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1969 Liberty Bowl

American college football game

Field	Value
game_name	Liberty Bowl
subheader	11th Liberty Bowl
date_game_played	December 13
year_game_played	1969
football_season	1969
stadium	Memphis Memorial Stadium
city	Memphis, Tennessee
visitor_school	University of Alabama
visitor_name_short	Alabama
visitor_nickname	Crimson Tide
visitor_record	6–4
visitor_coach	Bear Bryant
visitor_conference	SEC
visitor_1q	0
visitor_2q	19
visitor_3q	14
visitor_4q	0
home_school	University of Colorado
home_name_short	Colorado
home_nickname	Buffaloes
home_record	7–3
home_coach	Eddie Crowder
home_conference	Big Eight
home_1q	10
home_2q	21
home_3q	0
home_4q	16
MVP	Bobby Anderson, Colorado TB
odds	Colorado by 1
attendance	50,144
us_network	ABC
us_announcers	Chris Schenkel, Bud Wilkinson

The 1969 Liberty Bowl, part of the 1969 bowl game season, took place on Saturday, December 13, at Memphis Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee. The competing teams in the eleventh edition of the Liberty Bowl were the Alabama Crimson Tide of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and the Colorado Buffaloes of the Big Eight Conference. Favored by a point,

Teams

Alabama

Alabama finished the regular season with losses to Vanderbilt, Tennessee, LSU, and Auburn to compile a 6–4 record. Following their victory over Miami, the Crimson Tide accepted an invitation to play in the Liberty Bowl on November 17. The appearance marked the second for Alabama in the Liberty Bowl, and their 23rd overall bowl game.

Colorado

Colorado lost to Penn State, Oklahoma, and Nebraska to compile a 7–3 record in the regular season. Following their victory over Kansas State, the Buffaloes accepted an invitation to play in the Liberty Bowl on November 22. It was the first Liberty Bowl for Colorado and their fifth bowl appearance.

Game summary

The game kicked off shortly after 12:20 pm CST.

In a game dominated by both offenses, Colorado took a 10–0 first quarter lead. Ward Walsh scored first on a 13-yard touchdown run and Dave Haney connected on a 30-yard field goal for the Buffaloes. Early in the second quarter, Colorado extended their lead to 17–0 after a three-yard Bobby Anderson touchdown run. Alabama responded with touchdown runs of 31-yards from Scott Hunter and six-yards from George Ranager to cut the lead to 17–13. With less than three minutes remaining in the half, Walsh scored again on 15-yard touchdown run. On the ensuing drive, Alabama responded with a two-yard Johnny Musso touchdown run to make the score 24–19. However, the following kickoff was returned 91-yards by Steve Engel to give the Buffaloes a 31–19 lead at the half.

In the third quarter, Alabama took their only lead of the game following a pair of Neb Hayden touchdown passes; the first came on a 55-yard reception by Griff Langston and the second on a ten-yard reception by Musso to give the Crimson Tide a 33–31 lead. Colorado then scored 16 fourth quarter points to seal the 47–33 victory with a pair of Anderson touchdown runs and a safety made when Bill Brundige and Herb Orvis sacked Hayden in the endzone.

References

(December 12, 1969). "Colorado favored to drop Alabama". Lawrence Daily Journal-World.
Land, Charles. (December 12, 1969). "Offense big thing for Tide". Tuscaloosa News.
Shearer, Ed. (December 14, 1969). "Anderson-powered Buffaloes beat Tide". Eugene Register-Guard.
Land, Charles. (November 17, 1969). "Crimson Tide, Auburn to play in bowl games". Tuscaloosa News.
(November 23, 1969). "Colorado to face Tide in Liberty". The Florence Times.

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