| 2021 AutoZone Liberty Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 63rd Liberty Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 28, 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Memphis, Tennessee | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Donovan Smith (QB, Texas Tech)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Mississippi State by 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Riley Johnson (ACC)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 48,615 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN ESPN Radio | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | ESPN: Dave Neal (play-by-play), Deuce McAllister (analyst), and Andraya Carter (sideline) ESPN Radio: Sean Kelley (play-by-play), Barrett Jones (analyst), and Ian Fitzsimmons (sideline) | ||||||||||||||||||
The 2021 Liberty Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 28, 2021, with kickoff at 6:45 p.m. EST (5:45 p.m. local CST) and televised on ESPN.[3] It was the 63rd edition of the Liberty Bowl, and was one of the 2021–22 bowl games concluding the 2021 FBS football season. Sponsored by automotive retailer AutoZone, the game was officially known as the AutoZone Liberty Bowl.