1959 Liberty Bowl

1959 Liberty Bowl
Inaugural Liberty Bowl
Alabama Crimson Tide Penn State Nittany Lions
(7–1–2) (8–2)
SEC Independent
0 7
Head coach: 
Bear Bryant		 Head coach: 
Rip Engle
APCoaches
1013
APCoaches
1210
1234 Total
Alabama 0000 0
Penn State 0700 7
DateDecember 19, 1959
Season1959
StadiumPhiladelphia Municipal Stadium
LocationPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
MVPJay Huffman (C, Penn State)
FavoritePenn State by 1[1]
Attendance36,211
United States TV coverage
NetworkNBC[2]
AnnouncersLindsey Nelson[2]
Red Grange[2]
Liberty Bowl
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The 1959 Liberty Bowl, part of the 1959 bowl game season, took place on December 19, 1959, at Philadelphia Municipal Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was the inaugural edition of the Liberty Bowl. The competing teams were the Alabama Crimson Tide, representing the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and the Penn State Nittany Lions, competing as a football independent. In a game dominated by both defenses, Penn State was victorious in by a final score of 7–0. The game is notable as the first football game Alabama ever played against an integrated team.[3]

  1. ^ Hand, Jack (December 19, 1959). "Penn State favored in Liberty Bowl". The Gettysburg Times. p. 5. Retrieved November 16, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c Land, Charles (December 1, 1959). "Tide going to Liberty Bowl". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 1. Retrieved November 16, 2010.
  3. ^ "Alabama Football's Racial Dilemma". Retrieved July 2, 2022.