| 2006 AutoZone Liberty Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 48th Liberty Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 29, 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Memphis, Tennessee | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Blake Mitchell (QB, South Carolina) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Frank White (WAC) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 56,103 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Bob Wischusen, Doug Flutie, Craig James, Todd Harris | ||||||||||||||||||
The 2006 Liberty Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game played on December 29, 2006, at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee. The 48th edition of the Liberty Bowl pitted the Houston Cougars against the South Carolina Gamecocks. With sponsorship from AutoZone, the game was officially the AutoZone Liberty Bowl. South Carolina won the game by a score of 44–36.[1]