| Game Name: | Independence Bowl |
| Title Sponsor: | Poulan/Weed Eater |
| Date Game Played: | December 31 |
| Year Game Played: | 1996 |
| Football Season: | 1996 |
| Stadium: | Independence Stadium |
| City: | Shreveport, Louisiana |
| Visitor School: | United State Military Academy |
| Visitor Name Short: | Army |
| Visitor Nickname: | Cadets |
| Visitor Record: | 10–1 |
| Visitor Conference: | Independent |
| Visitor Rank Ap: | 24 |
| Visitor Coach: | Bob Sutton |
| Visitor 1Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 22 |
| Home School: | Auburn University |
| Home Name Short: | Auburn |
| Home Nickname: | Tigers |
| Home Record: | 8 - 4 |
| Home Conference: | SEC |
| Home Coach: | Terry Bowden |
| Home 1Q: | 10 |
| Home 2Q: | 10 |
| Home 3Q: | 12 |
| Home 4Q: | 0 |
| Referee: | Jim Fogltance (Pac-10) |
| Attendance: | 41,366 |
| Us Network: | ESPN |
| Us Announcers: | Craig Bolerjack (Play by Play) Rod Gilmore (Analyst) Merril Hoge (Sideline) |
The 1996 Independence Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game at Independence Stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana between the Army Cadets and the Auburn Tigers on December 31, 1996. The game was the final contest of the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season for both teams, and ended in a 32 - 29 victory for Auburn, after Jay Parker's 27-yard field goal went wide right.[1] [2] }
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