1991 Liberty Bowl

The 1991 Liberty Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game played on December 29, 1991, in Memphis, Tennessee. The 33rd edition of the Liberty Bowl, the game matched the Mississippi State Bulldogs and the Air Force Falcons.

1991 Liberty Bowl
33rd Liberty Bowl
Air Force Falcons Mississippi State Bulldogs
(9–3) (7–4)
WAC SEC
38 15
Head coach: 
Fisher DeBerry		 Head coach: 
Jackie Sherrill
1234 Total
Air Force 147314 38
Mississippi State 0708 15
DateDecember 29, 1991
Season1991
StadiumLiberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
LocationMemphis, Tennessee
MVPRob Perez (QB, Air Force)
Attendance61,497
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
AnnouncersSean McDonough

Background

The Falcons finished 3rd in the Western Athletic Conference while the Bulldogs finished tied for 4th in the Southeastern Conference. This was Air Force's third consecutive Liberty Bowl; it was Mississippi State's first bowl appearance since 1981, and first Liberty Bowl since 1963.

Game summary

One yard scoring runs by fullback Jason Jones and Rob Perez gave the Falcons a 14-0 first quarter lead, with Perez's touchdown coming six plays after the kickoff returner fumbled the ball back to the Falcons. Shannon Yates recovered a fumble and ran 35 yards for a touchdown to make it 21-0. Sleepy Robinson threw a touchdown pass to Trenell Edwards to culminate a 76-yard drive with :35 remaining in the half. While the Falcons only scored three points in the third quarter, they controlled the ball for 13:12, though Scott Hufford scored on a 31-yard touchdown run on the 2nd play of the fourth quarter. Michael Davis ran for a touchdown to make it 31-15 with 7:23 remaining, but the Falcons held on to win. Rob Perez ran for 318 yards while only attempting two passes in the entire game. Air Force outgained the Bulldogs in time of possession by 37:34-22:26.[1][2]

Aftermath

Air Force quarterback Rob Perez was named game MVP. He had also been MVP of the prior edition of the Liberty Bowl, making this the first (and to date, only) instance of a player being named Liberty Bowl MVP more than once.[3]:68 The Falcons finished the season ranked number 25 in the AP Poll. They reached the Liberty Bowl again the following season. The Bulldogs next played in the Liberty Bowl in 2007.

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References
  1. https://articles.latimes.com/1991-12-30/sports/sp-1006_1_air-force
  2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved August 11, 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "60th Liberty Bowl Media Guide". libertybowl.org. 2018. Retrieved December 31, 2018 – via Google Docs.
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