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The game was the final contest of the 1968 NCAA University Division football season for both teams, and ended in a 34–17 victory for Mississippi. Two years after their appearance in the 1966 Liberty Bowl, Virginia Tech was again asked to travel to Memphis for a post-season bowl game. This time, the opponent was Mississippi, who had amassed a ...
The Hokies came into the game with a 7–3 record that included a loss to Tech's previous Liberty Bowl opponent, Miami. [27] The 1968 Liberty Bowl kicked off on January 14, 1968. As in the Hokies' previous Liberty Bowl appearance, Virginia Tech got off to a fast start.
The Liberty Bowl is an annual American college football bowl game played in late December or early January since 1959. For its first five years, it was played at Philadelphia Municipal Stadium in Philadelphia before being held at Atlantic City (New Jersey) Convention Hall in 1964.
Led by eighth-year head coach Jerry Claiborne the Gobblers compiled an overall record of 7–4 and with a loss against Ole Miss in the Liberty Bowl. VPI played home games at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia. [1]
The 12-team College Football Playoff has given us more games and also juggled the bowl schedule. Bowl season begins on Dec. 14 and now ends on Jan. 4 for the non-playoff bowls.
The 1968 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. The Rebels were led by 22nd-year head coach Johnny Vaught and played their home games at Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi and Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson .
Against Georgia Tech in Iowa State's 1972 Liberty Bowl game, the kickoff temperature was 40 degrees. Against Tulsa in 2012, it was 47. In 2017 against Memphis, the opening-game temp was 40.
Pages in category "1968–69 NCAA football bowl games" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .