2020 Cure Bowl

2020 FBC Mortgage Cure Bowl
6th Cure Bowl
Liberty Flames Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
(9–1) (11–0)
Independent Sun Belt
37 34
Head coach: 
Hugh Freeze		 Head coach: 
Jamey Chadwell
APCoachesCFP
2323NR
APCoachesCFP
91112
1234OT Total
Liberty 1437103 37
Coastal Carolina 0136150 34
DateDecember 26, 2020
Season2020
StadiumCamping World Stadium
LocationOrlando, Florida
MVPMalik Willis (QB, Liberty)[1]
FavoriteCoastal Carolina by 6.5[2]
RefereeRon Hudson (MAC)[3]
Attendance4,488
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
AnnouncersRoy Philpott (play-by-play), Kelly Stouffer (analyst) and Alex Chappell (sideline)
Cure Bowl
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The 2020 Cure Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 26, 2020, with kickoff at 7:30 p.m. EST on ESPN.[4] It was the 6th edition of the Cure Bowl, and was one of the 2020–21 bowl games concluding the 2020 FBS football season. Sponsored by mortgage lender FBC Mortgage, the game was officially known as the FBC Mortgage Cure Bowl. Liberty defeated Coastal Carolina in overtime, 37–34, to claim their second consecutive Cure Bowl victory.[5][6]

  1. ^ @ASeaofRed (December 26, 2020). "Malik Willis is named MVP of the 2020 Cure Bowl" (Tweet). Retrieved December 26, 2020 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "ESPN Game Summary - Liberty vs. Coastal Carolina - December 26, 2020". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  3. ^ Austro, Ben (December 23, 2020). "2020-21 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  4. ^ "ESPN Events Reveals 13-Game College Football Bowl Schedule for 2020-21: Inaugural Launch of the Fenway Bowl Postponed". espnpressroom.com (Press release). October 30, 2020. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  5. ^ Sordelett, Damien (December 27, 2020). "Liberty outlasts Coastal Carolina in overtime to claim Cure Bowl victory". The News & Advance. Archived from the original on December 30, 2020. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  6. ^ Blondin, Alan (December 26, 2020). "Perfection blocked: CCU's hopes of undefeated season spoiled by Liberty in thrilling bowl". The Sun News. Archived from the original on December 30, 2020. Retrieved December 30, 2020.