1981 Liberty Bowl

August 2023 March 2026 Liberty Bowl 23rd Liberty Bowl 1981 1981 December 30 Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, Tennessee Ohio State Buckeyes 8–3 15 14 Earle Bruce Big Ten 10 7 7 7 Navy Midshipmen 7–3–1 George Welsh Independent 7 6 7 8 Eddie Meyers (TB, Navy) Ohio State by 14 43,216 USA Network/MetroSports Harry Kalas, Joe Theismann, Johnny Holliday and Jeff Logan The 1981 Liberty Bowl, a college football postseason bowl game, was played on December 30, 1981, in Memphis, Tennessee, at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium. The 23rd edition of the Liberty Bowl featured the Ohio State Buckeyes from the Big Ten Conference facing the independent Navy Midshipmen. Ohio State won the game, 31–28.http://www.mmbolding.com/bowls/Liberty_1981.htm November 3, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20100628182105/http://www.mmbolding.com/bowls/Liberty_1981.htm June 28, 2010 dead The Liberty Bowl 1981 Bolding Mark Game summary OSU NAVY expand 1 OSU 3 7 FG 35 Bob Atha 3 0 1 OSU 1 50 RecTD Gary Williams Art Schlichter 50 good Atha 10 0 1 NAVY 16 77 RecTD Greg Papajohn Marco Pagnanelli 1 good Steve Fehr 10 7 2 NAVY FG 41 Fehr 10 10 2 OSU RushTD Jimmy Gayle 1 good Atha 17 10 2 NAVY FG 23 Fehr 17 13 3 NAVY Other Ken Olson returned blocked punt 20 yards for touchdown, Fehr kick good 17 20 3 OSU 9 RushTD Gayle 2 good Atha 24 20 4 OSU 5 RecTD Cedric Anderson Schlichter 9 good Atha 31 20 4 0:08 NAVY 14 97 RecTD Papajohn Pagnanelli 1 pass good, Papajohn from Pagnanelli 31 28 31 28 Source:https://www.newspapers.com/clip/42353220/stubborn_middies_fall_3128/ Stubborn Middies fall, 31–28 The Baltimore Sun D1 James H. Jackson December 31, 1981 January 15, 2020 newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/42351890/buckeyes_wear_down_middies_for_3128/ Buckeyes wear down Middies for 31–28 victory James H. Jackson The Baltimore Sun D2 December 31, 1981 January 15, 2020 newspapers.com References Liberty Bowl Category:Liberty Bowl Category:Ohio State Buckeyes football bowl games Category:Navy Midshipmen football bowl games Liberty Bowl Category:December 1981 sports events in the United States