The Golden Gophers were making their second straight bowl appearance, the first time they had gone to bowl games in consecutive appearances since 1961–62. One highlight in the season was beating #2 ranked Michigan in Ann Arbor. This was their first ever appearance in the Liberty Bowl. As for Tennessee, though they did not repeat as SEC champions like they did the previous season, the Volunteers won four straight games to overcome a 2–5 start, finishing 6th in the SEC. This was their six straight bowl appearance and first Liberty Bowl appearance since 1974.
Game summaryedit
Joey Clinkscales caught an 18 yard touchdown pass from Jeff Francis to give Tennessee a 7–0 lead. Fullback William Howard caught a 23 yard pass from Francis to make it 14–0. Chip Lohmiller made it 14–3 on his 27 yard field goal. In the second half, Ricky Foggie scored on an 11 yard touchdown run. Fullback Darrell Thompson scored on the conversion attempt to make it 14–11. Lohmiller added another field goal to tie the game at 14 with 13:23 left in the fourth quarter. But the Vols went on a five-play, 66-yard drive that culminated with a Clinkscales catch from 15 yards out to give them a 21–14 lead with 11:21 left that sealed the victory as the Gophers failed to respond from there. Francis went 22 of 31 for 243 yards, and he was named MVP. Clinkscales had seven catches for 72 yards. For the Golden Gophers, Foggie went 10 of 25 for 136 yards.[1][2][3][4]
Statisticsedit
Statistics
Minnesota
Tennessee
First downs
20
17
Rushing yards
238
81
Passing yards
136
243
Total yards
374
324
Kickoff return yards
44
69
Punt return yards
11
(−1)
Penalties–yards
5–30
5–49
Fumbles–lost
2–2
4–1
Aftermathedit
Neither team has appeared in the Liberty Bowl since this game.
Minnesota wouldn't play in a bowl game again until the1999 sun bowl.
Referencesedit
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January 01, 1970
1986, liberty, bowl, college, football, postseason, bowl, game, played, december, 1986, memphis, tennessee, 28th, edition, liberty, bowl, game, featured, minnesota, golden, gophers, tennessee, volunteers, 28th, liberty, bowlminnesota, golden, gophers, tennesse. The 1986 Liberty Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game played on December 29 1986 in Memphis Tennessee The 28th edition of the Liberty Bowl the game featured the Minnesota Golden Gophers and the Tennessee Volunteers 1986 Liberty Bowl28th Liberty BowlMinnesota Golden Gophers Tennessee Volunteers 6 5 6 5 Big Ten SEC14 21Head coach John Gutekunst Head coach Johnny Majors1234 TotalMinnesota 0383 14Tennessee 7707 21DateDecember 29 1986Season1986StadiumLiberty Bowl Memorial StadiumLocationMemphis TennesseeMVPQB Jeff Francis Tennessee RefereeC C Dailey ACC Attendance51 327United States TV coverageNetworkRaycomAnnouncersMerle Harmon and Kevin KileyLiberty Bowl lt 1985 1987 gt Contents 1 Background 2 Game summary 3 Statistics 4 Aftermath 5 ReferencesBackground editThe Golden Gophers were making their second straight bowl appearance the first time they had gone to bowl games in consecutive appearances since 1961 62 One highlight in the season was beating 2 ranked Michigan in Ann Arbor This was their first ever appearance in the Liberty Bowl As for Tennessee though they did not repeat as SEC champions like they did the previous season the Volunteers won four straight games to overcome a 2 5 start finishing 6th in the SEC This was their six straight bowl appearance and first Liberty Bowl appearance since 1974 Game summary editJoey Clinkscales caught an 18 yard touchdown pass from Jeff Francis to give Tennessee a 7 0 lead Fullback William Howard caught a 23 yard pass from Francis to make it 14 0 Chip Lohmiller made it 14 3 on his 27 yard field goal In the second half Ricky Foggie scored on an 11 yard touchdown run Fullback Darrell Thompson scored on the conversion attempt to make it 14 11 Lohmiller added another field goal to tie the game at 14 with 13 23 left in the fourth quarter But the Vols went on a five play 66 yard drive that culminated with a Clinkscales catch from 15 yards out to give them a 21 14 lead with 11 21 left that sealed the victory as the Gophers failed to respond from there Francis went 22 of 31 for 243 yards and he was named MVP Clinkscales had seven catches for 72 yards For the Golden Gophers Foggie went 10 of 25 for 136 yards 1 2 3 4 Statistics editStatistics Minnesota Tennessee First downs 20 17 Rushing yards 238 81 Passing yards 136 243 Total yards 374 324 Kickoff return yards 44 69 Punt return yards 11 1 Penalties yards 5 30 5 49 Fumbles lost 2 2 4 1Aftermath editNeither team has appeared in the Liberty Bowl since this game Minnesota wouldn t play in a bowl game again until the1999 sun bowl References edit University of University of Tennessee Official Athletic Site Football Archived from the original on December 22 2015 Retrieved December 11 2015 Vols Thwart Gophers Comeback Win Liberty Bowl tribunedigital sunsentinel Archived from the original on December 22 2015 Bowl Game History Archived from the original on December 22 2015 Retrieved December 11 2015 2015 Media Guide Minnesota Foorball PDF Archived from the original PDF on December 28 2018 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1986 Liberty Bowl amp oldid 1114143744, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
