1969 Liberty Bowl

1969 Liberty Bowl
11th Liberty Bowl
1234 Total
Alabama 019140 33
Colorado 1021016 47
DateDecember 13, 1969
Season1969
StadiumMemphis Memorial Stadium
LocationMemphis, Tennessee
MVPBobby Anderson, Colorado TB
FavoriteColorado by 1[1]
Attendance50,144
United States TV coverage
NetworkABC
AnnouncersChris Schenkel, Bud Wilkinson
Liberty Bowl
 < 1968  1970

The 1969 Liberty Bowl, part of the 1969 bowl game season, took place on Saturday, December 13, at Memphis Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee. The competing teams in the eleventh edition of the Liberty Bowl were the Alabama Crimson Tide of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and the Colorado Buffaloes of the Big Eight Conference.[1][2] Favored by a point,[1] Colorado won 47–33.[3][4]

  1. ^ a b c "Colorado favored to drop Alabama". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. December 12, 1969. p. 22.
  2. ^ Land, Charles (December 12, 1969). "Offense big thing for Tide". Tuscaloosa News. (Alabama). p. 16.
  3. ^ Land, Charles (December 14, 1969). "Buffaloes rumble past Tide, 47–33". Tuscaloosa News. (Alabama). p. 1. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
  4. ^ Shearer, Ed (December 14, 1969). "Anderson-powered Buffaloes beat Tide". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 1B.