1992 Liberty Bowl
| 1992 Liberty Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 31, 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Memphis, Tennessee | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | LB Cassius Ware | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 32,107 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Kevin Harlan and Dan Jiggetts | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1992 Liberty Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game between the Ole Miss Rebels and the Air Force Falcons.
Background
Air Force tied for 4th in the Western Athletic Conference while Ole Miss finished 2nd in the West Division of the Southeastern Conference. This wa Air Force's fourth straight Liberty Bowl (due to the policy of the winner of Commander in Chief's Trophy having a bid into the game), and Ole Miss' first bowl game since 1991. This was the third time the two teams faced each other in a 10 year span.
Game summary
Dou Innocent gave the Rebels a 7-0 lead with 2:42 left in the first quarter. He finished the day with 65 yards on 17 carries. Brian Lee kicked two field goals from 24 and 29 yards out to make the final score 13-0 as Air Force was held to 185 yards of total offense. Russ Shows went 9-of-19 for 163 yards. Cassius Ware had 10 tackles and 2 sacks, in an MVP effort. [1]
Aftermath
Neither team has returned to the Liberty Bowl since this game.
Statistics
| Statistics | Ole Miss | Air Force |
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| First Downs | 13 | 14 |
| Rushing Yards | 168 | 104 |
| Passing Yards | 163 | 81 |
| Total Yards | 331 | 185 |
| Passing C-A-I | 9-19-0 | 10-17-2 |
| Punts-Average | 5-20.2 | 7-33.0 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 2-1 | 2-1 |
| Penalties-Yards | 7-57 | 6-53 |