1971 Liberty Bowl
| 1971 Liberty Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 13th Liberty Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 20, 1971 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1971 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Memphis Memorial Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Memphis, Tennessee | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Joe Ferguson, Arkansas | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | McDuff Simpson (SWC; split crew: SWC, SEC) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 45,410 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | ABC | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Chris Schenkel, Bud Wilkinson | ||||||||||||||||||||
The 1971 Liberty Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game between the Arkansas Razorbacks and the Tennessee Volunteers, played on December 20, 1971, in Memphis, Tennessee. In the 13th edition of the Liberty Bowl, ninth-ranked Tennessee defeated 18th-ranked Arkansas, 14–13.