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1981 Liberty Bowl

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College football game
1981 Liberty Bowl
23rd Liberty Bowl
(8–3) (7–3–1)
31 28
Head coach: 
Earle Bruce Head coach: 
George Welsh
15 14
1234 Total
Ohio State 10777 31
Navy 7678 28
DateDecember 30, 1981Season1981 StadiumLiberty Bowl Memorial Stadium LocationMemphis, Tennessee MVPEddie Meyers (TB, Navy)Favorite Ohio State by 14[1] Attendance43,216United States TV coverageNetwork USA Network/MetroSportsAnnouncers 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

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Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP OSU NAVY
1 3 7 OSU 35-yard field goal by Bob Atha 3 0
1 1 50 OSU Gary Williams 50-yard touchdown reception from Art Schlichter, Atha kick good 10 0
1 16 77 NAVY Greg Papajohn 1-yard touchdown reception from Marco Pagnanelli, Steve Fehr kick good 10 7
2 NAVY 41-yard field goal by Fehr 10 10
2 OSU Jimmy Gayle 1-yard touchdown run, Atha kick good 17 10
2 NAVY 23-yard field goal by Fehr 17 13
3 NAVY Ken Olson returned blocked punt 20 yards for touchdown, Fehr kick good 17 20
3 9 OSU Gayle 2-yard touchdown run, Atha kick good 24 20
4 5 OSU Cedric Anderson 9-yard touchdown reception from Schlichter, Atha kick good 31 20
4 0:08 14 97 NAVY Papajohn 1-yard touchdown reception from Pagnanelli, 2-point pass good, Papajohn from Pagnanelli 31 28
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 31 28

Source:[1] [3]

References

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  1. ^ a b 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.

# denotes national championship game; † denotes College Football Playoff semifinal game; ‡ denotes College Football Playoff quarterfinal game


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