1992 Liberty Bowl

The 1992 Liberty Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game played on December 31, 1992, in Memphis, Tennessee. The 34th edition of the Liberty Bowl featured the Air Force Falcons and the Ole Miss Rebels.

1992 Liberty Bowl
34th Liberty Bowl
Air Force Falcons Ole Miss Rebels (7–4) (8–3) WAC SEC 0 13 Head coach:  Fisher DeBerry Head coach:  Billy Brewer AP Coaches BC 20 19 19
1 2 3 4 Total Air Force 0 0 0 0 0 Ole Miss 7 3 0 3 13
Date	December 31, 1992
Season	1992
Stadium	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Location	Memphis, Tennessee
MVP	Cassius Ware (LB, Ole Miss)
Attendance	32,107
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN
Announcers	Kevin Harlan and Dan Jiggetts
Liberty Bowl  < 1991  1993 >

Background

Air Force tied for fourth place in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) while Ole Miss finished in second place in the West Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). This was Air Force's fourth consecutive Liberty Bowl (due to the policy of the winner of Commander in Chief's Trophy having a bid into the game), and Ole Miss' first bowl game since 1991. This was the third time the two teams faced each other in a 10-year span.

Game summary

Dou Innocent gave the Rebels a 7–0 lead with 2:42 left in the first quarter. He finished the day with 65 yards on 17 carries. Brian Lee kicked two field goals from 24 and 29 yards out to make the final score 13–0 as Air Force was held to 185 yards of total offense. Russ Shows went 9-of-19 for 163 yards. Cassius Ware had 10 tackles and 2 sacks, in an MVP effort.^[1]

Statistics

Statistics	Air Force	Ole Miss
First downs	14	13
Rushing yards	104	168
Passing yards	81	163
Total yards	185	331
Passing C-A-I	10–17–2	9–19–0
Punts–average	7–33.0	5–20.2
Fumbles–lost	2–1	2–1
Penalties–yards	6–53	7–57

Aftermath

Neither team has returned to the Liberty Bowl since this game.

References

1. "Ole Miss Bowl History" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 21, 2016.