The bowl's current title sponsor is Radiance Technologies, per an agreement announced for the 2020–2025 editions.

[10] However, the weather quickly dominated the storyline as a rare and significant snowstorm hit Shreveport.

The only tie game in Independence Bowl history was the 1990 edition, between Louisiana Tech and Maryland.

[12][13] However, the game was ultimately canceled, when organizers were left without an opponent for Army, as there were insufficient teams available to fill all bowl slots.

However, Marshall withdrew from the contest after a number of its players entered the NCAA transfer portal.

Newell Rubbermaid's Sanford brand of writing products took over sponsorship from 1998 until 2000, while MainStay Investments sponsored from 2001 to 2003.

[citation needed] The Independence Bowl's three-year search for a title sponsor ended on August 21, 2006, when PetroSun Inc., a Phoenix, Arizona-based company that provides services and products to suppliers of oil and gas, agreed to become the bowl's sponsor.

On March 14, 2017, the Independence Bowl Foundation unveiled a new logo for the game, used until a new title sponsor was signed.

In 1994–95, Independence Stadium was home to the Shreveport Pirates of the Canadian Football League, which was undergoing US expansion at the time.

[27] This was part of a grander upgrading plan that improved all aspects of the facility, from concourses to playing surface.

Independence Stadium was considered as a possible playing site for the New Orleans Saints during the 2005 National Football League season due to Hurricane Katrina, but Shreveport eventually lost out to the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, and Louisiana State University's Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge.

However, Independence Stadium eventually was chosen to host the Saints' first preseason home game for the 2006 season while the Louisiana Superdome prepared for its grand re-opening.

In 2010, a Texas UIL playoff game was played featuring Mesquite Horn HS and the technical host Longview.

Source:[28] The bowl names both an offensive and defensive player of the game; on several occasions, the award has been shared.

Source:[29][30][31] Every current member of the SEC except Florida, Kentucky, Tennessee and Texas has appeared in the game.

Of the 21 current or former members of the Big 12, only Arizona State, Baylor, Cincinnati, Kansas, Texas, UCF, Utah and West Virginia have yet to appear in the game.

Lost (23): Boston College, BYU, California, Clemson, Colorado, Georgia Tech, Indiana, Kansas State, Louisiana, Louisiana–Monroe, Louisville, Miami (OH), Michigan State, Nebraska, North Carolina, Northern Illinois, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, TCU, Temple, Tulane, UTEP, Vanderbilt