1999 Liberty Bowl Explained

Game Name:Liberty Bowl
Subheader:41st Liberty Bowl
Date Game Played:December 31
Year Game Played:1999
Football Season:1999
Title Sponsor:AXA
Visitor School:Colorado State University
Visitor Name Short:Colorado State
Visitor Nickname:Rams
Visitor Record:8 - 3
Visitor 1Q:3
Visitor 2Q:14
Visitor 3Q:0
Visitor 4Q:0
Visitor Total:17
Home School:University of Southern Mississippi
Home Name Short:Southern Miss
Home Nickname:Golden Eagles
Home Record:8-3
Home Rank Ap:16
Home Rank Coaches:14
Home 1Q:13
Home 2Q:7
Home 3Q:3
Home 4Q:0
Home Total:23
Type:bg
Mvp:Adalius Thomas (DE, Southern Miss)
Referee:Jack Childress (ACC)
Attendance:56,570[1]

The 1999 Liberty Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game played on December 31, 1999, at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee. The 41st edition of the Liberty Bowl matched the Colorado State Rams and the Southern Miss Golden Eagles. The game was sponsored by the Axa Equitable Life Insurance Company and was branded as the AXA Liberty Bowl. Southern Miss won the game 23–17; the game was highlighted by Southern Miss's strong defense, which scored two touchdowns and held Colorado State scoreless in the second half.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Results/Attendance . . December 2, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121122173830/http://www.libertybowl.org/history/resultsattendance . November 22, 2012 .
  2. Web site: Southern Mississippi 23, Colorado St. 17. Sports Illustrated. December 2, 2012.