College football game
| 2007 AutoZone Liberty Bowl |
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| 49th Liberty Bowl |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | | UCF | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | | Mississippi State | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 | |
| Date | December 29, 2007 |
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| Season | 2007 |
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| Stadium | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium |
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| Location | Memphis, Tennessee |
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| MVP | Derek Pegues (FS, Mississippi State) |
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| Favorite | UCF by 3[1] |
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| National anthem | Kallen Esperian |
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| Referee | Ken Williamson (Sun Belt) |
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| Halftime show | Taylor Hicks |
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| Attendance | 63,816[2] |
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| Payout | US$1.7 million per team[3] |
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| United States TV coverage |
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| Network | ESPN |
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| Announcers | Terry Gannon, David Norrie |
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The 2007 Liberty Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game played on December 29, 2007, at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee. The 49th edition of the Liberty Bowl matched the University of Central Florida (UCF) Knights, winners of the Conference USA Championship for the first time in school history, and the Mississippi State University (MSU) Bulldogs, in their first bowl game under head coach Sylvester Croom. With sponsorship from AutoZone, the game was officially the AutoZone Liberty Bowl. Mississippi State free safety Derek Pegues intercepted two passes as part of an outstanding overall defensive effort by the Bulldogs on his way to earning MVP honors. The Bulldogs emerged victorious by a score of 10–3.
| Scoring summary |
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | | Plays | Yards | TOP | UCF | MSU | | 2 | 11:49 | | 18 | 1:43 | UCF | 45-yard field goal by Michael Torres | 3 | 0 | | 2 | 06:02 | | 1 | 1:37 | MSU | 22-yard field goal by Adam Carlson | 3 | 3 | | 4 | 01:54 | | 59 | 3:53 | MSU | Anthony Dixon 1-yard touchdown run, Adam Carlson kick good | 3 | 10 | | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | 3 | 10 | |
References
- ^ World Features Syndicate via Long Beach Press-Telegram, Dec. 23, 2007
- ^ USATODAY.com
- ^ "ncaafootball.com - Bowl Schedules/Results". Archived from the original on August 3, 2007. Retrieved September 19, 2009.
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- All-Star Games: Hula Bowl (Jan. 12)
- East–West Shrine Game (Jan. 19)
- Senior Bowl (Jan. 26)
- Texas vs. The Nation Game (Feb. 2)
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Liberty Bowl |
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| Notes | - There was no Liberty Bowl in 2008 or 2015.
- There was a Liberty Bowl in January and December of 2010 and 2016.
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Mississippi State Bulldogs bowl games |
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