Liberty Bowl Odds, Predictions & Bowl History

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Memphis
+10.5 (-115)
+310

Iowa State
-10.5 (-105)
-395

Memphis +10.5 (-115) over Iowa State

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Memphis
+10.5 (-115)
+310

Iowa State
-10.5 (-105)
-395

This is a home game for Memphis, which should help them to compete with Iowa State in this contest. Iowa State�s defense is its best unit, which should mean a low-scoring game instead of a blowout win.

The Liberty Bowl is a college bowl game that started before the 1960s did, which means plenty of history behind this year�s edition of the game. This contest is a cornerstone of the late portion of the college football bowl schedule each year and often features two of the better teams in the country. Here, we look back at the history of this bowl game along with the upcoming version of the game.

2023 Liberty Bowl Analysis

This year�s Liberty Bowl features Memphis and Iowa State in a matchup between the American Athletic Conference and Big 12. Memphis comes into this game with a better record than Iowa State, having gone 9-3 compared to Iowa State�s 7-5. But strength of schedule was a factor in those records, as Memphis has a much less dangerous schedule in the AAC.

That strength of schedule issue could be offset by the fact that Memphis is playing a virtual home game in the Liberty Bowl. This game is being contested in Memphis, which should mean that the Tigers have the crowd advantage in this matchup. Whether or not that makes a difference and helps them to win this game remains to be seen.

Liberty Bowl History

The history of the Liberty Bowl dates all the way back to 1959, with the game being played on a regular basis ever since. This bowl game features tie-ins with the SEC, Big 12, and American Athletic Conference at this point in time, which often creates some intriguing matchups. The history of those matchups and the rest of the games played in the Liberty Bowl can be found below.

Date	Winning Team	Losing Team
12/19/59	12 Penn State	10 Alabama
12/20/60	16 Penn State	Oregon
12/16/61	14 Syracuse	Miami (Florida)
12/15/62	Oregon State	Villanova
12/21/63	Mississippi State	NC State
12/19/64	Utah	West Virginia
12/18/65	Ole Miss	Auburn
12/10/66	9 Miami (Florida)	Virginia Tech
12/16/67	NC State	Georgia
12/14/68	Ole Miss	Virginia Tech
12/13/69	Colorado	Alabama
12/12/70	Tulane	Colorado
12/20/71	9 Tennessee	18 Arkansas
12/18/72	Georgia Tech	Iowa State
12/17/73	16 NC State	19 Kansas
12/16/74	Tennessee	10 Maryland
12/22/75	USC	2 Texas A&M
12/20/76	16 Alabama	7 UCLA
12/19/77	12 Nebraska	14 North Carolina
12/23/78	18 Missouri	LSU
12/22/79	Penn State	15 Tulane
12/27/80	16 Purdue	Missouri
12/30/81	15 Ohio State	Navy
12/29/82	Alabama	Illinois
12/29/83	Notre Dame	13 Boston College
12/27/84	16 Auburn	Arkansas
12/27/85	Baylor	12 LSU
12/29/86	Tennessee	Minnesota
12/29/87	15 Georgia	Arkansas
12/28/88	Indiana	South Carolina
12/29/89	Ole Miss	Air Force
12/27/90	Air Force	24 Ohio State
12/29/91	Air Force	Mississippi State
12/31/92	20 Ole Miss	Air Force
12/28/93	25 Louisville	Michigan State
12/31/94	Illinois	East Carolina
12/30/95	East Carolina	Stanford
12/27/96	23 Syracuse	Houston
12/31/97	Southern Miss	Pittsburgh
12/31/98	10 Tulane	BYU
12/31/99	16 Southern Miss	Colorado State
12/29/00	23 Colorado State	22 Louisville
12/31/01	23 Louisville	19 BYU
12/31/02	TCU	23 Colorado State
12/31/03	25 Utah	Southern Miss
12/31/04	7 Louisville	10 Boise State
12/31/05	Tulsa	Fresno State
12/29/06	South Carolina	Houston
12/29/07	Mississippi State	UCF
1/2/09	Kentucky	East Carolina
1/2/10	Arkansas	East Carolina
12/31/10	UCF	Georgia
12/31/11	Cincinnati	Vanderbilt
12/31/12	Tulsa	Iowa State
12/31/13	Mississippi State	Rice
12/29/14	Texas A&M	West Virginia
1/2/16	Arkansas	Kansas State
12/30/16	Georgia	TCU
12/30/17	Iowa State	18 Memphis
12/31/18	Oklahoma State	24 Missouri
12/31/19	21 Navy	Kansas State
12/31/20	West Virginia	Army
12/28/21	Texas Tech	Mississippi State
12/28/22	Arkansas	Kansas

