Match-Up: Rice vs. Mississippi State
Date/Time: December 31, 2013
Location: Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium)
Bowl Life: 55 years (1959)
Line: Mississippi State by 7
National TV: ESPN (HD)
2012 Liberty Bowl: Tulsa 31, Iowa State 17
Breaking Down the Teams:
Rice Owls-
2013 Record: 10-3 (7-1 C-USA)
School Bowl Record: 6-4
Last Bowl Game: 2012 Armed Forces Bowl (Rice 33, Air Force 14)
Liberty Bowl Appearances: None
Mississippi State Bulldogs-
2013 Record: 6-6 (3-5 SEC)
School Bowl Record: 10-7
Last Bowl Game: 2013 Gator Bowl (Northwestern 34, Mississippi State 20)
Liberty Bowl Appearances: 2-1 (Last: 2007)
Game Notes: Rice won its first outright conference championship in 56 years and is looking to finish off the magical season with a bowl victory. Mississippi State, on the other hand, snuck into bowl season when it upset rival Ole Miss in the season finale.
Prediction: Rice
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