| Game Name: | Independence Bowl |
| Date Game Played: | December 27 |
| Year Game Played: | 2002 |
| Football Season: | 2002 |
| Stadium: | Independence Stadium |
| City: | Shreveport, Louisiana |
| Visitor School: | University of Nebraska |
| Visitor Name Short: | Nebraska |
| Visitor Nickname: | Cornhuskers |
| Visitor Record: | 7–6 |
| Visitor Conference: | Big 12 |
| Visitor Coach: | Frank Solich |
| Visitor 1Q: | 3 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 14 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 3 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 3 |
| Home School: | University of Mississippi |
| Home Name Short: | Ole Miss |
| Home Nickname: | Rebels |
| Home Record: | 6–6 |
| Home Conference: | SEC |
| Home Coach: | David Cutcliffe |
| Home 1Q: | 0 |
| Home 2Q: | 14 |
| Home 3Q: | 10 |
| Home 4Q: | 3 |
| Mvp: | Eli Manning Chris Kelsay |
| Odds: | Nebraska by 7 |
| Referee: | John Smith (Big East) |
| Us Network: | ESPN |
The 2002 Independence Bowl was a post-season college football bowl game between the Nebraska Cornhuskers and the Ole Miss Rebels on December 27, 2002, at Independence Stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana. Ole Miss won the game 27 - 23; Ole Miss quarterback Eli Manning, who passed for 313 yards and a touchdown, was the offensive player of the game. After the loss, Nebraska finished the season 7 - 7, ending a forty-year streak of winning seasons for the Cornhuskers.[1]