1969 Liberty Bowl
| 1969Liberty Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 11th Liberty Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 13, 1969 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1969 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Memphis Memorial Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Memphis, Tennessee | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Bobby Anderson,ColoradoTB | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Colorado by 1[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 50,144 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ABC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Chris Schenkel,Bud Wilkinson | ||||||||||||||||||
The1969 Liberty Bowl,part of the1969 bowl gameseason, took place on Saturday, December 13, atMemphis Memorial StadiuminMemphis, Tennessee.The competing teams in the eleventh edition of theLiberty Bowlwere theAlabama Crimson Tideof theSoutheastern Conference(SEC), and theColorado Buffaloesof theBig Eight Conference.[1][2]Favored by a point,[1]Colorado won 47–33.[3][4]
Teams
[edit]Alabama
[edit]Alabama finished the regular season with losses toVanderbilt,Tennessee,LSU,andAuburnto compile a 6–4 record. Following their victory overMiami,the Crimson Tide accepted an invitation to play in the Liberty Bowl on November 17.[5]The appearance marked the second for Alabama in the Liberty Bowl, and their 23rd overallbowl game.
Colorado
[edit]Colorado lost toPenn State,Oklahoma,andNebraskato compile a 7–3 record in the regular season. Following their victory overKansas State,the Buffaloes accepted an invitation to play in the Liberty Bowl on November 22.[6]It was the first Liberty Bowl for Colorado and their fifth bowl appearance.
Game summary
[edit]The game kicked off shortly after 12:20 pmCST.[1][2]
In a game dominated by both offenses, Colorado took a 10–0 first quarter lead.Ward Walshscored first on a 13-yard touchdown run and Dave Haney connected on a 30-yardfield goalfor the Buffaloes.[3]Early in the second quarter, Colorado extended their lead to 17–0 after a three-yardBobby Andersontouchdown run. Alabama responded with touchdown runs of 31-yards fromScott Hunterand six-yards from George Ranager to cut the lead to 17–13.[3]With less than three minutes remaining in the half, Walsh scored again on 15-yard touchdown run. On the ensuing drive, Alabama responded with a two-yardJohnny Mussotouchdown run to make the score 24–19.[3]However, the followingkickoffwas returned 91-yards by Steve Engel to give the Buffaloes a 31–19 lead at the half.[3]
In the third quarter, Alabama took their only lead of the game following a pair of Neb Hayden touchdown passes; the first came on a 55-yard reception by Griff Langston and the second on a ten-yard reception by Musso to give the Crimson Tide a 33–31 lead.[3]Colorado then scored 16 fourth quarter points to seal the 47–33 victory with a pair of Anderson touchdown runs and asafetymade whenBill BrundigeandHerb OrvissackedHayden in the endzone.[3]
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References
[edit]- ^abcd"Colorado favored to drop Alabama".Lawrence Daily Journal-World.(Kansas). Associated Press. December 12, 1969. p. 22.
- ^abLand, Charles (December 12, 1969)."Offense big thing for Tide".Tuscaloosa News.(Alabama). p. 16.
- ^abcdefgLand, Charles (December 14, 1969)."Buffaloes rumble past Tide, 47–33".Tuscaloosa News.(Alabama). p. 1.RetrievedJanuary 28,2011.
- ^Shearer, Ed (December 14, 1969)."Anderson-powered Buffaloes beat Tide".Eugene Register-Guard.(Oregon). Associated Press. p. 1B.
- ^Land, Charles (November 17, 1969). "Crimson Tide, Auburn to play in bowl games".Tuscaloosa News.(Alabama). p. 1.
- ^"Colorado to face Tide in Liberty".The Florence Times.(Alabama). UPI. November 23, 1969. p. 13.RetrievedJanuary 28,2011.