2007 Liberty Bowl

2007 AutoZone Liberty Bowl
1234 Total
UCF 0300 3
Mississippi State 0307 10
Date December 29, 2007
Season 2007
Stadium Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Location Memphis, Tennessee
MVP Derek Pegues, FS, Mississippi State
Favorite UCF by 3[1]
National anthem Kallen Esperian
Referee Sun Belt officiating crew
Halftime show Taylor Hicks
Attendance 63,816[2]
Payout US$1.7 million per team[3]
United States TV coverage
Network ESPN
Announcers Terry Gannon, David Norrie

The 2007 AutoZone Liberty Bowl, part of the 2007-08 NCAA football bowl games season, was played on December 29, 2007 at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee.

The opposing teams were the University of Central Florida (UCF) Knights, winners of the Conference USA Championship for the first time in school history, and the Mississippi State University (MSU) Bulldogs, in their first bowl game under head coach Sylvester Croom. Mississippi State Free Safety Derek Pegues intercepted two passes as part of an outstanding overall defensive effort by the Bulldogs on his way to earning MVP honors. The Bulldogs emerged victorious by a score of 10-3.

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