Bowl Game MVPs

As is the case with any marquee bowl game, the list of MVPs in this game over the years features plenty of big names. Pros like Dak Prescott and Latavius Murray in the modern era are among the names that have come away with MVP honors in previous Liberty Bowls. The full list of MVPs from 1959 to the most recent edition of this game can be found below.

Game	MVP	Team
1959	Jay Huffman	Penn State
1960	Dick Hoak	Penn State
1961	Dick Easterly	Syracuse
1962	Terry Baker	Oregon State
1963	Ode Burrell	Mississippi State
1964	Ernest Allen	Utah
1965	Tom Bryan	Auburn
1966	Jimmy Cox	Miami (Florida)
1967	Jim Donnan	NC State
1968	Steve Hindman	Ole Miss
1969	Bobby Anderson	Colorado
1970	Dave Abercrombie	Tulane
1971	Joe Ferguson	Arkansas
1972	Jim Stevens	Georgia Tech
1973	Stan Fritts	NC State
1974	Randy White	Maryland
1975	Ricky Bell	USC
1976	Barry Krauss	Alabama
1977	Matt Kupec	North Carolina
1978	James Wilder Sr.	Missouri
1979	Roch Hontas	Tulane
1980	Mark Herrmann	Purdue
1981	Eddie Myers	Navy
1982	Jeremiah Castille	Alabama
1983	Doug Flutie	Boston College
1984	Bo Jackson	Auburn
1985	Cody Carlson	Baylor
1986	Jeff Francis	Tennessee
1987	Greg Thomas	Arkansas
1988	Dave Schnell	Indiana
1989	Randy Baldwin	Ole Miss
1990	Rob Perez	Air Force
1991	Rob Perez	Air Force
1992	Cassius Ware	Ole Miss
1993	Jeff Brohm	Louisville
1994	Johnny Johnson	Illinois
1995	Kwame Ellis	Stanford
1996	Malcolm Thomas	Syracuse
1997	Sherrod Gideon	Southern Miss.
1998	Shaun King	Tulane
1999	Adalius Thomas	Southern Miss.
2000	Cecil Sapp	Colorado State
2001	Dave Ragone	Louisville
2002	LaTarence Dunbar	TCU
2003	Morgan Scalley	Utah
2004	Stefan LeFors	Louisville
2005	Paul Smith	Tulsa
2006	Blake Mitchell	South Carolina
2007	Derek Pegues	Mississippi State
2009	Ventrell Jenkins	Kentucky
2010 (Jan)	Ryan Mallett	Arkansas
2010 (Dec)	Latavius Murray	UCF
2011	Isaiah Pead	Cincinnati
2012	Trey Watts	Tulsa
2013	Dak Prescott	Mississippi State
2014	Kyle Allen	Texas A&M
2016 (Jan)	Alex Collins	Arkansas
2016 (Dec)	Trenton Thompson	Georgia
2017	Allen Lazard	Iowa State
2018	Taylor Cornelius	Oklahoma State
2019	Malcolm Perry	Navy
2020	T. J. Simmons	West Virginia
2021	Donovan Smith	Texas Tech
2022	KJ Jefferson	Arkansas