2021 LendingTree Bowl explained
| Game Name: | LendingTree Bowl |
| Subheader: | 23rd LendingTree Bowl |
| Date Game Played: | December 18 |
| Year Game Played: | 2021 |
| Football Season: | 2021 |
| Stadium: | Hancock Whitney Stadium[1] |
| City: | Mobile, Alabama |
| Visitor School: | Eastern Michigan University |
| Visitor Name Short: | Eastern Michigan |
| Visitor Nickname: | Eagles |
| Visitor Record: | 7–5 |
| Visitor Conference: | MAC |
| Visitor Coach: | Chris Creighton |
| Visitor 1Q: | 3 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 10 |
| Home School: | Liberty University |
| Home Name Short: | Liberty |
| Home Nickname: | Flames |
| Home Record: | 7–5 |
| Home Conference: | Independent |
| Home Coach: | Hugh Freeze |
| Home 1Q: | 13 |
| Home 2Q: | 20 |
| Home 3Q: | 16 |
| Home 4Q: | 7 |
| Mvp: | Malik Willis (QB, Liberty)[2] |
| Odds: | Liberty by 8.5 |
| Referee: | Trennis Livingston (Sun Belt) [3] |
| Attendance: | 15,186 |
| Us Network: | ESPN |
| Us Announcers: | Chris Cotter (play-by-play), Mark Herzlich (analyst), and Jalyn Johnson (sideline) |
| Different Previous: | 2020 (Dec.) |
The 2021 LendingTree Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 18, 2021, and televised on ESPN.[4] It was the 23rd edition of the LendingTree Bowl, and was one of the 2021–22 bowl games concluding the 2021 FBS football season. Online lending marketplace LendingTree was the game's title sponsor. This was the first LendingTree bowl to be played at Hancock Whitney Stadium, following 22 editions at Ladd–Peebles Stadium.
Originally scheduled to kickoff at 5:45 p.m. EST (4:45 p.m. local CST), the start of the game was pushed back 15 minutes due to local weather conditions.[5] Liberty defeated Eastern Michigan, 56–20, to claim their third consecutive bowl victory.[6] [7] [8] [9]
Teams
This will be the second meeting between Eastern Michigan and Liberty; the Flames defeated the Eagles (then known as the Hurons), 25–24, in Ypsilanti, Michigan, on October 14, 1989.[10]
Liberty Flames
See main article: 2021 Liberty Flames football team.
Eastern Michigan Eagles
See main article: 2021 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team.
Game summary
Statistics
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: 2021-11-12 . LendingTree Bowl Moving to Hancock Whitney Stadium . live . 2021-12-04 . LendingTreeBowl.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20211112214902/https://lendingtreebowl.com/2021/11/lendingtree-bowl-moving-to-hancock-whitney-stadium/ . 2021-11-12 .
- CregStephenson . 1472394882023104519 . Malik Willis is your game MVP after accounting for 289 yards & 5 TDs. . December 18, 2021 . December 18, 2021.
- Web site: 2021-22 bowl officiating assignments. footballzebras.com. December 2021. December 11, 2021.
- Web site: 2021 College Football Bowl Schedule . FBSchedules.com . May 28, 2021.
- CregStephenson . 1472335484382859272 . Due to a short weather delay, the LendingTree Bowl between Liberty & Eastern Michigan will kick off at 5 p.m. (rather than 4:45 as originally scheduled). . December 18, 2021 . December 18, 2021.
- News: Willis shines as Liberty wins LendingTree Bowl. December 18, 2021. The News & Advance. Sordelett, Damien. December 19, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211219204810/https://newsadvance.com/sports/college/liberty_university/willis-shines-as-liberty-wins-lendingtree-bowl/article_2726ac3e-6074-11ec-a2e0-ff3fcbe2fe6b.html. December 19, 2021.
- News: Eastern Michigan can't contain Liberty QB Malik Willis in Lending Tree Bowl loss. December 19, 2021. MLive.com. Wickliffe, Greg. December 19, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211219204923/https://www.mlive.com/sports/ann-arbor/2021/12/eastern-michigan-cant-contain-liberty-qb-malik-willis-in-lending-tree-bowl-loss.html. December 19, 2021.
- News: Eastern Michigan football burned by Liberty, QB Malik Willis, 56-20, in Lending Tree Bowl. December 18, 2021. Detroit Free Press. Stephenson, Craig. December 19, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211219204931/https://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/2021/12/18/emu-football-score-liberty-qb-malik-willis-lending-tree-bowl/8957959002/. December 19, 2021.
- News: Liberty QB Willis accounts for five touchdowns in rout of Eastern Michigan. December 18, 2021. The Detroit News. Stephenson, Creg. December 19, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211219205006/https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/college/2021/12/18/liberty-qb-willis-accounts-five-touchdowns-rout-eastern-michigan/8957979002/. December 19, 2021.
- Web site: Winsipedia - Liberty vs. Eastern Michigan . live . 2021-12-05 . Winsipedia.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20201202153039/http://www.winsipedia.com/liberty/vs/eastern-michigan . 2020-12-02 .
