2021 Independence Bowl

The 2021 Independence Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 18, 2021, and televised on ESPN [College Football on ABC|ABC]. It was the 45th edition of the Independence Bowl, and was one of the 2021–22 [NCAA football bowl games|2021–22 bowl games] concluding the 2021 [NCAA Division I FBS football season|2021 FBS football season]. Sponsored by engineering services company Radiance Technologies, the game was officially known as the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl.
With kickoff scheduled for 3:30 p.m. EST, 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 member, UAB, and BYU, an NCAA [Division I FBS independent schools|FBS independent].
This was the first matchup between UAB and BYU.