| 1972 Liberty Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 14th Liberty Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 18, 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Memphis Memorial Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Memphis, Tennessee | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | QB Jim Stevens (Georgia Tech) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | John Miskovsky (Big Eight) (split crew: Big Eight, SEC) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 50,021 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ABC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Chris Schenkel (Play-by-play), Bud Wilkinson (Color commentary) | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1972 Liberty Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game played on December 18, 1972, in Memphis, Tennessee. In the 14th edition of the Liberty Bowl, the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets defeated the Iowa State Cyclones, 31–30.