| 1985 Liberty Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 27th Liberty Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 27, 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Memphis, Tennessee | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Baylor QB Cody Carlson | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Otho Kortz (Big Ten) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 40,186 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | Raycom Sports | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Merle Harmon, Bud Wilkinson and Kevin Kiley | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1985 Liberty Bowl was a postseason college football bowl game held on December 27, 1985, in Memphis, Tennessee, at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium.[1] The 27th edition of the Liberty Bowl featured the Baylor Bears of the Southwest Conference (SWC) and the LSU Tigers of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Baylor won the game, 21–7.[2]
LSU entered the game with a 9–1–1 overall record and 4–1–1 conference record, led by head coach Bill Arnsparger. Baylor entered the game with an 8–3 overall record and 6–2 conference record, led by head coach Grant Teaff.[3]