1992 Liberty Bowl

August 2023 March 2026 Liberty Bowl 34th Liberty Bowl December 31 1992 1992 Air Force Falcons 7–4 Fisher DeBerry WAC 0 0 0 0 Ole Miss Rebels 8–3 Billy Brewer SEC 7 3 0 3 Cassius Ware (LB, Ole Miss) 19 20 19 ESPN Kevin Harlan and Dan Jiggetts bg Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, Tennessee 32,107 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. 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.http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ole/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/OM_Bowl_History.pdf Ole Miss Bowl History https://web.archive.org/web/20160121220628/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ole/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/OM_Bowl_History.pdf 2016-01-21 Statistics Statistics Air Force Ole MissFirst downs 14 13Rushing yards 104 168Passing yards 81 163Total yards 185 331Passing C-A-I 10–17–2 9–19–0Punts–average 7–33.0 5–20.2Fumbles–lost 2–1 2–1Penalties–yards 6–53 7–57 Aftermath Neither team has returned to the Liberty Bowl since this game. References Liberty Bowl Category:Liberty Bowl Category:Air Force Falcons football bowl games Category:Ole Miss Rebels football bowl games Category:1992 in sports in Tennessee Category:December 1992 sports events in the United States