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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 a 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.