2007 Liberty Bowl

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 Knights, winners of the Conference USA Championship for the first time in school history, and the Mississippi State University 2007 [Mississippi State Bulldogs football team|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.