The 2018 Independence Bowl was a college football

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played on December 27, 2018. It was the 43rd edition of the

Independence Bowl The Independence Bowl is a post-season National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)-sanctioned Division I college football bowl game that is played annually each December at Independence Stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana. The Independence Bowl ...

, and one of the 2018–19 bowl games concluding the 2018 FBS football season. Sponsored by Walk-On's Bistreaux & Bar, the game was officially known as the Walk-On's Independence Bowl.

Teams

The bowl has conference tie-ins with the

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(SEC) and Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). However, as four SEC teams were selected for

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games, bowl organizers announced a matchup of

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of the

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(The American), rather than an SEC team, and

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of the ACC. This was the first meeting between Duke and Temple.

Temple Owls

Temple received and accepted a bid to the Independence Bowl on December 2. The Owls entered the bowl with an 8–4 record (7–1 in conference), having won 6-of-7 to end their regular season. As Temple head coach Geoff Collins resigned in order to take the same position at

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, the Owls were led in the Independence Bowl by interim head coach Ed Foley.

Duke Blue Devils

Duke received and accepted a bid to the Independence Bowl on December 2. The Blue Devils entered the bowl with a 7–5 record (3–5 in conference), having lost 4-of-6 to end their regular season.

Game summary

Scoring summary

Statistics

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