The 1996 Independence Bowl was a post-season American

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between the Army Cadets and the

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on December 31, 1996. The game was the final contest of the

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for both teams, and ended in a 32–29 victory for Auburn, after Jay Parker's 27-yard field goal went wide right.}

Scoring summary

''First Quarter'' *Auburn: Holmes 31-yard field goal *Auburn: Goodson 30-yard touchdown pass from Craig (Holmes kick) ''Second Quarter'' *Auburn: Gosha 7-yard touchdown pass from Craig, (Holmes kick) *Auburn: Holmes 49-yard field goal *Army: Williams 3-yard touchdown run, (Parker kick) ''Third Quarter'' *Auburn: Craig 33-yard touchdown run *Auburn: Williams 18-yard touchdown run ''Fourth Quarter'' *Army: Perry 12-yard touchdown run, (Parker kick) *Army: B. Williams 1-yard touchdown run, (Parker kick) *Army: Richardson 30-yard touchdown pass from McAda (Williams run)

References

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