1993 Liberty Bowl

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 35th edition of the Liberty Bowl, the game matched the Louisville Cardinals, a football independent, and the Michigan State Spartans of the Big Ten Conference. Louisville defeated Michigan State, 18–7.[1][2][3][4]

1993 St. Jude Liberty Bowl
35th Liberty Bowl
Program cover for the 1993 game
Michigan State Spartans Louisville Cardinals
(6–5) (8–3)
Big Ten Independent
7 18
Head coach: 
George Perles		 Head coach: 
Howard Schnellenberger
APCoaches
2525
1234 Total
Michigan State 7000 7
Louisville 30015 18
DateDecember 28, 1993
Season1993
StadiumLiberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
LocationMemphis, Tennessee
MVPQB Jeff Brohm, Louisville
Attendance21,097
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
AnnouncersRon Franklin, Mike Gottfried
and Adrian Karsten

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. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2009-01-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  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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