2016 Liberty Bowl

The 2016 Liberty Bowl is a scheduled post-season American college football bowl game to be played on January 2, 2016 at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee. The 57th edition of the Liberty Bowl will feature the Kansas State Wildcats of the Big 12 Conference against the Arkansas Razorbacks of the Southeastern Conference. It will begin at 2:20 p.m. CST and air on ESPN. It is one of the 2015–16 bowl games that concludes the 2015 FBS football season. Sponsored by automobile parts and accessories store AutoZone, it is officially known as the AutoZone Liberty Bowl.^[2]

Teams

The game will feature the Kansas State Wildcats against the Arkansas Razorbacks.

Kansas State Wildcats

Main article: 2015 Kansas State Wildcats football team

After finishing their season 6–6, the Wildcats accepted their invitation to play in the game.^[4]

This was the Wildcats' first Liberty Bowl.

Arkansas Razorbacks

Main article: 2015 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

After finishing their season 7–5, the Razorbacks accepted their invitation to play in the game.^[5]

This was the Razorbacks' fifth Liberty Bowl, giving them the new record for most appearances in the game. The Razorbacks are now 2–3 all-time in the Liberty Bowl, losing the 1971 Liberty Bowl to Tennessee 14–13, then losing the 1984 Liberty Bowl to Auburn 21–15, losing the 1987 Liberty Bowl to Georgia 20–17, and finally winning the 2010 Liberty Bowl over East Carolina 20–17 in overtime.

Game summary

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	KS	AR
1	11:38	4	27	1:52	KS	Winston Dimel 10-yard touchdown run, Matthew McCrane kick good	7	0
1	8:15	6	72	3:23	AR	Alex Collins 22-yard touchdown run, Cole Hedlund kick good	7	7
1	3:50	8	46	4:18	KS	36-yard field goal by Matthew McCrane	10	7
1	2:22	3	24	1:17	AR	Jared Cornelius 13-yard touchdown run, Cole Hedlund kick good	10	14
2	13:05	8	64	3:04	AR	Alex Collins 13-yard touchdown run, Cole Hedlund kick good	10	21
2	2:08	9	55	4:59	AR	26-yard field goal by Cole Hedlund	10	24
2	0:21	8	49	1:41	KS	21-yard field goal by Matthew McCrane	13	24
3	12:44	4	74	2:10	KS	Winston Dimel 48-yard touchdown reception from Kody Cook, Matthew McCrane kick good	20	24
3	7:54	9	82	4:42	AR	Jeremy Sprinkel 6-yard touchdown reception from Brandon Allen, Cole Hedlund kick good	20	31
3	1:46	11	47	6:02	KS	32-yard field goal by Matthew McCrane	23	31
4	12:04	8	78	4:34	AR	Alex Collins 14-yard touchdown run, Cole Hedlund kick good	23	38
4	4:46	9	80	5:38	AR	Kody Walker 10-yard touchdown run, Cole Hedlund kick good	23	45
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							23	45

Source: ^[3]

Statistics

Statistics^[3]	KSU	ARK
First Downs	13	30
Total offense, plays - yards	47–242	68–569
Rushes-yards (net)	22–79	42–254
Passing yards (net)	163	315
Passes, Comp-Att-Int	12–25–1	20–26–1
Time of Possession	22:30	37:30

Arkansas running back Alex Collins (American football) was named the games MVP, after gaining 185 yards and 3 touchdowns on 23 carries.

References

↑ Odds, Los Angeles Times, December 10, 2015
1 2 3 "Liberty Bowl Info". Liberty Bowl. December 6, 2015. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
1 2 3 4 "2015 Liberty Bowl: Kansas State vs. Arkansas Stats". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
↑ "K-State to Play Arkansas in AutoZone Liberty Bowl". KStateSports.com. Kansas State University. December 6, 2015. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
↑ "Arkansas Accepts Liberty Bowl Invitation". ArkansasRazorbacks.com. University of Arkansas. December 6, 2015. Retrieved December 7, 2015.

2015–16 NCAA football bowl game season

New Mexico (Dec. 19) Las Vegas (Dec. 19) Camellia (Dec. 19) Cure (Dec. 19) New Orleans (Dec. 19) Miami Beach (Dec. 21) Famous Idaho Potato (Dec. 22) Boca Raton (Dec. 22) Poinsettia (Dec. 23) GoDaddy (Dec. 23) Bahamas (Dec. 24) Hawaii (Dec. 24) St. Petersburg (Dec. 26) Sun (Dec. 26) Heart of Dallas (Dec. 26) Pinstripe (Dec. 26) Independence (Dec. 26) Foster Farms (Dec. 26) Military (Dec. 28) Quick Lane (Dec. 28) Armed Forces (Dec. 29) Russell Athletic (Dec. 29) Arizona (Dec. 29) Texas (Dec. 29) Birmingham (Dec. 30) Belk (Dec. 30) Music City (Dec. 30) Holiday (Dec. 30) Peach (Dec. 31) Outback (Jan. 1) Citrus (Jan. 1) Fiesta (Jan. 1) Rose (Jan. 1) Sugar (Jan. 1) TaxSlayer (Jan. 2) Liberty (Jan. 2) Alamo (Jan. 2) Cactus (Jan. 2)

College Football Playoff games: Orange (semifinal) (Dec. 31) Cotton (semifinal) (Dec. 31) National Championship Game (Jan. 11)

All-Star Games: 2016 East–West Shrine Game (Jan. 23) NFLPA Collegiate Bowl (Jan. 23) Senior Bowl (Jan. 30)

Liberty Bowl

History & tie-ins	History Philadelphia Municipal Stadium Convention Hall Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Broadcasters Big 12 Conference Southeastern Conference American Athletic Conference

Games	1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2009 2010 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2016

Notes	There was no Liberty Bowl in 2008 or 2015. There was a Liberty Bowl in January and December in 2010.

Kansas State Wildcats bowl games

1982 Independence Bowl 1993 Copper Bowl 1994 Aloha Bowl 1995 Holiday Bowl 1997 Cotton Bowl Classic 1997 Fiesta Bowl 1998 Alamo Bowl 1999 Holiday Bowl 2001 Cotton Bowl Classic 2001 Insight.com Bowl 2002 Holiday Bowl 2004 Fiesta Bowl 2006 Texas Bowl 2010 Pinstripe Bowl 2012 Cotton Bowl Classic 2013 Fiesta Bowl 2013 Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl 2015 Alamo Bowl 2016 Liberty Bowl

Arkansas Razorbacks bowl games

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