1989 Liberty Bowl

Air Force Falcons	Ole Miss Rebels
(8–3–1)	(7–4)
29	42
Head coach: Fisher DeBerry	Head coach: Billy Brewer

	1	2	3	4	Total
Air Force	9	0	6	14	29
Ole Miss	14	14	7	7	42

Date

December 28, 1989

Season

1989

Stadium

Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium

Location

Memphis, Tennessee

MVP

RB Randy Baldwin

The 1989 Liberty Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game between the Ole Miss Rebels and the Air Force Falcons.

Background

The Rebels finished tied for 4th in the Southeastern Conference while the Falcons finished 2nd in the Western Athletic Conference. This was the first year in which the winner of the Commander in Chief's Trophy received an automatic bid to the Liberty Bowl. The two teams had matched up before in 1983. Chucky Mullins (who had been paralyzed in a game just two months prior) visited the Ole Miss locker room prior to the game in his first visit outside the hospital prior to his injury.

Game summary

First Quarter

Ole Miss — Hines 32 pass from Darnell (Hogue PAT), 3:53 remaining
Air Force — Wood 37 FG, 11:16 remaining
Ole Miss — Baldwin 23 run (Hogue PAT), 9:18 remaining
Air Force — Dowis 2 run (pass failed), 3:19 remaining

Second Quarter

Ole Miss — Baldwin 21 run (Hogue PAT), 10:20 remaining
Ole Miss — Coleman 58 punt return (Hogue kick), 1:21 remaining

Third Quarter

Air Force — Johnson 3 run (run failed), 12:50 remaining
Ole Miss — Coleman 11 run (Hogue PAT), 0:26 remaining

Fourth Quarter

Ole Miss — Thigpen 8 pass from Shows (Hogue PAT), 10:44 remaining
Air Force — Senn 35 pass from McDowell (pass failed), 9:02 remaining
Air Force — Senn 21 pass from McDowell (Durham run), 2:34 remaining

Randy Baldwin rushed for 177 yards on 14 carries with two touchdowns, and John Darnell passed for 19-of-33 for 261 yards and a touchdown. ^[1]

Aftermath

The two teams would meet up three years later in the Liberty Bowl again.

Statistics

Statistics	Ole Miss	Air Force
First Downs	30	25
Rushing Yards	248	259
Passing Yards	285	233
Total Yards	533	513
Passing C-A-I	21-37-0	14-24-2
Punts-Average	5-38.2	4-43.3
Fumbles-Lost	2-2	3-2
Penalties-Yards	7-45	2-12

References

↑ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ole/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/OM_Bowl_History.pdf

1989–90 NCAA football bowl game season

California (Dec. 9) Independence (Dec. 16) Aloha (Dec. 25) Liberty (Dec. 28) All-American (Dec. 28) Holiday (Dec. 29) Gator (Dec. 30) John Hancock (Dec. 30) Peach (Dec. 30) Freedom (Dec. 30) Copper (Dec. 31) Hall of Fame (Jan. 1) Fiesta (Jan. 1) Rose (Jan. 1) Orange (Jan. 1) Cotton (Jan. 1) Sugar (Jan. 1) Florida Citrus (Jan. 1)

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.

Air Force Falcons bowl games

Ole Miss Rebels bowl games

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