2016 Liberty Bowl (December)

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.

2016 AutoZone Liberty Bowl
58th Liberty Bowl
Georgia Bulldogs TCU Horned Frogs
(7–5) (6–6)
SEC Big 12
31 23
Head coach: 
Kirby Smart		 Head coach: 
Gary Patterson
1234 Total
Georgia 77710 31
TCU 9770 23
DateDecember 30, 2016
Season2016
StadiumLiberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
LocationMemphis, Tennessee
MVPTrenton Thompson (DT, Georgia)
FavoriteGeorgia by 1[1]
RefereeMichael Batlan (Pac-12)
Attendance51,087
PayoutUS$1,437,500[2]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN/ESPN Radio
AnnouncersTV: Beth Mowins, Anthony Becht, Rocky Boiman
Radio: Bill Roth, Al Groh, Alex Corddry

Teams

The game featured conference tie-ins from the Southeastern Conference and the Big 12 Conference.

Georgia Bulldogs
Main articles: 2016 Georgia Bulldogs football team and 2016 Southeastern Conference football season

TCU Horned Frogs
Main articles: 2016 TCU Horned Frogs football team and 2016 Big 12 Conference football season

Game summary

Scoring summary
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP UGA TCU
1 9:32 5 86 2:55 UGA Sony Michel 4-yard touchdown run, Rodrigo Blankenship kick good 7 0
1 0:44 14 66 5:27 TCU 40-yard field goal by Brandon Hatfield 7 3
1 0:02 2 21 0:27 TCU Kenny Hill 10-yard touchdown run, Brandon Hatfield kick failed 7 9
2 9:15 5 45 0:56 TCU John Diarse 10-yard touchdown reception from Kenny Hill, Brandon Hatfield kick good 7 16
2 1:13 9 76 4:12 UGA Sony Michel 33-yard touchdown reception from Jacob Eason, Rodrigo Blankenship kick good 14 16
3 7:08 12 52 6:36 UGA Javon Wims 4-yard touchdown reception from Jacob Eason, Rodrigo Blankenship kick good 21 16
3 2:07 11 56 5:00 TCU John Diarse 9-yard touchdown reception from Kenny Hill, Brandon Hatfield kick good 21 23
4 13:27 7 56 3:41 UGA 30-yard field goal by Rodrigo Blankenship 24 23
4 2:48 9 70 5:09 UGA Nick Chubb 13-yard touchdown run, Rodrigo Blankenship kick good 31 23
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 31 23

Statistics
StatisticsUGATCU
First Downs1717
Plays-yards65-41267-321
Third down efficiency7-146-14
Rushes-yards44-24839-175
Passing yards164146
Passing, Comp-Att-Int12-21-018-28-0
Time of Possession33:2426:36
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
UGAPassingJacob Eason12/21, 164 yds, 2 TD
RushingNick Chubb17 car, 142 yds, 1 TD
ReceivingIsaiah McKenzie4 rec, 103 yds
TCUPassingKenny Hill18/27, 146 yds, 2 TD
RushingKyle Hicks15 car, 88 yds
ReceivingKyle Hicks5 rec, 21 yds

References
  1. "College Bowl Game Odds". ESPN. December 7, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  2. Bowl payout
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