1992 Liberty Bowl

1992 Liberty Bowl
1234 Total
Air Force 0000 0
Ole Miss 7303 13
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
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

References

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