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Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl officials are celebrating 50 years of competition this year and they’re doing it in a big way.
The organization is releasing the top 50 all-time players in I-Bowl history and they’re releasing them in five-player increments. The list was voted on by a local panel of media members, including the Shreveport Times, and I-Bowl representatives.
According to the bowl, this initial group of 50 through 46 athletes represent four different programs and four different decades of I-Bowl football. The group includes former Haughton standout Lorenza Baker and former Neville All-Stater Larry Anderson, both of whom played at Louisiana Tech.
No. 50 – Lorenza Baker (LB – Louisiana Tech, 1990)Baker, who played at Haughton High, was named the 1990 Defensive Player of the Game in the only tie in the first 49 years of I-Bowl history, as Louisiana Tech and Maryland finished the game locked at 34. Baker, who went on to play for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Canadian Football League, finished the game with nine solo tackles, 10 total tackles, one tackle for loss and one sack.
No. 49 – Larry Anderson (DB – Louisiana Tech, 1977)Anderson, a member of the Louisiana Tech Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 1988, is the next representative of the Bulldogs in the top 50 after recording five solo tackles and six total tackles in the 1977 I-Bowl in a 24-14 victory over Louisville. That year, Anderson was named a third-team All-American. He was the second-leading punt returner in college football and scored four total punt and kickoff return touchdowns. He also intercepted five passes. After being selected in the fourth round of the 1978 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers, Anderson played from 1978-1984 in the NFL. He was on back-to-back Super Bowl champion squads with the Steelers (Super Bowl XIII and XIV) and set a Super Bowl record, compiling 162 yards on five kickoff returns in Super Bowl XIV.
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No. 48 – Bill Musgrave (QB – Oregon, 1989)Before becoming a well-known quarterback coach and offensive coordinator, Musgrave excelled at Oregon and was the Offensive Player of the Game in the 1989 I-Bowl, passing for 320 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions, while also rushing for one touchdown. Musgrave was named first-team All-Pac-10 the next year for the Ducks before going in the fourth round of the 1991 NFL Draft. He spent from 1991 through 1996 in the league and was a member of the San Francisco 49ers Super Bowl XXIX championship team. He immediately began his coaching career in 1997 and has spent the next 29 years coaching, mostly as a quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator in college football and the NFL. He was named the New York Jets Quarterbacks coach for the 2026 season.
No. 47 – Tremaine Edmunds (LB – Virginia Tech, 2015)Edmunds is the most-recent member of the first five on the all-time team, appearing in the 2015 I-Bowl in Hall of Famer Frank Beamer's final game as a head coach. He totaled five tackles and 2.5 TFLs against Tulsa in the 55-52 victory. Edmunds was named to two All-ACC teams in college – second-team in 2016 and first-team in 2017. He went on to be selected in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft with the 16th overall pick. He has been named to two Pro Bowls in his first eight years in the NFL, and he recently signed a three-year, $36 million contract with the New York Giants during the 2026 off-season.
No. 46 – Booger McFarland (LB – LSU, 1995 & 1997)McFarland played in two I-Bowls for LSU, recording one tackle in 1995 and two tackles and a pass breakup in 1997. He enjoyed a very successful college career in Baton Rouge, earning second-team All-SEC honors in 1996, first-team All-SEC honors in 1998, and first-team All-American honors in 1998. He was also the SEC Freshman of the Year in 1995. Following his time at LSU, McFarland was selected with the 15th pick of the first round in the 1999 NFL Draft. He went on to win two Super Bowls – Super Bowl XXXVII with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and XLI with the Indianapolis Colts. McFarland has become an even more household name in recent years as one of ESPN's lead NFL analysts and a top name across its football coverage.
Players were evaluated based on the following criteria: 40 percent weight on their I-Bowl performance; 30 percent on their college career; 30 percent on their pro career and accomplishments.
