1980 Liberty Bowl
| 1980 Liberty Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 22nd Liberty Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 27, 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Memphis, Tennessee | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | QB Mark Herrmann (Purdue) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | R. Pete Williams (SEC) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 32,939 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ABC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Jim Lampley Steve Davis | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1980 Liberty Bowl, a college football postseason bowl game, was played on December 27, 1980, in Memphis, Tennessee. The 22nd edition of the Liberty Bowl saw the Purdue Boilermakers defeat the Missouri Tigers, 28–25.