| Game Name: | Liberty Bowl |
| Subheader: | 58th Liberty Bowl |
| Title Sponsor: | AutoZone |
| Date Game Played: | December 30 |
| Year Game Played: | 2016 |
| Football Season: | 2016 |
| Stadium: | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium |
| City: | Memphis, Tennessee |
| Visitor School: | University of Georgia |
| Visitor Name Short: | Georgia |
| Visitor Nickname: | Bulldogs |
| Visitor Record: | 7–5 |
| Visitor Conference: | SEC |
| Visitor Coach: | Kirby Smart |
| Visitor 1Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 10 |
| Home School: | Texas Christian University |
| Home Name Short: | TCU |
| Home Nickname: | Horned Frogs |
| Home Record: | 6–6 |
| Home Conference: | Big 12 |
| Home Coach: | Gary Patterson |
| Home 1Q: | 9 |
| Home 2Q: | 7 |
| Home 3Q: | 7 |
| Home 4Q: | 0 |
| Odds: | Georgia by 1[1] |
| Mvp: | Trenton Thompson (DT, Georgia) |
| Referee: | Michael Batlan (Pac-12) |
| Attendance: | 51,087 |
| Payout: | 1,437,500[2] |
| Us Network: | ESPN/ESPN Radio |
| Us Announcers: | TV: Beth Mowins, Anthony Becht, Rocky Boiman Radio: Bill Roth, Al Groh, Alex Corddry |
| Different Previous: | 2016 |
The 2016 Liberty Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game played on December 30, 2016, at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee. The 58th edition of the Liberty Bowl featured the Georgia Bulldogs of the Southeastern Conference against the TCU Horned Frogs of the Big 12 Conference. It was one of the 2016–17 bowl games concluding the 2016 FBS football season. Sponsored by automobile parts and accessories store AutoZone, it was officially known as the AutoZone Liberty Bowl.
The game featured conference tie-ins from the Southeastern Conference and the Big 12 Conference.
See main article: 2016 Georgia Bulldogs football team and 2016 Southeastern Conference football season.
See main article: 2016 TCU Horned Frogs football team and 2016 Big 12 Conference football season.
| Statistics | UGA | TCU |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 17 | 17 |
| Plays-yards | 65-412 | 67-321 |
| Third down efficiency | 7-14 | 6-14 |
| Rushes-yards | 44-248 | 39-175 |
| Passing yards | 164 | 146 |
| Passing, Comp-Att-Int | 12-21-0 | 18-28-0 |
| Time of Possession | 33:24 | 26:36 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| UGA | Passing | Jacob Eason | 12/21, 164 yds, 2 TD |
| Rushing | Nick Chubb | 17 car, 142 yds, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | 4 rec, 103 yds | ||
| TCU | Passing | Kenny Hill | 18/27, 146 yds, 2 TD |
| Rushing | Kyle Hicks | 15 car, 88 yds | |
| Receiving | Kyle Hicks | 5 rec, 21 yds |