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The 2016 Liberty Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game played on December 30, 2016, at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee. The 58th edition of the Liberty Bowl featured the Georgia Bulldogs of the Southeastern Conference against the TCU Horned Frogs of the Big 12 Conference. It was one of the 2016–17 bowl games concluding the 2016 FBS football season. Sponsored by automobile parts and accessories store AutoZone, it was officially known as the AutoZone Liberty Bowl.

Teams

The game featured conference tie-ins from the Southeastern Conference and the Big 12 Conference.

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	UGA	TCU
1	9:32	5	86	2:55	UGA	Sony Michel 4-yard touchdown run, Rodrigo Blankenship kick good	7	0
1	0:44	14	66	5:27	TCU	40-yard field goal by Brandon Hatfield	7	3
1	0:02	2	21	0:27	TCU	Kenny Hill 10-yard touchdown run, Brandon Hatfield kick failed	7	9
2	9:15	5	45	0:56	TCU	John Diarse 10-yard touchdown reception from Kenny Hill, Brandon Hatfield kick good	7	16
2	1:13	9	76	4:12	UGA	Sony Michel 33-yard touchdown reception from Jacob Eason, Rodrigo Blankenship kick good	14	16
3	7:08	12	52	6:36	UGA	Javon Wims 4-yard touchdown reception from Jacob Eason, Rodrigo Blankenship kick good	21	16
3	2:07	11	56	5:00	TCU	John Diarse 9-yard touchdown reception from Kenny Hill, Brandon Hatfield kick good	21	23
4	13:27	7	56	3:41	UGA	30-yard field goal by Rodrigo Blankenship	24	23
4	2:48	9	70	5:09	UGA	Nick Chubb 13-yard touchdown run, Rodrigo Blankenship kick good	31	23
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							31	23

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UGA	Passing	Jacob Eason	12/21, 164 yds, 2 TD
	Rushing	Nick Chubb	17 car, 142 yds, 1 TD
	Receiving	Isaiah McKenzie	4 rec, 103 yds
TCU	Passing	Kenny Hill	18/27, 146 yds, 2 TD
	Rushing	Kyle Hicks	15 car, 88 yds
	Receiving	Kyle Hicks	5 rec, 21 yds

2016–17 NCAA football bowl game season
New Mexico (Dec. 17) Las Vegas (Dec. 17) Camellia (Dec. 17) Cure (Dec. 17) New Orleans (Dec. 17) Miami Beach (Dec. 19) Boca Raton (Dec. 20) Poinsettia (Dec. 21) Famous Idaho Potato (Dec. 22) Armed Forces (Dec. 23) Bahamas (Dec. 23) Dollar General (Dec. 23) Hawaii (Dec. 24) Quick Lane (Dec. 26) St. Petersburg (Dec. 26) Independence (Dec. 26) Heart of Dallas (Dec. 27) Military (Dec. 27) Cactus (Dec. 27) Holiday (Dec. 27) Russell Athletic (Dec. 28) Pinstripe (Dec. 28) Texas (Dec. 28) Foster Farms (Dec. 28) Alamo (Dec. 29) Birmingham (Dec. 29) Belk (Dec. 29) Orange (Dec. 30) Liberty (Dec. 30) Arizona (Dec. 30) Music City (Dec. 30) Sun (Dec. 30) TaxSlayer (Dec. 31) Citrus (Dec. 31) Outback (Jan. 2) Rose (Jan. 2) Sugar (Jan. 2) Cotton (Jan. 2)
College Football Playoff games Peach (semifinal) (Dec. 31) Fiesta (semifinal) (Dec. 31) National Championship Game (Jan. 9)
All-Star Games East–West Shrine Game (Jan. 21) NFLPA Collegiate Bowl (Jan. 21) Senior Bowl (Jan. 28)

Liberty Bowl
History & conference tie-ins	History Philadelphia Municipal Stadium Convention Hall Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium 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 (Jan) 2010 (Dec) 2011 2012 2013 2014 2016 (Jan) 2016 (Dec) 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2026
Notes	There was no Liberty Bowl in 2008 or 2015. There was a Liberty Bowl in January and December of 2010 and 2016.