- 2007 Liberty Bowl
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Name=2007 AutoZoneLiberty Bowl
Date=December 29 ,2007
Year=2007
Visitor School=University of Central Florida
Visitor Name Short=UCF
Visitor Nickname=Knights
Visitor Record=10-3, 7-1
Visitor
Visitor Coaches=
Visitor BCS=
Visitor Coach=George O'Leary
Visitor1=0
Visitor2=3
Visitor3=0
Visitor4=0
Visitor Total=3
Home School=Mississippi State University
Home Name Short=Mississippi State
Home Nickname=Bulldogs
Home Record=7-5, 4-4
Home
Home Coaches=
Home BCS=
Home Coach=Sylvester Croom
Home1=0
Home2=3
Home3=0
Home4=7
Home Total=10
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Stadium=Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
City=Memphis, Tennessee
MVP=Derek Pegues , FS, Mississippi State
Odds=UCF by 3 [World Features Syndicate via "Long Beach Press-Telegram ", Dec. 23, 2007]
Anthem=Kallen Esperian
Referee=Sun Belt officiating crew
Halftime=Taylor Hicks
Attendance=63,816 [ [http://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores107/107363/NCAAF793985.htm USATODAY.com ] ]
US Network=ESPN
US Announcers=Terry Gannon ,David Norrie [ [http://awfulannouncing.blogspot.com/2007/12/your-comprehensive-bowl-game-announcing.html Awful Announcing: Your Comprehensive Bowl Game Announcing Schedule ] ]The 2007 AutoZone
Liberty Bowl , part of the2007-08 NCAA football bowl games season, was played onDecember 29 ,2007 at theLiberty Bowl Memorial Stadium inMemphis, Tennessee .The opposing teams were the University of Central Florida (UCF) Knights, winners of the
Conference USA Championship for the first time in school history, and theMississippi State University (MSU) Bulldogs, in their first bowl game under head coachSylvester Croom . Mississippi State Free SafetyDerek Pegues intercepted two passes as part of an outstanding overall defensive effort by the Bulldogs on his way to earning MVP honors. The Bulldogs emerged victorious by a score of 10-3.AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
Quarter=2
Time=11:49
Team=UCF
DriveLength=18
DriveTime=1:43
Type=FG
yards=45
Kicker=Michael Torres
Visitor=3
Home=0AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
Quarter=2
Time=06:02
Team=MSU
DriveLength=1
DriveTime=1:37
Type=FG
yards=22
Kicker=Adam Carlson
Visitor=3
Home=3AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
Quarter=4
Time=01:54
Team=MSU
DriveLength=59
DriveTime=3:53
Type=RushTD
Runner=Anthony Dixon
yards=1
kickresult=good
Kicker="Adam Carlson"
Visitor=3
Home=10References
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