2016 Liberty Bowl (December)

August 2023 March 2026 Liberty Bowl 58th Liberty Bowl AutoZone December 30 2016 2016 Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, Tennessee University of Georgia Georgia Bulldogs 7–5 SEC Kirby Smart 7 7 7 10 Texas Christian University TCU Horned Frogs 6–6 Big 12 Gary Patterson 9 7 7 0 Georgia by 1https://www.espn.com/chalk/story/_/id/18228600/college-football-full-list-odds-every-bowl-game College Bowl Game Odds ESPN December 7, 2016 December 9, 2016 Trenton Thompson (DT, Georgia) Michael Batlan (Pac-12) 51,087 1,437,500Bowl payout ESPN/ESPN Radio TV: Beth Mowins, Anthony Becht, Rocky Boiman Radio: Bill Roth, Al Groh, Alex Corddry 2016 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. Teams The game featured conference tie-ins from the Southeastern Conference and the Big 12 Conference. Georgia Bulldogs 2016 Georgia Bulldogs football team 2016 Southeastern Conference football season TCU Horned Frogs 2016 TCU Horned Frogs football team 2016 Big 12 Conference football season Game summary Scoring summary UGA TCU 1 9:32 UGA 5 86 2:55 RushTD Sony Michel 4 good Rodrigo Blankenship 7 0 1 0:44 TCU 14 66 5:27 FG 40 Brandon Hatfield 7 3 1 0:02 TCU 2 21 0:27 RushTD Kenny Hill 10 failed Brandon Hatfield 7 9 2 9:15 TCU 5 45 0:56 RecTD John Diarse Kenny Hill 10 good Brandon Hatfield 7 16 2 1:13 UGA 9 76 4:12 RecTD Sony Michel Jacob Eason 33 good Rodrigo Blankenship 14 16 3 7:08 UGA 12 52 6:36 RecTD Javon Wims Jacob Eason 4 good Rodrigo Blankenship 21 16 3 2:07 TCU 11 56 5:00 RecTD John Diarse Kenny Hill 9 good Brandon Hatfield 21 23 4 13:27 UGA 7 56 3:41 FG 30 Rodrigo Blankenship 24 23 4 2:48 UGA 9 70 5:09 RushTD Nick Chubb 13 good Rodrigo Blankenship 31 23 31 23 Statistics Statistics UGA TCU First downs 17 17 Plays-yards 65–412 67–321 Third down efficiency 7–14 6–14 Rushes-yards 44–248 39–175 Passing yards 164 146 Passing, Comp-Att-Int 12–21–0 18–28–0 Time of Possession 33:24 26:36 Team Category Player StatisticsUGA Passing Jacob Eason 12/21, 164 yds, 2 TD Rushing Nick Chubb 17 car, 142 yds, 1 TD Receiving Isaiah McKenzie 4 rec, 103 ydsTCU Passing Kenny Hill 18/27, 146 yds, 2 TD Rushing Kyle Hicks 15 car, 88 yds Receiving Kyle Hicks 5 rec, 21 yds References Liberty 2016 12 Category:Georgia Bulldogs football bowl games Category:TCU Horned Frogs football bowl games Category:2016 in sports in Tennessee Category:December 2016 sports events in the United States