The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs shut out the Miami Hurricanes 14-0 in Thursday’s Independence Bowl. It was a total snoozefest, with only seven total points being scored until there were under four minutes remaining. Anybody — that isn’t a LA Tech fan, anyway — who spent their time watching that game wishes they had those three hours back.
The loss means Miami finishes with a losing record on the season at 6-7. And the shutout comes one year after Miami lost 35-3 to Wisconsin in the Pinstripe Bowl. So, over the last two years, Miami has played two bowl games and scored a total of three points.
Miami is the 3rd program in FBS history to compete in bowl games in consecutive seasons and combine for 3 or fewer points (1959-60 Alabama, 1990-91 Illinois).
Miami scored 3 points against Wisconsin last season in the Pinstripe Bowl, and was shut out vs Louisiana Tech today. pic.twitter.com/a14Fhghafj
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) December 27, 2019
Miami has gone 7 quarters without scoring a point in a bowl, and 9 quarters without scoring a TD.
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) December 27, 2019
The Hurricanes have now been shut out three times in their bowl history.
Miami has now been shut out 3 times in its bowl history:
Today's Walk-On's Independence Bowl (14-0 vs Louisiana Tech), the 1994 Fiesta Bowl (29-0 vs Arizona), and the 1935 Orange Bowl (26-0 vs Bucknell).
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) December 27, 2019
Miami has gone 1-9 over their last 10 bowl games, with one bowl win since 2006.
This fact holds true for another year.
Louisiana Tech throws Miami a shutout in the Independence Bowl (under 200 yards). Miami finishes 6-7 https://t.co/zFOrVgudEo
— Pick Six Previews (@PickSixPreviews) December 27, 2019
And the Hurricanes are 11-16 over their last 27 games against FBS teams.
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