2019 Cure Bowl

2019 FBC Mortgage Cure Bowl
5th Cure Bowl
Liberty Flames Georgia Southern Eagles
(7–5) (7–5)
Independent Sun Belt
23 16
Head coach: 
Hugh Freeze		 Head coach: 
Chad Lunsford
1234 Total
Liberty 7970 23
Georgia Southern 0763 16
DateDecember 21, 2019
Season2019
StadiumExploria Stadium
LocationOrlando, Florida
MVPJessie Lemonier (DE, Liberty)[1]
FavoriteGeorgia Southern by 4.5[2]
RefereeKevin Hassell (Mountain West)[3]
Attendance18,158[4]
PayoutUS$573,125[5]
United States TV coverage
NetworkCBS Sports Network
AnnouncersCarter Blackburn (play-by-play), Aaron Taylor (analyst), John Schriffen (sideline)
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The 2019 Cure Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 21, 2019, in Orlando, Florida, with kickoff at 2:30 p.m. EST on CBS Sports Network.[6] It was the fifth edition of the Cure Bowl, and one of the 2019–20 bowl games concluding the 2019 FBS football season. This was first Cure Bowl played at Exploria Stadium, as all prior editions were held at nearby Camping World Stadium.[7] With FBC Mortgage as the title sponsor, the game was officially known as the FBC Mortgage Cure Bowl.[8] Liberty defeated Georgia Southern 23–16, to claim their first bowl win in program history.[9][10]

  1. ^ @ASeaofRed (December 21, 2019). "Jessie Lemonier is named MVP of the 2019 Cure Bowl" (Tweet). Retrieved December 21, 2019 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "Liberty vs. Georgia Southern - Game Summary - December 21, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
  3. ^ "2019-20 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. December 9, 2019. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  4. ^ @EmptySeatsPics (December 21, 2019). "Announced crowd of 18,158 (71% capacity) for the 2019 FBC Mortgage Cure Bowl at Exploria Stadium" (Tweet). Retrieved December 21, 2019 – via Twitter.
  5. ^ "2019 Bowl Schedule". collegefootballpoll.com. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  6. ^ "2019-20 college football bowl schedule, games, dates, times, TV channels". CBSSports.com. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  7. ^ McElwain, John (May 1, 2019). "2019 Cure Bowl to be Played at Orlando City Stadium". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
  8. ^ "FBC Mortgage Named Title Sponsor of the Cure Bowl and March 2 Cure". CureBowl.com (Press release). December 6, 2019. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  9. ^ Sordelett, Damien (December 21, 2019). "Liberty's defense delivers in Cure Bowl victory over Georgia Southern". The News & Advance. Archived from the original on December 22, 2019. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
  10. ^ Anthony, Mike (December 21, 2019). "Eagles fall to Liberty in Cure Bowl". Statesboro Herald. Archived from the original on December 22, 2019. Retrieved December 22, 2019.