1977 Liberty Bowl
| 1977 Liberty Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 19th Liberty Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 19, 1977 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1977 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Memphis, Tennessee | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Matt Kupec (QB, North Carolina) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Nebraska by 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | James Malone (WAC) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 49,456 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ABC | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Keith Jackson, Frank Broyles | ||||||||||||||||||||
The 1977 Liberty Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game played in Memphis, Tennessee, on December 19, 1977. In the 19th edition of the Liberty Bowl, the Nebraska Cornhuskers of the Big Eight Conference rallied to defeat the North Carolina Tar Heels of the Atlantic Coast Conference, 21–17.