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College football game
2002 Independence Bowl
Nebraska Cornhuskers Ole Miss Rebels
(7–6) (6–6)
Big 12 SEC
23 27
Head coach: 
Frank Solich
Head coach: 
David Cutcliffe
1234 Total
Nebraska 31433 23
Ole Miss 014103 27
DateDecember 27, 2002
Season2002
StadiumIndependence Stadium
LocationShreveport, Louisiana
MVPEli Manning
Chris Kelsay
FavoriteNebraska by 7
RefereeJohn Smith (Big East)
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
Independence Bowl
 < 2001  2003

The 2002 Independence Bowl was a post-season college football bowl game between the Nebraska Cornhuskers and the Ole Miss Rebels on December 27, 2002, at Independence Stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana. Ole Miss won the game 27–23; Ole Miss quarterback Eli Manning, who passed for 313 yards and a touchdown, was the offensive player of the game. After the loss, Nebraska finished the season 7–7, ending a forty-year streak of winning seasons for the Cornhuskers.

References

  1. "Ole Miss ends Nebraska's winning-seasons streak". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 4, 2013. Retrieved December 2, 2012.
2002–03 NCAA football bowl game season
Independence Bowl
Known as the AdvoCare V100 Bowl in 2013
History & conference tie-ins
Games
Nebraska Cornhuskers bowl games

Pound sign (#) denotes national championship game.

Ole Miss Rebels bowl games
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