1981 Liberty Bowl

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1981 Liberty Bowl
23rd Liberty Bowl
1234Total
Ohio State1077731
Navy767828
DateDecember 30, 1981
Season 1981
Stadium Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Location Memphis, Tennessee
MVPEddie Meyers (TB, Navy)
Favorite Ohio State by 14 [1]
Attendance43,216
United States TV coverage
Network USA Network/MetroSports
Announcers Harry Kalas, Joe Theismann, Johnny Holliday and Jeff Logan
Liberty Bowl
 < 1980   1982 > 

The 1981 Liberty Bowl, a college football postseason bowl game, was played on December 30, 1981, in Memphis, Tennessee, at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium. The 23rd edition of the Liberty Bowl featured the Ohio State Buckeyes from the Big Ten Conference facing the independent Navy Midshipmen. Ohio State won the game, 31–28. [2]

Game summary

Scoring summary
QuarterTime Drive TeamScoring informationScore
Plays Yards TOP OSUNAVY
137OSU35-yard field goal by Bob Atha 30
1150OSU Gary Williams 50-yard touchdown reception from Art Schlichter, Atha kick good100
11677NAVYGreg Papajohn 1-yard touchdown reception from Marco Pagnanelli, Steve Fehr kick good107
2NAVY41-yard field goal by Fehr1010
2OSUJimmy Gayle 1-yard touchdown run, Atha kick good1710
2NAVY23-yard field goal by Fehr1713
3NAVYKen Olson returned blocked punt 20 yards for touchdown, Fehr kick good1720
39OSUGayle 2-yard touchdown run, Atha kick good2420
45OSUCedric Anderson 9-yard touchdown reception from Schlichter, Atha kick good3120
40:081497NAVYPapajohn 1-yard touchdown reception from Pagnanelli, 2-point pass good, Papajohn from Pagnanelli3128
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.3128

Source: [1] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Jackson, James H. (December 31, 1981). "Stubborn Middies fall, 31–28". The Baltimore Sun . p. D1. Retrieved January 15, 2020 via newspapers.com.
  2. Bolding, Mark. "The Liberty Bowl 1981". Archived from the original on June 28, 2010. Retrieved November 3, 2012.
  3. Jackson, James H. (December 31, 1981). "Buckeyes wear down Middies for 31–28 victory". The Baltimore Sun . p. D2. Retrieved January 15, 2020 via newspapers.com.