2007 Liberty Bowl

2007 AutoZone Liberty Bowl
49th Liberty Bowl
UCF Knights Mississippi State Bulldogs (10–3) (7–5) C-USA SEC 3 10 Head coach:  George O'Leary Head coach:  Sylvester Croom
1 2 3 4 Total UCF 0 3 0 0 3 Mississippi State 0 3 0 7 10
Date	December 29, 2007
Season	2007
Stadium	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Location	Memphis, Tennessee
MVP	Derek Pegues (FS, Mississippi State)
Favorite	UCF by 3
National anthem	Kallen Esperian
Referee	Ken Williamson (Sun Belt)
Halftime show	Taylor Hicks
Attendance	63,816
Payout	US$1.7 million per team
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN
Announcers	Terry Gannon, David Norrie

The 2007 Liberty Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game played on December 29, 2007, at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee. The 49th edition of the Liberty Bowl matched the University of Central Florida (UCF) Knights, winners of the Conference USA Championship for the first time in school history, and the Mississippi State University (MSU) Bulldogs, in their first bowl game under head coach Sylvester Croom. With sponsorship from AutoZone, the game was officially the AutoZone Liberty Bowl. Mississippi State free safety Derek Pegues intercepted two passes as part of an outstanding overall defensive effort by the Bulldogs on his way to earning MVP honors. The Bulldogs emerged victorious by a score of 10–3.

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP UCF MSU 2 11:49 18 1:43 UCF 45-yard field goal by Michael Torres 3 0 2 06:02 1 1:37 MSU 22-yard field goal by Adam Carlson 3 3 4 01:54 59 3:53 MSU Anthony Dixon 1-yard touchdown run, Adam Carlson kick good 3 10 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 3 10