2015 Camping World Independence Bowl: Virginia Tech vs Tulsa

Stadium: Independence Stadium

Location: Shreveport, LA

Date: Dec. 26, 5:45 p.m. on ESPN

Capacity: 50,459

ACC record Independence Bowl: 2-4

The Independence Bowl is the nation’s 11^th-oldest bowl game, dating back to 1976. Beginning in 2010, the Independence Bowl matched up teams from the ACC and the Mountain West Conference. That partnership ran through the 2011 season, and it resumed partnerships with the SEC and ACC through 2013.

From 2014 to 2019, the Independence Bowl will have primary conference agreements with the ACC and SEC. For the first time in its history, the bowl game also signed secondary agreements with Conference USA and the American Athletic Conference.

ACC Selections Order:

College Football Playoff

Russell Athletic Bowl versus Big 12 #3

Bowl Selections pool (all have equal selection status get picks #3-6)

• Belk Bowl versus SEC
• Hyundai Sun Bowl versus Pac-12 #5
• New Era Pinstripe Bowl versus Big Ten
• Music City Bowl or the TaxSlayer Bowl versus SEC

From 2014-19, the Music City and TaxSlayer will each get ACC team three times. TaxSlayer has ACC priority this year after Music City used ACC in 2014.