This article originally appeared on Shreveport Times: Haughton, Neville athletes highlight first I-Bowl All-Time group
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The organization is releasing the top 50 all-time players in I-Bowl history and they’re releasing them in five-player increments. The list was voted on by a local panel of media members, including the Shreveport Times, and I-Bowl representatives.
According to the bowl, this initial group of 50 through 46 athletes represent four different programs and four different decades of I-Bowl football. The group includes former Haughton standout Lorenza Baker and former Neville All-Stater Larry Anderson, both of whom played at Louisiana Tech.
Nos. 50 through 46 on the I-Bowl's All-Time Team include:
No. 50 – Lorenza Baker (LB – Louisiana Tech, 1990)Baker, who played at Haughton High, was named the 1990 Defensive Player of the Game in the only tie in the first 49 years of I-Bowl history, as Louisiana Tech and Maryland finished the game locked at 34. Baker, who went on to play for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Canadian Football League, finished the game with nine solo tackles, 10 total tackles, one tackle for loss and one sack.
No. 49 – Larry Anderson (DB – Louisiana Tech, 1977)Anderson, a member of the Louisiana Tech Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 1988, is the next representative of the Bulldogs in the top 50 after recording five solo tackles and six total tackles in the 1977 I-Bowl in a 24-14 victory over Louisville. That year, Anderson was named a third-team All-American. He was the second-leading punt returner in college football and scored four total punt and kickoff return touchdowns. He also intercepted five passes. After being selected in the fourth round of the 1978 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers, Anderson played from 1978-1984 in the NFL. He was on back-to-back Super Bowl champion squads with the Steelers (Super Bowl XIII and XIV) and set a Super Bowl record, compiling 162 yards on five kickoff returns in Super Bowl XIV.
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No. 48 – Bill Musgrave (QB – Oregon, 1989)Before becoming a well-known quarterback coach and offensive coordinator, Musgrave excelled at Oregon and was the Offensive Player of the Game in the 1989 I-Bowl, passing for 320 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions, while also rushing for one touchdown. Musgrave was named first-team All-Pac-10 the next year for the Ducks before going in the fourth round of the 1991 NFL Draft. He spent from 1991 through 1996 in the league and was a member of the San Francisco 49ers Super Bowl XXIX championship team. He immediately began his coaching career in 1997 and has spent the next 29 years coaching, mostly as a quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator in college football and the NFL. He was named the New York Jets Quarterbacks coach for the 2026 season.
No. 47 – Tremaine Edmunds (LB – Virginia Tech, 2015)Edmunds is the most-recent member of the first five on the all-time team, appearing in the 2015 I-Bowl in Hall of Famer Frank Beamer's final game as a head coach. He totaled five tackles and 2.5 TFLs against Tulsa in the 55-52 victory. Edmunds was named to two All-ACC teams in college – second-team in 2016 and first-team in 2017. He went on to be selected in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft with the 16th overall pick. He has been named to two Pro Bowls in his first eight years in the NFL, and he recently signed a three-year, $36 million contract with the New York Giants during the 2026 off-season.
No. 46 – Booger McFarland (LB – LSU, 1995 & 1997)McFarland played in two I-Bowls for LSU, recording one tackle in 1995 and two tackles and a pass breakup in 1997. He enjoyed a very successful college career in Baton Rouge, earning second-team All-SEC honors in 1996, first-team All-SEC honors in 1998, and first-team All-American honors in 1998. He was also the SEC Freshman of the Year in 1995. Following his time at LSU, McFarland was selected with the 15th pick of the first round in the 1999 NFL Draft. He went on to win two Super Bowls – Super Bowl XXXVII with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and XLI with the Indianapolis Colts. McFarland has become an even more household name in recent years as one of ESPN's lead NFL analysts and a top name across its football coverage.
Players were evaluated based on the following criteria: 40 percent weight on their I-Bowl performance; 30 percent on their college career; 30 percent on their pro career and accomplishments.
This article originally appeared on Shreveport Times: Haughton, Neville athletes highlight first I-Bowl All-Time group
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