| Year Game Played: | 2000 |
| Game Name: | Independence Bowl |
| Subheader: | “The Snow Bowl” |
| Football Season: | 2000 |
| Visitor Name Short: | Mississippi State |
| Visitor Nickname: | Bulldogs |
| Visitor School: | Mississippi State University |
| Home Name Short: | Texas A&M |
| Home Nickname: | Aggies |
| Home School: | Texas A&M University |
| Visitor Record: | 7 - 4 |
| Visitor Conference: | SEC |
| Home Record: | 7 - 4 |
| Home Conference: | Big 12 |
| Visitor Coach: | Jackie Sherrill |
| Home Coach: | R. C. Slocum |
| Visitor 1Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 14 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 14 |
| Visitor Ot: | 8 |
| Home 1Q: | 14 |
| Home 2Q: | 6 |
| Home 3Q: | 0 |
| Home 4Q: | 15 |
| Home Ot: | 6 |
| Date Game Played: | December 31 |
| Stadium: | Independence Stadium |
| City: | Shreveport, Louisiana |
| Referee: | Clair Gausman (Mtn. West) |
| Attendance: | 36,974 |
| Payout: | 2,112,000 |
| Us Network: | ESPN |
| Us Announcers Link: | List of announcers of major college bowl games |
| Us Announcers: | Mark Jones, Gino Toretta, and Rob Stone |
The 2000 Sanford Independence Bowl, part of the NCAA football bowl games, took place on December 31, 2000 at Independence Stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana. The competing teams were the Mississippi State Bulldogs, representing the Southeastern Conference, and the Texas A&M Aggies from the Big 12 Conference.
The game was later referred to as "The Snow Bowl", as a snowstorm (rare for the Shreveport area) began just before kickoff, blanketing the field in powder, and continued throughout the entire game.
Mississippi State won the bowl in overtime, 43 - 41 against their future SEC rival.[1]