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College football game
1996 St. Jude Liberty Bowl
38th Liberty Bowl
Houston Cougars
Syracuse Orangemen
(7–4)
(8–3)
C-USA
Big East
17
30
Head coach: Kim Helton
Head coach: Paul Pasqualoni
AP
Coaches
BA
NR
25
NR
AP
Coaches
BA
23
23
23
1
2
3
4
Total
Houston
7
7
0
3
17
Syracuse
7
9
0
14
30
Date
December 27, 1996
Season
1996
Stadium
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Location
Memphis, Tennessee
MVP
Malcolm Thomas, Syracuse RB
Attendance
49,163
United States TV coverage
Network
ESPN
Announcers
Craig Bolerjack and Rod Gilmore
Liberty Bowl
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The 1996 Liberty Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 27, 1996, in Memphis, Tennessee. The 38th edition of the Liberty Bowl, it matched the Houston Cougars and the Syracuse Orangemen.
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