COLLEGE FOOTBALL RECORDS
Liberty Bowl
Stadium: Liberty Bowl Memorial Capacity: 62,598 Surface: natural/artificial Location: Memphis, Tennessee Playing sites: Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia PA (1959-63) Convention Hall, Atlantic City, NJ (1964) Memphis Memorial Stadium, Memphis TN (1965-75) Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium (since 1976) Corporate title sponsor: AutoZone Dec. 29, 2023 - Memphis 36, Iowa State 26 MVP: Seth Henigan, Memphis Dec. 28, 2022 - Arkansas 53, Kansas 51 MVP: KJ Jefferson, Arkansas Dec. 28, 2021 - Texas Tech 34, Mississippi State 7 MVP: Donovan Smith, Texas Tech Dec. 31, 2020 - West Virginia 24, Army 21 MVP: TJ Simmons, West Virginia Dec. 31, 2019 - Navy 20, Kansas State 17 MVP: Malcolm Perry, Navy Dec. 31, 2018 - Oklahoma State 38, Missouri 33 MVP: Taylor Cornelius, Oklahoma State Dec. 30, 2017 - Iowa State 21, Memphis 20 MVP: Allen Lazard, Iowa State Dec. 30, 2016 - Georgia 31, TCU 23 MVP: Trenton Thompson, Georgia Jan. 2, 2016 - Arkansas 45, Kansas State 23 MVP: Alex Collins, Arkansas Dec. 26, 2014 - Texas A&M 45, West Virginia 37 MVP: Kyle Allen, Texas A&M Dec. 31, 2013 - Mississippi State 44, Rice 7 MVP: Dak Prescott, Mississippi State Dec. 31, 2012 - Tulsa 31, Iowa State 17 MVP: Trey Watt, Tulsa Dec. 31, 2011 - Cincinnati 31, Vanderbilt 24 MVP: Isaiah Pead, Cincinnati Dec. 31, 2010 - Central Florida 10, Georgia 6 MVP: Latavius Murray, Central Florida Jan. 2, 2010 - Arkansas 20, East Carolina 17 MVP: Ryan Mallett, Arkansas Jan. 2, 2009 - Kentucky 25, East Carolina 19 MVP: Ventrell Jenkins, Kentucky Dec. 29, 2007 - Mississippi State 10, Central Florida 3 MVP: Derek Pegues, Mississippi State Dec. 29, 2006 - South Carolina 44, Houston 36 MVP: Blake Mitchell, South Carolina Dec. 31, 2005 - Tulsa 31, Fresno State 24 MVP: Paul Smith, Tulsa Dec. 31, 2004 - Louisville 44, Boise State 40 MVP: Stefan LeFors, Louisville Dec. 31, 2003 - Utah 17, Southern Mississippi 0 MVP: Brandon Warfield, Utah Dec. 31, 2002 - Texas Christian 17, Colorado State 3 MVP: LaTarence Dunbar & Jason Goss, TCU Dec. 31, 2001 - Louisville 28, Brigham Young 10 MVP: Dave Ragone, Louisville Dec. 29, 2000 - Colorado State 22, Louisville 17 MVP: Cecil Sapp, Colorado State Dec. 31, 1999 - Southern Mississippi 23, Colorado State 17 MVP: Adalius Thomas, Southern Mississippi Dec. 31, 1998 - Tulane 41, Brigham Young 27 MVP: Shaun King, Tulane Dec. 31, 1997 - Southern Mississippi 41, Pittsburgh 7 MVP: Sherrod Gideon, Southern Mississippi Dec. 27, 1996 - Syracuse 30, Houston 17 MVP: Malcolm Thomas, Syracuse Dec. 30, 1995 - East Carolina 19, Stanford 13 MVP: Kwame Ellis, Stanford Dec. 31, 1994 - Illinois 30, East Carolina 0 MVP: Johnny Johnson, Illinois Dec. 30, 1993 - Louisville 18, Michigan State 7 MVP: Jeff Brohm, Louisville Dec. 31, 1992 - Mississippi 13, Air Force 0 MVP: Cassius Ware, Mississippi Dec. 29, 1991 - Air Force 38, Mississippi State 15 MVP: Rob Perez, Air Force Dec. 27, 1990 - Air Force 23, Ohio State 11 MVP: Rob Perez, Air Force Dec. 28, 1989 - Mississippi 42, Air Force 29 MVP: Randy Baldwin, Mississippi Dec. 28, 1988 - Indiana 34, South Carolina 10 MVP: Dave Schnell, Indiana Dec. 29, 1987 - Georgia 20, Arkansas 17 MVP: Greg Thomas, Arkansas Dec. 29, 1986 - Tennessee 21, Minnesota 14 MVP: Jeff Francis, Tennessee Dec. 27, 1985 - Baylor 21, Louisiana State 7 MVP: Cody Carlson, Baylor Dec. 27, 1984 - Auburn 21, Arkansas 15 MVP: Bo Jackson, Auburn Dec. 29, 1983 - Notre Dame 19, Boston College 18 MVP: Doug Flutie, Boston College Dec. 29, 1982 - Alabama 21, Illinois 15 MVP: Jeremiah Castille, Alabama Dec. 30, 1981 - Ohio State 31, Navy 28 MVP: Eddie Meyers, Navy Dec. 27, 1980 - Purdue 28, Missouri 25 MVP: Mark Herrmann, Purdue Dec. 22, 1979 - Penn State 9, Tulane 6 MVP: Roch Hontas, Tulane Dec. 23, 1978 - Missouri 20, Louisiana State 15 MVP: James Wilder, Missouri Dec. 19, 1977 - Nebraska 21, North Carolina 17 MVP: Matt Kupec, North Carolina Dec. 20, 1976 - Alabama 36, UCLA 6 MVP: Barry Krauss, Alabama Dec. 22, 1975 - USC 20, Texas A&M 0 MVP: Ricky Bell, USC Dec. 16, 1974 - Tennessee 7, Maryland 3 MVP: Randy White, Maryland Dec. 17, 1973 - North Carolina State 31, Kansas 18 MVP: Stan Fritts, NC State Dec. 18, 1972 - Georgia Tech 31, Iowa State 20 MVP: Jim Stevens, Georgia Tech Dec. 20, 1971 - Tennessee 14, Arkansas 13 MVP: Joe Ferguson, Arkansas Dec. 12, 1970 - Tulane 17, Colorado 3 MVP: Dave Abercrombie, Tulane Dec. 13, 1969 - Colorado 47, Alabama 33 MVP: Bob Anderson, Colorado Dec. 14, 1968 - Mississippi 34, Virginia Tech 17 MVP: Steve Hindman, Mississippi Dec. 16, 1967 - North Carolina State 14, Georgia 7 MVP: Jim Donnan, NC State Dec. 10, 1966 - Miami FL 14, Virginia Tech 7 MVP: Jimmy Cox, Miami FL Dec. 18, 1965 - Mississippi 13, Auburn 7 MVP: Tom Bryan, Auburn Dec. 19, 1964 - Utah 32, West Virginia 6 MVP: Ernest Adler, Utah Dec. 21, 1963 - Mississippi State 16, NC State 12 MVP: Ode Burrell, Mississippi State Dec. 15, 1962 - Oregon State 6, Villanova 0 MVP: Terry Baker, Oregon State Dec. 16, 1961 - Syracuse 15, Miami FL 14 MVP: Ernie Davis, Syracuse Dec. 17, 1960 - Penn State 41, Oregon 12 MVP: Dick Hoak, Penn State Dec. 19, 1959 - Penn State 7, Alabama 0 MVP: Jay Huffman, Penn State