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1988 Liberty Bowl

Field	Value
game_name	Liberty Bowl
subheader	30th Liberty Bowl
date_game_played	December 28
year_game_played	1988
football_season	1988
stadium	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
city	Memphis, Tennessee
visitor_school	Indiana University
visitor_name_short	Indiana
visitor_nickname	Hoosiers
visitor_record	7–3–1
visitor_coach	Bill Mallory
visitor_conference	Big Ten
visitor_1q	7
visitor_2q	10
visitor_3q	3
visitor_4q	14
home_school	University of South Carolina
home_name_short	South Carolina
home_nickname	Gamecocks
home_record	8–3
home_coach	Joe Morrison
home_conference	Independent
home_1q	0
home_2q	0
home_3q	10
home_4q	0
MVP	Dave Schnell (Indiana QB)
referee	Thomas Thamert (CIFOA)
attendance	39,210
us_network	Raycom Sports
us_announcers	Phil Stone and Dave Rowe

The 1988 Liberty Bowl, a college football postseason bowl game, took place on December 28, 1988, at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee. The competing teams in the 30th Liberty Bowl were the Indiana Hoosiers of the Big Ten Conference, and the South Carolina Gamecocks, who competed as a I-A independent. In what was the first ever meeting between the schools, Indiana was victorious in by a final score of 34–10.

Teams

Indiana

The 1988 Indiana squad finished the regular season with a tie at Missouri and losses against Michigan, Illinois and Michigan State en route to an overall record of seven wins, three losses and one tie (7–3–1). In mid-November, the Hoosiers accepted an invitation to play in the Liberty Bowl. Their appearance marked the first for Indiana in the Liberty Bowl, and their fifth overall bowl game.

South Carolina

The 1988 South Carolina squad finished the regular season with losses at Georgia Tech and Clemson and at home to Florida State en route to an overall record of eight wins and three losses (8–3). After their loss to Clemson in the regular season finale on November 19, the Gamecocks publicly accepted an invitation to play in the Liberty Bowl. The appearance marked the first for South Carolina in the Liberty Bowl, and their eighth overall bowl game.

Game summary

The 1988 edition of the Liberty Bowl, marked the 30th edition and the kickoff occurred in sub-freezing conditions. The Hoosiers scored early in the game when Anthony Thompson gave Indiana a 7–0 lead with his nine-yard touchdown run. They extended their lead further to 17–0 at halftime after a ten-yard Dave Schnell touchdown pass to Calvert Miller and a 28-yard Pete Stoyanovich field goal in the second quarter. The Gamecocks scored their only touchdown early in the third quarter when Antonio Walker blocked a Macky Smith punt that was recovered and returned 34-yards by Mike Tolbert for the score. Each team then traded field goals, Stoyanovich from 19-yards for Indiana and Collin Mackie from 44-yards for Carolina that made the score 20–10 at the end of the third quarter. The Hoosiers then closed the game with a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns and won 34–10. Points were scored on an 88-yard, Rob Turner touchdown reception from Dave Schnell and an eight-yard Thompson run. Dave Schnell was named the MVP of the game as he completed 16 of 31 passes for 378 yards and two touchdowns.

References

National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). "Bowl/All-Star Game Records: Most Valuable Players in Major Bowls". NCAA.org.
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). "Bowl/All-Star Game Records: Bowl-by-Bowl Attendance". NCAA.org.
DeLassus, David. "Indiana Yearly Results: 1985–1989". [[College Football Data Warehouse]].
DeLassus, David. "South Carolina Yearly Results: 1985–1989". [[College Football Data Warehouse]].
(November 20, 1988). "USC to receive 25,000 tickets for Liberty Bowl". The News and Courier.
(December 28, 1988). "Liberty Bowl will break jinx for one". The Tuscaloosa News.
Mayo, Michael. (December 29, 1988). "O no! USC loses another bowl". Spartanburg Herald-Journal.
White, Stephen. (December 29, 1988). "Hoosiers win, 34–10". The Rock Hill Herald.

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