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The 2018 Liberty Bowl was a college football bowl game between the #24 Missouri Tigers of the Southeastern Conference and the unranked Oklahoma State Cowboys of the Big 12 Conference . The 60th edition of the Liberty Bowl took place on December 31, 2018 at 2:45 p.m. EST and aired on ESPN .[5] It was one of the 2018–19 bowl games that concluded the 2018 FBS football season . Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee , hosted the game for the 54th straight year. The game was sponsored by automobile parts and accessories store AutoZone and was officially known as the AutoZone Liberty Bowl .
The Cowboys beat the Tigers by a score of 38–33 to claim the school's first Liberty Bowl championship and their 19th bowl game overall.
Teams [ ]
The game was played between Missouri from the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and Oklahoma State from the Big 12 Conference .[6] The two programs had previously met 52 times, with Missouri holding a 29–23 series lead.[7] Both programs were members of the Big Eight Conference for many years, and met annually from 1960 through 1997; their most recent prior meeting had been the 2014 Cotton Bowl Classic , won by Missouri.[7]
Missouri Tigers [ ]
Missouri received and accepted a bid to the Liberty Bowl on December 2.[6] The Tigers entered their third Liberty Bowl with an 8–4 record (4–4 in conference).
Oklahoma State Cowboys [ ]
Oklahoma State received and accepted a bid to the Liberty Bowl on December 2.[6] The Cowboys entered the bowl with a 6–6 record (3–6 in conference).
Game summary [ ]
Scoring summary [ ]
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
MIZ
OKST
1
9:27
11
80
4:12
OKST
Dillon Stoner 30-yard touchdown reception from Taylor Cornelius, Matt Ammendola kick good
0
7
1
6:46
6
74
2:36
MIZ
24-yard field goal by Tucker McCann
3
7
2
7:49
16
97
5:48
MIZ
Dominic Gicinto 5-yard touchdown reception from Drew Lock , Tucker McCann kick good
10
7
2
5:31
9
65
1:56
OKST
Tyron Johnson 7-yard touchdown reception from Taylor Cornelius, Matt Ammendola kick good
10
14
2
3:35
5
75
1:56
MIZ
Kendal Blanton 16-yard touchdown reception from Drew Lock, Tucker McCann kick failed
16
14
3
11:49
10
75
3:11
OKST
Tylan Wallace 9-yard touchdown reception from Taylor Cornelius, Matt Ammendola kick good
16
21
3
10:21
3
26
1:14
OKST
Chuba Hubbard 4-yard touchdown run, Matt Ammendola kick good
16
28
3
4:20
12
67
6:01
MIZ
26-yard field goal by Tucker McCann
19
28
3
3:08
4
75
1:12
OKST
Tyron Johnson 46-yard touchdown reception from Taylor Cornelius, Matt Ammendola kick good
19
35
4
14:41
1
86
0:10
MIZ
Johnathon Johnson 86-yard touchdown reception from Drew Lock, Tucker McCann kick good
26
35
4
11:50
2
80
0:28
MIZ
Larry Rountree 55-yard touchdown run, Tucker McCann kick good
33
35
4
5:54
11
66
3:28
OKST
27-yard field goal by Matt Ammendola
33
38
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
33
38
Statistics [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 23 Tigers
3
13
3
14
33
Cowboys
7
7
21
3
38
Statistics
MIZ
OKST
First downs
27
27
Plays–yards
80–637
80–502
Rushes–yards
42–264
35–169
Passing yards
373
333
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
23–38–0
27–45–2
Time of possession
32:25
27:35
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Missouri
Passing
Drew Lock
23/38, 373 yds, 3 TD
Rushing
Larry Rountree
27 car, 204 yds, 1 TD
Receiving
Johnathon Johnson
9 rec, 185 yds, 1 TD
Oklahoma State
Passing
Taylor Cornelius
26/44, 336 yds, 4 TD, 2 INT
Rushing
Chuba Hubbard
18 car, 145 yds, 1 TD
Receiving
Tyron Johnson
7 rec, 141 yds, 2 TD
References [ ]
^ @BrianBrinkleyOK (December 31, 2018). "#OkState QB Taylor Cornelius is the @AZOLibertyBowl MVP to finish his career" (Tweet). Retrieved December 31, 2018 – via Twitter .
^ Fawkes, Ben (December 10, 2018). "Odds for every 2018-19 CFB bowl game" . ESPN.com . Retrieved December 18, 2018 .
^ @DrewHill_CA (December 31, 2018). "51,587 is the announced attendance for the Liberty Bowl" (Tweet). Retrieved December 31, 2018 – via Twitter .
^ "2018 Bowl Schedule" . CFP.com . Retrieved December 3, 2018 .
^ "2018-19 College Football Playoff and bowl schedule" . ESPN . May 2, 2018. Retrieved July 29, 2018 .
^ a b c "Liberty Bowl 2018, Oklahoma State vs. Missouri: Where, when, and team info" . sbnation.com . December 2, 2018.
^ a b "Missouri Tigers vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys football series games history list" . winsipedia.com . Retrieved December 30, 2018 .
External links [ ]
History & conference tie-ins Games Notes
There was no Liberty Bowl in 2008 or 2015.
There was a Liberty Bowl in January and December of 2010 and 2016.
Missouri Tigers bowl games