1992 Liberty Bowl
34th Liberty Bowl
Air Force Falcons Ole Miss Rebels
(7–4) (8–3)
WAC SEC
0 13
Head coach: 
Fisher DeBerry		 Head coach: 
Billy Brewer
APCoaches
2019
1234 Total
Air Force 0000 0
Ole Miss 7303 13
DateDecember 31, 1992
Season1992
StadiumLiberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
LocationMemphis, Tennessee
MVPCassius Ware (LB, Ole Miss)
Attendance32,107
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
AnnouncersKevin Harlan and Dan Jiggetts

The 1992 Liberty Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game played on December 31, 1992, in Memphis, Tennessee. The 34th edition of the Liberty Bowl featured the Air Force Falcons and the Ole Miss Rebels.

Background

Air Force tied for fourth place in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) while Ole Miss finished in second place in the West Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). This was Air Force's fourth consecutive 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]

Statistics

StatisticsAir ForceOle Miss
First downs1413
Rushing yards104168
Passing yards81163
Total yards185331
Passing C-A-I10–17–29–19–0
Punts–average7–33.05–20.2
Fumbles–lost2–12–1
Penalties–yards6–537–57

Aftermath

Neither team has returned to the Liberty Bowl since this game.

References

  1. ↑ "Ole Miss Bowl History" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 21, 2016.


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