1966 Liberty Bowl
The 1966 Liberty Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game between the VPI Gobblers (now the Virginia Tech Hokies) and the Miami Hurricanes, both independent programs. The eighth edition of the Liberty Bowl, it was played on December 10, 1966, at Memphis Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee. The game was the final contest of the 1966 NCAA University Division football season for both teams, and ended in a 14–7 victory for Miami. A then-record 39,101 tickets were sold for the game, but due to 36 °F (2 °C) temperatures at game time, only 25,012 spectators attended.
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| 8th Liberty Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 10, 1966 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1966 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Memphis Memorial Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Memphis, Tennessee | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Jimmy Cox, Miami | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Johnny Cook (SEC; split crew: SEC, Southern) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 25,012 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | ABC | ||||||||||||||||||||
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