Liberty Bowl Betting Guide: Preview, Statistics & Picks

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Liberty Bowl Game History

What is the Liberty Bowl Game ?

The Liberty Bowl is a college football bowl game played annually usually around the end of December or beginning of January featuring teams from the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and Big 12 Conference. The first Liberty Bowl game took place in 1959 with Penn State defeating Alabama 7-0. Although not part of the 'New Year's Six' (NY6) bowl games forming the College Football Playoffs (CFP), the Liberty Bowl is one of the oldest college football bowl games. For sponsorship reasons the game is also known as the AutoZone Liberty Bowl.

Where is the Liberty Bowl Game played ?

The present venue for the Liberty Bowl game and since 1965 is the Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee. Liberty Bowl attendances often surpass 50,000 fans, in 2007 over 63,000 saw Mississippi State defeat Central Florida 10-3. The original venue for the Liberty Bowl between 1959 and 1963 was the Municipal Stadium in Philadelphia. The game moved to the Atlantic City Convention Hall in New Jersey for 1964 before residing at the current venue to date.

Which teams usually play in the Liberty Bowl Game ?

Since 2014 the Liberty Bowl is primarily contested by teams from the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and the Big 12 Conference. The Liberty Bowl is one of six end of season Southeastern Conference bowl games with a different SEC team picked for each bowl game. Depending on other factors (CFP bowl games and team availability for example) the Liberty Bowl features an SEC team (or from another Conference including Independents) paired up against the fourth pick from the Big 12 Conference.

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2023 Liberty Bowl Game

When is the 2024 Liberty Bowl game ?

The 2024 Liberty Bowl game date is to be confirmed in due course.

Who is playing in the 2024 Liberty Bowl game ?

The 2024 Liberty Bowl game teams will be confirmed later in the year.

What time is the 2024 Liberty Bowl game ?

The 2024 Liberty Bowl game kick off is to be confirmed.

What TV station is the Liberty Bowl game on ?

The Liberty Bowl game is on ESPN.

Who will win the Liberty Bowl ?

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How can I place a wager on the Liberty Bowl game ?

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Last 10 Liberty Bowl Game Winners

Who won the 2023 Liberty Bowl game ?

The Memphis Tigers won the 2023 Liberty Bowl game defeating Iowa State Cyclones 36-26.

Here's a table showing the last 10 Liberty Bowl game winners, runners up and final score.

Year	Winner	Score	Runner Up
2014	Texas A&M (SEC)	45 - 37	West Virginia (Big 12)
2016	Arkansas (SEC)	45 - 23	Kansas State (Big 12)
2016	Georgia (SEC)	31 - 23	TCU (Big 12)
2017	Iowa State (Big 12)	21 - 20	Memphis (AAC)
2018	Oklahoma State (Big 12)	38 - 33	Missouri (SEC)
2019	Navy (AAC)	20 - 17	Kansas State (Big 12)
2020	West Virginia (Big 12)	24 - 21	Army (Ind)
2021	Texas Tech (Big 12)	34 - 7	Mississippi State (SEC)
2022	Arkansas Razorbacks (SEC)	55 - 53	Kansas Jayhawks (Big 12)
2023	Memphis Tigers (AAC)	36 - 26	Iowa State Cyclones (Big 12)

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Liberty Bowl Game Records

Who has the most Liberty Bowl game wins ?

The Ole Miss Rebels college football team from the University of Mississippi hold the record with 4 Liberty Bowl game wins from 4 appearances. Ole Miss last won the Liberty Bowl in 1992, they play in the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

Which Conference has the most Liberty Bowl wins ?

The Southeastern Conference (SEC) hold the record with 21 Liberty Bowl game wins. Independents have won 11 Liberty Bowl's.

Conference	Wins	Played
Southeastern	21	32
Independents	11	22
C-USA	9	17
Big 12	4	11
Big Ten	4	8
Others	16	39

Who has the most Liberty Bowl appearances ?

The Arkansas Razorbacks from the Southeastern Conference hold the record with 6 Liberty Bowl appearances, Arkansas have won three from the six played.

Most points scored in a Liberty Bowl Game

108 - Arkansas 55 - 53 Kansas (2022)

Most points scored by a team in a Liberty Bowl Game

55 by Arkansas vs. Kansas (2022)

Biggest winning margin in a Rose Bowl Game

37 - Mississippi State 44 - 7 Rice (2013)

Liberty Bowl MVP's

One Most Valuable Player (MVP) award is given per Liberty Bowl game, some college bowl games have two MVP awards with an offensive and defensive MVP.

Numerous Liberty Bowl MVP's have gone on to carve a career in the NFL, the most notable MVP's in recent years being:

Allen Lazard (2017) Wide Receiver, Green Bay Packers
Dak Prescott (2013) Quarterback, Dallas Cowboys
Latavius Murray (2010) Running Back, Denver Broncos.

Here's a table showing the last 10 Liberty Bowl MVP's:

Year	MVP	Position	Team
2014	Kyle Allen	QB	Texas A&M
2016	Alex Collins	RB	Arkansas
2016	Trenton Thompson	DT	Georgia
2017	Allen Lazard	WR	Iowa State
2018	Taylor Cornelius	QB	Oklahoma State
2019	Malcom Perry	QB	Navy
2020	T J Simmons	WR	West Virginia
2021	Donovan Smith	QB	Texas Tech
2022	K J Jefferson	QB	Arkansas
2023	Seth Henigan	QB	Memphis Tigers

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🏈 Luke is a more than keen follower of the NFL taking in as many games as he can over the weekend and always trying to attend the London NFL games each year. American football remains his main personal betting focus and he creates and contributes to our NFL Articles

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