1965 Liberty Bowl

(6–4)

(5–4–1)

Head coach:
Johnny Vaught

Head coach:
Ralph Jordan

AP	Coaches
NR	17

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ole Miss	0	3	7	3	13
Auburn	0	7	0	0	7

Date

December 18, 1965

Season

1965

Stadium

Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium

Location

Memphis, Tennessee

MVP

FB Tom Bryan, Auburn

Attendance

38,607

The 1965 Liberty Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game between the Auburn Tigers and the Ole Miss Rebels.

Background

The Rebels had finished 4th in the Southeastern Conference, a rise from last year's 7th-place finish. This was the Rebels' 9th straight bowl appearance. As for the Tigers, they finished 2nd after tying Tennessee in the beginning of the season and losing to Alabama in the Iron Bowl. This was the first Liberty Bowl played at Memphis, Tennessee, after four years of it being played in Philadelphia and one year of it being played at Atlantic City. It has been played at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium ever since.

Game summary

Jimmy Keyes gave the Rebels a 3-0 lead on his 42 yard field goal in the second quarter. With 6:58, Tom Bryan rushed for a touchdown from 44 yards out to make it 7-3 Auburn. Doug Cunningham caught a six yard touchdown pass from Jody Graves to make it 10-7 Rebels in the third quarter. Keyes made it 13-7 on his 30 yard field goal in the following quarter. Auburn had one last chance, reaching the Ole Miss 9. With 33 seconds later, Alex Bowden was sacked on 4th down, clinching the victory for the Reels. In a losing effort, Tom Bryan rushed for 111 yards on 19 carries. ^[1]

Aftermath

Ole Miss reached three more bowl games before the end of the decade. Auburn did not return to a bowl game again until 1968. They later faced Ole Miss in a bowl game in 1971.

Statistics

Statistics	Ole Miss	Auburn
First Downs	12	15
Rushing Yards	189	156
Passing Yards	24	112
Total Yards	213	268
Passing (C-A-I)	4-12-0	11-24-1
Punts-Average	9-34.8	8-39
Fumbles-Lost	0-0	0-0
Penalties-Yards	5-25	4-29

References

↑ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ole/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2013-14/misc_non_event/OM_bowl_history.pdf

Liberty Bowl

History & conference tie-ins	History Philadelphia Municipal Stadium Convention Hall Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Broadcasters Big 12 Conference Southeastern Conference American Athletic Conference

Games	1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2009 2010 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2016

Notes	There was no Liberty Bowl in 2008 or 2015. There was a Liberty Bowl in January and December in 2010.

Auburn Tigers bowl games

Pound sign (#) denotes national championship game.

Ole Miss Rebels bowl games

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