by The University of Tulsa Golden Hurricane will face the Virginia Tech Hokies in the 2015 Camping World Independence Bowl in Shreveport, Louisiana, it was announced today. The game will be played at Independence Stadium (48,975) on Saturday, December 26, 2015 at 4:45 p.m. (CT).
Game tickets in the Tulsa seating sections will go on sale Monday morning beginning at 8:30 a.m. Tickets can be purchased online at TulsaHurricane.com, by calling 918.631.GoTU (4688) or in person at the Donald W. Reynolds Center on the TU campus. Ticket prices are $50 (Sideline Chairbacks), $45(Sideline Bench), and $30 (End Zone) each. Travel packages will be announced and available for purchase on Tuesday morning.
Fans are encouraged to follow www.TulsaHurricane.com for all information related to the 2015 Camping World Independence Bowl.
Tulsa (6-6) enters the 2015 Camping World Independence Bowl Game with one of the nation’s top offenses. The Hurricane ranks 12th nationally in total offense with an average of 502.8 yards per game, and has the nation’s ninth-ranked passing offense (329.8). The Tulsa offense features the nation’s leading receiver, Keyarris Garrett, who has an NCAA-leading 1,451 receiving yards and is second nationally with 120.9 receiving yards per game. Junior quarterback Dane Evans (Wichita and Affiliated Tribes) has completed 277 of 425 passes (65.2 percent completions) for 3,958 yards, 22 touchdowns and eight interceptions.
Virginia Tech of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) comes into the game with a 6-6 record as legendary Frank Beamer will be coaching the Hokies in his final game. Virginia Tech is making its 23rd straight bowl game appearance, as Tech’s 23-year bowl streak began at the Independence Bowl in 1993.
“We’re excited to be representing our University, the city of Tulsa and the American Athletic Conference in the 2015 Camping World Independence Bowl,” said Montgomery. “From day one, we talked about becoming bowl eligible, and I’m proud of how our team has kept battling each and every game to reach this point. We’ll prepare diligently for this game as we have this whole season, and would like to send our seniors out with one more win.”
“We need for Tulsa fans, from whatever location, to make the Independence Bowl a destination this holiday season to support their football team,” added Montgomery.
“Obviously, Virginia Tech is an extremely talented team with a Hall of Fame Coach,” said Montgomery. “Coach Beamer has done a tremendous job building the Virginia Tech football program into one of the powers in college football over the last 29 seasons.”
The bowl appearance for Tulsa is the 20th in school history and the ninth time in the last 13 years. Tulsa’s latest bowl game appearance was in the 2012 AutoZone Liberty Bowl, where the Hurricane defeated the Iowa State Cyclones, 31-17, at Memphis’ Liberty Bowl Stadium.
Tulsa is making its third trip to the Independence Bowl as the Hurricane played in the 1976 and 1989 games.
The game will be televised by ESPN.
