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.
Teams The game featured conference tie-ins from the Southeastern Conference and the Big 12 Conference.
Georgia Bulldogs
TCU Horned Frogs
Game summary Scoring summary
Statistics 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 StatisticsUGA Passing Jacob Eason 12/21, 164 yds, 2 TD Rushing Nick Chubb 17 car, 142 yds, 1 TD Receiving Isaiah McKenzie 4 rec, 103 ydsTCU Passing Kenny Hill 18/27, 146 yds, 2 TD Rushing Kyle Hicks 15 car, 88 yds Receiving Kyle Hicks 5 rec, 21 yds
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