2016 Liberty Bowl (December) (original) (raw)
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College football game
| 2016 AutoZone Liberty Bowl | |
|---|---|
| 58th Liberty Bowl | |
| Georgia Bulldogs TCU Horned Frogs (7–5) (6–6) SEC Big 12 31 23 Head coach: Kirby Smart Head coach: Gary Patterson | |
| 1234Total Georgia 7771031 TCU 977023 | |
| Date | December 30, 2016 |
| Season | 2016 |
| Stadium | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium |
| Location | Memphis, Tennessee |
| MVP | Trenton Thompson (DT, Georgia) |
| Favorite | Georgia by 1[1] |
| Referee | Michael Batlan (Pac-12) |
| Attendance | 51,087 |
| Payout | US$1,437,500[2] |
| United States TV coverage | |
| Network | ESPN/ESPN Radio |
| Announcers | TV: Beth Mowins, Anthony Becht, Rocky Boiman Radio: Bill Roth, Al Groh, Alex Corddry |
| Liberty Bowl ← 2016 2017 → |
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.
| Scoring summary |
|---|
| Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP UGA TCU 1 9:32 5 86 2:55 UGA Sony Michel 4-yard touchdown run, Rodrigo Blankenship kick good 7 0 1 0:44 14 66 5:27 TCU 40-yard field goal by Brandon Hatfield 7 3 1 0:02 2 21 0:27 TCU Kenny Hill 10-yard touchdown run, Brandon Hatfield kick failed 7 9 2 9:15 5 45 0:56 TCU John Diarse 10-yard touchdown reception from Kenny Hill, Brandon Hatfield kick good 7 16 2 1:13 9 76 4:12 UGA Sony Michel 33-yard touchdown reception from Jacob Eason, Rodrigo Blankenship kick good 14 16 3 7:08 12 52 6:36 UGA Javon Wims 4-yard touchdown reception from Jacob Eason, Rodrigo Blankenship kick good 21 16 3 2:07 11 56 5:00 TCU John Diarse 9-yard touchdown reception from Kenny Hill, Brandon Hatfield kick good 21 23 4 13:27 7 56 3:41 UGA 30-yard field goal by Rodrigo Blankenship 24 23 4 2:48 9 70 5:09 UGA Nick Chubb 13-yard touchdown run, Rodrigo Blankenship kick good 31 23 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 31 23 |
| 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 | Isaiah McKenzie | 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 |
- ^ "College Bowl Game Odds". ESPN. December 7, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
- ^ Bowl payout