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The 2021 LendingTree Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 18, 2021, and televised on ESPN .[ 4] It was the 23rd edition of the LendingTree Bowl , and was one of the 2021–22 bowl games concluding the 2021 FBS football season . Online lending marketplace LendingTree was the game's title sponsor. This was the first LendingTree bowl to be played at Hancock Whitney Stadium , following 22 editions at Ladd–Peebles Stadium .
Originally scheduled to kickoff at 5:45 p.m. EST (4:45 p.m. local CST ), the start of the game was pushed back 15 minutes due to local weather conditions.[ 5] Liberty defeated Eastern Michigan, 56–20, to claim their third consecutive bowl victory.[ 6] [ 7] [ 8] [ 9]
This will be the second meeting between Eastern Michigan and Liberty; the Flames defeated the Eagles (then known as the Hurons), 25–24, in Ypsilanti, Michigan , on October 14, 1989.[ 10]
Eastern Michigan Eagles [ edit ]
2021 LendingTree Bowl
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Eastern Michigan
3
7
0 10 20
Liberty
13
20
16 7 56
at Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, Alabama
Date : Saturday, December 18, 2021Game time : 5:45 p.m. EST (4:45 p.m. local CST )Game weather : Overcast, humid • Temperature : 71 °F (22 °C) • Wind : N 7 mph (11 km/h)Game attendance : 15,186TV announcers (ESPN ) : Chris Cotter (play-by-play), Mark Herzlich (analyst), and Jalyn Johnson (sideline)Box score
Game information
First quarter
7:48 EMU – Chad Ryland 27-yard field goal. Drive: 14 plays, 66 yards, 7:12. Eastern Michigan 3–0
3:08 LIB – DJ Stubbs 54-yard pass from Malik Willis , Brayden Beck kick good. Drive: 5 plays, 85 yards, 1:32. Liberty 7–3
2:27 LIB – Skyler Thomas 27-yard interception return, Brayden Beck kick failed. Liberty 13–3
Second quarter
13:01 EMU – Samson Evans 2-yard run, Chad Ryland kick good. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:26. Liberty 13–10
12:07 LIB – T. J. Green 24-yard run, Brayden Beck kick failed. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:54. Liberty 19–10
6:22 LIB – Johnny Huntley 20-yard pass from Malik Willis, Brayden Beck kick good. Drive: 12 plays, 88 yards, 3:32. Liberty 26–10
0:16 LIB – Malik Willis 2-yard run, Brayden Beck kick good. Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 1:56. Liberty 33–10
Third quarter
11:02 LIB – Malik Willis 35-yard run, conversion run failed. Drive: 2 plays, 52 yards, 0:34. Liberty 39–10
7:08 LIB – Brayden Beck 43-yard field goal. Drive: 5 plays, 19 yards, 1:32. Liberty 42–10
2:44 LIB – Demario Douglas 2-yard pass from Malik Willis, Brayden Beck kick good. Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 3:22. Liberty 49–10
Fourth quarter
10:58 LIB – Kevin Shaa 64-yard pass from Johnathan Bennett, Brayden Beck kick good. Drive: 1 plays, 64 yards, 0:08. Liberty 56–10
5:26 EMU – Chad Ryland 43-yard field goal. Drive: 12 plays, 58 yards, 5:32. Liberty 56–13
4:29 EMU – Jeff Hubbard 34-yard interception return, Chad Ryland kick good. Liberty 56–20
Statistics
EMU
LIB
First downs
23
21
Plays–yards
84–379
61–528
Rushes–yards
39–125
35–223
Passing yards
254
295
Passing: comp –att –int
28–44–1
14–26–1
Time of possession
37:23
22:37
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Eastern Michigan
Passing
Ben Bryant
23/36, 200 yards, INT
Rushing
Samson Evans
13 carries, 52 yards, TD
Receiving
Hassan Beydoun
11 receptions, 83 yards
Liberty
Passing
Malik Willis
13/24, 231 yards, 3 TD
Rushing
T.J. Green
8 carries, 88 yards, TD
Receiving
Kevin Shaa
3 receptions, 94 yards, TD
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^ @CregStephenson (December 18, 2021). "Malik Willis is your game MVP after accounting for 289 yards & 5 TDs" (Tweet ). Retrieved December 18, 2021 – via Twitter .
^ "2021-22 bowl officiating assignments" . footballzebras.com . December 2021. Retrieved December 11, 2021 .
^ "2021 College Football Bowl Schedule" . FBSchedules.com . Retrieved May 28, 2021 .
^ @CregStephenson (December 18, 2021). "Due to a short weather delay, the LendingTree Bowl between Liberty & Eastern Michigan will kick off at 5 p.m. (rather than 4:45 as originally scheduled)" (Tweet ). Retrieved December 18, 2021 – via Twitter .
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^ Wickliffe, Greg (December 19, 2021). "Eastern Michigan can't contain Liberty QB Malik Willis in Lending Tree Bowl loss" . MLive.com . Archived from the original on December 19, 2021. Retrieved December 19, 2021 .
^ Stephenson, Craig (December 18, 2021). "Eastern Michigan football burned by Liberty, QB Malik Willis, 56-20, in Lending Tree Bowl" . Detroit Free Press . Archived from the original on December 19, 2021. Retrieved December 19, 2021 .
^ Stephenson, Creg (December 18, 2021). "Liberty QB Willis accounts for five touchdowns in rout of Eastern Michigan" . The Detroit News . Archived from the original on December 19, 2021. Retrieved December 19, 2021 .
^ "Winsipedia - Liberty vs. Eastern Michigan" . Winsipedia.com . Archived from the original on December 2, 2020. Retrieved December 5, 2021 .