2010 Independence Bowl

The game was telecast on ESPN2 and featured the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) versus Air Force from the Mountain West Conference (MWC), the nation's top two rushing teams.

They entered the game with a 2–0 record in the bowl with a 9–3 victory over Ole Miss in 1983 and a 23–7 win over Virginia Tech in 1984.

The game marked the Jackets' 14th-straight bowl appearance, which was the fourth longest active streak in FBS.

The previous season the Yellow Jackets won the ACC and played in the Orange Bowl where they were defeated by Iowa 24–14.

The two teams have played each other three previous times, in successive years (1977–79) with Georgia Tech winning all three matchups.