1993 Liberty Bowl

1993 St. Jude Liberty Bowl
Program cover for the 1993 game
Michigan State Spartans Louisville Cardinals
(6–5) (8–3)
7 18
Head coach: 
George Perles		 Head coach: 
Howard Schnellenberger
APCoaches
2525
1234 Total
Michigan State 7000 7
Louisville 30015 18
Date December 28, 1993
Season 1993
Stadium Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Location Memphis, Tennessee
MVP QB Jeff Brohm, Louisville
Attendance 21,097
United States TV coverage
Network ESPN
Announcers Ron Franklin, Mike Gottfried
and Adrian Karsten

The 1993 Liberty Bowl was a college football bowl game played at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee on December 28, 1993 as part of the 1993–94 bowl season. The Louisville Cardinals accepted their invitation after their victory over the Navy Midshipmen. The Michigan State Spartans of the Big Ten Conference also accepted their invitation. The Louisville Cardinals defeated the Michigan State Spartans by a score of 18–7.[1][2][3][4]

Scoring summary

First Quarter

  • Michigan State – Duane Goulbourne 1 yard touchdown run (Bill Stoyanovich kick), 10:10 left.
  • Louisville – David Akers 31 yard field goal, 7:07 left.

Fourth Quarter

  • Louisville – Reggie Ferguson 25 yard touchdown pass from Jeff Brohm (David Akers kick), 12:05 left.
  • Louisville – Safety, Craig Thomas tackled in end zone by Joe Johnson and Tyrus McCloud, 8:53 left.
  • Louisville – Ralph Dawkins 11 yard touchdown run (kick failed), 4:57 left.

Statistics

StatisticsMichigan StateLouisville
First Downs1820
Rushing Yards114172
Passing Yards193197
Total Yards307369
Passes (Att-Comp-Int)28-15-131-19-0
Punts-Average5-29.05-36.2
Fumbles-Lost0-01-0
Penalties-Yards5-606-45

References

  1. ↑ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/msu/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/04-mg-bowlhistory-247-272.pdf
  2. ↑ http://louisville.scout.com/2/84020.html
  3. ↑ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/lou/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/records-bowlhistory.pdf
  4. ↑ https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CEFDB1030F93BA15753C1A965958260


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