2025 Independence Bowl

The 2025 Independence Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 30, 2025, at Independence Stadium located in Shreveport, Louisiana. The 49th annual Independence Bowl began at approximately 1:00 p.m. CST and aired on ESPN. The Independence Bowl was one of the 2025–26 bowl games concluding the 2025 FBS football season. The game was sponsored by engineering services company Radiance Technologies and was officially known as the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl.
The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs from the Conference USA defeated the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers from the Sun Belt Conference, 23–14.

Teams

While the bowl had tie-ins with the Big 12 Conference and Conference USA, the announced matchup featured Louisiana Tech from C-USA and Coastal Carolina from the Sun Belt Conference.

Coastal Carolina Chanticleers

Coastal Carolina began their season with three losses in their first five games, then had a four-game winning streak; their record stood at 6–3 through November 8. The Chanticleers lost their final three regular-season games, and entered the Independence Bowl with a 6–6 record.

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs

Louisiana Tech won four of their first five games, losing only to third-ranked LSU. Four losses in their next five games gave them a record of 5–5 in mid-November. The Bulldogs finished their regular season with back-to-back wins and entered the Independence Bowl with a 7–5 record.