
- MSU- Miller 5 pass from Madkin :54 A&M 14 MSU 14
- A&M- Ferguson 42 pass from Farris :46 A&M 20 MSU 14
- MSU- Walker 1 run 11:55 MSU 21 A&M 20
- A&M- Johnson 35 pass from Farris 14:51 A&M 28 MSU 21
- A&M- Toombs 13 run 9:20 A&M 35 MSU 21
- MSU- Walker 32 run 8:17 A&M 35 MSU 28
- MSU- Lee 3 pass from Madkin 1:30 A&M 35 MSU 35
- A&M- Toombs 25 run A&M 41 MSU 35
- MSU- 2 point defensive conversion by Jul Griffith A&M 41 MSU 37
- MSU- Madkin 6 run MSU 43 A&M 41