1981 Liberty Bowl

1981 Liberty Bowl
23rd Liberty Bowl
1234 Total
Ohio State 10777 31
Navy 7678 28
DateDecember 30, 1981
Season1981
StadiumLiberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
LocationMemphis, Tennessee
MVPEddie Meyers (TB, Navy)
FavoriteOhio State by 14[1]
Attendance43,216
United States TV coverage
NetworkUSA Network/MetroSports
AnnouncersHarry Kalas, Joe Theismann, Johnny Holliday and Jeff Logan
Liberty Bowl
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The 1981 Liberty Bowl, a college football postseason bowl game, was played on December 30, 1981, in Memphis, Tennessee, at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium. The 23rd edition of the Liberty Bowl featured the Ohio State Buckeyes from the Big Ten Conference facing the independent Navy Midshipmen. Ohio State won the game, 31–28.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference recap1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Bolding, Mark. "The Liberty Bowl 1981". Archived from the original on June 28, 2010. Retrieved November 3, 2012.