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MEMPHIS TIGERS CURRENT LIBERTY BOWL CHAMPIONS

Memphis Tigers

Iowa State Cyclones
36
26


Through the 2023 Bowl
YEAR
WINNER
LOSER
SCORE
1959
Penn State Nittany Lions
Alabama Crimson Tide
7-0
1960
Penn State Nittany Lions
Oregon Ducks
41-12
1961
Syracuse Orangemen
Miami Hurricanes
15-14
1962
Oregon State Beavers
Villanova Wildcats
6-0
1963
Mississippi State Bulldogs
North Carolina State Wolfpack
16-12
1964
Utah Utes
West Virginia Mountaineers
32-6
1965
Mississippi Rebels
Auburn Tigers
13-7
1966
Miami Hurricanes
Virginia Tech Hokies
14-7
1967
North Carolina State Wolfpack
Georgia Bulldogs
14-7
1968
Mississippi Rebels
Virginia Tech Hokies
34-17
1969
Colorado Buffaloes
Alabama Crimson Tide
47-33
1970
Tulane Green Wave
Colorado Buffaloes
17-3
1971
Tennessee Volunteers
Arkansas Razorbacks
14-13
1972
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Iowa State Cyclones
31-30
1973
North Carolina State Wolfpack
Kansas Jayhawks
31-18
1974
Tennessee Volunteers
Maryland Terrapins
7-3
1975
USC Trojans
Texas A&M Aggies
20-0
1976
Alabama Crimson Tide
UCLA Bruins
36-6
1977
Nebraska Cornhuskers
North Carolina Tar Heels
21-17
1978
Missouri Tigers
LSU Tigers
20-15
1979
Penn State Nittany Lions
Tulane Green Wave
9-6
1980
Purdue Boilermakers
Missouri Tigers
28-25
1981
Ohio State Buckeyes
Navy Midshipmen
31-28
1982
Alabama Crimson Tide
Illinois Fighting Illini
21-15
1983
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Boston College Eagles
19-18
1984
Auburn Tigers
Arkansas Razorbacks
21-15
1985
Baylor Bears
LSU Tigers
21-7
1986
Tennessee Volunteers
Minnesota Golden Gophers
21-14
1987
Georgia Bulldogs
Arkansas Razorbacks
20-17
1988
Indiana Hoosiers
South Carolina Gamecocks
34-10
1989
Mississippi Rebels
Air Force Fighting Falcons
42-29
1990
Air Force Fighting Falcons
Ohio State Buckeyes
23-11
1991
Air Force Fighting Falcons
Mississippi State Bulldogs
38-15
1992
Mississippi Rebels
Air Force Fighting Falcons
13-0
1993
Louisville Cardianls
Michigan State Spartans
18-7
1994
Illinois Fighting Illini
East Carolina Pirates
30-0
1995
East Carolina Pirates
Stanford Cardinal
19-13
1996
Syracuse Orangemen
Houston Cougars
30-17
1997
Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles
Pittsburgh Panthers
41-7
1998
Tulane Green Wave
BYU Cougars
41-27
1999
Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles
Colorado State Rams
23-17
2000
Colorado State Rams
Louisville Cardinals
22-17
2001
Louisville Cardinals
BYU Cougars
28-10
2002
TCU Horned Frogs
Colorado State Rams
25-3
2003
Utah Utes
Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles
17-0
2004
Louisville Cardianls
Boise State Broncos
44-40
2005
Tulsa Golden Hurricane
Fresno State Bulldogs
31-24
2006
South Carolina Gamecocks
Houston Cougars
44-36
2007
Mississippi State Bulldogs
Central Florida Golden Knights
10-3
2008
Kentucky Wildcats
East Carolina Pirates
25-19
2009
Arkansas Razorbacks
East Carolina Pirates
20-17 OT
2010
Central Florida Golden Knights
Georgia Bulldogs
10-6
2011
Cincinnati Bearcats
Vanderbilt Commodores
31-24
2012
Tulsa Golden Hurricane
Iowa State Cyclones
31-17
2013
Mississippi State Bulldogs
Rice Owls
44-7
2014
Texas A&M Aggies
West Virginia Mountaineers
45-37
2015
Arkansas Razorbacks
Kansas State Wildcats
45-23
2016
Georgia Bulldogs
TCU Horned Frogs
31-23
2017
Iowa State Cyclones
Memphis Tigers
21-20
2018
Oklahoma State Cowboys
Missouri Tigers
38-33
2019
Navy Midshipmen
Kansas State Wildcats 20-17
2020
West Virginia Mountaineers
Army Black Knights
24-21
2021
Texas Tech Red Raiders
Mississippi State Bulldogs
34-7
2022
Arkansas Razorbacks
Kansas Jayhawks
55-53 3OT
2023
Memphis Tigers
Iowa State Cyclones
36-26