1979 Liberty Bowl
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| Date | December 22, 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | ABC | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Keith Jackson, Ara Parseghian, Verne Lundquist | ||||||||||||||||||||
The 1979 Liberty Bowl was the 21st
Liberty Bowl in Memphis, Tennessee
, on Saturday, December 22. Part of the
1979–80 bowl game season, it matched the Tulane Green Wave and the Penn State Nittany Lions, both independents. In a game without a touchdown, Penn State won 9–6.[2][3]
Teams
Penn State
The 1979 Penn State squad finished the regular season with a record of 7–4 and losses against Texas A&M, Nebraska, Miami and Pittsburgh.[4] The appearance marked the third for Penn State in the Liberty Bowl, and the school's 18th overall bowl game.[5]
Tulane
The 1979 Tulane squad finished the regular season with a record of 9–2 and losses against Rice and West Virginia.[6] The appearance marked the second for Tulane in the Liberty Bowl, and the school's sixth overall bowl game.[7]
Game summary
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References
- ^ "The latest line". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. December 22, 1979. p. 11.
- ^ "Penn State topples Tulane". Youngstown Vindicator. (Ohio). Associated Press. December 23, 1979. p. D1.
- ^ "Menhardt's 3 field goals save Penn State in the Liberty Bowl". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire service reports. December 23, 1979. p. 3B.
- ^ "Game-by-Game under Joe Paterno (1966–2007)" (PDF). goPSUsports.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved February 6, 2011.
- ^ "College Football Data Warehouse: Penn State bowl games". Archived from the original (English) on November 9, 2007. Retrieved February 6, 2011.
- ^ "Year-By-Year Summaries (1970s)". Tulane Athletic Communications Office. Archived from the original on December 29, 2010. Retrieved February 6, 2011.
- ^ "College Football Data Warehouse: Tulane bowl games". Archived from the original (English) on May 22, 2010. Retrieved February 6, 2011.
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