ADVOCAREV100 INDEPENDENCE BOWL
Post-season college football bowl game featuring teams from the ACC and SEC Conferences. Played in late December. The Ohio University Bobcats defeated the University of Louisiana at Monroe Warhawks in a record-setting 45-14 performance in the 2012 AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl at Independence Stadium in front of 41‚853 fans.
The 31-point margin of victory set an Independence Bowl record, topping the previous high of 25 set by Virginia Tech against Indiana in 1993.
Ohio junior running back Beau Blankenship rushed for 105 yards on 19 carries and an Independence Bowl record four rushing touchdowns.
Ohio junior quarterback Tyler Tettleton completed 14 of 22 passes for 331 yards and two touchdowns. Chase Cochran finished with 162 yards receiving on three catches, including a touchdown, while Tyler Futtrell had five catches for 133 yards.
The Ohio defense forced three interceptions of ULM junior quarterback Kolton Browning. The Bobcats held the Warhawk offense to just 314 total yards.
Blankenship and Tettleton were named Co-Offensive Players of the Game, while junior linebacker Keith Moore was named Defensive Player of the Game. Moore finished the game with nine total tackles, two tackles for loss and a sack.
It was the first Independence Bowl appearance for both teams, and it was the first bowl appearance for ULM since it joined the FBS in 1994.
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Wounded Warrior Project Named 2012 Recipient of Omar N. Bradley "Spirit of Independence Award"
AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl officials are pleased to announce Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) as the 2012 recipient of the Omar N. Bradley "Spirit of Independence Award."
This prestigious award has been given out annually at the Independence Bowl after the Sports Foundation directors decided to recognize an outstanding American citizen, with the "Spirit of Independence Award." The first recipient honored in 1977 was General Omar N. Bradley, the only living five-star general in the United States at that time. The following year, and until his death, General Bradley presented the "Spirit of Independence Award" to his fellow recipients. After his death, the General's name was added to the award.
Since the award's inception, this honor has been bestowed upon outstanding American citizens, or organizations, which symbolize the spirit of freedom and independence on which our country was founded.
WWP began when several veterans and friends, moved by stories of the first wounded service members returning home from Afghanistan and Iraq, took action to help others in need. What started as a program to provide comfort items to wounded service members has grown into a complete rehabilitative effort to assist them as they recover and transition back to civilian life.
Tens of thousands of Wounded Warriors and family members receive support each year through 18 WWP programs designed to nurture the mind and body, and encourage economic empowerment and engagement.
Wounded Warrior Project will be honored at halftime of this year's AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl through the presentation of the "Spirit of Independence Award."
The mission of Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) is to honor and empower Wounded Warriors. WWP's purpose is to raise awareness and to enlist the public's aid for the needs of injured service members, to help injured servicemen and women aid and assist each other, and to provide unique, direct programs and services to meet their needs. WWP is a national, nonpartisan organization headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida. To get involved and learn more,
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